Robert Motherwell

American · 1915–1991 · Painter, Printmaker

Robert Motherwell was an American abstract expressionist painter, printmaker, and editor of The Dada Painters and Poets: an Anthology. He was one of the youngest of the New… (Wikipedia)

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$12,690,000≈ £9,389,567≈ €10,749,682Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumAt Five in the AfternoonPhillips2018707lots offered1995–2026years recorded91%sold (616)$3kSign up free to seemedian price

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At Five in the AfternoonPhillips · May 2018$12,690,000≈ £9,389,567≈ €10,749,682Sign up to see
Untitled (Elegy)Phillips · May 2019$4,580,000≈ £3,575,611≈ €4,088,191Sign up to see
Open No. 25: In Blue with VariationsPhillips · Nov 2022$2,329,000≈ £1,957,801≈ €2,238,562Sign up to see

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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 ↗
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 ↗
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 ↗
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 ↗
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 ↗
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 ↗
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 ↗
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 ↗
Untitled (Blue), from London Series I, 1971
Screenprint · Paper · ed. 11/150
I. 36 x 24 in. (91.4 x 61 cm) S. 41 x 28 1/4 in. (104.1 x 71.8 cm)
Phillips · Oct 22, 2020 · Lot 115
$5,040≈ £3,849≈ €4,264Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
Untitled (Black), from London Series I, 1971
Screenprint · Paper · ed. 121/150
I. 36 x 24 in. (91.4 x 61 cm) S. 41 x 28 1/4 in. (104.1 x 71.8 cm)
Phillips · Oct 22, 2020 · Lot 116
$2,772≈ £2,117≈ €2,345Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗

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About Robert Motherwell

Robert Motherwell was an American abstract expressionist painter, printmaker, and editor of The Dada Painters and Poets: an Anthology. He was one of the youngest of the New York School, which also included Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, and Mark Rothko.

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