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American · b. 1941 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 176 of 187 lots (94% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Bruce Nauman: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1960s1814$3kSign upLithograph
1970s6657$3.3kSign upLithograph
1980s5349$4.4kSign upLithograph
1990s3330$3.3kSign upEtching
2000s41$5kSign upEtching
2010s11$832Sign upEtching

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1960s 18 works

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14 of 18
Median
$3kSign up
Average
$16.5kSign up
Typical size
19 × 20 in (48 × 51 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (8), Print (other) (3), Drawing (3)
Subjects
Landscapes (2)
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1970s 66 works

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57 of 66
Median
$3.3kSign up
Average
$12.9kSign up
Typical size
26 × 29.5 in (66 × 74 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (47), Screenprint (9), Other (3)
Subjects
—
Show 12 more (1970s)

…and 42 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 53 works

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49 of 53
Median
$4.4kSign up
Average
$161kSign up
Typical size
25.5 × 24 in (64 × 61 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (24), Drypoint (7), Etching (7)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (7)
Show 12 more (1980s)

…and 29 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 33 works

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30 of 33
Median
$3.3kSign up
Average
$38kSign up
Typical size
19.5 × 23.5 in (49 × 60 cm)
Mediums
Etching (17), Lithograph (8), Screenprint (3)
Subjects
—
Show 12 more (1990s)

…and 9 more works from this group in the full results list.

2000s 4 works

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1 of 4
Median
$5kSign up
Average
$5kSign up
Typical size
19 × 24 in (48 × 61 cm)
Mediums
Etching (4)
Subjects
—

2010s 1 work

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1 of 1
Median
$832Sign up
Average
$832Sign up
Typical size
8 × 10 in (20 × 25 cm)
Mediums
Etching (1)
Subjects
—

Creation date not recorded

11 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 1 work

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1 of 1
Median
$1.4kSign up
Average
$1.4kSign up
Typical size
—
Mediums
Other (1)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2010s 4 works

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3 of 4
Median
$1.8kSign up
Average
$1.8kSign up
Typical size
26.5 × 29.5 in (67 × 75 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (2), Aquatint (1), Screenprint (1)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2020s 6 works

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6 of 6
Median
$4.1kSign up
Average
$5kSign up
Typical size
21.5 × 28 in (54 × 72 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (2), Lithograph (2), Drypoint (1)
Subjects
—

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Bruce Nauman auction results →