Bidspirit auction | ROBERT MOTHERWELL (1915 - 1991)

ROBERT MOTHERWELL (1915 - 1991) - Five circles 1971 Color lithograph on BFK Rives paper, ed. a.p., from an edition of 80 examples with arabic numerals, 5 AP, 20 examples with roman numerals and other artist's proof not registered, Edition Erker, St. Gallen (blinstamp) 105 x 75 cm Signed, dated and numbered lower right Invented to publicize the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Lecco LITERATURE: S. Terenzio, D. C. Belknap, The prints of Robert Motherwell. A Catalogue raisonné 1943-1984, Hdson Hills Press, New York, 1985, p. 182, n. 78 (ill.) S. Engberg, J. Banach, Robert Motherwell: The Complete Prints 1940-1991. Catalogue Raisonné, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, 2003, p. 125, n. 107 (ill.)