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 AfternoonPhillips2018718lots offered1995–2026years recorded91%sold (624)$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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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) ↗
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) ↗
Untitled from the X + X (Ten Works by Ten Painters) portfolio, 1964
Screenprint · Paper
22 h x 16 w in (56 x 41 cm)
Wright · Oct 17, 2019 · Lot 436
$1,063≈ £831≈ €957Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Wright ↗
New York Cultural Institutions (from New York, New York, 1982), 1982
Lithograph · ed. 225/250
sheet: 30 x 22 1/2 inches
Capsule Auctions · Oct 16, 2019 · Lot 52
$938≈ £736≈ €851Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Capsule Auctions ↗
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 ↗
Africa Suite: Africa 7, 1970
Screenprint · Paper · ed. 28/150
I. 80 x 59.7 cm (31 1/2 x 23 1/2 in.) S. 102.5 x 72.5 cm (40 3/8 x 28 1/2 in.)
Phillips · Sep 12, 2019 · Lot 112
£1,625≈ $2,003≈ €1,827Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
Delta
Aquatint · Paper · ed. 11/48
1220 x 910mm
Art+Object · Jun 27, 2019 · Lot 142
NZ$2,402≈ $1,607≈ £1,264≈ €1,413Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
Untitled (Elegy), 1983-1985
Acrylic · Canvas
66 x 90 in. (167.6 x 228.6 cm.)
Phillips · May 16, 2019 · Lot 32
$4,580,000≈ £3,575,611≈ €4,088,191Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000,000–3,000,000View at Phillips ↗
Open No. 119: In Blue with Charcoal Line, 1969-1972
Acrylic · Canvas
60 x 72 in. (152.4 x 182.9 cm.)
Phillips · May 16, 2019 · Lot 6
$1,520,000≈ £1,186,666≈ €1,356,779Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500,000–2,000,000View at Phillips ↗
Pall Mall on Blue, 1972
Acrylic · Canvas
29 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (75.6 x 29.8 cm.)
Phillips · May 15, 2019 · Lot 221
$50,000≈ £38,817≈ €44,711Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–70,000View 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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