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John Cage

John Cage

American · 1912–1992 · Painter, Printmaker

John Milton Cage Jr. was an American composer, visual artist and music theorist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical… (Wikipedia)

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  1. John Cage, Extended Lullaby, acrylic, spruce brass, and twelve 36-note Reuge music box mechanismExtended LullabyRago Auctions · $40,320≈ £31,708≈ €37,230Sign up to see
  2. John Cage, 8R / 14, Bleistift auf Japanbütten8R / 14Lempertz · €23,800≈ $30,500≈ £16,347Sign up to see
  3. John Cage, 2R + 13.14 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/2 (where R=Ryoanji); R3 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/3 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/1 (where R= Ryoanji); and (R3) (where R=Ryoanji), 1983, Six drypoints, on J Whatman paper, with full margins,2R + 13.14 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/2 (where R=Ryoanji); R3 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/3 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/1 (where R= Ryoanji); and (R3) (where R=Ryoanji)Phillips · $17,500≈ £11,418≈ €15,893Sign up to see

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John Cage, Lithograph B (from Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel), 1969, lithograph in colors on black Fabriano
Lithograph B (from Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel), 1969
Wright · Apr 16, 2026
$704Sign up free to see
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
Wright · Apr 16, 2026
$2,304Sign up free to see
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
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jan 7, 2026
$2,794Sign up free to see
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
Wright · Dec 16, 2025
$4,064Sign up free to see
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
Phillips · Oct 21, 2025
$2,322Sign up free to see
John Cage, Accordion Folder Containing Plates, Drawings, Tracings, Photo Transparencies used in the Preparation of Signals 23, 1978
Accordion Folder Containing Plates, Drawings, Tracings, Photo Transparencies used in the Preparation of Signals 23, 1978
Bonhams · Sep 10, 2025
$1,280Sign up free to see
John Cage, Plexigram III, from Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel, 1969
Plexigram III, from Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel, 1969
Bonhams · Jun 26, 2025
$1,280Sign up free to see
John Cage, Lithograph A (from Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel), 1969, lithograph in colors on black Fabriano
Lithograph A (from Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel), 1969
Wright · Apr 3, 2025
$2,794Sign up free to see
John Cage, Lithograph B (from Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel), 1969, lithograph in colors on black Fabriano
Lithograph B (from Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel), 1969
Wright · Apr 3, 2025
$1,778Sign up free to see
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
Van Ham · Mar 19, 2025
€2,112Sign up free to see
John Cage, Variations III 53, 1992, Monotypie auf Roma (WZ)
Variations III 53, 1992
Van Ham · Feb 17, 2025
€3,960Sign up free to see
John Cage, Variations I (My Realization for Piano), 1958, Six pencil drawings on glassine
Variations I (My Realization for Piano), 1958
Kornfeld · Sep 12, 2024
CHF 13,000Sign up free to see
John Cage, Where R = Ryoanji (2R)/10-6/83, 1983, Pencil drawing on handmade Japan laid paper
Where R = Ryoanji (2R)/10-6/83, 1983
Kornfeld · Sep 12, 2024
CHF 12,000Sign up free to see
John Cage, Where R = Ryoanji R²/12-6/83, 1983, Pencil drawing on handmade Japan laid paper
Where R = Ryoanji R²/12-6/83, 1983
Kornfeld · Sep 12, 2024
CHF 14,000Sign up free to see
John Cage, Smoke Weather Stone Weather 15, 1991, Colour aquatint on laid paper treated with smoke
Smoke Weather Stone Weather 15, 1991
Kornfeld · Sep 10, 2024
CHF 5,000Sign up free to see
John Cage, Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Solo for Piano for Elaine de Kooning, c. 1960, offset lithograph, cardboard box
Concert for Piano and Orchestra: Solo for Piano for Elaine de Kooning, c. 1960
Wright · Aug 29, 2024
$1,890Sign up free to see
John Cage, Extended Lullaby, acrylic, spruce brass, and twelve 36-note Reuge music box mechanism
Extended Lullaby
Rago Auctions · May 22, 2024
$40,320Sign up free to see
John Cage, Medicine Drawings, 1991, 12 Blatt: Jeweils handgeschöpftes Papier mit Kräutern
Medicine Drawings, 1991
Grisebach · Mar 10, 2024
€15,240Sign up free to see
John Cage, 75 Stones, 1989, etching in colors, spit-bite, sugarlift and aquatint
75 Stones, 1989
Wright · Dec 7, 2023
$6,300Sign up free to see
John Cage, Essay Tokyo, 1986, etching
Essay Tokyo, 1986
Wright · Dec 7, 2023
$882Sign up free to see
John Cage, Lithograph B (from Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel), 1969, lithograph in colors on black Fabriano
Lithograph B (from Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel), 1969
Wright · Dec 7, 2023
$5,670Sign up free to see
John Cage, The Missing Stone, 1989, Aquatinta und Ruß auf Velin
The Missing Stone, 1989
Grisebach · Dec 1, 2023
€10,160Sign up free to see
John Cage, 11 Stones, 1989, Aquatint in colours, on smoked J. Whatman paper, the full sheet
