Bruce Nauman
American · b. 1941 · Printmaker, Sculptor
Bruce Nauman is an American artist. His practice spans a broad range of media including sculpture, photography, neon, video, drawing, printmaking, and performance. Nauman lives… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Hanging Heads # 1 (Blue Andrew, Mouth Open / Red Julie with Cap)Phillips · £1,762,500≈ $2,769,416≈ €2,487,574Sign up to see
Masturbating ManPhillips · $2,757,500≈ £2,155,476≈ €2,439,186Sign up to see
Musical ChairPhillips · $1,482,000≈ £1,059,480≈ €1,240,064Sign up to see
Bruce Nauman’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).
Coming up at auction
4 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Mixed media | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Works on paper | 14 | 10 | 71% | $511kSign up | $88.6kSign up | $2.8MSign up |
| Watercolor | 3 | 1 | 33% | $96kSign up | $96kSign up | $96kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Drawing | 10 | 9 | 90% | $557kSign up | $81.3kSign up | $2.8MSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 156 | 140 | 90% | $7.1kSign up | $3.3kSign up | $150kSign up |
| Etching | 29 | 25 | 86% | $4.8kSign up | $3.3kSign up | $15.1kSign up |
| Aquatint | 5 | 5 | 100% | $1.7kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $2.8kSign up |
| Drypoint | 9 | 9 | 100% | $4.8kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $10.6kSign up |
| Lithograph | 91 | 82 | 90% | $7.8kSign up | $3kSign up | $150kSign up |
| Screenprint | 13 | 10 | 77% | $10.7kSign up | $4.7kSign up | $42.5kSign up |
| Print (other) | 8 | 8 | 100% | $6.7kSign up | $5.2kSign up | $17.1kSign up |
| Multiple | 1 | 1 | 100% | $24.1kSign up | $24.1kSign up | $24.1kSign up |
| Photography | 2 | 1 | 50% | $5.7kSign up | $5.7kSign up | $5.7kSign up |
| Photograph | 2 | 1 | 50% | $5.7kSign up | $5.7kSign up | $5.7kSign up |
| Sculpture | 4 | 3 | 75% | $355kSign up | $53.3kSign up | $983kSign up |
| Other | 10 | 8 | 80% | $356kSign up | $5.3kSign up | $2.8MSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 5 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2023 | 23 | 19 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2021 | 13 | 12 | $8.8kSign up |
| 2020 | 10 | 9 | $3kSign up |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2018 | 26 | 22 | $4.6kSign up |
| 2017 | 5 | 4 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | $13.8kSign up |
| 2015 | 11 | 8 | $5.3kSign up |
| 2014 | 7 | 4 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2013 | 12 | 8 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 | $8kSign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | $8.7kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $48.7kSign up |