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- Estimate
- $3,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Discoveries, New York · 3 October 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5154372
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Motherwell, Untitled. Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2023, lot 445. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5154372.
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Robert Motherwell, Untitled. Sotheby's, 3 Oct 2023, lot 445. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5154372.
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From the same sale Contemporary Discoveries · Oct 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crescendo I | Edna Andrade | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Code of Angels | Genesis Tramaine | $25,000–$35,000 | |
| Ledge | Willy Heeks | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Study/Falling Man (Walking Figure #2) | Ernest Trova | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Untitled (Black Books) | Rachel Whiteread | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Untitled (for S.M.) | Byron Kim | $6,000–$8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Motherwell | Spoleto Festival | $4,000 | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2022 | |
| Robert Motherwell | Untitled | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Pauillac #4, from Summer Light Series | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Africa Suite No. 2 | Heritage Auctions, Mar 2026 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Mask (for Ingmar Bergman) | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2026 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Africa Suite: Africa 2 (E. & B. 70, B. 41) | Phillips, Sep 2022 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Put Out All Flags , 1980 | Freeman's | Hindman, Jul 2023 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | America - La France Variations VIII | Heritage Auctions, Apr 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.