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Screenprint
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Elegy Black Black
Robert Motherwell (American, 1915–1991) · 1983
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- Medium
- Lithograph · Prints & multiples all lithograph results →As published: “Lithograph in colors, on TGL handmade paper, the full sheet”
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- 51/98
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and numbered 51/98 in pencil
- Category
- Lithographs
- Dimensions
- S. 15 x 37 3/4 in. (38.1 x 95.9 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Editions & Works on Paper (NY030217)
- Date
- October 17, 2017
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 23
- Estimate
- $10,000 – $15,000 (≈ £7,582 – £11,372) (≈ €8,504 – €12,756)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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