Dorothea Rockburne
Canadian · 1929–2022 · Painter, Printmaker
Dorothea Rockburne is a Canadian abstract painter, drawing inspiration primarily from her deep interest in mathematics and astronomy. Her work is geometric and abstract,… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
OxymoronPhillips · $93,750≈ £73,054≈ €85,181Sign up to see
Musician Angel: Parallelogram, SquarePhillips · $25,200≈ £23,783≈ €26,346Sign up to see
Long Drawing, NarcissusPhillips · $23,750≈ £14,935≈ €17,682Sign up to see
Dorothea Rockburne’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).
Lots sold
12
of 12 offered · 2013–2026
Sell-through
100%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 1 | 100% | $93.8kSign up | $93.8kSign up | $93.8kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $93.8kSign up | $93.8kSign up | $93.8kSign up |
| Works on paper | 4 | 4 | 100% | $17.9kSign up | $18.1kSign up | $25.2kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $23.8kSign up | $23.8kSign up | $23.8kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $18.9kSign up | $18.9kSign up | $25.2kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 6 | 6 | 100% | $3.7kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $10.6kSign up |
| Etching | 2 | 2 | 100% | $6kSign up | $6kSign up | $10.6kSign up |
| Aquatint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $4.7kSign up | $4.7kSign up | $8.1kSign up |
| Lithograph | 2 | 2 | 100% | $282Sign up | $282Sign up | $375Sign up |
| Photography | 1 | 1 | 100% | $6.9kSign up | $6.9kSign up | $6.9kSign up |
| Photograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $6.9kSign up | $6.9kSign up | $6.9kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.