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- Estimate
- $2,000–$2,500 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08123 · 29 October 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3320393
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Motherwell, Black Sea (W.A.C. 241). Sotheby's, 29 Oct 2005, lot 669. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3320393.
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Robert Motherwell, Black Sea (W.A.C. 241). Sotheby's, 29 Oct 2005, lot 669. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3320393.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mirror #1 (C. 106) | Roy Lichtenstein | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Nature morte au crane | Pablo Picasso | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Trees II | Joan Mitchell | $3,000–$4,000 | |
| Monica sitting with Mondrian | Tom Wesselmann | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| Inspiration (M. 398) | Marc Chagall | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Romeo and Juliet (M. CS 10) | Charles Sorlier After Marc Chagall | $18,000–$22,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Motherwell | Spoleto | $1,792 | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | |
| Robert Motherwell | Black With No Way Out, from El Negro | Heritage Auctions, Mar 2023 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Untitled, from The Basque Suite | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Primal Sign V | Heritage Auctions, Jul 2022 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | New York Cultural Institutions (from the New York, New York | Rago, Jun 2022 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Music for J. S. Bach | Heritage Auctions, Dec 2025 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Spoleto Festival (E. & B. 60) | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Lines for St. Gallen | Rago, Feb 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.