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- Estimate
- $7,000–$10,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Contemporary Edition: New York, New York · 17 July 2025
- Dimensions
- in. (432 x 422 x 60 mm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3146930
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Motherwell, El Negro. Christie's, 17 Jul 2025, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3146930.
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Robert Motherwell, El Negro. Christie's, 17 Jul 2025, lot 42. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3146930.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Robert Motherwell | Pauillac #2, from Summer Light Series | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Paris Suite (complete series, four works) | Heritage Auctions, Mar 2025 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Untitled, from The Basque Suite | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2022 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | At the Edge, 1984 | Freeman's | Hindman, Aug 2026 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Calligraphy I (E. & B. 490) | Phillips, Apr 2022 |
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