Three Poems
Robert Motherwell, Three Poems, 1988, illustrated book of 27 lithographs with text by Octavio Paz; bound with boards of Irish linen, with a lithograph recessed into the cover, housed in a cloth-covered clamshell box, The Carol and Seymour Haber Collection, © artist or other rights holder, 2008.73.8a,b
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- Title
Three Poems
- Artist
- Related People
print publisher: Limited Editions Club (American, active 20th-21st centuries)
printer: Trestle Editions
- Date
1988
- Medium
illustrated book of 27 lithographs with text by Octavio Paz; bound with boards of Irish linen, with a lithograph recessed into the cover, housed in a cloth-covered clamshell box
- Edition
409/750
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
book: 21 7/8 in x 18 5/8 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
watermark: "M" surmounted by a cross [Cartiere Enrico Magnani watermark], on some sheets and some text pages
edition number: 409, graphite, colophon page, c.c.
signature: Octavio Paz Robert Motherwell, graphite, colophon page, c.c.
- Collection Area
Graphic Arts
- Category
Books, Portfolios, and Manuscripts
Prints
- Object Type
book
intaglio print
- Culture
American
- Credit Line
The Carol and Seymour Haber Collection
- Accession Number
2008.73.8a,b
- Copyright
© artist or other rights holder
- Terms
The three poems are from The Collected Poems of Octavio Paz, 1957-1987, edited and translated by Eliot Weinberger.
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- Exhibitions
2013 Artist & Book: 100 Years Portland Art Museum
