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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Record prices
Untitled (Mural)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $40,625≈ £31,202≈ €36,340Sign up to see
Large chaliceRago Auctions · $21,760≈ £16,283≈ €18,861Sign up to see
Three Button Bottle vaseRago Auctions · $17,640≈ £13,824≈ €16,386Sign up to see
Beatrice Wood’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
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- Folded bowl, c. 1965$1,638≈ £1,232≈ €1,480Sign up free to see
- Large bowl with figures, c. 1985$12,445≈ £9,363≈ €11,241Sign up free to see
- Large vase with figures in a park, c. 1990$5,240≈ £3,942≈ €4,733Sign up free to see
- Self-Portrait, c. 1990$2,268≈ £1,706≈ €2,049Sign up free to see
- Handled vase with faces, 1993$17,030≈ £12,737≈ €15,267Sign up free to see
- Footed bowl, c. 1985$3,276≈ £2,450≈ €2,937Sign up free to see
- Figural coupes, pair, c. 1997$17,030≈ £12,737≈ €15,267Sign up free to see
- Coral Angel, c. 1965$1,764≈ £1,319≈ €1,581Sign up free to see
- Plate, c. 1970$630≈ £471≈ €565Sign up free to see
- Three Button Bottle vase, 1984$17,640≈ £13,824≈ €16,386Sign up free to see
Beatrice Wood works on paper (12)Beatrice Wood watercolors (4)Beatrice Wood drawings (8)Beatrice Wood sculpture (207)
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.
Placement
Form
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, 2021Signed and dated lower right
— In the Bath, Clarke Auction Gallery, Jan 7, 2018Signed
— Group of Six Vessels, Bonhams, Mar 19, 2026
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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