John Cage Screenprints: Auction Prices

American · 1912–1992

ArtSell has recorded 9 auction results for John Cage screenprints between 2013 and 2026, of which 9 sold (100% sell-through). Prices realised range from $1,500 to $5,313, with a median of $2,578 across 9 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). The highest recorded price is $5,313 for “30 Drawings by Thoreau (from the Merce Cunningham portfolio)” at Wright in 2020.

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  1. John Cage, Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel (Plexigram III), 1969, screenprint in colors on Plexiglas, walnut
    Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel (Plexigram III), 1969
    Screenprint · Other support
    14½ h x 24 w x 14½ d in (37 x 61 x 37 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 138
    $2,304≈ £1,701≈ €1,956Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Wright ↗
  2. John Cage, Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel Plexigram II, 1969, screenprint in colors on Plexiglas, walnut
    Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel Plexigram II, 1969
    Screenprint · Other support
    14½ h x 24 w x 14½ d in (37 x 61 x 37 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 105
    $2,794≈ £2,072≈ €2,391Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  3. John Cage, Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel (Plexigram III), 1969, screenprint in colors on Plexiglas, walnut
    Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel (Plexigram III), 1969
    Screenprint · Other support
    14½ h x 24 w x 14½ d in (37 x 61 x 37 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 196
    $4,064≈ £3,024≈ €3,451Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Wright ↗
  4. John Cage, Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel: Plexigram VI, 1969, The complete set of eight screenprints in colors, each on Rohm and Haas Plexiglas panels (two bronze tinted), installed on a stained and waxed walnut base, with accompanying publication To Describe the Process of Composition Used In Not Wanting To Say Anything About Marcel , all contained in the original black cardboard box
    Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel: Plexigram VI, 1969
    Screenprint · Board · ed. AP
    14 3/4 x 24 x 14 1/2 in. (37.5 x 61 x 36.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 361
    $2,322≈ £1,736≈ €2,001Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
  5. John Cage, Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel, Plexigram IV, 1969, Farbserigrafie auf 8 Plexiglasplatten. Auf Holzbasis. Im originalen Kasten
    Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel, Plexigram IV, 1969
    Screenprint
    37 x 61 x 37cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 94
    €2,112≈ $2,301≈ £1,776Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–View at Van Ham ↗
  6. John Cage, Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel: Plexigram II, 1969, The complete set of eight screenprints in colors, each on Rohm and Haas Plexiglas panels, installed on a stained and waxed walnut base, with accompanying publication to 'To Describe the Process of Composition Used In Not Wanting To Say Anything About Marcel'
    Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel: Plexigram II, 1969
    Screenprint · Panel · ed. 105/125
    14 3/4 x 24 x 14 1/2 in. (37.5 x 61 x 36.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 341
    $3,780≈ £3,341≈ €3,837Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
  7. John Cage, Fontana Mix (Light Grey), 1981, Screenprint in colours, on Arches paper, with full margins, with three Celluloid (Mylar) templates printed in black
    Fontana Mix (Light Grey), 1981
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 34/97
    I. 50 x 69.8 cm (19 5/8 x 27 1/2 in.) S. 57 x 76.4 cm (22 1/2 x 30 1/8 in.) Mylar dimensions variable
    Phillips · · Lot 172
    £1,890≈ $2,578≈ €2,272Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
  8. John Cage, 30 Drawings by Thoreau (from the Merce Cunningham portfolio), screenprint in colors
    30 Drawings by Thoreau (from the Merce Cunningham portfolio)
    Screenprint
    30 h x 20 w in (76 x 51 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 338
    $5,313≈ £4,001≈ €4,477Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
  9. John Cage, Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel, 1969, screenprints on Plexiglas, walnut
    Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel, 1969
    Screenprint · Other support
    14½ h x 24 w x 14½ d in (37 x 61 x 37 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 395
    $1,500≈ £970≈ €1,147Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗

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