Robert Motherwell Prints: Value & Auction Prices

1915–1991

Robert Motherwell prints have appeared at auction 599 times in ArtSell’s records between 1995 and 2026; 553 sold, a sell-through rate of 92%. Half of the priced sales fell between $1.8kSign up free to see and $5kSign up free to see, with a median of $2.8kSign up free to see. I.H. Series No. 26 holds the top price on file: $75kSign up free to see at Phillips (November 2018). The houses with the most results are Phillips (181), Wright (100) and Rago Auctions (99).

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1. 
   Oy/Yo, 1978

   Aquatint

   26 1/2" x 21 7/8" sight

   Barridoff Auctions · Aug 14, 2021 · Lot 3
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
2. 
   Roth-Handle II (Blue), 1975

   Aquatint

   24 1/2" x 21" sight

   Barridoff Auctions · Aug 14, 2021 · Lot 2
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
3. 
   Untitled (Open), 1975

   Aquatint · Paper

   29 9/16" x 21 13/16" sight

   Barridoff Auctions · Aug 14, 2021 · Lot 5
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
4. 
   Untitled (from the Dutch Linen Suite), 1974

   Etching · Linen

   41⅜ h x 29⅜ w in (105 x 75 cm)

   Wright · Aug 11, 2021 · Lot 201
   $2,500≈ £1,807≈ €2,133Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
5. 
   London Series II: Untitled (Yellow/Black), 1971

   Screenprint · Paper

   28 h x 41 w in (71 x 104 cm)

   Wright · Aug 11, 2021 · Lot 331
   $3,380≈ £2,443≈ €2,884Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
6. 
   Untitled (from the Flight portfolio)

   Screenprint

   25½ h x 19¾ w in (65 x 50 cm)

   Wright · Aug 11, 2021 · Lot 150
   $1,560≈ £1,128≈ €1,331Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Wright ↗
7. 
   New York Cultural Institutions (from the New York, New York portfolio), 1982

   Lithograph · Paper

   30¼ h x 22½ w in (77 x 57 cm)

   Wright · Jul 15, 2021 · Lot 285
   $1,000≈ £721≈ €847Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Wright ↗
8. 
   Tricolor, 1973

   Lithograph · Paper

   22⅛ h x 14 w in (56 x 36 cm)

   Wright · Jul 15, 2021 · Lot 248
   $2,125≈ £1,533≈ €1,799Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Wright ↗
9. 
   Untitled (from London Series II), 1971

   Screenprint · Paper

   28¼ h x 41 w in (72 x 104 cm)

   Wright · Jul 15, 2021 · Lot 246
   $2,375≈ £1,713≈ €2,011Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Wright ↗
10. 
    Capriccio, 1961

    Print (other) · Paper

    25¾ h x 19⅝ w in (65 x 50 cm)

    Wright · Jul 15, 2021 · Lot 226
    $2,375≈ £1,713≈ €2,011Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
11. 
    Spoleto Festival, 1968

    Screenprint · Paper

    39¼ h x 27 w in (100 x 69 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Jul 7, 2021 · Lot 252
    $1,750≈ £1,265≈ €1,479Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Rago Auctions ↗
12. 
    Gypsy Curse, 1983

    Lithograph · ed. 1/2

    8.5 x 5.75 in

    Circle Auction · Jun 28, 2021 · Lot 4
    Unsold / did not meet reserveView at Circle Auction ↗
13. 
    Basque Suite #50, 1970

    Lithograph · Paper

    22 x 17 in. (55.9 x 43.2 cm)

    Phillips · Jun 24, 2021 · Lot 239
    $32,760≈ £23,572≈ €27,446Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
14. 
    Altamira Elegy, 1980

    Etching · Paper

    9 h x 11⅞ w in (23 x 30 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Jun 16, 2021 · Lot 570
    $1,875≈ £1,327≈ €1,547Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
15. 
    Summertime in Italy (with Crayon), 1966

    Lithograph · Paper

    29⅞ h x 22¼ w in (76 x 57 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Jun 16, 2021 · Lot 468
    $1,250≈ £885≈ €1,031Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
16. 
    Five Circles, 1972

    Lithograph

    39¾ h x 27½ w in (101 x 70 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Jun 16, 2021 · Lot 476
    $2,125≈ £1,504≈ €1,753Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
17. 
    Music for J.S. Bach, 1989

