Robert Motherwell

Born in Washington in 1915, Robert Motherwell's early life was marked by a love for the vast landscapes of the Pacific Coast and a delicate health that perhaps fueled his later engagement with themes of mortality. Initially pursuing philosophy at Stanford and Harvard, Motherwell's intellectual curiosity led him to Paris, where he researched Eugène Delacroix, before ultimately moving to New York in 1940. There, encouraged by Meyer Schapiro, he embraced painting, finding a vib…