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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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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Five Circles, 1972
Lithograph
40 h x 27½ w in (102 x 70 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jun 16, 2022 · Lot 248
$1,375≈ £1,131≈ €1,322Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Nocturne II (from the Octavio Paz suite), 1988
Lithograph · Paper
13¾ h x 10¾ w in (35 x 27 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jun 16, 2022 · Lot 303
$2,000≈ £1,645≈ €1,923Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Nocturne III (from the Octavio Paz suite), 1987
Lithograph · Paper
13¾ h x 10¾ w in (35 x 27 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jun 16, 2022 · Lot 305
$2,500≈ £2,056≈ €2,404Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
New York Cultural Institutions (from the New York, New York portfolio), 1982
Lithograph · Paper
30¼ h x 22½ w in (77 x 57 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jun 16, 2022 · Lot 309
$1,430≈ £1,176≈ €1,375Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Lament for Lorca, 1991
Etching · Paper
19 h x 23½ w in (48 x 60 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jun 16, 2022 · Lot 345
$3,500≈ £2,879≈ €3,365Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Africa Suite: Africa 3 (E. & B. 71, B. 42), 1970
Screenprint · Paper · ed. 5/150
I. 81 x 59.1 cm (31 7/8 x 23 1/4 in.) S. 101.5 x 70.7 cm (39 7/8 x 27 7/8 in.)
Phillips · Jun 14, 2022 · Lot 183
£3,276≈ $3,955≈ €3,784Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
Untitled from X + X (Ten Works by Ten Painters), 1964
Toomey & Co. · May 18, 2022 · Lot 41
$1,105≈ £889≈ €1,050Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Untitled (from the Ten Works by Ten Painters portfolio), 1964
Screenprint
21⅞ h x 15⅞ w in (56 x 40 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Apr 29, 2022 · Lot 134
$1,500≈ £1,194≈ €1,423Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Summertime in Italy (with Crayon), 1966
Lithograph · Paper
29¾ h x 22⅛ w in (76 x 56 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Apr 29, 2022 · Lot 138
$1,500≈ £1,194≈ €1,423Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Mediterranean, 1975
Lithograph · Paper
46¼ h x 31¾ w in (117 x 81 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Apr 29, 2022 · Lot 174
$4,375≈ £3,483≈ €4,151Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗

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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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