Robert Motherwell. Spanish elegy #17, (1953).

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Emily Hall Tremaine / Collection
15 March 2019 | Updated 6 October 2019

Robert Motherwell
Spanish elegy #17, (1953)
Oil on masonite
9 x 12 in. (22.8 x 30.5 cm)
Acquired 1958 from Sidney Janis Gallery


The current location of Robert Motherwell’s Spanish elegy #17 is unknown. Click to see a photo of the artwork (Emily Hall Tremaine biography, sixth photo page after p. 120, direct to pdf).

To learn more about Robert Motherwell’s Spanish elegy #17 since 1958, click the link(s) to article and exhibition compilations with documentation below.

Tremaine Collection artworks and designs in publications (compilation; 1945-present)

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ADC staff - 14 Jan 20

Tremaine Collection artworks and designs in publications (compilation; 1945-present) With her extensive communications experience from the 1930s, Emily Hall Tremaine marshalled those skills for the benefit of the artworks and designs that she worked with, 1945-87. This compilation focuses on...

The Tremaine Collection: 20th Century Masters exhibition catalogue (list of photos of artworks and designs) (1984)

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ADC staff - 26 Aug 19

The Tremaine Collection: 20th Century Masters exhibition catalogue (list of photos of artworks and designs) (1984) The following is a photo index of the catalogue accompanying the exhibition at the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT (26 February - 29 April 1984). The following photos of artworks...

Tremaine Collection artworks in Tremaine auction catalogues (1988, 1991)

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ADC staff - 31 Mar 19

Tremaine Collection artworks in Tremaine auction catalogues (1988, 1991) The following are the artworks (with photos) included in the catalogues for the 1988 and 1991 Tremaine Collection auctions. (While famous auctions, only a small portion of the collection was auctioned.) Selected media...

Tremaine Collection artworks and designs in exhibitions (compilation; 1945-present)

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ADC staff - 16 Jun 16

Tremaine Collection artworks and designs in exhibitions (compilation; 1945-present) Starting with their Miller Company Collection of Abstract Art, Burton Tremaine and Emily Hall Tremaine, known for her great eye, built a collection of works which were featured in hundreds of exhibitions. After...

The Tremaine Collection: 20th Century Masters (1984) (list of artworks in exhibition)

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ADC staff - 26 Feb 84

The Tremaine Collection: 20th Century Masters (1984) (list of artworks in exhibition) The following is a spotlighted list of works on view in the exhibition The Tremaine Collection: 20th Century Masters at the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford (26 February - 29 April 1984). After each artwork...

The research involving Tremaine / Miller Co. art & design, collected and commissioned, is ongoing. Drawn from various secondary and primary sources, the information above may change. At this stage, the information should be considered “leads” for confirmation and not necessarily “facts”. Current owners of the artworks, and researchers, are encouraged to contact artdesigncafe.com.