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- Estimate
- $50,000–$70,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Curated, New York · 25 February 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5356010
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Motherwell, Elegy Sketch, State I. Sotheby's, 25 Feb 2026, lot 81. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5356010.
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Robert Motherwell, Elegy Sketch, State I. Sotheby's, 25 Feb 2026, lot 81. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5356010.
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From the same sale Contemporary Curated · Feb 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Lucas Samaras | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| einundzwanzigstermärzzweitausendzwölf | Ugo Rondinone | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| gonna lay down my burden | Betye Saar | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Flowing Magus | Sam Gilliam | $70,000–$100,000 | |
| Untitled | Yoshitomo Nara | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Untitled | Lynne Drexler | $40,000–$60,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Motherwell | Sans titre | $60,043 | Christie's, Apr 2025 | |
| Robert Motherwell | Paterson's Oatcakes1967 | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Gauloises on Grey #28 1972 | Bonhams, Dec 2024 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Untitled (E. & B. 528) | Phillips, Jan 2021 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Untitled | Sotheby's, Feb 2026 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | „Mural Sketch“ (Open No. 3: In Raw Sienna with Charcoal Line | Grisebach, Jun 2025 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | yellow and black (the basque series) | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Yeats' Tower | Phillips, Nov 2018 |
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.