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- Estimate
- $1,500–$2,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — SILVER AND PLATE, London (South Kensington) · 28 April 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6688707
- Record
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Robert Motherwell, America-La France Variations IX (B. 305; T. 451). Christie's, 28 Apr 1998, lot 388. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6688707.
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Robert Motherwell, America-La France Variations IX (B. 305; T. 451). Christie's, 28 Apr 1998, lot 388. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6688707.
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From the same sale Silver and Plate · Apr 1998
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Small Collection of Nineteenth Century Prints, including works by C… | A Small Collection of Nineteenth Century Prints, including works by CHARLES EMILE JACQUES (1813-1894), CHARLES FRANCOIS DAUBIGNY (1817-1878), ALPHONSE LEGROS (1837-1911), and EUGENE ISABEY (1803-1886) | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Two Nudes, from Nudes | ROY LICHTENSTIEN | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| My Wife Sally (Lunn 5) | Milton Avery | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Pion--Grand Caon | Gustave Baumann | $4,500–$5,500 | |
| Grand Caon; Rio Tesuque; and Untitled [Donkeys with Wood] | Gustave Baumann | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Tennis (Mason 71) | George Bellows | $3,500–$4,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Motherwell | Black on Black | $1,938 | Heritage Auctions, Dec 2023 | |
| Robert Motherwell | Mexican Elegy, from Octavio Paz Suite | Christie's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Untitled, from Beau Geste | Heritage Auctions, Aug 2022 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | No. 3, from The Basque Suite | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2025 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Untitled, from The Basque Suite | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Elegy Fragment II (Belknap 328; Walker Art Center 360) | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | New York Cultural Institutions (from the New York, New York | Rago, Jun 2022 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Spoleto Festival (E. & B. 60) | Phillips, Oct 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.