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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$40,625≈ £31,202≈ €36,340Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumUntitled (Mural)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA)2017267auction results2007–2026years recorded95%sold (254)$2.5kSign up free to seemedian price

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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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Mother and Child Vase with Angels
Sculpture
height 12 1/4in (31.1cm); diameter 8in (20.3cm)
Bonhams · Mar 29, 2023 · Lot 230
$7,650≈ £6,205≈ €7,053Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Bonhams ↗
Untitled
Sculpture
7 h x 5½ w x 4½ d in (18 x 14 x 11 cm)
Rago Auctions · Mar 1, 2023 · Lot 197
$2,268≈ £1,880≈ €2,123Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Large coupe with figures, c. 1990
Sculpture
7¾ h x 8¾ dia in (20 x 22 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jan 20, 2023 · Lot 672
$9,450≈ £7,647≈ €8,729Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Mother & Child vase, c. 1990
Sculpture
13¼ h x 9¼ w x 4 d in (34 x 23 x 10 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jan 20, 2023 · Lot 673
$6,550≈ £5,300≈ €6,050Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Vase, c. 1960
Sculpture
5¼ h x 6 w x 3 d in (13 x 15 x 8 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jan 20, 2023 · Lot 674
$2,520≈ £2,039≈ €2,328Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Goblet
Sculpture
height 7in (18cm); diameter 4in (10cm)
Bonhams · Oct 25, 2022 · Lot 289
$2,423≈ £2,141≈ €2,457Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Bonhams ↗
Handled Vase
Sculpture
height 4 1/2in (11.5cm); diameter 3 1/4in (8.3cm)
Bonhams · Oct 25, 2022 · Lot 290
$1,148≈ £1,014≈ €1,164Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
Tall Conical Vase
Sculpture
height 22 1/2in (57cm); diameter 5in (12.5cm)
Bonhams · Oct 25, 2022 · Lot 308
$4,845≈ £4,282≈ €4,913Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
Lovers
Sculpture
height 20in (50.8cm); width 5in (12.7cm); depth 4in (10.1cm)
Bonhams · Oct 25, 2022 · Lot 309
$1,913≈ £1,690≈ €1,939Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
Footed Vase
Sculpture
height 5 1/4in (13.3cm); diameter 5 3/8in (13.6cm)
Bonhams · Oct 25, 2022 · Lot 310
$1,530≈ £1,352≈ €1,552Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗

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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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