Live Auction 22052Post-War to Present
ROBERT MOTHERWELL (1915-1991)
Lot 237

ROBERT MOTHERWELL (1915-1991)

The Summer Sea

Closed29 September 2023

Estimate

USD 120,000–180,000

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ROBERT MOTHERWELL (1915-1991)
The Summer Sea
incised with the artist's signature 'Motherwell' (lower left); signed again 'R. Motherwell' (on the stretcher)
acrylic on canvas
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.)
Painted in 1970.

Margaret K. Helmuth, California, circa 1972, acquired directly from the artist
Her sale; Sotheby's, Parke Bernet, New York, 5 May 1973, lot 111
Private collection
Private collection, Larchmont
Private collection, by descent from the above
Anon. sale; Christie's, New York, 5 March 2020, lot 53
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner