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Islamic World
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Robert Motherwell
Black on White
1961
78 x 163 3/16 in. (198.1 x 414.5 cm)
Oil on canvas
© Dedalus Foundation, Inc./Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
62.7
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In the monumental oil painting Black on White, Motherwell characteristically balances contradictory elements—intellect and emotion, shape and line, sweeping gesture and measured rhythms—in the pursuit of lyrical and poetic expression.
Museum purchase
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Related Exhibitions & Collections:
Modern and Contemporary Masterworks from the MFAH
Modern and Contemporary Art
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