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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. Untitled, from London Series II (Engberg/Banach 95) by Robert Motherwell, 1971, Screenprint in colors on J.B. Green paper, offered Sep 2025
    Untitled, from London Series II (Engberg/Banach 95), 1971
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 84/150
    19 1/2 x 27 1/2in (49.5 x 69.9cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 288
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
  2. Blue 6-11 from A la pintura by Robert Motherwell, color aquatint and etching, offered Aug 2025
    Blue 6-11 from A la pintura
    Aquatint
    Pook & Pook · · Lot 3665
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $400–700View at Pook & Pook ↗
  3. Capriccio by Robert Motherwell, 1950, graphite on paper, offered Jul 2025
    Capriccio, 1950
    Drawing · Paper
    11 3/8 x 14 1/2 in (28.8 x 36.7 cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 139
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $12,000–18,000View at Bonhams ↗
  4. Paris Suite IV by Robert Motherwell, print (other), offered Jul 2025
    Paris Suite IV
    Print (other)
    Dreweatts · · Lot 72
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £2,000–3,000View at Dreweatts ↗
  5. Calligraphic Study I (Engberg/Banach 194, Belknap 159) by Robert Motherwell, 1976, Etching and aquatint on pale gray-green Trent HMP paper, offered Jun 2025
    Calligraphic Study I (Engberg/Banach 194, Belknap 159), 1976
    Etching · Paper · ed. 19/30
    plate 6 x 8in (15.2 x 20.3cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 74
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,500–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
  6. Je t'aime, from Three Poems (Engberg/Banach 409, Belknap 375) by Robert Motherwell, 1988, Lithograph in colors with handmade Japanese chine appliqué on Arches support, offered Jun 2025
    Je t'aime, from Three Poems (Engberg/Banach 409, Belknap 375), 1988
    Lithograph · Paper
    plate 18 1/4 x 11in (46.3 x 27.9cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 77
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
  7. History and Lungs, from Ulysses (Engberg/Banach 449; 454, Belknap 387; 392) by Robert Motherwell, 1988, offered Jun 2025
    History and Lungs, from Ulysses (Engberg/Banach 449; 454, Belknap 387; 392), 1988
    ed. 24/40
    each plate 4 1/2 x 6 1/4in (11.4 x 15.9cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 78
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,500–2,600View at Bonhams ↗
  8. Art 1981 Chicago by Robert Motherwell, Litografía sin número de tiraje, offered Jan 2025
    Art 1981 Chicago
    Lithograph
    58 x 38 cm medidas de la imagen
    Morton Subastas · · Lot 140
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$12,000–20,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
  9. Black for Mozart, 1991
    Lithograph · ed. 21/40
    59.5 x 37.75 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 13
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–25,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  10. America - La France VII, 1984
    Lithograph · ed. 45/68
    56.5 x 40 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 14
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–8,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
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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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