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David Byrne, Stop Making Sense

David Byrne

American · b. 1952 · Printmaker, Photographer

David Byrne is an American musician, writer, visual artist, and filmmaker. He was a founding member and the principal songwriter, lead vocalist, and guitarist of the rock band… (Wikipedia)

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  1. David Byrne, Stairway to Heaven: Democracy, 1996, Cibatransparency on lightboxStairway to Heaven: DemocracyRago Auctions · $5,000≈ £3,531≈ €4,094Sign up to see
  2. David Byrne, Summa Scientiae Mundi: How To Do All Things, 1993, c-printSumma Scientiae Mundi: How To Do All ThingsWright · $1,000≈ £601≈ €732Sign up to see
  3. David Byrne, Recycle, it's the Law! (from the Exit 99 portfolio), 1999, screenprint in colors on Camouflage fabricRecycle, it's the Law! (from the Exit 99 portfolio)Rago Auctions · $704≈ £525≈ €609Sign up to see

David Byrne’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).

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David Byrne, Recycle, it's the Law! (from the Exit 99 portfolio), 1999, screenprint in colors on Camouflage fabric
Recycle, it's the Law! (from the Exit 99 portfolio), 1999
Rago Auctions · Jun 12, 2026
$704Sign up free to see
David Byrne, Stairway to Heaven: Democracy, 1996, Cibatransparency on lightbox
Stairway to Heaven: Democracy, 1996
Rago Auctions · May 19, 2021
$5,000Sign up free to see
David Byrne, Summa Scientiae Mundi: How To Do All Things, 1993, c-print
Summa Scientiae Mundi: How To Do All Things, 1993
Wright · Feb 27, 2014
$1,000Sign up free to see

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David Byrne, Stop Making Sense
Stop Making Sense
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Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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