Robert Motherwell's Elegy to the Spanish Republic series (1948–1977)

1. Motherwell creates first Elegy motif on paper

   Jan 1, 1948Labels: Elegy motif, Robert Motherwell

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   • Phillips

2. “At Five in the Afternoon” links motif to Lorca

   Jan 1, 1949Labels: At Five, Federico Garc

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3. Early 1950s works expand “Elegy” into painting

   Jan 1, 1951Labels: Catalonia painting, Oil painting

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4. First large numbered Elegies take on monumental scale

   Jan 1, 1953Labels: Numbered Elegies, Large-format painting

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5. Motherwell completes long-in-progress “Elegy XXXV”

   Jan 1, 1958Labels: Elegy XXXV, Long process

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   • Met Museum

6. 1960–1961: the series continues through many variations

   Jan 1, 1961Labels: Variation practice, Spanish Civil

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7. Mid-1960s: MoMA collects a major “Elegy” canvas

   Jan 1, 1967Labels: Elegy 108, Museum of

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8. 1968: Motherwell continues “Elegy” imagery on paper

   Jan 1, 1968Labels: Elegies on, Works on

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   • Met Museum

9. Early 1970s: later Elegies keep the theme current

   Jan 1, 1971Labels: 1971 Elegies, Later numbered

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10. 1974: a “revival period” produces new Elegies

    Jan 1, 1974Labels: Elegy 131, Revival period

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11. Mid-1970s: institutions frame Elegies as political mourning

    Jan 1, 1975Labels: Institutional framing, Political mourning

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    • Met Essay

12. 1977: series endpoint within 1948–1977 scope

    Jan 1, 1977Labels: Series endpoint, Series legacy

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    • Reina Sofia