Lot 598 · Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale
Brasiliera
Robert Motherwell · acrylic, canvas collage and paper collage on canvas mounted on Masonite
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- Estimate
- $250,000–$350,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 20 November 2025
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale, New York · 20 November 2025
- Dimensions
- 72 x 36 in. (182.9 x 91.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3119111
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3119111 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3119111
Robert Motherwell, Brasiliera. Christie's, 20 Nov 2025, lot 598. estimate $250,000–$350,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3119111.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
88% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,006 held-out lots the model scored about 88%, 84% sold.
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Robert Motherwell, Brasiliera. Christie's, 20 Nov 2025, lot 598. estimate $250,000–$350,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3119111.
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|---|---|---|---|
| The Still White Collapse | JESSE WOOLSTON (B. 1992) | $40,000–$60,000 | upcoming |
| The Tempest | HELY LIMA (B. 1948) | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Thai Restaurant | Alex Katz | $600,000–$800,000 | |
| Sleeping Bather | Milton Avery | $120,000–$180,000 | |
| Adolescents | Milton Avery | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Cow | Alexander Calder | $400,000–$600,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Motherwell | The Philosophic Mind | $330,200 | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | |
| Robert Motherwell | Untitled (for Jules Verne) | Phillips, May 2025 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Blood and Sand | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | samurai no. 13 | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Untitled | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | hello! | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Les Caves IV | Sotheby's, May 2018 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | The Irish Troubles | Phillips, Jul 2025 |
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.