    Lithograph · Paper

    22¾ h x 18½ w in (58 x 47 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Jun 16, 2021 · Lot 567
    $2,000≈ £1,416≈ €1,650Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
18. 
    New York Cultural Institutions (from the New York, New York portfolio), 1982

    Lithograph · Paper

    30¼ h x 22½ w in (77 x 57 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Jun 16, 2021 · Lot 675
    $1,625≈ £1,150≈ €1,340Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Rago Auctions ↗
19. 
    Untitled (No. 4) from the Basque Suite

    Screenprint · Paper

    40½ h x 27¾ w in (103 x 70 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Jun 16, 2021 · Lot 470
    $3,000≈ £2,124≈ €2,474Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
20. 
    Sirens II, 1988

    Aquatint · Paper

    22½ h x 26 w in (57 x 66 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Jun 16, 2021 · Lot 566
    $2,750≈ £1,947≈ €2,268Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
21. 
    Untitled (B. 28), 1966

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 206/225

    sheet 22 x 17 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Jun 10, 2021 · Lot 1
    $900≈ £638≈ €739HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
22. 
    Untitled (from Ten Works by Ten Painters), 1964

    Screenprint · Paper

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 23, 2021 · Lot 111
    $1,500≈ £1,057≈ €1,228Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
23. 
    Untitled, from Basque Suite

    Etching

    40.5" high x 28" wide

    Clarke Auction Gallery · May 23, 2021 · Lot 79
    $1,900≈ £1,339≈ €1,556HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
24. 
    Untitled

    Lithograph

    Palm Beach Modern Auctions · May 20, 2021 · Lot 587
    $4,375≈ £3,098≈ €3,585Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Palm Beach Modern Auctions ↗
25. 
    Naples Yellow Open, 1984

    Aquatint · Paper

    14 h x 19½ w in (36 x 50 cm)

    Rago Auctions · May 19, 2021 · Lot 324
    $2,500≈ £1,765≈ €2,047Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
26. 
    The Green Studio, 1985

    Aquatint · Paper

    12 h x 18 w in (30 x 46 cm)

    Rago Auctions · May 19, 2021 · Lot 322
    $7,500≈ £5,296≈ €6,142Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
27. 
    Madrid Suite D (from The Madrid Suite), 1966

    Lithograph · Paper

    22 h x 30 w in (56 x 76 cm)

    Wright · Apr 22, 2021 · Lot 299
    $2,000≈ £1,442≈ €1,660Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Wright ↗
28. 
    Madrid Suite A (from the Madrid Suite), 1966

    Lithograph · Paper

    22 h x 30 w in (56 x 76 cm)

    Wright · Apr 22, 2021 · Lot 305
    $1,875≈ £1,352≈ €1,557Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Wright ↗
29. 
    Untitled (Yellow/Blue) (from London Series II), 1970-71

    Screenprint

    28 h x 41 w in (71 x 104 cm)

    Wright · Apr 22, 2021 · Lot 296
    $3,000≈ £2,163≈ €2,490Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
30. 
    In White with Green Stripe (E. & B. 378), 1987

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 23/75

    S. 34 x 24 in. (86.4 x 61 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 20, 2021 · Lot 182
    $3,528≈ £2,526≈ €2,928Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
31. 
    Three Figures (E. & B. 489), 1989

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 76/100

    S. 55 3/8 x 40 in. (140.7 x 101.6 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 20, 2021 · Lot 27
    $18,900≈ £13,534≈ €15,683Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
32. 
    Ulysses portfolio; and book (E. & B. 445.1-22, 446-467), 1988

    Etching · Paper · ed. 12/40

    I. (20) 4 3/8 x 6 1/8 in. (11.1 x 15.6 cm) (2) 6 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. (15.6 x 15.6 cm) all S. 13 x 10 in. (33 x 25.4 cm) portfolio 14 x 10 5/8 x 1 5/8 in. (35.6 x 27 x 4.1 cm) book 13 1/2 x 11 x 5 in. (34.3 x 27.9 x 12.7 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 20, 2021 · Lot 26
    $27,720≈ £19,850≈ €23,002Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
33. 
    Untitled (From the Basque Suite)

