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- Estimate
- $70,000–$90,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08028 · 10 November 2004
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3138253
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Motherwell, Untitled. Sotheby's, 10 Nov 2004, lot 288. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3138253.
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Robert Motherwell, Untitled. Sotheby's, 10 Nov 2004, lot 288. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3138253.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N08028 · Nov 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Slate | Isamu Noguchi | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Untitled | Hans Hofmann | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| The One Who Knows All Secrets is Here Now, Nearer Than Your Jugular Vein | Shirazeh Houshiary | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Miss Albany Diner | Ralph Goings | $80,000–$100,000 | |
| Untitled | David Smith | $35,000–$45,000 | |
| De Anima | Peter Halley | $60,000–$80,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Motherwell | The Star of David | $101,600 | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | |
| Robert Motherwell | Anchor No. 3 | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Yeats' Tower | Phillips, Nov 2018 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Untitled | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Open No. 128: Charcoal with Blue on Raw Canvas | Sotheby's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | In Orange with Black (Moderne Enfin) | Heritage Auctions, May 2022 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Africa Suite No. 2 | Sotheby's, Nov 2020 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Blue Figure | Sotheby's, Jul 2026 |
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.