Motherwell’s Elegy to the Spanish Republic is part of a series commemorating the Spanish Civil War which broke out in 1936 when Motherwell was only 21 years old. More than 200 paintings were devoted to the theme, most of them taking on an abstract motif signifying the inexorable cycle of life and death.

Original Medium: acrylic on canvas, Original Size: 84”h x 240”w

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