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Joseph Kosuth

American · b. 1945 · Painter, Sculptor

Joseph Kosuth is an American conceptual artist, who lives in New York and Venice, after having resided in various cities in Europe, including London, Ghent, and Rome. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Joseph Kosuth, North, East, South, West (From Art as Idea as Idea), 1967, offset print on vinyl, in four partsNorth, East, South, West (From Art as Idea as Idea)Phillips · £158,500≈ $228,478≈ €203,344Sign up to see
  2. Joseph Kosuth, Self-Reflective, 1968, vinyl on PVC panelSelf-ReflectivePhillips · £50,000≈ $77,320≈ €67,593Sign up to see
  3. Joseph Kosuth, Self-Reflective, 1968, vinyl on PVC panelSelf-ReflectivePhillips · £60,000≈ $75,984≈ €67,934Sign up to see

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  1. Joseph Kosuth, Small Explanations (That Refer and Construct), 2017, Unique warm white neon mounted directly on the wall, with two mounted and framed photographs, with transformers
    Small Explanations (That Refer and Construct), 2017
    Photograph
    61 3/8 x 76 3/4 in. (155.9 x 194.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 492
    $64,500≈ £47,753≈ €55,156Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $60,000–80,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Joseph Kosuth, 'Titled (A.A.I.A.I.)' [concept], 1967, mounted photograph
    'Titled (A.A.I.A.I.)' [concept], 1967
    Photograph
    122 x 122 cm (48 x 48 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 155
    £44,450≈ $58,083≈ €53,102Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Joseph Kosuth, IT WAS IT, 1986, mounted photograph with neon and transformer
    IT WAS IT, 1986
    Photograph
    overall 144 x 319 cm (56 3/4 x 125 5/8 in.) certificate 12.2 x 26.9 cm (4 3/4 x 10 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 191
    £31,750≈ $39,084≈ €36,806Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Joseph Kosuth, ‘Titled (Art as Idea as Idea)’ [Meaning] (Eng.-Fr.), 1967, mounted photograph
    ‘Titled (Art as Idea as Idea)’ [Meaning] (Eng.-Fr.), 1967
    Photograph
    mounted photograph 122.1 x 122.1 cm (48 1/8 x 48 1/8 in.) certificate 16.5 x 14.2 cm (6 1/2 x 5 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 184
    £57,960≈ $65,246≈ €66,994Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Joseph Kosuth, ‘Titled (Art as Idea as Idea)’ [ephemeral] (Ety.), 1967, mounted photograph
    ‘Titled (Art as Idea as Idea)’ [ephemeral] (Ety.), 1967
    Photograph
    mounted photograph 122 x 122 cm (48 x 48 in.) certificate 14.1 x 12.7 cm (5 1/2 x 5 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 183
    £43,750≈ $57,006≈ €52,579Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Joseph Kosuth, Ohne Titel, 1999, Photography
    Ohne Titel, 1999
    Photograph
    120 x 200 cm (47.2 x 78.7 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 662
    €18,750≈ $19,798≈ £15,738Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  7. Joseph Kosuth, 'Word, Sentence, Paragraph (Z. & N.) #16', 1987, mounted photograph, neon and transformers
    'Word, Sentence, Paragraph (Z. & N.) #16', 1987
    Photograph
    113 x 105 in. (287 x 266.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 183
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Joseph Kosuth, IT WAS IT, 1986, mounted photograph with neon and transformer
    IT WAS IT, 1986
    Photograph
    overall 144 x 319 cm (56 3/4 x 125 5/8 in.) certificate 12.2 x 26.9 cm (4 3/4 x 10 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 157
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Joseph Kosuth, Word, Sentence, Paragraph (Z. & N.) #16, 1987, mounted photograph, neon and transformers
    Word, Sentence, Paragraph (Z. & N.) #16, 1987
    Photograph
    113 x 105 in. (287 x 266.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 189
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $80,000–120,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Joseph Kosuth, L'Essence de la rhétorique est dans l'allégorie IV (The Essence of Rhetoric is in Allegory IV), from Sequences, 1998, The complete set of three heliogravure and aquatints in colours, on BFK Rives paper, the full sheets
    L'Essence de la rhétorique est dans l'allégorie IV (The Essence of Rhetoric is in Allegory IV), from Sequences, 1998
    Photograph · Paper · ed. AP
    all S. 40 x 50.1 cm (15 3/4 x 19 3/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 117
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
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