Andy Goldsworthy, Stone River

Andy Goldsworthy

British · b. 1956 · Sculptor, Draughtsman

Andy Goldsworthy is an English sculptor, photographer, and environmentalist who produces site-specific sculptures and land art situated in natural or urban settings. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Andy Goldsworthy, Snow and Earth, 1993, Mixed mediaSnow and EarthKetterer Kunst · €9,375≈ $10,642≈ £8,337Sign up to see
  2. Andy Goldsworthy, Proposed Wall Division Sheep Sculpture, Stonewood, 1988, graphite on paperProposed Wall Division Sheep Sculpture, StonewoodPhillips · $8,750≈ £5,439≈ €6,460Sign up to see
  3. Andy Goldsworthy, Snow and Earth, 1993, Mixed mediaSnow and EarthKetterer Kunst · €7,500≈ $8,321≈ £6,334Sign up to see

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Andy Goldsworthy, 'Stone Drawing, Grass, Clay, Thorns, Scaur Glen, Dumfriesshire', 1991, Diptych of chromogenic prints; each mounted, the smaller signed
'Stone Drawing, Grass, Clay, Thorns, Scaur Glen, Dumfriesshire', 1991
Bonhams · Jul 14, 2026
$2,048Sign up free to see
Andy Goldsworthy, Torn Stones, Burndale Volcano, 1990, stone
Torn Stones, Burndale Volcano, 1990
Rago Auctions · Mar 25, 2026
$2,048Sign up free to see
Andy Goldsworthy, Forked Sticks in Water, Bentham, Yorkshire, March 1979, Yorkshire' in pencil on mount
Forked Sticks in Water, Bentham, Yorkshire, March 1979
Sworders · Mar 10, 2026
£700Sign up free to see
Andy Goldsworthy, La Vallée du Vançon Cairn, Reserve Géologique de Haute Provence, 2000, colour print
La Vallée du Vançon Cairn, Reserve Géologique de Haute Provence, 2000
Toovey's · Nov 5, 2025
£180Sign up free to see
Andy Goldsworthy, STACKED STICKS, HIGH UP ON A LEDGE, 1987, Cibachrome print mounted on card, ed. 5
STACKED STICKS, HIGH UP ON A LEDGE, 1987
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 14, 2025
£630Sign up free to see
Andy Goldsworthy, Clay Rock: A Proposal for San Diego, 1996, graphite and watercolor on paper
Clay Rock: A Proposal for San Diego, 1996
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Aug 21, 2025
$4,826Sign up free to see
Andy Goldsworthy, SINGLE SANDSTONE, 1987, split and carved stone
SINGLE SANDSTONE, 1987
Lyon & Turnbull · May 1, 2025
£5,040Sign up free to see
Andy Goldsworthy, Burnt sticks Installed at Galerie Lelong, New York 1996 Returned and remade at Buckhorn, 1998 In the dried up bed of a pond Revisited the following year, 1999 After the pond had filled and emptied Buckhorn, New York, 2000, Cibachrome print
Burnt sticks Installed at Galerie Lelong, New York 1996 Returned and remade at Buckhorn, 1998 In the dried up bed of a pond Revisited the following year, 1999 After the pond had filled and emptied Buckhorn, New York, 2000
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 12, 2024
$8,190Sign up free to see
Andy Goldsworthy, LOWTHER EARTH SPLASHES; MUDSTONES THROWN INTO SCAUR WATER, PENPONT, DUMFRIESSHIRE, JULY 1992, 1992, 1992
LOWTHER EARTH SPLASHES; MUDSTONES THROWN INTO SCAUR WATER, PENPONT, DUMFRIESSHIRE, JULY 1992, 1992, 1992
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 25, 2024
£6,300Sign up free to see
Andy Goldsworthy, Series of Seven Works, 1987-94, 6 c-prints and one work with traces of snow and dirt on paper, comprising:
Series of Seven Works, 1987-94
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 28, 2023
£6,300Sign up free to see
Andy Goldsworthy, River stones scratched white<br /> made in dried-up bed of Swindale Beck after a long hot summer <br />over cast<br /> began to rain steadily just as I finished, 1983, Vier C-Prints in Passepartout montiert
