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Robert Motherwell Etchings: Auction Prices

1915–1991

Of the 127 lots by Robert Motherwell (etchings) recorded at auction between 2001 and 2026, 120 found a buyer (94%). Across 119 sales with a published price, the typical result was $1.9kSign up free to see to $6.3kSign up free to see (median $3.3kSign up free to see). The highest recorded price is $47.5kSign up free to see for Ulysses portfolio and book at Phillips in April 2015. Sales were recorded mainly at Phillips (50), Wright (24) and Rago Auctions (13).

$47,500≈ £31,905≈ €44,393Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumUlysses portfolio and bookPhillips127auction results2001–2026years recorded94%sold$3.3kSign up free to seemedian price

Robert Motherwell etchings: key figures

Auction results
127
Sold rate
94%
Active at auction
2001–2026
Median price
$3.3kSign up free to see
Record price
$47.5kSign up free to see Ulysses portfolio and book, Phillips, Apr 2015

Top auction houses: Phillips (50), Wright (24), Rago Auctions (13)

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  1. Untitled by Robert Motherwell, 1975, Etching and aquatint in colors, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins, sold Apr 2017
    Untitled, 1975
    Etching · Paper · ed. X/XII
    I. 9 1/4 x 11 7/8 in. (23.5 x 30.2 cm) S. 25 5/8 x 19 5/8 in. (65.1 x 49.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 201
    $5,000≈ £3,949≈ €4,681Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,800–3,500View at Phillips ↗
  2. Untitled by Robert Motherwell, 1975, Etching and aquatint in colors, on Arches Cover paper, with full margins, sold Apr 2017
    Untitled, 1975
    Etching · Paper · ed. XI/XV
    I. 9 7/8 x 11 3/4 in. (25.1 x 29.8 cm) S. 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 200
    $3,750≈ £2,962≈ €3,511Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,800–3,500View at Phillips ↗
  3. Stephen's Iron Crown Etched by Robert Motherwell, 1982, Etching and aquatint in cream and black, on German Etching paper, with full margins, sold Apr 2017
    Stephen's Iron Crown Etched, 1982
    Etching · Paper · ed. 49/66
    I. 15 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. (40 x 50.2 cm) S. 25 x 28 in. (63.5 x 71.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 199
    $4,750≈ £3,752≈ €4,447Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. House of Atreus; and España II by Robert Motherwell, 1983, Two etchings with aquatint in colors, on Moulin du Gué Rives de Lin paper, with full margins, offered Oct 2016
    House of Atreus; and España II, 1983
    Etching · Paper · ed. 29/40
    España I. 7 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (19.7 x 14.6 cm) House I. 4 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (12.1 x 9.5 cm) both approx. S. 12 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (31.1 x 26 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 169
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Untitled by Robert Motherwell, 1975, Etching and aquatint in colors, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins, sold Oct 2016
    Untitled, 1975
    Etching · Paper
    I. 9 1/4 x 11 3/4 in. (23.5 x 29.8 cm) S. 25 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (64.8 x 49.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 166
    $3,500≈ £2,866≈ €3,204Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Gauloises Bleues by Robert Motherwell, 1968, Etching, aquatint and collage in colors, on Dutch Copperplate Etching paper, with full margins, sold Oct 2016
    Gauloises Bleues, 1968
    Etching · Panel · ed. 49/75
    I. 10 x 5 3/8 in. (25.4 x 13.7 cm) S. 22 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (56.5 x 36.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 165
    $6,250≈ £5,118≈ €5,721Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Put Out All Flags by Robert Motherwell, 1980, Etching and aquatint in colors, on German Etching paper, with full margins, sold Oct 2016
    Put Out All Flags, 1980
    Etching · Paper · ed. 12/50
    I. 11 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. (29.8 x 49.5 cm) S. 21 x 29 in. (53.3 x 73.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 35
    $9,375≈ £7,678≈ €8,581Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–10,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Running Elegy II, Blue State by Robert Motherwell, 1983, Etching and aquatint in colors, on George Duchêne Hawthorne of Larrouque handmade paper, with full margins, sold Oct 2016
    Running Elegy II, Blue State, 1983
    Etching · Paper · ed. 3/10
    I. 11 3/4 x 29 1/4 in. (29.8 x 74.3 cm) S. 18 x 36 in. (45.7 x 91.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 34
    $18,750≈ £15,355≈ €17,162Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–10,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. At the Edge by Robert Motherwell, 1948, Etching and aquatint in colors, on Auvergne à la Main Richard de Bas handmade paper, with full margins, sold Oct 2016
