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- Estimate
- $120,000–$180,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session, New York · 15 May 2024
- Record ID
- TB-2026-175824
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Motherwell, Zen IV. Phillips, 15 May 2024, lot 135. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-175824.
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Robert Motherwell, Zen IV. Phillips, 15 May 2024, lot 135. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-175824.
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From the same sale Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session · May 2024
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| La fenêtre aux vitres de couleurs | Raoul Dufy | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| Nu assis ou femme au collier | Henri Matisse | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| Composition à l'échequier | Fernand Léger | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| Untitled | Philip Guston | $350,000–$500,000 | |
| Untitled | Norman Lewis | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Untitled | Agnes Martin | $60,000–$80,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Motherwell | Blue Figure | $153,600 | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 | |
| Robert Motherwell | Open No. 128: Charcoal with Blue on Raw Canvas | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Figure in Pink and Green | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Samurai No. 13 | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Joy of Living | Christie's, Nov 2018 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Drunk with Turpentine No. 10 | Christie's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | The Star of David | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Study for State II “Elegy No. 100” | Christie's, Oct 2020 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.