Lot 508 · Prints and Multiples
Rite of Passage III (B. 217; E. and B. 250)
Robert Motherwell · lithograph and
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- Estimate
- $2,500–$3,500 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Prints and Multiples , New York · 3 November 2004
- Dimensions
- L. 22 x 25½ in. (558 x 648 mm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5876136
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Robert Motherwell, Rite of Passage III (B. 217; E. and B. 250). Christie's, 3 Nov 2004, lot 508. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5876136.
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Robert Motherwell, Rite of Passage III (B. 217; E. and B. 250). Christie's, 3 Nov 2004, lot 508. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5876136.
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|---|---|---|---|
| La Toilette, from Botero | FERNAND BOTERO (B. 1932) | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Engraved Bottle (A.R. 249) | Pablo Picasso | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Silver Sky | Gustave Baumann | $8,000–$12,000 | |
| Two Boys on a Beach, No. 2 (Brooklyn Museum 86) | Paul Cadmus | $4,000–$6,000 | |
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| Der Seiltänzer (Kornfeld 95) | Paul Klee | $25,000–$35,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Motherwell | Beau Geste IV (from the Beau Geste Suite) | $2,620 | Rago, Oct 2023 | |
| Robert Motherwell | Africa Suite: Africa 2 (E. & B. 70, B. 41) | Phillips, Sep 2022 | ||
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| Robert Motherwell | Untitled 23 | Dane Fine Art, Mar 2022 | ||
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| Robert Motherwell | Altamira Elegy | Rago, Jun 2021 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Africa 1 (from the Africa Suite) | Rago, Jun 2023 |
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