George Brecht
American · 1924–2008 · Painter, Sculptor
American artist and composer (1926-2008)
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Record prices
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).
Lots sold
12
of 13 offered · 2003–2026
Sell-through
92%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
2 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 3 | 3 | 100% | $12.8kSign up | $10.3kSign up | $18kSign up |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | 100% | $12.8kSign up | $10.3kSign up | $18kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $2.1kSign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.1kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $2.1kSign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $208Sign up | $208Sign up | $208Sign up |
| Sculpture | 1 | 1 | 100% | $265Sign up | $265Sign up | $265Sign up |
| Other | 7 | 6 | 86% | $1.3kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $2.3kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.