Lot 601 · Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale
Gauloises on Scarlet No. 9
Robert Motherwell · acrylic and printed paper collage on Upson board
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- Estimate
- $60,000–$80,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale, New York · 20 November 2025
- Dimensions
- 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3119114
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3119114 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3119114
Robert Motherwell, Gauloises on Scarlet No. 9. Christie's, 20 Nov 2025, lot 601. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3119114.
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Robert Motherwell, Gauloises on Scarlet No. 9. Christie's, 20 Nov 2025, lot 601. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3119114.
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Motherwell | Beside the Sea No. 36 | $69,850 | Phillips, Nov 2024 | |
| Robert Motherwell | Chocmel and Gauloises | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Yeats' Tower | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2024 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Untitled (In Black with Blue "4") | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Untitled (E. & B. 528) | Phillips, Jan 2021 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Djarum | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
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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.