Robert Motherwell

American | 1915 - 1991

Robert Motherwell was an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1915. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like MCBA, Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts Lausanne. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Albertina Modern have featured Robert Motherwell's work in the past.Robert Motherwell's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 15 USD to 12,690,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 12,690,000 USD for At Five in the Afternoon, sold at Phillips New York in 2018. In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 211,853 USD, while his decorative art have sold for an average of 32,760 USD.Robert Motherwell has been featured in articles for Toronto Star, ArtDaily and JUXTAPOZ. The most recent article is The Irascibles: The Birth of American Abstract Expressionism written for Daily Art Magazine in February 2025. The artist died in 1991.

Artist's alternative names: Robert Burns Motherwell, Robert Burns Motherwell III

Featured for Sale

Untitled from Ten Works by Ten Painters portfolio ,1964

By Robert Motherwell

Hamilton Selway Fine Art

German Line No. 4 ,1972

By Robert Motherwell

Christie's New York

Pl ,1989

By Robert Motherwell

Ader

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Notable Lots

Je t'aime No. III with Loaf of Bread - Robert Motherwell

Je t'aime No. III with Loaf of Bread ,1955

By Robert Motherwell

+76%

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Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 79 - Robert Motherwell

Elegy to the Spanish Republic No. 79 ,1962

By Robert Motherwell

+1%

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RED, CUT BY BLACK ,1966

By Robert Motherwell

+155%

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Upcoming Lots

Robert Motherwell Print - Robert Motherwell

Robert Motherwell Print ,1987

By Robert Motherwell

Palm Beach Modern Auctions

Robert Motherwell HERMITAGE Print - Robert Motherwell

Robert Motherwell HERMITAGE Print ,1975

By Robert Motherwell

Palm Beach Modern Auctions

Robert Motherwell Print

By Robert Motherwell

Palm Beach Modern Auctions

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Post-Auction Lots for Sale

Pl ,1989

By Robert Motherwell

Ader

Recent Auction Results

Oy/Yo (B. 196)

By Robert Motherwell

Cowley Abbott (Consignor Canadian Fine Art)

Three Forms II (B. 416)

By Robert Motherwell

+16%

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Cowley Abbott (Consignor Canadian Fine Art)

ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS - Robert Motherwell

ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS ,1978

By Robert Motherwell

Ro Gallery

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Current Exhibitions

Collection Nothelfer. Selection of works by the artists of the gallery

Galerie Georg Nothelfer

Tiergarten | Berlin | Germany

Jan 18,2025 - Feb 28,2025

An Abstracted View III

Frederick Holmes and Company

Seattle | Seattle | Washington | USA

Jan 02,2025 - Mar 01,2025

A Little Grey For Color

Plains Art Museum

Fargo | North Dakota | USA

Jul 13,2024 - Mar 31,2025

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Articles

The Irascibles: The Birth of American Abstract Expressionism

Daily Art Magazine 13/02/2025

This photograph of New York-based Abstract Expressionist painters was published in Life magazine in January of 1951.

Why This New York University Gallery Is an Important Addition to Toronto: It Gives Students and the Wider Community Access to Notable Art

Toronto Star 09/02/2025

The opening of the Joan and Martin Goldfarb Gallery at York University last November marked a significant addition to the Toronto arts landscape.

Johnson Museum of Art Presents 'Gifts of Modern Art: David M. Solinger, Class of 1926'

ArtDaily 29/12/2024

Betty Ann Besch Solinger (1930–2022) wrote of her late husband, “David lived a full ninety years and never stopped being thrilled by seeing a work of art he thought was beautiful.

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Coverage

“ ..Like the great masters, Motherwell's importance can be seen in his attempts at expressing something monumental... ”
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Leslie Sacks Contemporary

“ ..Motherwell's politics and spirituality were welcome reminders of a time when one could make art that did not engage the cynicism of a post-modern era... ”
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Leslie Sacks Contemporary

“ ..I don't look at Motherwell's work so much as experience it... ”
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Annandale Galleries

“ ..Motherwell's works – whether they are oils, prints or collages – are characterized by simple and flat shapes where colors, from black to warm and bright tones, create a play of contrasts with the background... ”
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Galleria d'Arte Maggiore, Bologna

“ ..Fragments drawn on blocks of colours conjure up Motherwell’s ties to minimalism as well as, especially, the artist’s conceptual and philosophical standpoint, expressed in his exploration of the dualities... ”
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Galerie Templon, Paris (rue Beaubourg)