Lot 690 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Session II
Spanish Elegy: La Carolina
Robert Motherwell · ink on paper
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- Estimate
- $30,000–$50,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Session II, New York · 6 November 2000
- Dimensions
- 11¼ x 14½ in. (28.5 x 36.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4675950
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Motherwell, Spanish Elegy: La Carolina. Christie's, 6 Nov 2000, lot 690. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4675950.
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Robert Motherwell, Spanish Elegy: La Carolina. Christie's, 6 Nov 2000, lot 690. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4675950.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso, Moss, 20Th Century | AN AFRICAN POLYCHROME WOOD MASK | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Noli Me Tangere | Follower of Abraham Govaerts | $6,000–$8,000 | |
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| Peasants on a track by a watermill in a wooded landscape | Manner of Meindert Hobbema | $12,000–$16,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Motherwell | Drawing A | $40,320 | Sotheby's, May 2022 | |
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| Robert Motherwell | Night Music Opus #26 | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | ||
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| Robert Motherwell | Drawing | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
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