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Carl Andre, 43 Roaring forty

Carl Andre

American · 1935–2024 · Painter, Printmaker

Carl Andre was an American minimalist artist recognized for his ordered linear and grid format sculptures. His stark minimal art sculptures range from large public artworks, to… (Wikipedia)

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69lots offered2008–2026years recorded91%sold (62)$27.2kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Carl Andre, 36 Copper Square, 1968, copper, in 36 parts36 Copper SquarePhillips · $2,692,000≈ £1,924,507≈ €2,252,531Sign up to see
  2. Carl Andre, Sixth Steel Corner, 1978, steel plates, in 21 partsSixth Steel CornerPhillips · $605,000≈ £400,928≈ €561,433Sign up to see
  3. Carl Andre, 48 Bar Rectangular Fugue on 4 Ancient Metals, 1988, copper, steel, lead and zinc, in 48 parts48 Bar Rectangular Fugue on 4 Ancient MetalsPhillips · £287,500≈ $365,528≈ €321,484Sign up to see

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Carl Andre, Venus Rim, 1978, copper, 52 unit circle
Venus Rim, 1978
Phillips · Mar 7, 2026
£109,650Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Two Works: (i) SBSBSBSBSBSBSBSBMSBMSBMSBCMSBCMSBCMSBCMSBCMSBCMSBCMSBCM (ii) AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, 1975, each Xerox ink on paper
Two Works: (i) SBSBSBSBSBSBSBSBMSBMSBMSBCMSBCMSBCMSBCMSBCMSBCMSBCMSBCM (ii) AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, 1975
Phillips · Mar 3, 2026
£7,740Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, arc bin bur cam, 1962, Typewriter ink, on wove paper
arc bin bur cam, 1962
Phillips · Jun 24, 2025
$10,160Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Fourth CU Prime, Glarus, 2003
Fourth CU Prime, Glarus, 2003
Grisebach · Jun 6, 2025
€22,860Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, ON THE SADNESS, 1963, typed carbon transfer on paper
ON THE SADNESS, 1963
Phillips · Apr 10, 2025
£11,430Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Stillanovel Trial No 20, 1972, typewriter ink on paper
Stillanovel Trial No 20, 1972
Phillips · Mar 4, 2025
£10,160Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, 4 Unit Tool Steel Hollow Square, 2014, tool steel, in 4 parts
4 Unit Tool Steel Hollow Square, 2014
Phillips · Feb 28, 2025
$33,020Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Still Blue Wall, 1989, Stone sculpture made of Belgian limestone
Still Blue Wall, 1989
Kornfeld · Sep 13, 2024
CHF 100,000Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, intimate, 1963, typewriter ink on paper, laid on paper
intimate, 1963
Phillips · Jun 5, 2024
$15,240Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Untitled, 1958-1963, ink, thumbprints and stamp prints on paper
Untitled, 1958-1963
Phillips · Nov 15, 2023
$30,480Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, arc bin bur cam, 1965, typewriter ink on paper
arc bin bur cam, 1965
Phillips · Nov 15, 2023
$11,430Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, ESSAY ON PAINTING FOR F P STELLA 1965, typewriter ink on paper
ESSAY ON PAINTING FOR F P STELLA 1965
Phillips · Nov 15, 2023
$13,970Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Collection of seventeen postcards, c. 1990, postcards
Collection of seventeen postcards, c. 1990
Wright · Oct 27, 2023
$1,260Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Postcard, 1991, postcard, ink
Postcard, 1991
Wright · Oct 27, 2023
$441Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Collection of eighteen postcards, c. 1990, postcards
Collection of eighteen postcards, c. 1990
Wright · Oct 27, 2023
$1,134Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Collection of four postcards with collage, 1989-1992, postcards with collage
Collection of four postcards with collage, 1989-1992
Wright · Oct 27, 2023
$567Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Photograph with letter, 1991, photograph, ink, paper
Photograph with letter, 1991
Wright · Oct 27, 2023
$315Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Collection of postcard and photos, 1983-1991, postcards, photograph, hand-written letters
Collection of postcard and photos, 1983-1991
Wright · Oct 27, 2023
$504Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Collection of postcards, forty-four, 1986-1991, postcards
Collection of postcards, forty-four, 1986-1991
Wright · Aug 8, 2023
$1,260Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Andre (exhibition catalog), 1968, printed plastic, printed paper, printed fabric
Andre (exhibition catalog), 1968
