Robert Motherwell (1915-1991) - August Sea #5

August Sea #5

acrylic and charcoal on canvas
182.9 cms x 121.9 cms (72 ins x 48 ins)
Initialed and dated 1972 and on verso signed, titled, dated and inscribed with stock #138169 on the dunkelman gallery label
made in 1972
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "The Joan Stewart Clarke Collection - International Art Live auction" held on Wed, Jun 1, 2022.
Lot 205
Estimate: CAD $2,000,000 - $2,500,000
Realised: CAD $2,161,260

Lot description - from the online catalogue*

Provenance:
Lawrence Rubin Gallery, New York, 1972

Dunkelman Gallery, Toronto

The Joan Stewart Clarke Collection, Vancouver

Exhibitions:
Lawrence Rubin Gallery, New York, Robert Motherwell, October - November 1972, catalogue #2
Notes:
For full cataloguing, essay and images in PDF format, please click here.

For the biography on Joan Stewart Clarke in PDF format please click here.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Heffel auction house for permission to use.
August Sea #5 by artist Robert Motherwell