Lot 40084 · 2023 January 25 Prints & Multiples Showcase Auction
Black Undone by Tears, from El Negro
Robert Motherwell · Lithograph on buff handmade Kitakata paper, with chine applique
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- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Heritage Auctions — 2023 January 25 Prints & Multiples Showcase Auction · 25 January 2023
- Dimensions
- 15 x 14-3/4 inches (38.1 x 37.5 cm) (sheet)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13519987
- Record
- first seen 6 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Motherwell, Black Undone by Tears, from El Negro. Heritage Auctions, 25 Jan 2023, lot 40084. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13519987.
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Robert Motherwell, Black Undone by Tears, from El Negro. Heritage Auctions, 25 Jan 2023, lot 40084. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13519987.
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From the same sale 2023 January 25 Prints & Multiples Showcase Auction · Jan 2023
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Motherwell | Through Black Emerge Purified | $515 | Phillips, Mar 2026 | |
| Robert Motherwell | Untitled 10 | Dane Fine Art, Feb 2022 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Untitled 13 | Dane Fine Art, May 2025 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Gypsy Curse, from El Negro | Heritage Auctions, Jan 2023 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Tricolor 137 | Dane Fine Art, Nov 2023 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | New York Cultural Institutions (from the New York, New York | Rago, Dec 2025 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Galerie im Erker exhibition poster | Bonhams, Dec 2021 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Tricolor – 1973 | Lyon & Turnbull, Jan 2024 |
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