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Lithograph · ed. 7/49
Case Antiques · Jul 12, 2025$6,985 ≈ £5,176 ≈ €5,979Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Abstract
Catalogued as “Attributed to Robert Motherwell” — not included in the artist’s headline statistics.
Robert Motherwell (American, 1915–1991)
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate $6,000 – $8,000 (≈ £3,806 – £5,075) (≈ €4,828 – €6,437)
Offered at James D. Julia and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “Large unframed oil on canvas abstract scene in colors of blue, brown, red and white”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed at center
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 54" x 40”
- Auction house
- James D. Julia
- Sale
- Annual End of Summer Antique & Fine Art Auction <br> Totals Nearly $4.5 Million! (annual-end-of-summer-antique-fine-art-auction/?session=1)
- Date
- August 21, 2012
- Location
- Fairfield, Maine
- Lot
- 1628
- Estimate
- $6,000 – $8,000 (≈ £3,806 – £5,075) (≈ €4,828 – €6,437)
- Source
- Auction house jamesdjulia.com ↗Retrieved Sep 28, 2026
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