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At the Edge
Robert Motherwell (American, 1915–1991) · 1948
$16,250 price realized incl. premium
≈ £13,308≈ €14,874
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- Medium
- Etching · Prints & multiples all etching results →As published: “Etching and aquatint in colors, on Auvergne à la Main Richard de Bas handmade paper, with full margins”
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- 19/34
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and numbered 19/34 in pencil
- Category
- Etchings
- Dimensions
- I. 15 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (39.4 x 47 cm) S. 22 1/2 x 25 in. (57.2 x 63.5 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Evening & Day Editions (NY030216)
- Date
- October 26, 2016
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 33
- Estimate
- $8,000 – $12,000 (≈ £6,551 – £9,827) (≈ €7,323 – €10,984)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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