Robert Motherwell Lithographs: Value & Auction Prices

1915–1991

Of the 289 lots by Robert Motherwell (lithographs) recorded at auction between 1995 and 2026, 265 found a buyer (92%). The median price realised is $2.6kSign up free to see across 264 priced sales; the middle half sold for $1.6kSign up free to see–$5kSign up free to see. The highest recorded price is $75kSign up free to see for I.H. Series No. 26 at Phillips in November 2018. Most results come from Phillips (76), Rago Auctions (59) and Wright (46).

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1. 
   Flags, 1989

   Lithograph · Paper · ed. 34/68

   I. 28 x 25 in. (71.1 x 63.5 cm) S. 36 1/4 x 30 in. (92.1 x 76.2 cm)

   Phillips · Oct 25, 2019 · Lot 21
   $8,125≈ £6,335≈ €7,315Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–10,000View at Phillips ↗
2. 
   Soot-Black Stone #2; Soot-Black Stone #6 (2), 1974-1975

   Lithograph · Paper

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 20, 2019 · Lot 153
   $2,250≈ £1,731≈ €2,014Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
3. 
   Mask (from Ingmar Bergman), 1989

   Lithograph · Paper

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 20, 2019 · Lot 152
   $8,750≈ £6,730≈ €7,831Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
4. 
   Window, 1973

   Lithograph · Paper · ed. 54/90

   49 x 38,5cm

   Van Ham · Sep 13, 2019 · Lot 3
   €1,116≈ $1,238≈ £994Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €600–View at Van Ham ↗
5. 
   The Paris Review, 1991

   Lithograph · Paper · ed. 85/100

   I. 13 3/4 x 16 3/4 in. (34.9 x 42.5 cm) S. 19 3/4 x 22 3/4 in. (50.2 x 57.8 cm)

   Phillips · Apr 23, 2019 · Lot 170
   $2,500≈ £1,922≈ €2,223Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
6. 
   America - La France Variations V, 1984

   Lithograph · Paper · ed. 32/60

   S. 46 x 31 1/2 in. (116.8 x 80 cm)

   Phillips · Apr 23, 2019 · Lot 169
   $4,750≈ £3,652≈ €4,224Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
7. 
   St. Michael II, 1979

   Lithograph · Paper · ed. 28/46

   S. 60 x 17 3/4 in. (152.4 x 45.1 cm)

   Phillips · Apr 23, 2019 · Lot 168
   $4,000≈ £3,075≈ €3,557Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
8. 
   America - La France Variations V, 1984

   Lithograph · Paper

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 17, 2019 · Lot 236
   $4,063≈ £3,143≈ €3,608Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
9. 
   Window, 1973

   Lithograph · Paper · ed. EA

   50 x 38,5cm

   Van Ham · Jan 25, 2019 · Lot 74
   €1,190≈ $1,350≈ £1,030Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €800–View at Van Ham ↗
10. 
    Window, from Hommage à Picasso, 1973

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. X/XXX

    I. 50 x 38.5 cm (19 5/8 x 15 1/8 in.) S. 76.6 x 57 cm (30 1/8 x 22 1/2 in.)

    Phillips · Jan 24, 2019 · Lot 199
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
11. 
    I.H. Series No. 26, 1970

    Lithograph · Paper

    22 x 17 in. (55.9 x 43.2 cm.)

    Phillips · Nov 14, 2018 · Lot 194
    $75,000≈ £57,795≈ €66,395Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $60,000–80,000View at Phillips ↗
12. 
    Poet I, 1962

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 22/22

    I. 22 1/2 x 16 1/4 in. (57.2 x 41.3 cm) S. 30 x 22 1/2 in. (76.2 x 57.2 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 17, 2018 · Lot 185
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
13. 
    Open on Two Whites, 1973

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. AP

    S. 47 5/8 x 31 5/8 in. (121 x 80.3 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 17, 2018 · Lot 184
    $1,750≈ £1,335≈ €1,518Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Phillips ↗
14. 
    America - La France Variations VII, 1984

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. XVII/XX

    S. 52 3/4 x 36 in. (134 x 91.4 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 17, 2018 · Lot 183
    $1,500≈ £1,144≈ €1,301Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
15. 
    Beau Geste VIII, 1989

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 21/35

    22 x 15 in. (55.9 x 38.1 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 17, 2018 · Lot 182
    $1,625≈ £1,240≈ €1,409Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–1,800View at Phillips ↗
16. 
    Wave, 1989

