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- Estimate
- $4,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08237 · 3 November 2006
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3518572
- Record
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Robert Motherwell, Gesture III (W.A.C. 207). Sotheby's, 3 Nov 2006, lot 637. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3518572.
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Robert Motherwell, Gesture III (W.A.C. 207). Sotheby's, 3 Nov 2006, lot 637. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3518572.
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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 | Signs on Red | $8,960 | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | |
| Robert Motherwell | Paris Suite (complete series, four works) | Heritage Auctions, Mar 2025 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | The Berggruen Series (Walker Art Center 258-261; Belknap 225 | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Calligraphy I (E. & B. 490) | Phillips, Apr 2022 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Gesture IV (State I) , 1977 | Freeman's | Hindman, Aug 2026 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Untitled | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Africa Suite: Three Prints | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Barcelona Elegy to the Spanish Republic (E. & B. 533) | Phillips, Oct 2023 |
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