# Robert Motherwell - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-06-16T11:30:34.244Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 3,031
- Lots with prices: 1,977
- First auction date: 1998-11-18
- Latest auction date: 2026-05-27
- Median realised price: $2,900
- Price range: $10 to $12,000,000

## Market Takeaway
Robert Motherwell shows very deep auction liquidity with 2,935 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $3,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 167 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-03.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($3,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,440 and $8,540.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 15.9% (307 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 60.7% (1,171 sales)
- $10,000\+: 23.4% (451 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 167
- Previous 12 months sales: 184
- Recent 12 months median: $2,000
- Previous 12 months median: $2,268
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-03
- Days since latest sale: 15
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 636 lots
- Beowulf Art and Books: 328 lots
- Sotheby's: 249 lots
- Bonhams: 232 lots
- RoGallery: 159 lots
- Phillips: 89 lots
- DUMBO Auctions: 68 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 67 lots
- Hindman: 62 lots
- The Rug Life Auctions: 61 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-09-16 | ROBERT MOTHERWELL Original Hand Signed and Numbered Screenprint 1970 Abstract American Refugee Rescue Committee | Gilden's Art Gallery | N/A
2. 2025-02-04 | Robert Motherwell \(American, 1915\-1991\) St. Michael I \(State II\), 1979 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $1,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-motherwell-american-1915-1991-st-michael-i-state-ii-1979-45-c-03f41b7a4f
3. 2025-02-04 | ROBERT MOTHERWELL \(1915\-1991\) HAND SIGNED, ORIGINAL SAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LITHOGRAPH POSTER, 41IN x 48.5IN \(104cm x 123cm\) | The Rug Life Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-motherwell-1915-1991-hand-signed-original-saint-louis-symphony-orchestra-lithograph-poster-41in-x-48-5in-104cm-x-123cm-41-c-7bf49d7a3d
4. 2025-01-12 | ROBERT MOTHERWELL \(AMERICAN 1915\-1991\). | Clarke Auction Gallery | $2,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-motherwell-american-1915-1991-5-c-99d4e76b6a
5. 2024-11-20 | Robert Motherwell Lithograph Poster | Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC | $125 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-motherwell-lithograph-poster-409-c-93b42ccb7e
6. 2024-11-19 | Robert Motherwell \(1915\-1991\), "Untitled \(Blue/Cream\)," from "London Series II," 1970\-71 | John Moran Auctioneers | $2,540 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-motherwell-1915-1991-untitled-blue-cream-from-london-series-ii-1970-71-34-c-06f4a8895a
7. 2024-11-19 | Robert Motherwell \(1915\-1991\), "Africa 2" from "Africa Suite," 1970 | John Moran Auctioneers | $3,175 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-motherwell-1915-1991-africa-2-from-africa-suite-1970-33-c-ef74cedb4a
8. 2024-11-05 | Robert Motherwell \- Mostly Mozart Festival \- 1991 Serigraph 40.25" x 29" | DUMBO Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-motherwell-mostly-mozart-festival-1991-serigraph-40-25-x-29-51-c-d8748c6a51
9. 2024-11-05 | Robert Motherwell \- Juilliard School Dedication \- 1969 Lithograph 45" x 29.5" | DUMBO Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-motherwell-juilliard-school-dedication-1969-lithograph-45-x-29-5-38-c-fa6451693f
10. 2024-10-31 | Robert Motherwell \(1915\-1991\), MEDITERRANEAN, \(STATE I\), 1975 \[E&B. 117; B. 146\] | Waddington's | CA$2,125 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-motherwell-1915-1991-mediterranean-state-i-1975-e-b-117-b-146-88-c-69d4a0795b
