Edward Kienholz

American · 1927–1994 · Painter, Printmaker

Edward Ralph Kienholz was an American installation artist and assemblage sculptor whose work was highly critical of aspects of modern life. From 1972 onwards, he assembled much… (Wikipedia)

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UntitledBonhams · May 2016$52,500≈ £36,179≈ €45,632Sign up to see
Hope for '36Phillips · May 2025$25,400≈ £19,060≈ €22,650Sign up to see
UntitledBonhams · May 2007$24,000≈ £12,161≈ €17,839Sign up to see

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For $87.00, 1969
Watercolor · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 1, 2015 · Lot 14
$8,125≈ £5,279≈ €7,237Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
For Old Zenith Transoceanic, 1969
Watercolor · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 18, 2014 · Lot 6
$10,625≈ £6,311≈ €7,758Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
For A Second Adding Machine, 1970
Watercolor · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 18, 2014 · Lot 7
$10,000≈ £5,940≈ €7,301Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Souvenir from Documenta 5 Kassel, 1973
Lithograph · Other support
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 23, 2014 · Lot 184
$5,313≈ £3,190≈ €3,868Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
For $105.00, 1969
Watercolor · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 13, 2013 · Lot 461
$5,000≈ £3,127≈ €3,686Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
For 2 Phony Rocks and a Snag, 1971
Watercolor · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 13, 2013 · Lot 462
$9,375≈ £5,863≈ €6,912Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
For Some Munich Time, 1977
Watercolor
30 × 40 cm
Grisebach · May 31, 2013 · Lot 790
€3,660≈ $4,760≈ £3,124Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €3,000–4,000View at Grisebach ↗
Construction for Centre Nationale d'art Contemporain, 1971
Mixed media
30 x 13 3/4in
Bonhams · Oct 21, 2012 · Lot 7082
$1,750≈ £1,091≈ €1,343Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $200–300View at Bonhams ↗
Dome Edition Dusseldorf, 1973
Screenprint · Other support
10½ h x 16 w x 5 d in (27 x 41 x 13 cm)
Wright · Sep 27, 2012 · Lot 214
$1,188≈ £733≈ €923Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
The Opti-Can Royale, 1977
Photograph
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 6, 2012 · Lot 196
$4,688≈ £2,901≈ €3,597Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗

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Edward Kienholz signature

30 catalogued lots by Edward Kienholz record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (75% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed and dated.

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lower right3
on the reverse1

Form

signed and dated14
signed in pencil8
signed8

Signed "KIENHOLZ" lower right; signed, titled and dated “HOPE FOR 36 KIENHOLZ 59” on the reverse — Hope for '36, Phillips, May 14, 2025
Marked with the artist's fingerprint, signed and dated "KIENHOLZ 1990" lower right — For $464.00, Phillips, Mar 8, 2023
Each marked with the artist's fingerprint, signed and dated "Kienholz 1990" lower right — Five works: (i-v) Untitled, Phillips, May 16, 2018

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About Edward Kienholz

Edward Ralph Kienholz was an American installation artist and assemblage sculptor whose work was highly critical of aspects of modern life. From 1972 onwards, he assembled much of his artwork in close collaboration with his artistic partner and fifth wife, Nancy Reddin Kienholz. Throughout much of their career, the work of the Kienholzes was more appreciated in Europe than in their native United States, though American museums have featured their art more prominently since the 1990s.

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