What is a Robert Motherwell print worth?
1915–1991 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 611 priced auction sales, works by Robert Motherwell have sold for a median of $3,000Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $1,875Sign up free to see and $6,585Sign up free to see. For prints alone, the median is $2,772Sign up free to see across 540 sales. In the last five years the median was $2,750Sign up free to see across 314 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Robert Motherwell prices by medium
- Auction results
- 670
- Sold rate
- 92%
- Active at auction
- 1995–2026
- Median price
- $3kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $13MSign up free to see At Five in the Afternoon, Phillips, May 2018
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prints | 540 | $1.8k–$5kSign up free to see | $2.8kSign up free to see |
| Paintings | 24 | $71.3k–$1.3MSign up free to see | $222kSign up free to see |
| Works on Paper | 22 | $10.2k–$50.9kSign up free to see | $17.6kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (218), Rago Auctions (123), Wright (102)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 58 | $1.2k–$3.8kSign up free to see | $1.8kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 273 | $2k–$5.7kSign up free to see | $2.8kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 188 | $1.9k–$6.3kSign up free to see | $3.4kSign up free to see |
| Very large (over 150 cm) | 18 | $71.3k–$2.1MSign up free to see | $586kSign up free to see |
Recent Robert Motherwell sales
- Basque Suite #2, Serigraph — $1,800Sign up free to see, Circle Auction, Sep 26, 2026
- Robert Natkin, Aquatint and line-cut with hand coloring on buff Dewint handmade paper — $4,000Sign up free to see, Clarke Auction Gallery, Sep 13, 2026
- Black Mountain (State 1), lift-ground etching and aquatint on white Georges Duchêne Hawthorne of Larroque — $2,560Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Sep 10, 2026
- Untitled (from the Basque suite), lithograph in colors on J.B. Green — $3,328Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Sep 10, 2026
- Untitled (from the Basque suite), screenprint in colors on J.B. Green — $2,048Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Sep 10, 2026
- Untitled (from the Basque suite), screenprint in colors on J.B. Green — $3,584Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Sep 10, 2026
- Untitled (from the X + X (Ten Works by Ten Painters) portfolio), screenprint in colors and collage on Mohawk Superfine — $1,280Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Sep 10, 2026
- Yellow Chord, etching and aquatint in colors on German Etching — $2,816Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Sep 10, 2026
Questions about Robert Motherwell prices
What is a Robert Motherwell print worth?
Based on 611 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Robert Motherwell have sold for a median of $3,000, and half of them sold between $1,875 and $6,585. For prints alone the median is $2,772 (540 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Robert Motherwell sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $12,690,000 for “At Five in the Afternoon” at Phillips in May 2018.
Which Robert Motherwell medium sells for the most?
By median price, paintings lead with $222,250 (24 sales).
How often do Robert Motherwell works sell at auction?
92% of the 670 lots recorded between 1995 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Robert Motherwell print?
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ArtSell has recorded 670 auction results for Robert Motherwell between 1995 and 2026, and 616 of them sold (92%).
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