Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Three Figures, 1989
Lithograph · Paper
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Robert Motherwell (American, 1915–1991) · 1989
$27,500 price realized incl. premium
≈ £20,976≈ €23,851
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- Medium
- Lithograph · Prints & multiples all lithograph results →As published: “Lithograph in colors, on Somerset mould-made paper, with full margins”
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- 25/92
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and numbered 25/92 in pencil
- Category
- Design (named designers)
- Dimensions
- I. 39 x 54 3/4 in. (99.1 x 139.1 cm) S. 41 x 56 5/8 in. (104.1 x 143.8 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Evening & Day Editions (NY030218)
- Date
- October 17, 2018
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 27
- Estimate
- $15,000 – $25,000 (≈ £11,442 – £19,069) (≈ €13,010 – €21,683)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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