    At the Edge, 1948
    Etching · Paper · ed. 19/34
    I. 15 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (39.4 x 47 cm) S. 22 1/2 x 25 in. (57.2 x 63.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 33
    $16,250≈ £13,308≈ €14,874Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Mexican Night II by Robert Motherwell, 1984, Etching and aquatint in colors, on Whatman paper, with full margins, sold Oct 2016
    Mexican Night II, 1984
    Etching · Paper · ed. 18/70
    I. 17 3/4 x 17 1/2 in. (45.1 x 44.5 cm) S. 24 3/4 x 24 in. (62.9 x 61 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 32
    $28,750≈ £23,544≈ €26,316Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  11. Bird I by Robert Motherwell, 1973, Etching "Bird I" 1973, sold Aug 2016
    Bird I, 1973
    Etching · ed. 12/21
    Plate - 16" high x 20" wide, sheet - 30" high x 22" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 7b
    $700≈ £543≈ €626HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  12. Ulysses portfolio and book by Robert Motherwell, 1988, The complete deluxe set of 62 etchings, including the suite of 22 etchings (20 in colors) and the bound set of 40 etchin, sold Apr 2016
    Ulysses portfolio and book, 1988
    Etching · Paper · ed. 25/40
    all I. 4 3/8 x 5 7/8 in. (11.2 x 15.2 cm) all S. 12 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (33 x 25 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 31
    $35,000≈ £24,125≈ €31,072Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
  13. Running Elegy II, Yellow State by Robert Motherwell, 1983, Etching and aquatint in colors, on Georges Duchêne Hawthorne of Larroque paper, with full margins,, sold Oct 2015
    Running Elegy II, Yellow State, 1983
    Etching · Paper · ed. 8/10
    I. 11 3/4 x 29 1/2 in. (29.8 x 74.9 cm) S. 18 x 35 1/2 in. (45.7 x 90.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 172
    $15,000≈ £9,787≈ €13,623Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–10,000View at Phillips ↗
  14. The Razor's Edge by Robert Motherwell, 1986, Etching and aquatint in colors, on German Etching paper, with full margins,, sold Oct 2015
    The Razor's Edge, 1986
    Etching · Paper · ed. 15/36
    I. 15 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. (40 x 50.2 cm) S. 23 1/2 x 26 3/4 in. (59.7 x 67.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 171
    $10,000≈ £6,524≈ €9,082Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  15. Ulysses: eighteen prints by Robert Motherwell, 1988, Eighteen etchings (16 in colors), on Johannot paper, with full margins,, sold Oct 2015
    Ulysses: eighteen prints, 1988
    Etching · Paper · ed. 24/40
    sixteen I. 4 1/4 x 6 in. (10.8 x 15.2 cm) two I. 6 x 6 in. (15.2 x 15.2 cm) all S. 13 x 10 in. (33 x 25.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 28
    $32,500≈ £21,204≈ €29,516Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  16. Bloomsday by Robert Motherwell, 1982, Etching and aquatint in colors, on German Etching paper, with full margins,, offered Apr 2015
    Bloomsday, 1982
    Etching · Paper · ed. 18/31
    I. 21 1/2 x 27 1/2 in. (54.6 x 69.9 cm) S. 29 1/2 x 34 1/2 in. (74.9 x 87.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 251
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–4,000View at Phillips ↗
  17. Window by Robert Motherwell, 1990, Etching in colors with carborundum, on Whatman paper, with full margins,, sold Apr 2015
    Window, 1990
    Etching · Paper · ed. 12/30
    I. 11 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (29.8 x 40 cm) S. 21 1/4 x 25 in. (54 x 63.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 250
    $6,250≈ £4,198≈ €5,841Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
  18. Ulysses portfolio and book by Robert Motherwell, 1988, The complete deluxe set of 62 etchings, including the suite of 22 etchings (20 in colors) and the bound set of 40 etchin, sold Apr 2015
    Ulysses portfolio and book, 1988
    Etching · Paper · ed. 31/150
    portfolio: 13 3/4 x 10 5/8 in (34.9 x 27 cm) book: 13 5/8 x 11 in (34.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 42
    $47,500≈ £31,905≈ €44,393Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  19. - ''Paroles Peintes III: Untitled'' (Engberg & Banach 55)- by Robert Motherwell, etching, 1966, offered Mar 2015
    - ''Paroles Peintes III: Untitled'' (Engberg & Banach 55)-
    Etching · ed. 9/15
    Rachel Davis Fine Arts · · Lot 443
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $600–900View at Rachel Davis Fine Arts ↗
  20. Hollow Man by Robert Motherwell, 1986, The complete set of seven etchings with aquatint, on Moriki handmade paper collé to Rives BFK paper, with full margins,, sold Apr 2014
    Hollow Man, 1986
    Etching · Paper · ed. 20/49
    all I. 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (12.1 x 17.1 cm) all S. 11 x 11 3/4 in. (27.9 x 29.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 27
