Carl Beam
Kwakwaka'wakw · 1943–2005 · Painter, Printmaker
Carl Beam, born Carl Edward Migwans, was an Indigenous Canadian multi-media artist whose career confronted Canada's colonial legacy through innovate means of creativity. His… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Geronimo - On Route to a Concentration Camp...Levis Fine Art Auctions · CA$863≈ $853≈ £430≈ €537Sign up to see
Group of Carl Beam PrintsLevis Fine Art Auctions · CA$761≈ $561≈ £422≈ €502Sign up to see
Feather, MigwansLevis Fine Art Auctions · CA$403≈ $399≈ £201≈ €251Sign up to see
Carl Beam’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).
ArtSell has recorded 21 auction results for Carl Beam between 1999 and 2024, of which 20 sold (95%). Recorded sale prices range from $92Sign up free to see to $853Sign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $853Sign up free to see for Geronimo - On Route to a Concentration Camp... at Levis Fine Art Auctions in April 2008. The most common medium is works on paper (8 lots). Most results come from Levis Fine Art Auctions (20) and Rachel Davis Fine Arts (1).
21 results
- CA$761≈ $561≈ £422≈ €502Sign up free to see
- CA$380≈ $286≈ £251≈ €287Sign up free to see
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- CA$497≈ $370≈ £285≈ €327Sign up free to see
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- CA$117≈ $117≈ £73≈ €92Sign up free to see
- CA$293≈ $292≈ £184≈ €230Sign up free to see
- CA$117≈ $117≈ £73≈ €92Sign up free to see
Carl Beam works on paper (8)Carl Beam prints (12)Carl Beam lithographs (5)Carl Beam screenprints (6)
Carl Beam: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Carl Beam at auction?
$853Sign up free to see, for Geronimo - On Route to a Concentration Camp... at Levis Fine Art Auctions (April 2008) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Carl Beam?
The median sale price is $266Sign up free to see across 20 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Carl Beam have sold at auction?
20 of 21 recorded lots sold between 1999 and 2024.
Which auction houses sell Carl Beam?
Levis Fine Art Auctions and Rachel Davis Fine Arts account for the most recorded results. Levis Fine Art Auctions · Rachel Davis Fine Arts
About Carl Beam
Carl Beam, born Carl Edward Migwans, was an Indigenous Canadian multi-media artist whose career confronted Canada's colonial legacy through innovate means of creativity. His work engaged with the contemporary issues and experiences of the Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island. Beam made Canadian art history as the first artist of Indigenous Ancestry (Ojibwe), to have his work purchased by the National Gallery of Canada as Contemporary Art. A major retrospective of his work was organized by the National Gallery of Canada in 2010. He worked in various photographic mediums, mixed media, oil, acrylic, spontaneously scripted text on canvas, works on paper, Plexiglas, stone, cement, wood, handmade ceramic pottery, and found objects, in addition to etching, lithography, and screen process.
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