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Joseph Kosuth, One and Three Chairs

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

Joseph Kosuth’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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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
Phillips · Apr 23, 2026
$64,500Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, Titled Quotation (for L.C.) (from the Leo Castelli 90th Birthday portfolio), 1997, screenprint with hot stamping on Coventry Rag Vellum
Titled Quotation (for L.C.) (from the Leo Castelli 90th Birthday portfolio), 1997
Rago Auctions · Mar 13, 2026
$330Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, Fragment B 37, Um 992, Serigrafie auf schwarzem Baumwollstoff
Fragment B 37, Um 992
Van Ham · Jun 4, 2025
€39,600Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, 'Titled (A.A.I.A.I.)' [concept], 1967, mounted photograph
'Titled (A.A.I.A.I.)' [concept], 1967
Phillips · Oct 11, 2024
£44,450Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, Discharge - conversion, lege artis, 1989, Farbserigrafie auf einer schwarzen und einer transparenten, gelben Folie, übereinander montiert
Discharge - conversion, lege artis, 1989
Van Ham · May 14, 2024
€396Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, ‘J.J. (F.W. #14)’, 2009, warm white neon mounted directly on the wall
‘J.J. (F.W. #14)’, 2009
Phillips · Apr 19, 2024
£17,780Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, Forme Appliqueé (Historique), 1991, porcelain
Forme Appliqueé (Historique), 1991
Rago Auctions · Mar 6, 2024
$1,048Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, Hypercathexis IV, 1982, gelatin and silver print, in 6 parts
Hypercathexis IV, 1982
Phillips · Nov 23, 2023
£8,890Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, Art Made with a Rubber Stamp, 1968, ink on paper
Art Made with a Rubber Stamp, 1968
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 19, 2023
$3,528Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, IT WAS IT, 1986, mounted photograph with neon and transformer
IT WAS IT, 1986
Phillips · Oct 12, 2023
£31,750Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, ‘W.F.T. #1E’ [Ruby Red], 2008, Ruby red neon mounted directly on the wall
‘W.F.T. #1E’ [Ruby Red], 2008
Phillips · Jul 13, 2023
£30,480Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, Discharge - conversion, lege artis, 1989, Farbserigrafie auf einer schwarzen und einer transparenten, gelben Folie, übereinander montiert
Discharge - conversion, lege artis, 1989
Van Ham · Feb 1, 2023
€660Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, ‘Titled (Art as Idea as Idea)’ [Meaning] (Eng.-Fr.), 1967, mounted photograph
‘Titled (Art as Idea as Idea)’ [Meaning] (Eng.-Fr.), 1967
Phillips · Oct 13, 2022
£57,960Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, Titled Quotation (For L.C.) (from the Leo Castelli 90th Birthday portfolio), 1997, screenprint with hot stamping on Coventry Rag Vellum paper
Titled Quotation (For L.C.) (from the Leo Castelli 90th Birthday portfolio), 1997
Rago Auctions · Mar 2, 2022
$563Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, Rules and Meanings, 1999, Serigrafie auf Transparentpapier und Karton
Rules and Meanings, 1999
Van Ham · Feb 16, 2022
€528Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, Ex Libris Series, 1989, The complete set of five cast bronze plaques
Ex Libris Series, 1989
Phillips · Oct 19, 2021
$5,040Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, Titled Quotation (For L.C.) (from The Leo Castelli 90th Birthday portfolio), screenprint with hot stamping
Titled Quotation (For L.C.) (from The Leo Castelli 90th Birthday portfolio)
Wright · Aug 11, 2021
$250Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, Dilbert/Foucault, 2003, screenprint
Dilbert/Foucault, 2003
Rago Auctions · Mar 23, 2021
$780Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, Ex Libris Series; Nietzsche, Freud, Foucault, Wittgenstein, De Mann -, Aluminum casting and black polychromed (set of 5)
Ex Libris Series; Nietzsche, Freud, Foucault, Wittgenstein, De Mann -
Jackson's International Auctioneers · Dec 1, 2020
$5,250Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, 'Texts for Nothing #18', 2010, warm white neon dipped in matte black mounted directly on the wall
'Texts for Nothing #18', 2010