    $20,000≈ £11,872≈ €14,429Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  21. Ulysses (additional suite of etchings) by Robert Motherwell, 1988, The complete additional suite of 22 etchings (20 in colours), on torn Johannot paper, with full margins, with original t, sold Dec 2013
    Ulysses (additional suite of etchings), 1988
    Etching · Paper · ed. 8/40
    36 x 28 x 5 cm (14 1/8 x 11 x 1 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 25
    £12,500≈ $20,506≈ €14,887Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  22. The Razor's Edge by Robert Motherwell, 1985, Etching in colors, sold Dec 2013
    The Razor's Edge, 1985
    Etching
    39,9 x 50,1 cm (15,7 x 19,7 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 801
    €6,250≈ $8,538≈ £5,224Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  23. Untitled, from Paroles Peintes III (B. 31; E./B. 55) by Robert Motherwell, 1966, Open-bite etching in sepia on wove paper, sold Sep 2013
    Untitled, from Paroles Peintes III (B. 31; E./B. 55), 1966
    Etching · Paper · ed. 41/50
    9 7/8 x 6 7/8in
    Bonhams · · Lot 4198
    $1,250≈ £774≈ €926Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
  24. Black Mountain State II (Red) by Robert Motherwell, Etching and aquatint on Hawthorne of Larroque handmade paper, sold May 2013
    Black Mountain State II (Red)
    Etching · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 343
    $9,375≈ £6,168≈ €7,294Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  25. Dance III (Red) by Robert Motherwell, 1978, Etching and aquatint in colors, on J.B. Green paper, with full margins,, sold Apr 2013
    Dance III (Red), 1978
    Etching · Paper · ed. 40/50
    I. 19 1/2 x 30 1/2 in (49.5 x 77.5 cm) S. 27 1/4 x 30 3/4 in (69.2 x 78.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 195
    $7,500≈ £4,827≈ €5,720Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  26. Ulysses portfolio and book by Robert Motherwell, 1988, The complete deluxe set of 62 etchings, including the suite of 22 etchings (20 in colors) and the bound set of 40 etchin, sold Apr 2013
    Ulysses portfolio and book, 1988
    Etching · Paper · ed. II/V
    portfolio: 13 3/4 x 10 5/8 in (34.9 x 27 cm) book: 13 5/8 x 11 in (34.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 6
    $35,000≈ £22,527≈ €26,691Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  27. Hollow Men Suite #7 by Robert Motherwell, 1986, lift-ground etching, aquatint and chine collé on paper, sold Sep 2011
    Hollow Men Suite #7, 1986
    Etching · Paper
    4¼ h x 5¾ w in (11 x 15 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 353
    $1,875≈ £1,186≈ €1,359Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Wright ↗
  28. Glass Garden by Robert Motherwell, 1984, etching and aquatint with Chine collé on paper, sold Sep 2010
    Glass Garden, 1984
    Etching · Paper
    18½ h x 31¼ w in (47 x 79 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 184
    $1,875≈ £1,217≈ €1,459Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
  29. French Revolution Bicentennial Suite (4) by Robert Motherwell, 1987-88, Etchings with aquatint with hand applied collage, sold May 2010
    French Revolution Bicentennial Suite (4), 1987-88
    Etching
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 381
    $14,088≈ £9,811≈ €11,398Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $14,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  30. Rite of Passage I by Robert Motherwell, 1979-80, etching and aquatint on paper, sold Oct 2006
    Rite of Passage I, 1979-80
    Etching · Paper
    17½ h x 21½ w in (44 x 55 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 438
    $3,120≈ £1,679≈ €2,488Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Wright ↗
  31. Hollow Men Suite by Robert Motherwell, 1985, etching and aquatint, sold Oct 2001
    Hollow Men Suite, 1985
    Etching
    11¼ h x 13½ w in (29 x 34 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 182
    $2,530≈ £1,745≈ €2,810Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,300–View at Wright ↗
  32. Hollow Men Suite by Robert Motherwell, 1985, etching and aquatint, sold Oct 2001
    Hollow Men Suite, 1985
    Etching
    11¼ h x 13½ w in (29 x 34 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 181
    $2,875≈ £1,983≈ €3,193Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,300–View at Wright ↗
  33. Hollow Men Suite by Robert Motherwell, 1985, etching and aquatint, sold Oct 2001
    Hollow Men Suite, 1985
    Etching
    11¼ h x 13½ w in (29 x 34 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 180
    $2,530≈ £1,745≈ €2,810Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,300–View at Wright ↗
  34. Hollow Men Suite by Robert Motherwell, 1985, etching and aquatint, sold Oct 2001
    Hollow Men Suite, 1985
    Etching
    11¼ h x 13½ w in (29 x 34 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 179
    $2,415≈ £1,665≈ €2,682Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,300–View at Wright ↗

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