Wright · Aug 8, 2023
$252Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Collection of mail ephemera, six, Polaroid, ink on postcard, envelope with stamp
Collection of mail ephemera, six
Wright · Aug 8, 2023
$852Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Postcard, 1991, postcard
Postcard, 1991
Wright · Aug 8, 2023
$983Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Collection of postcards, eleven, 1979-1993, postcards
Collection of postcards, eleven, 1979-1993
Wright · Aug 8, 2023
$1,703Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Collection of postcards, nine, 1979, postcards
Collection of postcards, nine, 1979
Wright · Aug 8, 2023
$756Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Collection of postcards, seven, 1989, postcards
Collection of postcards, seven, 1989
Wright · Aug 8, 2023
$378Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Paolina's Way“, New York, 1970
Paolina's Way“, New York, 1970
Grisebach · Jun 2, 2023
€25,000Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, 6 CuAl LINE, 2005, copper and aluminium
6 CuAl LINE, 2005
Phillips · Mar 3, 2023
£101,600Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Untitled, 1958-1963, printed board collage on board
Untitled, 1958-1963
Phillips · Nov 16, 2022
$63,000Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, 2 (17 Al)., 1984, aluminium, in 34 parts
2 (17 Al)., 1984
Phillips · Oct 13, 2022
£90,720Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Untitled, 1967, offset lithograph
Untitled, 1967
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 8, 2022
$2,000Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Fault, 1988, stainless steel, in 2 parts
Fault, 1988
Phillips · Nov 18, 2021
$63,000Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, 36 Copper Square, 1968, copper, in 36 parts
36 Copper Square, 1968
Phillips · Jun 23, 2021
$2,692,000Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Magnesium-Steel Couplet, 1999, Magnesium- und Stahlplatte
Magnesium-Steel Couplet, 1999
Van Ham · Jun 16, 2021
€36,120Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, 45-Part Steel Cut, 1972, transformer core steel sheet, in 45 parts
45-Part Steel Cut, 1972
Phillips · Apr 16, 2021
£126,000Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Steel Parallels, 2006, hot-rolled steel, in 10 parts
Steel Parallels, 2006
Phillips · Dec 8, 2020
$176,400Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Cube on Block, 2001, Belgian blue limestone
Cube on Block, 2001
Phillips · Oct 3, 2019
£37,500Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, 21 Algon, 2000, aluminium, in 21 parts
21 Algon, 2000
Phillips · Oct 3, 2019
£112,500Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, 48 Bar Rectangular Fugue on 4 Ancient Metals, 1988, copper, steel, lead and zinc, in 48 parts
48 Bar Rectangular Fugue on 4 Ancient Metals, 1988
Phillips · Jun 27, 2019
£287,500Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, 7 Copper Weather Row, 1980, copper, in 7 parts
7 Copper Weather Row, 1980
Phillips · Nov 14, 2018
$93,750Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Manet Post and Threshold, 1980, quincy granite blocks, in 3 parts
Manet Post and Threshold, 1980
Phillips · Jun 26, 2018
£50,000Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, EVALE, 1994
EVALE, 1994
Grisebach · Dec 1, 2017
€100,000Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Poem, 1995, Bleistift auf Papier
Poem, 1995
Grisebach · Dec 1, 2017
€10,000Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, 51 White Row, 1988, marble
51 White Row, 1988
Wright · Oct 27, 2017
$125,000Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Aluminum Σ 21, 2006, aluminum
Aluminum Σ 21, 2006
Wright · Oct 27, 2017
$92,500Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Intimate, 1961, typewriter carbon on paper
Intimate, 1961
Phillips · May 17, 2017
$27,500Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, POETICAL ECONOMY, 1959, typewriter carbon on paper
POETICAL ECONOMY, 1959
Phillips · May 17, 2017
$18,750Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Wood Saw-Cut Exercise, 1958, wood
Wood Saw-Cut Exercise, 1958
Phillips · May 17, 2017
$162,500Sign up free to see
Carl Andre, Al 4 Blocks, 2008, aluminum, in 4 parts
Al 4 Blocks, 2008
Phillips · May 17, 2017
$40,000Sign up free to see

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Carl Andre, 43 Roaring forty
43 Roaring forty1988
Kröller-Müller Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kröller-Müller Museum

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