Claes Oldenburg Prints: Auction Prices

1929–2022

ArtSell has recorded 354 auction results for Claes Oldenburg prints between 2001 and 2026, and 342 of them sold (97%). The median price realised is $1.1kSign up free to see across 342 priced sales; the middle half sold for $688Sign up free to see–$2.1kSign up free to see. The auction record in our data is Soft Alphabet, sold at Grisebach in December 2020 for $27.4kSign up free to see. Sales were recorded mainly at Rago Auctions (76), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (70) and Wright (56).

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1. 
   CO

   Screenprint · Panel

   Bass - 10.5" dia x 8" wide

   Clarke Auction Gallery · Jun 25, 2012 · Lot 61
   $1,200≈ £771≈ €961HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
2. 
   Untitled

   Lithograph

   24.5" high x 19.25" wide

   Clarke Auction Gallery · Apr 15, 2012 · Lot 212
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–1,500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
3. 
   Proposal for a Cathedral in the Form of a Sink Faucet for Lake Union, Seattle, Washington, 1972

   Lithograph · Paper

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 11, 2011 · Lot 435
   $1,250≈ £800≈ €934Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
4. 
   Sketch for a Sculpture in the Form of a Steel Tack, 1981

   Lithograph

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 6, 2011 · Lot 284
   $2,875≈ £1,765≈ €2,060Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
5. 
   Ice Cream Desserts - Praline, 1976

   Etching · Paper

   25 h x 20 w in (63 x 51 cm)

   Wright · Sep 14, 2010 · Lot 160
   $500≈ £325≈ €389Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Wright ↗
6. 
   Scissors as monument (from National Collection of Fine Arts portfolio), 1967

   Lithograph · Paper

   30 h x 20 w in (76 x 51 cm)

   Wright · Dec 10, 2009 · Lot 941
   $875≈ £537≈ €594Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
7. 
   Double Punching Bag, 1967

   Lithograph · Paper

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 6, 2009 · Lot 275
   $919≈ £562≈ €610Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
8. 
   Ice Bag, 1971

   Lithograph

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 6, 2009 · Lot 262
   $980≈ £600≈ €650Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
9. 
   Museum à la Mode, 1994

   Lithograph · Paper

   39 h x 27 w in (99 x 69 cm)

   Wright · Feb 26, 2009 · Lot 243
   $594≈ £414≈ €465Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Wright ↗
10. 
    Icebag

    Lithograph

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 29, 2008 · Lot 386
    $1,500≈ £754≈ €952Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
11. 
    Notes (Mickey Mouse)

    Lithograph · ed. 13/100

    22 11/16 in. x 15 3/4 in.

    Sloans & Kenyon · Sep 14, 2007 · Lot 774
    $1,200≈ £597≈ €866HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
12. 
    Study of Steel and Lead Ashtray, 1976

    Etching

    55,5 : 64,5 cm (21,8 : 25,3 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · Mar 31, 2007 · Lot 693
    €1,200≈ $1,598≈ £816Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
13. 
    Nose (Handkerchief) (A./P. 53), 1968

    Screenprint · Other support · ed. 132/150

    19 x 19in (48½ x 48½cm)

    Bonhams · Nov 6, 2005 · Lot 687
    $1,998≈ £1,143≈ €1,674Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
14. 
    Lake Union, 1972

    Print (other) · ed. 240/300

    71 : 55 cm (27,9 : 21,6 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · Mar 18, 2005 · Lot 885
    €585≈ $777≈ £406Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €700–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
15. 
    Tea Bag, 1972

    Lithograph · ed. 83/100

    62,5 : 48 cm (24,6 : 18,8 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · Mar 18, 2005 · Lot 884
    €819≈ $1,088≈ £568Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
16. 
    Baked potatoe with butter, 1973

    Lithograph · ed. 82/100

    67 : 84 cm (26,3 : 33 in)

    Ketterer Kunst · Mar 18, 2005 · Lot 362
    €1,053≈ $1,398≈ £730Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,200–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
17. 
    Tongue

    Lithograph

    Ketterer Kunst · Dec 7, 2001 · Lot 807
    €399≈ $356≈ £249Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €230–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗

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