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 25/92

    I. 39 x 54 3/4 in. (99.1 x 139.1 cm) S. 41 x 56 5/8 in. (104.1 x 143.8 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 17, 2018 · Lot 27
    $27,500≈ £20,976≈ €23,851Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
17. 
    - ''The Quarrel''-

    Lithograph · ed. 92/100

    Rachel Davis Fine Arts · Sep 15, 2018 · Lot 78
    Result not publishedEst. $500–800View at Rachel Davis Fine Arts ↗
18. 
    Chair, 1972

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 116/300

    86 x 63,5cm

    Van Ham · Jun 29, 2018 · Lot 56
    €521≈ $607≈ £462Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €200–View at Van Ham ↗
19. 
    Ohne Titel, 1961

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 23/75

    62 x 48cm

    Van Ham · Jun 29, 2018 · Lot 55
    €967≈ $1,127≈ £857Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Van Ham ↗
20. 
    Ohne Titel, 1961

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 32/75

    62 x 48,5cm

    Van Ham · Jun 29, 2018 · Lot 54
    €967≈ $1,127≈ £857Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Van Ham ↗
21. 
    St. Michel III, 1979

    Lithograph · Paper

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 10, 2018 · Lot 189
    $3,750≈ £2,805≈ €3,190Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
22. 
    Beau Geste Pour Lucrece: plates I; IV; V; and VI, 1989

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 52/100

    all S. 22 x 15 in. (55.9 x 38.1 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 24, 2018 · Lot 181
    $7,500≈ £5,371≈ €6,141Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Phillips ↗
23. 
    The Berggruen Series, 1980

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. XVII/XXX

    all I. 10 x 10 3/4 in. (25.4 x 27.3 cm) all S. 15 3/4 x 16 1/2 in. (40 x 41.9 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 24, 2018 · Lot 178
    $10,000≈ £7,162≈ €8,188Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
24. 
    Elegy Study I, 1989

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 50/50

    I. 32 x 53 1/4 in. (81.3 x 135.3 cm) S. 39 x 61 in. (99.1 x 154.9 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 24, 2018 · Lot 30
    $15,000≈ £10,743≈ €12,282Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
25. 
    Five Circles, 1971

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 38/80

    86 x 64cm

    Van Ham · Feb 23, 2018 · Lot 35
    €710≈ $873≈ £624Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €400–View at Van Ham ↗
26. 
    St. Michel III, 1979

    Lithograph · Paper

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 22, 2017 · Lot 302
    $3,750≈ £2,846≈ €3,194Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
27. 
    Redness of Red, 1985

    Lithograph · Paper

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 22, 2017 · Lot 299
    $10,000≈ £7,588≈ €8,518Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
28. 
    Black Concentrated, from El Negro, 1983

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 29/98

    I. 10 1/2 x 19 5/8 in. (26.7 x 49.8 cm) S. 15 x 37 1/2 in. (38.1 x 95.3 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 17, 2017 · Lot 242
    $2,750≈ £2,085≈ €2,339Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
29. 
    Beau Geste pour Lucrece, 1989

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 96/100

    all S. 22 x 15 in. (55.9 x 38.1 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 17, 2017 · Lot 241
    $7,500≈ £5,686≈ €6,378Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
30. 
    St. Michael III, 1979

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 99/99

    S. 41 x 33 in. (104.1 x 83.8 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 17, 2017 · Lot 239
    $5,000≈ £3,791≈ €4,252Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
31. 
    Elegy Black Black, 1983

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 51/98

    S. 15 x 37 3/4 in. (38.1 x 95.9 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 17, 2017 · Lot 23
    $18,750≈ £14,215≈ €15,945Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
32. 
    America-La France Variations VI, 1984

    Lithograph · Paper

    46 h x 31½ w in (117 x 80 cm)

    Wright · Jul 18, 2017 · Lot 173
    $3,000≈ £2,305≈ €2,596Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
33. 
    Flags, 1989

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 14/68

    I. 70.5 x 63.5 cm (27 3/4 x 25 in.) S. 92.4 x 76.2 cm (36 3/8 x 30 in.)

    Phillips · Jun 7, 2017 · Lot 160
    £7,500≈ $9,680≈ €8,630Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
34. 
    Norway, 1979-80