11 Stones, 1989
Phillips · Jun 7, 2023
£3,048Sign up free to see
John Cage, Global Village 1-36, 1989, Aquatint, on two sheets of smoked Roma Fabriano-Brown paper, the full sheets
Global Village 1-36, 1989
Phillips · Jun 7, 2023
£1,651Sign up free to see
John Cage, Changes and Disappearances 1, 1979, engraving, drypoint and photo-etching in colors on handmade Newsprint Grey Twinrocker
Changes and Disappearances 1, 1979
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 23, 2023
$2,142Sign up free to see
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
Phillips · Oct 24, 2022
$3,780Sign up free to see
John Cage, 11 Stones, 1989, Aquatint in colors, on smoked J. Whatman paper, the full sheet
11 Stones, 1989
Phillips · Apr 19, 2022
$5,670Sign up free to see
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
Phillips · Jan 19, 2022
£1,890Sign up free to see
Page 69, From Concert For Piano and Orchestra, 1958
Cottone Auctions · Mar 27, 2021
$8,400Sign up free to see
John Cage, 30 Drawings by Thoreau (from the Merce Cunningham portfolio), screenprint in colors
30 Drawings by Thoreau (from the Merce Cunningham portfolio)
Wright · Nov 18, 2020
$5,313Sign up free to see
John Cage, Global Village 37-48, 1989, Aquatint on two sheets of gray smoked Fabriano paper (as issued), the full sheets
Global Village 37-48, 1989
Phillips · Jul 24, 2020
$4,375Sign up free to see
John Cage, Variations II, 1991, Uniquely branded and smoked Roma Guido Reni paper, the full sheet
Variations II, 1991
Phillips · Oct 25, 2019
$8,750Sign up free to see
John Cage, Variations III 36, 1992, Monotypie über angesengtem Zeitungspapier mit Schmauchspuren auf grauem Fabriano-Bütten
Variations III 36, 1992
Grisebach · Jun 1, 2019
€6,250Sign up free to see
John Cage, R 2/1 (Where R = Ryoanji)
R 2/1 (Where R = Ryoanji)
Rago Auctions · May 4, 2019
$4,688Sign up free to see
John Cage, 2R + 13.14 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/2 (where R=Ryoanji); R3 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/3 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/1 (where R= Ryoanji); and (R3) (where R=Ryoanji), 1983, Six drypoints, on J Whatman paper, with full margins,
2R + 13.14 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/2 (where R=Ryoanji); R3 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/3 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/1 (where R= Ryoanji); and (R3) (where R=Ryoanji), 1983
Phillips · Apr 24, 2018
$16,250Sign up free to see
John Cage, Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel Lithograph A, 1969, color lithograph on black paper
Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel Lithograph A, 1969
Wright · Jan 18, 2018
$2,375Sign up free to see
John Cage, EninKa No. 11, 1986, Monotype with branding, on Chine collé to smoked gampi paper, the full sheet
EninKa No. 11, 1986
Phillips · Oct 26, 2016
$7,500Sign up free to see
John Cage, Variations I, circa 1958, Blue ink drawing, on wove paper,
Variations I, circa 1958
Phillips · Apr 25, 2016
$938Sign up free to see
John Cage, Untitled, 1987, ink on paper
Untitled, 1987
Wright · Feb 25, 2016
$1,875Sign up free to see
John Cage, Concert for Piano and Orchestra, Solo for Piano, 1957-58, Stony Point, New York, 1957-58, Ink drawing, on cream tracing paper,
Concert for Piano and Orchestra, Solo for Piano, 1957-58, Stony Point, New York, 1957-58
Phillips · Oct 26, 2015
$10,625Sign up free to see
John Cage, 2R + 13.14 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/2 (where R=Ryoanji); R3 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/3 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/1 (where R= Ryoanji); and (R3) (where R=Ryoanji), 1983, Six drypoints, on J Whatman paper, with full margins,
2R + 13.14 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/2 (where R=Ryoanji); R3 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/3 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/1 (where R= Ryoanji); and (R3) (where R=Ryoanji), 1983
Phillips · Oct 26, 2015
$17,500Sign up free to see
John Cage, Dramatic Fire, 1989, Aquatint and embossing on smoked J Whatman Mould Made paper, the full sheet,
Dramatic Fire, 1989
Phillips · Jan 22, 2015
£1,500Sign up free to see
John Cage, Variations I, c. 1958, ink on paper
Variations I, c. 1958
Wright · Sep 23, 2014
$2,125Sign up free to see
John Cage, Untitled (letter), 1986, ink on paper and carbon copy, paper
Untitled (letter), 1986
Wright · Feb 27, 2014
$1,250Sign up free to see
John Cage, Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel I, 1969, Multiple
Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel I, 1969
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 7, 2013
€3,125Sign up free to see
John Cage, Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel, 1969, screenprints on Plexiglas, walnut
Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel, 1969
Wright · Apr 25, 2013
$1,500Sign up free to see
John Cage, Variations III 29, 1992, Monotypie und Brandspuren auf grauem Fabriano-Bütten
Variations III 29, 1992
Grisebach · Nov 30, 2012
€6,100Sign up free to see
John Cage, Variations III 53, 1992, Monotypie und Brandspur auf grauem Fabriano-Bütten
Variations III 53, 1992
Grisebach · Jun 1, 2012
€6,100Sign up free to see

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