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At the Edge
Robert Motherwell (American, 1915–1991) · 1984
$7,680 price realized incl. premium
≈ £5,670≈ €6,518
Hammer $6,000 · with buyer’s premium $7,680
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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”
- Category
- Etchings
- Dimensions
- 15⅝ h x 18⅜ w in (40 x 47 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Editions & Works on Paper (auctions/2026/04/editions-works-on-paper)
- Date
- April 16, 2026
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 203
- Estimate
- $7,000 – — (≈ £5,168) (≈ €5,941)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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Photo © Kodner Galleries — view this lot on Kodner Galleries ↗Photo © Cowley Abbott — view this lot on Cowley Abbott ↗Oy/Yo (B. 196), 1978, 1978
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Cowley Abbott · Sep 22, 2026CA$1,900 ≈ $1,353 ≈ £1,012 ≈ €1,180Sign up free to see priceAlso in this sale
Editions & Works on Paper · Wright · Apr 16, 2026
Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗Cicada II, 1979-81
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Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗Going Abroad (from the Waves II series), 1989
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Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗On (from the International Anthology of Contemporary Engraving: The International Avant-Garde: America Discovered, Volume 5)
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Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗Sky Gate II, 1982
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