Accession Number
109452
Medium
Oil paint with collaged paper on cream wove paper
Dimensions
68.6 × 55.9 cm (27 1/16 × 22 1/16 in.)
Classification
gouache
Credit Line
Bequest of Solomon Byron Smith
Background & Context
Background Story
Robert Motherwell's The Mediterranean Sky is an abstract painting by the leading American Abstract Expressionist. Motherwell (1915-1991) was a key figure in the New York School, known for his Elegies to the Spanish Republic series and his open, gestural paintings. This work evokes the sky of the Mediterranean.
Cultural Impact
Motherwell was one of the most important Abstract Expressionists.
Why It Matters
This abstract painting evokes the luminous sky of the Mediterranean.
