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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America – La France Variations IX, 1984
Lithograph · Paper · ed. II/XVIII
73 x 55.2 cm (28 3/4 x 21 3/4 in.)
Phillips · Mar 3, 2026 · Lot 53
£1,290≈ $1,718≈ €1,480Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–2,000View at Phillips ↗
Madrid Suite E (from the Madrid Suite), 1966
Lithograph · Paper
22⅜ h x 29⅞ w in (57 x 76 cm)
Rago Auctions · Feb 26, 2026 · Lot 130
$1,524≈ £1,125≈ €1,290Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Lines for St. Gallen, 1971
Lithograph · Paper
27⅜ h x 22 w in (70 x 56 cm)
Rago Auctions · Feb 26, 2026 · Lot 206
$1,778≈ £1,312≈ €1,505Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Untitled, from The Basque Suite (Engberg/Banach 84, Belknap 55), 1971
Screenprint · Paper · ed. 66/150
22 1/4 x 17 1/8in (56.5 x 43.5cm)
Bonhams · Feb 25, 2026 · Lot 79
$1,536≈ £1,136≈ €1,303Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,800–2,200View at Bonhams ↗
#1, from Hollow Men Suite (Engberg/Belknap 368, Banach 336), 1986
Etching · Paper · ed. 31/49
plate 4 1/2 x 5 7/8in (11.4 x 14.9cm)
Bonhams · Feb 25, 2026 · Lot 80
$1,024≈ £757≈ €869Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
Cyclops, 1988
Etching · Paper · ed. PP
13"h, 10"w
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Feb 21, 2026 · Lot 316
$1,088≈ £807≈ €925Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–600View at Palm Beach Modern Auctions ↗
Carnegie Hall, 1982
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 181/250
30.25"h, 25.5"w
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Feb 21, 2026 · Lot 317
$2,176≈ £1,614≈ €1,849Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,200View at Palm Beach Modern Auctions ↗
Capriccio, 1950
Drawing · Paper
11 3/8 x 14 1/2 in (28.8 x 36.7 cm)
Bonhams · Feb 19, 2026 · Lot 15
$14,080≈ £10,468≈ €11,980Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
Black with No Way Out, from El Negro (T. 434, E. & B. 313), 1983
Lithograph · Paper · ed. I/XIV
S. 14 7/8 x 37 3/4 in. (37.8 x 95.9 cm)
Phillips · Feb 7, 2026 · Lot 146
$12,255≈ £9,018≈ €10,391Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
Untitled, from London Series I (E. & B. 89), 1971
Screenprint · Paper · ed. 49/150
I. 24 1/8 x 28 3/8 in. (61.3 x 72.1 cm) S. 41 x 36 in. (104.1 x 91.4 cm)
Phillips · Feb 7, 2026 · Lot 147
$2,838≈ £2,088≈ €2,406Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View 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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