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Robert Motherwell, At Five in the Afternoon, 1971, acrylic on canvas© Phillips — view on Phillips website ↗

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At Five in the Afternoon

Robert Motherwell (American, 1915–1991) · 1971

$12,690,000 price realized incl. premium

≈ £9,389,567≈ €10,749,682

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Medium
Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →
As published: “acrylic on canvas”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Incised with the artist's signature and date “Motherwell 49/71” lower right; further signed, titled and dated "At Five in the Afternoon (large version) R. Mothe
Category
Acrylic paintings
Dimensions
90 x 120 1/8 in. (228.6 x 305.1 cm.)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale (NY010318)
Date
May 17, 2018
Location
New York
Lot
8
Estimate
$12,000,000 – $18,000,000 (≈ £8,879,023 – £13,318,535) (≈ €10,165,184 – €15,247,776)
Source
Auction house phillips.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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