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 AfternoonPhillips2018703lots offered1995–2026years recorded92%sold (616)$3kSign up free to seemedian price

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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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Put Out All Flags (E. & B. 263), 1980
Etching · Paper · ed. 41/50
I. 11 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. (29.8 x 50.2 cm) S. 21 x 29 in. (53.3 x 73.7 cm)
Phillips · Oct 24, 2023 · Lot 270
$7,620≈ £6,237≈ €7,167Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–9,000View at Phillips ↗
Calligraphic Study V (E. & B. 198), 1976
Etching · Paper · ed. 14/30
I. 8 3/4 x 11 7/8 in. (22.2 x 30.2 cm) S. 22 3/4 x 18 in. (57.8 x 45.7 cm)
Phillips · Oct 24, 2023 · Lot 271
$3,810≈ £3,119≈ €3,584Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
Barcelona Elegy to the Spanish Republic (E. & B. 533), 1991
Etching · Paper · ed. 13/50
I. 21 1/8 x 27 1/2 in. (53.7 x 69.9 cm) S. 26 7/8 x 32 3/4 in. (68.3 x 83.2 cm)
Phillips · Oct 24, 2023 · Lot 272
$8,890≈ £7,277≈ €8,362Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
Mask (for Ingmar Bergman), 1989
Lithograph
52½ h x 41¾ w in (133 x 106 cm)
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023 · Lot 108
$6,048≈ £4,913≈ €5,695Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Harvest, with Two White Stripes (from the Summer Light Series), 1973
Lithograph
30 h x 11¾ w in (76 x 30 cm)
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023 · Lot 218
$3,024≈ £2,457≈ €2,848Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Untitled (from the London Series II), 1971
Screenprint
19 h x 25⅛ w in (48 x 64 cm)
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023 · Lot 219
$2,394≈ £1,945≈ €2,254Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Phoenician Etching
Aquatint · Paper
5⅞ h x 7¾ w in (15 x 20 cm)
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023 · Lot 231
$630≈ £512≈ €593Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Beau Geste IV (from the Beau Geste Suite), 1989
Lithograph
22 h x 15 w in (56 x 38 cm)
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023 · Lot 266
$2,620≈ £2,128≈ €2,467Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Lyric Suite, 1965
Drawing · Paper
11 x 9 in. (27.9 x 22.9 cm)
Phillips · Sep 27, 2023 · Lot 98
$7,620≈ £6,278≈ €7,232Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
Gypsy Curse, 1983
Lithograph · ed. AP
8.5 x 5.75 in
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Sep 24, 2023 · Lot 4
$2,142≈ £1,752≈ €2,012$1,700 + $442 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View 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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