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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 19 July 2023
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Contemporary Edition, New York · 19 July 2023
- Dimensions
- in. (235 x 603 mm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3343194
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-3343194 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3343194
Robert Motherwell, Elegy Sketch. Christie's, 19 Jul 2023, lot 20. estimate $2,000–$3,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3343194.
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93% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,006 held-out lots the model scored about 91%, 91% sold.
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Robert Motherwell, Elegy Sketch. Christie's, 19 Jul 2023, lot 20. estimate $2,000–$3,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3343194.
From the same sale Contemporary Edition · Jul 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Checks Elements - Order #32 | JACK BUTCHER | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Recent Etchings I | Wayne Thiebaud | $80,000–$120,000 | upcoming |
| Various Small Fires, from Book Covers | Ed Ruscha | $8,000–$12,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled (SF-95) | Sam Francis | $3,000–$5,000 | upcoming |
| Summer Trident | Robert Motherwell | $1,500–$2,000 | upcoming |
| Treaty | Robert Rauschenberg | $4,000–$6,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Motherwell | Music for J. S. Bach | $2,500 | Heritage Auctions, Dec 2025 | |
| Robert Motherwell | Untitled | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Primal Sign V | Heritage Auctions, Jul 2022 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Delta (E. & B. 290) | Phillips, Feb 2025 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Roth-Händle , 1975 | Freeman's | Hindman, Dec 2023 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Spoleto | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Africa 2, from The Africa Suite | Heritage Auctions, Aug 2024 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Untitled (Orange/Pink), from London Series II | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2022 |
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.