River stones scratched white<br /> made in dried-up bed of Swindale Beck after a long hot summer <br />over cast<br /> began to rain steadily just as I finished, 1983
Van Ham · Dec 10, 2020
€2,580Sign up free to see
Andy Goldsworthy, STARTED CLIMBING, chromogenic print
STARTED CLIMBING
Lyon & Turnbull · Jan 15, 2020
£2,000Sign up free to see
Andy Goldsworthy, STONES, SCRATCHED WHITE, chromogenic print
STONES, SCRATCHED WHITE
Lyon & Turnbull · Jan 15, 2020
£1,750Sign up free to see
Andy Goldsworthy, Snow and Earth, 1993, Mixed media
Snow and Earth, 1993
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 7, 2019
€7,500Sign up free to see
Andy Goldsworthy, Snow and Earth, 1993, Mixed media
Snow and Earth, 1993
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 6, 2018
€9,375Sign up free to see
Andy Goldsworthy, A stone laid on previously for several hours/slow rain dried as quickly as it wetted/returned in summer sun and showers five shadows in three days/Gatelawbridge Dumfriesshire, United Kingdom
A stone laid on previously for several hours/slow rain dried as quickly as it wetted/returned in summer sun and showers five shadows in three days/Gatelawbridge Dumfriesshire
Rago Auctions · Nov 10, 2018
$5,000Sign up free to see
Andy Goldsworthy, A Box with Holes - Forest Park Gatherings Oct 86, St Louis
A Box with Holes - Forest Park Gatherings Oct 86, St Louis
Clarke Auction Gallery · Feb 25, 2018
$4,400Sign up free to see
Andy Goldsworthy, Red Leaves/Difficult to Find/Held with Water/To the Tip of a Quarried Stone/Government Island, Virginia October 13, 2003, Suite of 9 unique mounted and framed cibachrome prints and 1 smaller text / photograph
Red Leaves/Difficult to Find/Held with Water/To the Tip of a Quarried Stone/Government Island, Virginia October 13, 2003
Phillips · Oct 3, 2017
$7,500Sign up free to see
Andy Goldsworthy, Fall Leaves on Stones (2), 2002, Color photographs of a constructed nature scene
Fall Leaves on Stones (2), 2002
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 11, 2015
$4,688Sign up free to see
Andy Goldsworthy, Proposed Wall Division Sheep Sculpture, Stonewood, 1988, graphite on paper
Proposed Wall Division Sheep Sculpture, Stonewood, 1988
Phillips · Sep 19, 2013
$8,750Sign up free to see
Andy Goldsworthy, 'Stone Drawing, Grass, Clay, Thorns, Scaur Glen, Dumfriesshire', 1991, Diptych of chromogenic prints; each mounted, the smaller signed
'Stone Drawing, Grass, Clay, Thorns, Scaur Glen, Dumfriesshire', 1991
Bonhams · Apr 9, 2026
Andy Goldsworthy, Stacked Snow Cone, Grise Fiord, Ellesmere Island, 1989, Chromogenic print, flush-mounted to card
Stacked Snow Cone, Grise Fiord, Ellesmere Island, 1989
Lempertz · Jun 2, 2018
Andy Goldsworthy, River Rock, drawn over with a soft red stone, Scaur Water, Dumfriesshire, 1992, Photo work in 5 parts: chromogenic prints, each mounted to card. Each print
River Rock, drawn over with a soft red stone, Scaur Water, Dumfriesshire, 1992
Lempertz · Jun 2, 2018
Andy Goldsworthy, Woven bamboo, Kiinagashima-Cho, Japan, 27 November, 1987, Dye destruction print, mounted
Woven bamboo, Kiinagashima-Cho, Japan, 27 November, 1987
Phillips · May 8, 2013

Works in museum collections

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Andy Goldsworthy, Stone River
Stone River2001
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CC BY 4.0 · Parker Higgins, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

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