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- Estimate
- $30,000–$40,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08130 · 10 November 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3331864
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Motherwell, Samurai. Sotheby's, 10 Nov 2005, lot 224. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3331864.
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Robert Motherwell, Samurai. Sotheby's, 10 Nov 2005, lot 224. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3331864.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N08130 · Nov 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Agnes Martin | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Untitled (Facial Cosmetic Variation) | Ana Mendieta | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Untitled (Tupac Shakur, Katie Holmes) | Richard Prince | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Untitled (Figure) | Willem De Kooning | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Untitled | Hans Hofmann | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Persephone | Mark Tobey | $20,000–$30,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Motherwell | Mexican Prison, 1979/1990 | $46,080 | Bonhams, Jul 2025 | |
| Robert Motherwell | Drawing A | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Night Music Opus #26 | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Raphael Alberti, A la Pintura | Christie's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Drawing | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Wave (E. & B. 475) | Phillips, Oct 2022 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Gauloises on Grey #28 1972 | Bonhams, Dec 2024 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Sans titre | Sotheby's, Dec 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.