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Robert Motherwell
Samurai No. 8
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 USD
Price realised: 163.800 USD
Price realised: 163.800 USD
Description
ROBERT MOTHERWELL (1915-1991)
Samurai No. 8
signed with the artist's initials and dated 'RM 1977' (upper right); signed again and dated again ‘R. Motherwell 1977’ (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas mounted on Masonite
35 3/4 x 23 7/8 in. (90.6 x 60.4 cm.)
Painted in 1977.
Samurai No. 8
signed with the artist's initials and dated 'RM 1977' (upper right); signed again and dated again ‘R. Motherwell 1977’ (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas mounted on Masonite
35 3/4 x 23 7/8 in. (90.6 x 60.4 cm.)
Painted in 1977.
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
In November last year Christies in New York held the auction Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale, which included the work Samurai No. 8 by Robert Motherwell. Here, the upper estimate of USD 150,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for USD 163,800.00 (€ 158,674.80). Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Robert Motherwell achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work At Five in the Afternoon in May 2018 with an auction result of USD 12,690,000.00 (€ 10,874,035.99).
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Im November letzten Jahres führte Christies in New York die Auktion Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale durch, in der auch die Arbeit Samurai No. 8 von Robert Motherwell zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von USD 150.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für USD 163.800,00 (€ 158.674,80) einen neuen Besitzer. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Robert Motherwell erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit At Five in the Afternoon im Mai 2018 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 12.690.000,00 (€ 10.874.035,99).