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Robert Motherwell

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)

$12,690,000≈ £9,389,567≈ €10,749,682Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumAt Five in the AfternoonPhillips718lots offered1995–2026years recorded91%sold (624)$3kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. At Five in the Afternoon by Robert Motherwell, 1971, acrylic on canvas, sold May 2018At Five in the AfternoonPhillips · $12,690,000≈ £9,389,567≈ €10,749,682Sign up to see
  2. Untitled (Elegy) by Robert Motherwell, 1983-1985, acrylic and charcoal on canvas, sold May 2019Untitled (Elegy)Phillips · $4,580,000≈ £3,575,611≈ €4,088,191Sign up to see
  3. Open No. 25: In Blue with Variations by Robert Motherwell, 1968, acrylic and charcoal on canvas, sold Nov 2022Open No. 25: In Blue with VariationsPhillips · $2,329,000≈ £1,957,801≈ €2,238,562Sign up to see

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  1. Africa 5 from Africa Suite by Robert Motherwell, 1970, screenprint on paper, sold Jun 2017
    Africa 5 from Africa Suite, 1970
    Screenprint · Paper
    31¾ h x 23¾ w in (81 x 60 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 177
    $5,313≈ £4,194≈ €4,757Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
  2. Untitled, from 10 years of Galeria Joan Prats by Robert Motherwell, 1986, Lithograph and paper collage in colours, on wove paper, with full margins, sold Jun 2017
    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 · · Lot 157
    £2,000≈ $2,581≈ €2,301Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
  3. Norway by Robert Motherwell, 1979-80, Lithograph in colours, on Somerset paper, with full margins, sold Jun 2017
    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 · · Lot 158
    £2,000≈ $2,581≈ €2,301Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
  4. Flags by Robert Motherwell, 1989, Lithograph with embossing, on red Moriki appliqué to BFK Rives paper, with full margins, sold Jun 2017
    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 · · Lot 160
    £7,500≈ $9,680≈ €8,630Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Sirens I, 1988
    Etching · Paper · ed. 36/49
    14-3/4 x 18-13/4 in. (plate) 22-1/4 x 26 in. (sheet)
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 406
    $4,000≈ £3,074≈ €3,578HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  6. Sirens II, 1988
    Etching · Paper · ed. 36/69
    14-3/4 x 18-3/4 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 407
    $3,000≈ £2,305≈ €2,684HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  7. Gauloises Bleues by Robert Motherwell, Etching, sold May 2017
    Gauloises Bleues
    Etching
    Palm Beach Modern Auctions · · Lot 163
    $5,625≈ £4,347≈ €5,132Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Palm Beach Modern Auctions ↗
  8. Summertime in Italy (Blue) by Robert Motherwell, sold May 2017
    Summertime in Italy (Blue)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 532
    $2,875≈ £2,222≈ €2,623Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  9. African Suite by Robert Motherwell, sold May 2017
    African Suite
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 614
    $2,500≈ £1,932≈ €2,281Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  10. London Series II by Robert Motherwell, sold May 2017
    London Series II
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 615
    $1,875≈ £1,449≈ €1,711Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
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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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