Barbara Kruger

American · b. 1945 · Painter, Printmaker

Barbara Kruger is an American conceptual artist and collagist associated with the Pictures Generation. She is most known for her visual word art that consists of… (Wikipedia)

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Untitled (My face is your fortune)Phillips · May 2026$1,032,000≈ £769,747≈ €888,124Sign up to see
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Untitled (I've Seen this Movie Before / You Make the World Safe for Democracy), 1986
Photograph · Paper · ed. 2/6
56 x 56 cm (22 x 22 in.)
Phillips · Jan 21, 2016 · Lot 111
£11,250≈ $15,877≈ €14,576Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
Du Willst Es. Du Kaufst Es. Du Vergisst Es. (You Want It. You Buy It. You Forget It.), 2013
Photograph · Board · ed. 6/8
I. 40.5 x 53 cm (15 7/8 x 20 7/8 in.) S. 43.1 x 55.8 cm (16 7/8 x 21 7/8 in.)
Phillips · Jan 21, 2016 · Lot 112
£3,750≈ $5,292≈ €4,859Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
You're Right (And You Know It And So Should Everyone Else), 2010
Lithograph · Paper
9 h x 24 w in (23 x 61 cm)
Wright · Feb 26, 2015 · Lot 273
$4,063≈ £2,621≈ €3,590Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
Untitled (Let Go), 2007
Photograph · ed. AP
32.1 x 44.3 cm (12 5/8 x 17 1/2 in.)
Phillips · Feb 13, 2015 · Lot 188
£30,000≈ $46,134≈ €40,536Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
Gib acht auf den Moment wenn Stolz sich in Verachtung wandelt (Watch the Moment when Pride Changes to Contempt), 1990
Screenprint · Paper · ed. 22/30
overall 250 x 355.2 cm (98 3/8 x 139 7/8 in.)
Phillips · Jan 22, 2015 · Lot 130
£6,875≈ $10,449≈ €8,994Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
Untitled (I've Seen this Movie Before / You Make the World Safe for Democracy), 1986
Photograph · Paper · ed. 2/6
56 x 56 cm (22 x 22 in.)
Phillips · Jan 22, 2015 · Lot 131
£6,000≈ $9,119≈ €7,849Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
You're Right, 2010
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 128/200
S. 9 x 23 7/8 in. (22.9 x 60.6 cm)
Phillips · Oct 28, 2014 · Lot 312
$3,250≈ £2,009≈ €2,549Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–1,800View at Phillips ↗
Untitled (We Will No Longer Be Seen and Not Heard), 1985
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 30/50
all S. 20 x 20 in. (50.8 x 50.8 cm)
Phillips · Oct 28, 2014 · Lot 53
$56,250≈ £34,774≈ €44,125Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $18,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
Face It! (Green), 2007
Photograph · ed. 10/10
frame 109 x 83.7 cm (42 7/8 x 32 7/8 in.)
Phillips · Oct 16, 2014 · Lot 199
£27,500≈ $43,989≈ €34,504Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £20,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
You're Right and You Know It And So Should Everyone Else, 2010
Lithograph · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 12, 2014 · Lot 376
$3,250≈ £2,020≈ €2,572Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗

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Barbara Kruger signature

27 catalogued lots by Barbara Kruger record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (100% of lots that state a placement). Most often: initialled.

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on the reverse5

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initialled15
signed11
signed in pencil1

Signed with the artist's initials and numbered 'B.K AP. 24/50' on the reverse — YOU'RE RIGHT, Phillips, Jul 14, 2021
Initialed in pencil verso — You're Right (And You Know it and So Should Everyone Else), Bonhams, Sep 23, 2025
Signed with initials and numbered 51/200 in pencil on the reverse — You're Right (And You Know it and So Should Everyone Else), Phillips, Jan 17, 2024

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About Barbara Kruger

Barbara Kruger is an American conceptual artist and collagist associated with the Pictures Generation. She is most known for her visual word art that consists of black-and-white photographs, overlaid with declarative captions, stated in white-on-red Futura Bold Oblique or Helvetica Ultra Condensed text. The phrases in her works often include pronouns such as "you", "your", "I", "we", and "they", addressing cultural constructions of power, identity, consumerism, and sexuality. Kruger's artistic mediums include photography, sculpture, graphic design, architecture, as well as video and audio installations.

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