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- Estimate
- $7,000–$9,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08237 · 3 November 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3518412
- Record
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Robert Motherwell, elegy study i (w.a.c. 448). Sotheby's, 3 Nov 2006, lot 652. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3518412.
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Robert Motherwell, elegy study i (w.a.c. 448). Sotheby's, 3 Nov 2006, lot 652. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3518412.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N08237 · Nov 2006
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canto IV (Sparks 6; Colsman-Freyberger 210) | Barnett Newman | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Target with Plaster Casts (ULAE 208) | Jasper Johns | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Double Screwarch Bridge (State II) (A. & P. 173) | Claes Oldenburg | $12,000–$15,000 | |
| La Femme Arborescente (D. 649) | Joan Miró | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Project for Die Glyptothek, München (S. 135) | Christo | $1,000–$2,000 | |
| Le Cosmonaute (D. 479) | Joan Miró | $7,000–$10,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Motherwell | Mexican Night II | $13,351 | Christie's, Sep 2022 | |
| Robert Motherwell | Three Figures | Rago, Jun 2025 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Four works from the Basque suite | Rago, Feb 2022 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Barcelona Elegy to the Spanish Republic | Bonhams, Jan 2025 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | The Basque Suite (Belknap 50-59) | Sotheby's, Jan 2026 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Flags (Walker Art Center 470) | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Bastos | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Nude | Bonhams, Nov 2025 |
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