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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 the London Series II) by Robert Motherwell, 1971, screenprint in colors on J.B. Green mould-made Double Elephant paper, sold Oct 2021
    Untitled (from the London Series II), 1971
    Screenprint · Paper
    28⅛ h x 41⅛ w in (71 x 104 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 200
    $2,125≈ £1,560≈ €1,838Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  2. Untitled (from the London Series II) by Robert Motherwell, 1971, screenprint in colors on J.B. Green mould-made Double Elephant paper, sold Oct 2021
    Untitled (from the London Series II), 1971
    Screenprint · Paper
    28⅛ h x 41 w in (71 x 104 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 202
    $2,375≈ £1,744≈ €2,054Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  3. New York Cultural Institutions (from the New York, New York portfolio) by Robert Motherwell, 1982, lithograph in colors on Arches Cover mould-made paper with embossing, sold Oct 2021
    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 · · Lot 254
    $1,125≈ £826≈ €973Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  4. Gray Open with White Paint by Robert Motherwell, 1981, soft ground etching and pochoir on gray Auvergne à la Main Richard de Bas handmade paper, sold Oct 2021
    Gray Open with White Paint, 1981
    Etching · Paper
    19½ h x 26 w in (50 x 66 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 255
    $3,000≈ £2,203≈ €2,595Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  5. Samurai II by Robert Motherwell, 1980, lithograph and chine appliqué on two joined sheets of Nepal handmade paper on Sekishu handmade paper, sold Oct 2021
    Samurai II, 1980
    Lithograph · Paper
    57 h x 25 w in (145 x 63 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 256
    $9,375≈ £6,884≈ €8,108Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  6. Music for JS Bach by Robert Motherwell, 1989, lithograph and chine appliqué on Moriki handmade paper laid to Arches, sold Sep 2021
    Music for JS Bach, 1989
    Lithograph · Paper
    22⅜ h x 14⅞ w in (57 x 38 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 189
    $3,250≈ £2,411≈ €2,789Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  7. Black Mountain, State II, 1983
    Etching · ed. 4/32
    24 1/2 x 31 in. Framed 25 1/2 x 32 3/4 in.
    Cottone Auctions · · Lot 10
    $12,600≈ £9,130≈ €10,696Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Cottone Auctions ↗
  8. Untitled (from the Flight portfolio) by Robert Motherwell, screenprint in colors, sold Aug 2021
    Untitled (from the Flight portfolio)
    Screenprint
    25½ h x 19¾ w in (65 x 50 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 150
    $1,560≈ £1,128≈ €1,331Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Wright ↗
  9. Untitled (from the Dutch Linen Suite) by Robert Motherwell, 1974, lift-ground etching and aquatint on Dutch Linen handmade paper, sold Aug 2021
    Untitled (from the Dutch Linen Suite), 1974
    Etching · Linen
    41⅜ h x 29⅜ w in (105 x 75 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 201
    $2,500≈ £1,807≈ €2,133Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
  10. London Series II: Untitled (Yellow/Black) by Robert Motherwell, 1971, screenprint in colors on J.B. Green mould-made Double Elephant paper, sold Aug 2021
    London Series II: Untitled (Yellow/Black), 1971
    Screenprint · Paper
    28 h x 41 w in (71 x 104 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 331
    $3,380≈ £2,443≈ €2,884Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–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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