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- Estimate
- $3,500–$4,500 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N07988 · 1 May 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3044844
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Motherwell, elegy study (w.a.c. 240; b. 209). Sotheby's, 1 May 2004, lot 403. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3044844.
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Robert Motherwell, elegy study (w.a.c. 240; b. 209). Sotheby's, 1 May 2004, lot 403. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3044844.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N07988 · May 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| femme au tub (d. 183; a. 204; w. 159; adr. 181) | Henri De Toulouse-lautrec | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| aux ambassadeurs (d. 68; a. 73; w. 58; adr. 72) | Henri De Toulouse-lautrec | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| bottle and lemons (m. gallery 44) | Yozo Hamaguchi | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| kleine welten vii (r. 170) | Wassily Kandinsky | $12,000–$15,000 | |
| le tocsin (d. 357; a. 147; w. p19; adr. 140) | Henri De Toulouse-lautrec | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| double gray scramble (a. 93; g. 491) | Frank Stella | $20,000–$30,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Motherwell | St. Michael II | $5,715 | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | |
| Robert Motherwell | Put Out All Flags (E. & B. 263) | Phillips, Apr 2026 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Africa Suite: Three Prints | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Gesture IV (State I) , 1977 | Freeman's | Hindman, Aug 2026 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Put Out All Flags | Bonhams, Jun 2025 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | The Berggruen Series (Walker Art Center 258-261; Belknap 225 | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Saint Michael III | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Black Mountain (State II Red) | Bonhams, May 2023 |
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.