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- Estimate
- $50,000–$60,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08202 · 11 May 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3423937
- Record
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Robert Motherwell, elegy to the spanish republic. Sotheby's, 11 May 2006, lot 136. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3423937.
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Robert Motherwell, elegy to the spanish republic. Sotheby's, 11 May 2006, lot 136. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3423937.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N08202 · May 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohne | Mario Merz | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Vfl-14-2002 | Frank Nitsche | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| Steps to Blue | Alexander Calder | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Nightscape Presence II | Louise Nevelson | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Birmingham, Attractive Good Figure, Fun Time | Marcus Harvey | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Guarded Woman | Richard Lindner | $20,000–$30,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Motherwell | Wave (Walker Art Center 475) | $50,400 | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | |
| Robert Motherwell | I.H. Series No. 22 (The Basque Suite) , 1970 | Freeman's | Hindman, Sep 2023 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | „Mural Sketch“ (Open No. 3: In Raw Sienna with Charcoal Line | Grisebach, Jun 2025 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Chocmel and Gauloises | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Untitled | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2023 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Beside the Sea No. 36 | Phillips, Nov 2024 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Untitled (E. & B. 528) | Phillips, Jan 2021 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Crystal and Earth Yellow | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 |
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