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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Untitled (Engberg & Banach 181), 1975
Etching · Paper · ed. 56/69
plate 9 3/8 x 11 7/8in (23.8 x 30.2cm)
Bonhams · May 22, 2025 · Lot 129
$5,120≈ £3,815≈ €4,527Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
Untitled, from Portfolio 9 (Engberg & Banach 56), 1967
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 97/100
19 5/8 x 14 3/8in (49.8 x 36.5cm)
Bonhams · May 22, 2025 · Lot 95
$2,560≈ £1,908≈ €2,264Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
Untitled (for Jules Verne), 1978
Acrylic · Canvas
48 1/4 x 36 in. (122.6 x 91.4 cm)
Phillips · May 14, 2025 · Lot 126
$266,700≈ £200,135≈ €237,828Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $150,000–250,000View at Phillips ↗
Premonition Open with Flesh over Grey, 1974
Acrylic · Canvas
72 x 84 in. (182.9 x 213.4 cm)
Phillips · May 14, 2025 · Lot 127
$571,500≈ £428,861≈ €509,631Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600,000–800,000View at Phillips ↗
Untitled (from the Basque suite), 1971
Screenprint
22 h x 17 w in (56 x 43 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 13, 2025 · Lot 137
$2,159≈ £1,633≈ €1,943Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Untitled (from the Basque suite), 1971
Screenprint
22¼ h x 17⅜ w in (57 x 44 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 13, 2025 · Lot 139
$2,032≈ £1,537≈ €1,829Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
The Streets (from the Ulysses portfolio), 1988
Etching
4⅜ h x 6⅛ w in (11 x 16 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 13, 2025 · Lot 175
$1,080≈ £817≈ €972Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
History (from the Ulysses portfolio), 1988
Etching
4¼ h x 6 w in (11 x 15 cm)
Wright · Apr 3, 2025 · Lot 231
$1,397≈ £1,060≈ €1,259Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Wright ↗
Lungs (from the Ulysses portfolio), 1988
Etching
4½ h x 6 w in (11 x 15 cm)
Wright · Apr 3, 2025 · Lot 233
$1,778≈ £1,349≈ €1,602Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Wright ↗
Delos, 1991
Lithograph · Paper
36½ h x 23¼ w in (93 x 59 cm)
Wright · Apr 3, 2025 · Lot 234
$6,096≈ £4,623≈ €5,493Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Wright ↗

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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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