Robert Motherwell Acrylic Paintings: Value & Auction Prices

1915–1991

ArtSell has recorded 34 auction results for Robert Motherwell acrylic paintings between 2013 and 2026, and 24 of them sold (71%). Half of the priced sales fell between $48.4kSign up free to see and $625kSign up free to see, with a median of $113kSign up free to see. At Five in the Afternoon holds the top price on file: $13MSign up free to see at Phillips (May 2018). Sales were recorded mainly at Phillips (27), Grisebach (2) and Ketterer Kunst (2).

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All acrylic paintings results

1. 
   Cabaret No. 3, 1974

   Acrylic · Paper

   22 x 10 3/8 in. (55.9 x 26.4 cm)

   Phillips · Sep 26, 2026 · Lot 110
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
2. 
   Cabaret No. 10, 1974

   Acrylic · Paper

   22 x 10 3/8 in. (55.9 x 26.4 cm)

   Phillips · Sep 26, 2026 · Lot 109
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
3. 
   Guardian #1, 1966

   Acrylic · Board

   55.9 x 35.6 cm (22 x 14 in)

   Ketterer Kunst · Jun 13, 2026 · Lot 266
   €19,350≈ $22,382≈ £16,701Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €20,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
4. 
   Open # 184, 1969

   Acrylic · Canvas

   225 x 310 cm (88.5 x 122 in)

   Ketterer Kunst · Dec 5, 2025 · Lot 82
   €516,000≈ $600,882≈ £450,301Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €400,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
5. 
   La Belle Hélene, 1976–1982

   Acrylic · Canvas

   35 7/8 x 23 7/8 in. (91.1 x 60.6 cm)

   Phillips · Nov 21, 2025 · Lot 157
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $60,000–80,000View at Phillips ↗
6. 
   The Irish Troubles, 1977–1981

   Acrylic · Canvas

   71 3/4 x 35 7/8 in. (182.2 x 91.1 cm)

   Phillips · Jul 16, 2025 · Lot 29
   $177,800≈ £132,696≈ €153,249Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $200,000–300,000View at Phillips ↗
7. 
   Mural Sketch“ (Open No. 3: In Raw Sienna with Charcoal Line), 1967

   Acrylic

   37,5 × 50,8 cm

   Grisebach · Jun 6, 2025 · Lot 762
   €38,100≈ $43,476≈ £32,102Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €20,000–30,000View at Grisebach ↗
8. 
   In Gray with White Shape“ (Collage), 1974

   Acrylic

   183 × 61 cm

   Grisebach · Jun 5, 2025 · Lot 6
   €88,900≈ $101,550≈ £74,846Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €80,000–120,000View at Grisebach ↗
9. 
   Premonition Open with Flesh over Grey, 1974

   Acrylic · Canvas

   72 x 84 in. (182.9 x 213.4 cm)

   Phillips · May 14, 2025 · Lot 127
   $571,500≈ £428,861≈ €509,631Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600,000–800,000View at Phillips ↗
10. 
    Untitled (for Jules Verne), 1978

    Acrylic · Canvas

    48 1/4 x 36 in. (122.6 x 91.4 cm)

    Phillips · May 14, 2025 · Lot 126
    $266,700≈ £200,135≈ €237,828Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $150,000–250,000View at Phillips ↗
11. 
    RobertMotherwellAmerican1915-1991Untitled (Elegy)

    Acrylic · Paper

    3 x 5 in

    Abell Auction Company · Mar 16, 2025 · Lot 604
    Result not publishedEst. $7,000–10,000View at Abell Auction Company ↗
12. 
    Gauloises with Green, 1972

    Acrylic · Canvas

    23½ x 9¾ in. (59.7 x 24.8 cm)

    Phillips · Sep 25, 2024 · Lot 91
    $30,480≈ £22,779≈ €27,229Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–40,000View at Phillips ↗
13. 
    High Tide, 1978

    Acrylic · Canvas

    121.8 x 91 cm

    Kornfeld · Sep 12, 2024 · Lot 714
    CHF 67,000≈ $78,403≈ £60,111≈ €71,172HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 60,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
14. 
    Schönberg, 1975

    Acrylic · Canvas

    91.4 x 61 cm

    Kornfeld · Sep 12, 2024 · Lot 713
    CHF 30,000≈ $35,106≈ £26,916≈ €31,868HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 40,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
15. 
    Zen IV, 1972

    Acrylic · Canvas

    32 x 32 in. (81.3 x 81.3 cm)

    Phillips · May 15, 2024 · Lot 135
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $120,000–180,000View at Phillips ↗
16. 
    Hollow Men Series, 1989

    Acrylic · Canvas

    60 x 96 in. (152.4 x 243.8 cm)

    Phillips · May 15, 2024 · Lot 134
    $698,500≈ £553,530≈ €644,849Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600,000–800,000View at Phillips ↗
17. 
    Open No. 137: In Ultramarine on Beige, 1969

    Acrylic · Canvas

    20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm)