    Lithograph

    40" high x 28" wide

    Clarke Auction Gallery · Apr 11, 2021 · Lot 56
    $1,700≈ £1,236≈ €1,428HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
34. 
    Untitled from the Flight portfolio, 1971

    Screenprint · Paper

    25½ h x 19⅝ w in (65 x 50 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Mar 23, 2021 · Lot 259
    $1,500≈ £1,088≈ €1,262Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Rago Auctions ↗
35. 
    Untitled from the New York portfolio, 1982

    Lithograph · Paper

    30¼ h x 22½ w in (77 x 57 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Mar 23, 2021 · Lot 211
    $1,750≈ £1,269≈ €1,473Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
36. 
    Madrid Suite E from the Madrid Suite, 1966

    Lithograph · Paper

    22¼ h x 27 w in (57 x 69 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Mar 23, 2021 · Lot 148
    $1,500≈ £1,088≈ €1,262Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
37. 
    Beau Geste IV from the Beau Geste suite, 1989

    Lithograph · Paper

    22 h x 15 w in (56 x 38 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Mar 23, 2021 · Lot 210
    $1,875≈ £1,360≈ €1,578Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
38. 
    Untitled

    Screenprint

    Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Feb 18, 2021 · Lot 711
    $11,250≈ £8,057≈ €9,310Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Palm Beach Modern Auctions ↗
39. 
    Composition XXV from the Octavio Paz, Three Poems portfolio, 1987

    Lithograph · Paper

    25¼ h x 21¼ w in (64 x 54 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Feb 17, 2021 · Lot 237
    $3,500≈ £2,524≈ €2,902Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
40. 
    Hermitage, 1975

    Lithograph · Paper

    46¼ h x 31½ w in (117 x 80 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Feb 17, 2021 · Lot 263
    $6,875≈ £4,957≈ €5,701Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
41. 
    Five Circles, 1972

    Lithograph

    39¾ h x 27½ w in (101 x 70 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Feb 17, 2021 · Lot 246
    $4,875≈ £3,515≈ €4,042Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Rago Auctions ↗
42. 
    Tricolor, 1973

    Lithograph · Paper

    22¼ h x 13⅞ w in (57 x 35 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Feb 17, 2021 · Lot 265
    $5,000≈ £3,605≈ €4,146Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
43. 
    Untitled, 1968

    Lithograph · Paper

    19¾ h x 13 w in (50 x 33 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Feb 17, 2021 · Lot 150
    $4,063≈ £2,930≈ €3,369Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
44. 
    Delta, 1981-1982

    Aquatint · Paper

    27⅛ h x 33 w in (69 x 84 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Feb 17, 2021 · Lot 236
    $3,750≈ £2,704≈ €3,109Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
45. 
    Untitled (E. & B. 527), 1991

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. BAT

    I. 71.1 x 57.2 cm (28 x 22 1/2 in.) S. 87.6 x 72.4 cm (34 1/2 x 28 1/2 in.)

    Phillips · Jan 21, 2021 · Lot 14
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
46. 
    Untitled (E. & B. 528), 1991

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. BAT

    I. 114.6 x 76.2 cm (45 1/8 x 30 in.) S. 136.8 x 96.5 cm (53 7/8 x 38 in.)

    Phillips · Jan 21, 2021 · Lot 13
    £35,280≈ $48,397≈ €39,807Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
47. 
    Basque Suite #50, 1970

    Lithograph · Paper

    22 x 17 in. (55.9 x 43.2 cm)

    Phillips · Dec 8, 2020 · Lot 148
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
48. 
    A la pintura: Red 4-7

    Etching · Paper

    25½ h x 38 w in (65 x 97 cm)

    Wright · Nov 18, 2020 · Lot 329
    $2,600≈ £1,958≈ €2,191Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
49. 
    Ohne Titel (Aus: New York International), 1966

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 33/225

    48 x 34cm

    Van Ham · Nov 13, 2020 · Lot 70
    €1,290≈ $1,524≈ £1,157Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Van Ham ↗
50. 
    Untitled from the New York International portfolio, 1966

    Lithograph · Paper

    22 h x 17 w in (56 x 43 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Nov 12, 2020 · Lot 313
    $3,500≈ £2,665≈ €2,968Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗

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