Royal Fireworks Music

Artist Robert Motherwell American, 1915–1991

Date1974

MediumAcrylic, pasted canvas, pasted papers, and china marker on Upson board

Dimensions72 x 36 in. (182.9 x 91.4 cm)
Frame: 78 1/8 x 42 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (198.4 x 107.3 x 5.7 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineGift of Mary and Jim Patton

Object number2014.20.35

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ProvenanceCreated Greenwich, CT, 1974; collection of the artist, Greenwich; [Paul Haim et Cie, Paris, 1974]; sold to [Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, December 1977]; David Geffen, Los Angeles, February 1978; [Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York, by 1980]; Mary and James R. Patton Jr., Great Falls, VA, September 1980; given to NCMA, 2014.

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