    Phillips · Jul 18, 2023 · Lot 35
    $114,300≈ £87,172≈ €101,555Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $80,000–120,000View at Phillips ↗
18. 
    Open No. 25: In Blue with Variations, 1968

    Acrylic · Canvas

    68 1/8 x 81 in. (173 x 205.7 cm)

    Phillips · Nov 15, 2022 · Lot 42
    $2,329,000≈ £1,957,801≈ €2,238,562Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $900,000–1,200,000View at Phillips ↗
19. 
    Summertime in Italy Sketch #14, 1970

    Acrylic · Canvas

    7 h x 5 w in (18 x 13 cm)

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 20, 2022 · Lot 123
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $50,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
20. 
    In Yellow Ochre with Two Blues, 1968

    Acrylic · Paper

    30 1/2 x 22 in. (77.5 x 55.9 cm)

    Phillips · Mar 9, 2022 · Lot 70
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
21. 
    Untitled (Wine Label Collage), 1968

    Acrylic · Paper

    7 1/2 x 9 7/8 in. (19.1 x 25.1 cm)

    Phillips · Nov 18, 2021 · Lot 209
    $31,500≈ £23,371≈ €27,766Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
22. 
    Heiliger Geist, 1975

    Acrylic · Canvas

    36 x 24 in. (91.4 x 61 cm)

    Phillips · Sep 30, 2020 · Lot 67
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $140,000–180,000View at Phillips ↗
23. 
    Untitled, 1984

    Acrylic · Paper

    11 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. (29.2 x 36.8 cm)

    Phillips · Jul 2, 2020 · Lot 109
    $23,750≈ £18,986≈ €21,044Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
24. 
    Open No. 116: La France Open, 1969

    Acrylic · Canvas

    72 x 42 in. (182.9 x 106.7 cm.)

    Phillips · Nov 13, 2019 · Lot 156
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000,000–1,500,000View at Phillips ↗
25. 
    Untitled (Elegy), 1983-1985

    Acrylic · Canvas

    66 x 90 in. (167.6 x 228.6 cm.)

    Phillips · May 16, 2019 · Lot 32
    $4,580,000≈ £3,575,611≈ €4,088,191Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000,000–3,000,000View at Phillips ↗
26. 
    Open No. 119: In Blue with Charcoal Line, 1969-1972

    Acrylic · Canvas

    60 x 72 in. (152.4 x 182.9 cm.)

    Phillips · May 16, 2019 · Lot 6
    $1,520,000≈ £1,186,666≈ €1,356,779Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500,000–2,000,000View at Phillips ↗
27. 
    Pall Mall on Blue, 1972

    Acrylic · Canvas

    29 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (75.6 x 29.8 cm.)

    Phillips · May 15, 2019 · Lot 221
    $50,000≈ £38,817≈ €44,711Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
28. 
    Open No. 153: In Scarlet with White Line, 1970

    Acrylic · Canvas

    86 1/2 x 140 1/4 in. (219.7 x 356.2 cm.)

    Phillips · Nov 15, 2018 · Lot 7
    $2,295,000≈ £1,793,950≈ €2,030,075Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000,000–3,000,000View at Phillips ↗
29. 
    Yeats' Tower, 1984

    Acrylic · Canvas

    36 x 24 in. (91.4 x 61 cm.)

    Phillips · Nov 14, 2018 · Lot 195
    $87,500≈ £67,427≈ €77,461Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $80,000–120,000View at Phillips ↗
30. 
    Untitled, 1967

    Acrylic · Paper

    24 x 19 1/4 in. (61 x 48.9 cm.)

    Phillips · Nov 14, 2018 · Lot 193
    $112,500≈ £86,692≈ €99,593Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
31. 
    At Five in the Afternoon, 1971

    Acrylic · Canvas

    90 x 120 1/8 in. (228.6 x 305.1 cm.)

    Phillips · May 17, 2018 · Lot 8
    $12,690,000≈ £9,389,567≈ €10,749,682Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000,000–18,000,000View at Phillips ↗
32. 
    German Line #2, 1972

    Acrylic · Canvas

    30 x 12 in. (76.2 x 30.5 cm.)

    Phillips · May 16, 2018 · Lot 123
    $137,500≈ £102,003≈ €116,684Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $60,000–90,000View at Phillips ↗
33. 
    Collaged Wall VI (for Arthur Berger), 1986

    Acrylic · Canvas

    36 x 36 in. (91.4 x 91.4 cm.)

    Phillips · Nov 15, 2017 · Lot 113
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $200,000–300,000View at Phillips ↗
34. 
    Untitled, 1969

    Acrylic · Paper

    61 1/2 x 31 1/2 in. (156.2 x 80 cm)

    Phillips · May 10, 2016 · Lot 236
    $81,250≈ £56,256≈ €71,429Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
35. 
    Untitled (Black Ochre Pink), 1977-79

    Acrylic · Canvas

    20 x 30 in. (50.8 x 76.2 cm.)

    Phillips · May 17, 2013 · Lot 157
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $200,000–300,000View at Phillips ↗

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