George Brecht
American · 1924–2008 · Painter, Sculptor
George Brecht, born George Ellis MacDiarmid, was an American conceptual artist and avant-garde composer, as well as a professional chemist who worked as a consultant for… (Wikipedia)
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Six Translocations for the Isle of Wight, from the Book of the Tumbler on FireBonhams · $18,000≈ £9,121≈ €13,379Sign up to see
This Sentence is WeightlessGrisebach · €9,375≈ $10,296≈ £7,990Sign up to see
Involuntary Displacement of the Geographical Center of a Country, 1969-70 (From Volume 2, Chapter 3, Land Mass Transportation, of the Book of the Tumbler on Fire)Bonhams · $10,200≈ £5,168≈ €7,581Sign up to see
George Brecht’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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Capitolium Art · Apr 28, 2026
€227Sign up free to see
Van Ham · Jan 15, 2025
€1,716Sign up free to see
Van Ham · Nov 26, 2024
€198Sign up free to see
Wright · Apr 18, 2024
$387Sign up free to see
Wright · Apr 18, 2024
$2,142Sign up free to see
Van Ham · Feb 10, 2021
€1,320Sign up free to see
Grisebach · Nov 29, 2019
€9,375Sign up free to see
Grisebach · Nov 28, 2015
€3,750Sign up free to see
Bonhams · May 22, 2007
$1,200Sign up free to see
Bonhams · May 22, 2007
$10,200Sign up free to see
Bonhams · May 22, 2007
$18,000Sign up free to see
Bonhams · May 22, 2007
$300Sign up free to see
Lempertz · Nov 28, 2003
€1,904Sign up free to see
Fidesarte · Jul 6, 2026