Robert Motherwell

Robert Motherwell (January 24, 1915 – July 16, 1991) was an American abstract expressionist painter, printmaker, and editor. He was one of the youngest of the New York School, which in addition to included Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, and Mark Rothko.

Trained in philosophy, Motherwell became an artist, regarded as accompanied by the most articulate of the abstract expressionist painters. He was known for his series of abstract paintings and prints which touched on political, philosophical and researcher themes, such as the Elegies to the Spanish Republic.