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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Bastos, 1975
Lithograph · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 18, 2014 · Lot 218
$20,000≈ £11,879≈ €14,603Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Put Out All Flags, 1980
Aquatint · Paper · ed. 15/50
I. 11 5/8 x 19 3/4 in (29.5 x 50.2 cm) S. 21 x 28 7/8 in (53.3 x 73.3 cm)
Phillips · Apr 28, 2014 · Lot 104
$9,375≈ £5,565≈ €6,764Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–10,000View at Phillips ↗
Untitled, 1973
Aquatint · Paper · ed. 29/50
I. 23 3/8 x 19 1/2 in (59.4 x 49.5 cm) S. 41 x 29 1/4 in (104.1 x 74.3 cm)
Phillips · Apr 28, 2014 · Lot 106
$7,500≈ £4,452≈ €5,411Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
America - La France Variations VI, 1984
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 56/60
S. 46 x 31 1/4 in. (116.8 x 79.4 cm)
Phillips · Apr 28, 2014 · Lot 107
$3,500≈ £2,078≈ €2,525Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
Hollow Man, 1986
Etching · Paper · ed. 20/49
all I. 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (12.1 x 17.1 cm) all S. 11 x 11 3/4 in. (27.9 x 29.8 cm)
Phillips · Apr 28, 2014 · Lot 27
$20,000≈ £11,872≈ €14,429Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
Untitled (from the New York portfolio), 1982
Lithograph · Paper
30 h x 22½ w in (76 x 57 cm)
Wright · Feb 27, 2014 · Lot 255
$1,212≈ £728≈ €888Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
Untitled, c. 1954
Drawing · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 23, 2014 · Lot 135
$52,500≈ £31,520≈ €38,224Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $18,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Ulysses (additional suite of etchings), 1988
Etching · Paper · ed. 8/40
36 x 28 x 5 cm (14 1/8 x 11 x 1 7/8 in.)
Phillips · Dec 12, 2013 · Lot 25
£12,500≈ $20,506≈ €14,887Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
The Razor's Edge, 1985
Etching
39,9 x 50,1 cm (15,7 x 19,7 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 7, 2013 · Lot 801
€6,250≈ $8,538≈ £5,224Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Gesture IV (State I), 1976
Aquatint · Paper
I. 19 3/4 x 16 in (50.2 x 40.6 cm) S. 35 x 26 1/4 in (88.9 x 66.7 cm)
Phillips · Oct 28, 2013 · Lot 141
$18,750≈ £11,608≈ €13,603Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View 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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