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- Estimate
- $2,000–$3,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — SILVER AND PLATE, London (South Kensington) · 28 April 1998
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6688708
- Record
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Robert Motherwell, On the Wing (B. 309; T. 454). Christie's, 28 Apr 1998, lot 389. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6688708.
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Robert Motherwell, On the Wing (B. 309; T. 454). Christie's, 28 Apr 1998, lot 389. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6688708.
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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 | Untitled, from The Basque Suite | $5,500 | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2022 | |
| Robert Motherwell | Pauillac #2, from Summer Light Series | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Palo Alto | Heritage Auctions, Mar 2025 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Automatism A | Christie's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Automatism A (Walker Art Center 6) | Sotheby's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Red Open with White Line (Belknap 207) | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | Africa Suite: Africa 3 (E. & B. 71, B. 42) | Phillips, Jun 2022 | ||
| Robert Motherwell | St. Michael II | Bonhams, Nov 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.