11. 2024-10-08 | Robert Motherwell \- Mostly Mozart Festival \- 1991 Serigraph \- SIGNED 40" x 29.25" | DUMBO Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-motherwell-mostly-mozart-festival-1991-serigraph-signed-40-x-29-25-64-c-40a42fa96c
12. 2024-10-08 | Robert Motherwell \- Mostly Mozart Festival \- 1991 Serigraph 26.5" x 19.75" | DUMBO Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-motherwell-mostly-mozart-festival-1991-serigraph-26-5-x-19-75-63-c-acd48c6960
13. 2024-10-08 | Robert Motherwell \- Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 34 \- 1991 Serigraph 16" x 20" | DUMBO Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-motherwell-elegy-to-the-spanish-republic-no-34-1991-serigraph-16-x-20-37-c-bb74a5288c
14. 2024-10-01 | Robert Motherwell \(1915\-1991\); America\-La France Variation III; | Bonhams | $2,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-motherwell-1915-1991-america-la-france-variation-iii-155-c-1014612b23
15. 2024-09-26 | Robert Motherwell \(American, 1915\-1991\) Calligraphic Study III, 1976 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $1,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-motherwell-american-1915-1991-calligraphic-study-iii-1976-40-c-25e41b7b8a
16. 2024-09-26 | Robert Motherwell \(American, 1915\-1991\) St. Michael I \(State II\), 1979 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-motherwell-american-1915-1991-st-michael-i-state-ii-1979-33-c-fd049caab5
17. 2024-08-18 | Robert Motherwell \(1915\-1991\) "Black for Mozart" | Helmuth Stone | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-motherwell-1915-1991-black-for-mozart-13-c-36443819bb
18. 2026-05-27 | Robert Motherwell \(American, 1915\-1991\) Lithograph | Leonard Auction | $1,300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-motherwell-american-1915-1991-lithograph-135-c-038abba64b
19. 2026-05-21 | Robert Motherwell, Tricolor. 1973. | GONNELLI CASA D'ASTE srl | €90 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-motherwell-tricolor-1973-590-c-d5c23b145d
20. 2026-05-19 | Robert Motherwell \(1915\-1991\), Untitled, from the "Ten Works by Ten Painters" portfolio, 1964 | John Moran Auctioneers | $400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-motherwell-1915-1991-untitled-from-the-ten-works-by-ten-painters-portfolio-1964-154-c-ca9425d5b3
21. 2026-05-16 | ROBERT BURNS MOTHERWELL \(New York/Connecticut/Massachusetts, 1915\-1991\), The Robinson Jeffers print from Apropos, 1981., Lithograph on Kitakata paper, 11.5" x 9.5". Book 12.25" x 14.25". | Eldred's | $1,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-burns-motherwell-new-york-connecticut-massachusetts-1915-1991-the-robinson-jeffers-print-from-apropos-1981-lithograph-on-kitakata-paper-11-5-x-9-5-book-12-25-x-14-25-110-c-7c4b1ae805
22. 2026-05-16 | ROBERT BURNS MOTHERWELL \(New York/Connecticut/Massachusetts, 1915\-1991\), Untitled, from "Peace Portfolio I", 1970., Lithograph on BFK Rives, sheet 26" x 21". Framed 28.5" x 23.5". | Eldred's | $1,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-burns-motherwell-new-york-connecticut-massachusetts-1915-1991-untitled-from-peace-portfolio-i-1970-lithograph-on-bfk-rives-sheet-26-x-21-framed-28-5-x-23-5-60-c-b8b9a463a7
23. 2026-05-09 | Robert Motherwell \(American, 1915\-1991\). Signs on White \(1981\). Etching, Aquatint on Wove Paper. Ed. 6/59 | Woodard Lipe | $1,900 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-motherwell-american-1915-1991-signs-on-white-1981-etching-aquatint-on-wove-paper-ed-6-59-152-c-2756c395f1
24. 2026-04-24 | Robert Motherwell \(American, 1915\-1991\) Harvest, in Scotland \(from Summer Light Series\), 1973 | Freeman’s | $2,250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-robert-motherwell-american-1915-1991-harvest-in-scotland-from-summer-light-series-1973-48-c-674fe94028

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