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 34/50

    I. 23.5 x 25 cm (9 1/4 x 9 7/8 in.) S. 54.9 x 56.5 cm (21 5/8 x 22 1/4 in.)

    Phillips · Jun 7, 2017 · Lot 158
    £2,000≈ $2,581≈ €2,301Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
35. 
    Untitled, from 10 years of Galeria Joan Prats, 1986

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 20/100

    I. 48 x 34.5 cm (18 7/8 x 13 5/8 in.) S. 56 x 38 cm (22 x 14 7/8 in.)

    Phillips · Jun 7, 2017 · Lot 157
    £2,000≈ $2,581≈ €2,301Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
36. 
    Mirror I, 1989

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. PP

    I. 13 x 10 1/2 in. (33 x 26.7 cm) S. 22 x 15 in. (55.9 x 38.1 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 18, 2017 · Lot 203
    $1,750≈ £1,382≈ €1,638Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
37. 
    America La France Variations VIII, 1983-84

    Lithograph · Paper

    I. 43 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (110.5 x 39.4 cm) S. 50 x 21 1/2 in. (127 x 54.6 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 18, 2017 · Lot 198
    $8,750≈ £6,912≈ €8,191Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
38. 
    Djarum, 1975

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. AP

    I. 32 x 21 in. (81.3 x 53.3 cm) S. 47 3/4 x 31 3/4 in. (121.3 x 80.6 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 18, 2017 · Lot 197
    $4,750≈ £3,752≈ €4,447Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
39. 
    Black Sounds, 1984

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 60/60

    S. 39 x 25 in. (99.1 x 63.5 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 18, 2017 · Lot 196
    $6,000≈ £4,739≈ €5,617Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
40. 
    Brushstroke, 1980

    Lithograph · Paper

    31½ h x 16 w in (80 x 41 cm)

    Wright · Jan 26, 2017 · Lot 142
    $3,000≈ £2,387≈ €2,804Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Wright ↗
41. 
    Spanish Elegy I, 1975

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 7/38

    I. 37 x 47 cm (14 5/8 x 18 1/2 in.) S. 35 x 78.5 cm (13 3/4 x 30 7/8 in.)

    Phillips · Jan 19, 2017 · Lot 144
    £1,625≈ $2,003≈ €1,877Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
42. 
    Pauillac #2, 1973

    Lithograph · Paper

    S. 36 x 18 in. (91.4 x 45.7 cm)

    Phillips · Dec 13, 2016 · Lot 290
    $3,250≈ £2,557≈ €3,063Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
43. 
    El General, State I, 1980

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 4/4

    I. 35 1/4 x 23 in. (89.5 x 58.4 cm) S. 54 x 27 1/2 in. (137.2 x 69.9 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 26, 2016 · Lot 164
    $4,375≈ £3,583≈ €4,005Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
44. 
    Elegy Black Black, 1983

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 39/98

    S. 15 1/4 x 37 1/2 in. (38.7 x 95.3 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 26, 2016 · Lot 31
    $15,000≈ £12,284≈ €13,730Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
45. 
    Lament for Lorca, 1982

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 23/52

    I. 40 x 56 in. (101.6 x 142.2 cm) S. 44 x 60 in. (111.8 x 152.4 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 26, 2016 · Lot 30
    $15,000≈ £12,284≈ €13,730Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
46. 
    Untitled (from the Berggruen Series), 1980

    Lithograph · Paper

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 9, 2016 · Lot 259
    $2,250≈ £1,816≈ €2,016Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
47. 
    Wave, 1989

    Lithograph · Paper

    39 h x 54½ w in (99 x 138 cm)

    Wright · Sep 29, 2016 · Lot 104
    $13,750≈ £10,555≈ €12,254Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–View at Wright ↗
48. 
    Monster, 1975

    Lithograph · Paper

    41 h x 31 w in (104 x 79 cm)

    Wright · Jun 23, 2016 · Lot 205
    $4,063≈ £2,733≈ €3,567Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
49. 
    On the Wing, 1984

    Lithograph · Paper

    46¾ h x 30½ w in (119 x 77 cm)

    Wright · Jun 23, 2016 · Lot 207
    $5,313≈ £3,573≈ €4,665Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
50. 
    Summertime in Italy (with Lines), 1966

    Lithograph · Paper

    22¼ h x 17 w in (57 x 43 cm)

    Wright · Jun 23, 2016 · Lot 204
    $2,250≈ £1,513≈ €1,976Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗

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