Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Tricolor (for XXe Siècle), 1973
Lithograph · Paper
Rago Auctions · Jun 12, 2026$128 ≈ £96 ≈ €111Sign up free to see price
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Roth-Handle II (Blue)
Robert Motherwell (American, 1915–1991) · 1975
$2,500 price realized incl. premium
≈ £1,975≈ €2,340
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- Medium
- Aquatint · Prints & multiples all aquatint results →As published: “Aquatint and line-cut with hand coloring, on buff Dewint handmade paper, with full margins”
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- 2/6
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and numbered 2/6 in pencil
- Category
- Aquatints
- Dimensions
- I. 8 1/2 x 12 7/8 in. (21.6 x 32.7 cm) S. 24 5/8 x 21 in. (62.5 x 53.3 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Editions and Works on Paper Including Works from the Piero Crommelynck Collection (NY030117)
- Date
- April 18, 2017
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 204
- Estimate
- $2,000 – $3,000 (≈ £1,580 – £2,370) (≈ €1,872 – €2,808)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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