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- Estimate
- $3,000–$4,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N07988 · 1 May 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3044869
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Motherwell, rite of passage iii (w.a.c. 250; b. 217; t. 406:rm25). Sotheby's, 1 May 2004, lot 405. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3044869.
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Robert Motherwell, rite of passage iii (w.a.c. 250; b. 217; t. 406:rm25). Sotheby's, 1 May 2004, lot 405. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3044869.
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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 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Motherwell | Harvest, in Scotland (from S ummer Light Series), 1973 | $2,880 est. | Freeman's | Hindman, Apr 2026 | |
| Robert Motherwell | Untitled, from The Basque Suite | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Long Point Gallery: Music for Long Point; and Music for J.S. | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | In Black With Yellow Ochre (Belknap 4) | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Art 1981 Chicago Print, 1981 | Freeman's | Hindman, Aug 2026 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Africa Suite: Africa 3 (E. & B. 71, B. 42) | Phillips, Jun 2022 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Black on Black - 1978 | Lyon & Turnbull, Aug 2023 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Untitled 23 | Dane Fine Art, May 2022 |
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