Artists/Robert Motherwell
Robert Motherwell: Auction Results & Market Statistics
Robert Motherwell (1915–1991) has 520 recorded auction sales between 2006 and 2026, totaling $72.5M in hammer-price volume. Statistics are computed from the Art Market API auction database and updated regularly.
Sold lots
520
Total volume
$72.5M
hammer prices, USD
Average price
$139,441
Auction record
$10.3M
Sell-through rate
80%
share of offered lots that sold
Sold above estimate
45%
share of sold lots beating the high estimate
2006peak $15.4M2026
Volume by category
Yearly auction performance
| Year | Lots sold | Total volume | Average price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | $478,165 | $20,790 |
| 2025 | 15 | $491,555 | $32,770 |
| 2024 | 40 | $1.8M | $44,046 |
| 2023 | 56 | $8.6M | $153,302 |
| 2022 | 74 | $7.9M | $106,748 |
| 2021 | 86 | $7.6M | $87,793 |
| 2020 | 73 | $2.6M | $36,229 |
| 2019 | 49 | $15.4M | $315,027 |
| 2018 | 19 | $3.1M | $165,225 |
| 2017 | 32 | $8.1M | $254,190 |
| 2016 | 7 | $1.9M | $270,135 |
| 2015 | 4 | $227,455 | $56,864 |
| 2014 | 8 | $3.8M | $477,975 |
| 2012 | 1 | $3,750 | $3,750 |
| 2011 | 4 | $1.8M | $444,000 |
| 2010 | 14 | $3.8M | $272,223 |
| 2009 | 10 | $890,747 | $89,075 |
| 2008 | 3 | $4.0M | $1.3M |
| 2006 | 2 | $5,737 | $2,869 |
Query this data programmatically
Every figure on this page is computed from the Art Market API's auction database.Robert Motherwell's complete lot-level auction history is available as structured JSON, filterable by date, price, category, and more.
curl "https://api.artmarketapi.com/api/v1/auction_records?artist=5ce31ad4bf16530017ba43b1&limit=10" \
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