27. * (25597932/5) ROBERT MOTHERWELL (1915-1991) Gauloises on Grey #28 1972 signed and dated 72; signed, titled and dated 9 Dec 1972 on reverse acrylic and manufactured paper on canvas board 50.4 x 40.5 cm. 19 13/16 x 15 15/16 in. We would like to thank the Dedalus Foundation for the information they kindly provided about this work. Provenance Dedalus Foundation, New York Manny Silverman Gallery, Los Angeles Private collection, United States Sale at Christie's, New York, Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session, 14 November 2007, lot 151 Acquired at this sale by the current owner Exhibitions Seattle, Current Editions, Robert Motherwell: Works on Paper, Including the Illuminations for A La Pintura, 24 March - 29 April 1973 Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Twelve American Painters, 30 September - 27 October 1974, p. 56, illustrated in black and white Bibliography Virginia Museum Bulletin 35, Twelve American Painters, September 1974, p. 3, no. 1, illustrated on the front cover J. Flam, K. Rogers, and T. Clifford, Robert Motherwell, Paintings and Collages, A Catalogue Raisonné, 1941-1991, Volume Three: Collages and Paintings on Paper and Paperboard, London 2012, p. 165, n°C317, illustrated in black and white