Beatrice Wood

American · 1893–1998 · Painter, Sculptor

Beatrice Wood was an American artist and studio potter involved in the Dada movement in the United States; she founded and edited The Blind Man and Rongwrong magazines in New… (Wikipedia)

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Untitled (Mural)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 2017$40,625≈ £31,202≈ €36,340Sign up to see
Large chaliceRago Auctions · Jun 2026$21,760≈ £16,283≈ €18,861Sign up to see
Three Button Bottle vaseRago Auctions · Jun 2024$17,640≈ £13,824≈ €16,386Sign up to see

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Pitcher and cup, c. 1980
Sculpture
4½ h x 6½ w x 5¼ d in (11 x 17 x 13 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jun 19, 2025 · Lot 191
$1,397≈ £1,040≈ €1,217Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Plate, c. 1965
Sculpture
1½ h x 11¼ dia in (4 x 29 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jun 19, 2025 · Lot 192
$1,651≈ £1,229≈ €1,438Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Cups, set of two, c. 1985
Sculpture
5⅛ h x 5¾ w x 4 d in (13 x 15 x 10 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jun 19, 2025 · Lot 193
$1,016≈ £756≈ €885Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Charger with cat, 1947
Sculpture
1¾ h x 13¾ dia in (4 x 35 cm)
Rago Auctions · Apr 11, 2025 · Lot 100
$8,255≈ £6,306≈ €7,276Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Stick Neck Vase
Sculpture
height 8 3/4in (22.2cm); diameter 4 1/4in (10.8cm)
Bonhams · Mar 26, 2025 · Lot 133
$1,280≈ £992≈ €1,187Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
Footed Bowl and Vase
Sculpture
height of footed bowl 4in (10.1cm); diameter 5 1/4in (13.3cm); height of vase 5 1/4in (13.3cm); diameter 4in (10.1cm)
Bonhams · Mar 26, 2025 · Lot 136
$3,840≈ £2,977≈ €3,560Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Bonhams ↗
Face Vase
Sculpture
height 4in (10.1cm); diameter 3 1/4in (8.3cm)
Bonhams · Mar 26, 2025 · Lot 137
$1,088≈ £843≈ €1,009Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
Group of Nine Pendants
Sculpture
the largest 3 1/4 x 2 1/8in (8.2 x 5.4cm)
Bonhams · Mar 26, 2025 · Lot 138
$1,267≈ £982≈ €1,175Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
Folded vessel, c. 1980
Sculpture
3⅞ h x 5¼ w x 3⅜ d in (10 x 13 x 9 cm)
Rago Auctions · Feb 19, 2025 · Lot 131
$2,159≈ £1,714≈ €2,069Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Chalice form, c. 1985
Sculpture
7 h x 4¼ dia in (18 x 11 cm)
Rago Auctions · Feb 19, 2025 · Lot 188
$6,985≈ £5,545≈ €6,694Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗

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Beatrice Wood signature

49 catalogued lots by Beatrice Wood record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (50% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

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lower right2
on the reverse2

Form

signed46
signed and dated3

Signed Beato 1993 in blue color pencil lower right. Titled, signed and dated in blue ink verso — Elizabeth realized she had a cold bed, Michaan's Auctions, Sep 18, 2021
Signed and dated lower right — In the Bath, Clarke Auction Gallery, Jan 7, 2018
Signed — Group of Six Vessels, Bonhams, Mar 19, 2026

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About Beatrice Wood

Beatrice Wood was an American artist and studio potter involved in the Dada movement in the United States; she founded and edited The Blind Man and Rongwrong magazines in New York City with French artist Marcel Duchamp and writer Henri-Pierre Roché in 1917. She had earlier studied art and theater in Paris, and was working in New York as an actress. She later worked at sculpture and pottery. Wood was characterized as the "Mama of Dada".

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