ROBERT MOTHERWELL "FLAGS" LITHOGRAPH, 1989Robert Motherwell (1915 1991), alongside Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Willem de Kooning, made up the quartet of American abstract painters that radically defined abstraction and established New York City as the center of the art world for the second half of the 20th century. Motherwell, an uncommonly gifted communicator, acted as the unofficial spokesman of the New York School writing, teaching, and lecturing on behalf of the movement, his fellow

conviction and artistic vision

making his name synonymous with the medium

The Toronto "Truisms" contain 98 equally divided over the two sheets

With the lightest touch

and the Centres Pompidou (Paris)

Joyce Wieland (1931-1998) was one of the most accomplished and versatile Canadian artists of the 20th century

It currently is on display at the Broad Collection in Los Angeles

at least conceptually

The later shared many of her lessons that she had absorbed from studying with Hans Hoffmann

" Surprisingly

While the bright blue backdrop evokes a clear sky

This drawing is a perfect example from Zox's famed "Gemini" series