Lot 42 · Angel Art 2025 (Online): Auction to Benefit the Project Angel Food Fire Relief Fund: Hosted by Bonhams
ART 1981 Chicago, 1981
Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- $6,000–$8,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 14 February 2025
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Angel Art 2025 (Online): Auction to Benefit the Project Angel Food Fire Relief Fund: Hosted by Bonhams, Online, Los Angeles · 14 February 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-065745
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-065745 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-065745
Robert Motherwell, ART 1981 Chicago, 1981. Bonhams, 14 Feb 2025, lot 42. estimate $6,000–$8,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-065745.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
80% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 82%, 73% sold.
Modeled from the house, the sale type, the artist's record and the estimate's position — not a view on the work. Subscribers see each factor and its sample. See plans. Model data through 2025-09-15.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-065745.
Robert Motherwell, ART 1981 Chicago, 1981. Bonhams, 14 Feb 2025, lot 42. estimate $6,000–$8,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-065745.
From the same sale Angel Art 2025 (Online): Auction to Benefit the Project Angel Food Fire Relief Fund: Hosted by Bonhams · Feb 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pink Two, 1999 | Peter Alexander | $1,000–$2,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled (Feeling her Mind Drift), 2021 | Eve Fowler | $2,000–$3,000 | upcoming |
| Dn't Ask Why, 2023 | Mieke Marple | $12,000–$18,000 | upcoming |
| Making Mother Unhappy, 2020 | Torbjørn Rødland | $15,000–$25,000 | upcoming |
| Apostates Wish, 2023 | Fawn Rogers | $4,000–$6,000 | upcoming |
| Porcelain Angel, 2023 | Robert Russell | $15,000–$25,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Motherwell | Untitled, Plate 8, from The Basque Suite | $7,012 | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | |
| Robert Motherwell | America, La France Variations IV (T. 446, E. & B. 332) | Phillips, Mar 2022 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | The Berggruen Series (Walker Art Center 258-261; Belknap 225 | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Elegy Study | Rago, Feb 2024 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Red Sea I | Christie's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Untitled (Orange) and Untitled (Green), from London Series I | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Water's Edge | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Paris Suite (complete series, four works) | Heritage Auctions, Mar 2025 |
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.