Robert Motherwell Quote

One is to know that art is not national, that to be merely an American or a French artist is to be nothing; to fail to overcome one's initial environment is never to reach the human... Thus when we say one of the ideals of modern art has been internationalism, it is.... as a natural consequence of dealing with reality on a certain level.


As quoted in Abstract Expressionist Painting in America, W.C, Seitz, Cambridge Massachusetts, 1983, p. 439


One is to know that art is not national, that to be merely an American or a French artist is to be nothing; to fail to overcome one's initial...

One is to know that art is not national, that to be merely an American or a French artist is to be nothing; to fail to overcome one's initial...

One is to know that art is not national, that to be merely an American or a French artist is to be nothing; to fail to overcome one's initial...

One is to know that art is not national, that to be merely an American or a French artist is to be nothing; to fail to overcome one's initial...