Phillips · Oct 21, 2020
£30,240Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, No Number 8 (not on color/blue), 1988, cobalt blue neon, transformer
No Number 8 (not on color/blue), 1988
Phillips · Sep 30, 2020
$43,750Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, Untitled
Untitled
Art+Object · Sep 24, 2020
NZ$1,021Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, ‘Titled (Art as Idea as Idea)’ [ephemeral] (Ety.), 1967, mounted photograph
‘Titled (Art as Idea as Idea)’ [ephemeral] (Ety.), 1967
Phillips · Feb 14, 2020
£43,750Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, Sigla, Finnegans Wake, from Wall Works, 1998, Ten letter-shaped warm white fluorescent lights, to be installed on a matte-satin black painted wall
Sigla, Finnegans Wake, from Wall Works, 1998
Phillips · Jun 6, 2019
£12,500Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, Ohne Titel, 1999, Photography
Ohne Titel, 1999
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 10, 2016
€18,750Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, Self-Reflective, 1968, vinyl on PVC panel
Self-Reflective, 1968
Phillips · Oct 6, 2016
£60,000Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, North, East, South, West (From Art as Idea as Idea), 1967, offset print on vinyl, in four parts
North, East, South, West (From Art as Idea as Idea), 1967
Phillips · Feb 9, 2016
£158,500Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, Self-Reflective, 1968, vinyl on PVC panel
Self-Reflective, 1968
Phillips · Oct 15, 2015
£50,000Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, Ohne Titel, Schrift auf Papier
Ohne Titel
Van Ham · Jun 17, 2015
€446Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, Ohne Titel, Siebdruck auf Papier
Ohne Titel
Van Ham · Jun 17, 2015
€1,264Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, Wittgenstein's Colour, 1989, Neon tubing in red,
Wittgenstein's Colour, 1989
Phillips · Dec 12, 2013
£8,125Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, Zero & Not, 1986, India Ink
Zero & Not, 1986
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 7, 2013
€9,000Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, Untitled, screenprint, 5/75
Untitled
Art+Object · Oct 22, 2013
NZ$586Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, Text, Context, Convention, 1979, Screenprint on wove paper
Text, Context, Convention, 1979
Bonhams · May 19, 2013
$313Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, Art made with a Rubber Stamp, Stamped ink on sturdy paper
Art made with a Rubber Stamp
Lempertz · Dec 4, 2010
€4,320Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, Art Made with a Rubber Stamp and Signed by Joseph Kosuth, 1968, Ink on paper
Art Made with a Rubber Stamp and Signed by Joseph Kosuth, 1968
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 17, 2010
$6,125Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, Jasper Johns (Art As Idea A Idea) #2, 1968, photostat mounted on panel
Jasper Johns (Art As Idea A Idea) #2, 1968
Wright · Apr 27, 2010
$50,000Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, ART MADE WITH A RUBBER STAMP, 1968 (3)
ART MADE WITH A RUBBER STAMP, 1968 (3)
Bonhams · May 5, 2008
$9,000Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, Untitled (Study for Rubber Stamp), 1966, ink on graph paper
Untitled (Study for Rubber Stamp), 1966
Bonhams · May 22, 2007
$6,000Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, Art Made with a Rubber Stamp, 1968
Art Made with a Rubber Stamp, 1968
Bonhams · May 22, 2007
$3,900Sign up free to see
Joseph Kosuth, Text-Context, 1978, Provenance: Maurizio Calori Collection
Text-Context, 1978
Pananti · May 22, 2026
Joseph Kosuth, An Elementary Parallelism, 2003, Unique warm white neon mounted directly on the wall, with transformer
An Elementary Parallelism, 2003
Phillips · Apr 23, 2026
Joseph Kosuth, «Ex Libris - 401», «Ex Libris - 431» e «Ex Libris - 432», 1989, screenprint
«Ex Libris - 401», «Ex Libris - 431» e «Ex Libris - 432», 1989
Farsettiarte · Apr 9, 2026
Joseph Kosuth, "Practice", 1975, a color screen-print on tracing paper and four offset prints on paper
"Practice", 1975
Colasanti Casa d'Aste · Mar 19, 2026
Joseph Kosuth, Practice (n. 5 sheets), 1975, Signature and edition lower right. Publisher: Pio Monti
Practice (n. 5 sheets), 1975
Bertolami Fine Art · May 15, 2025
Joseph Kosuth, 'Word, Sentence, Paragraph (Z. & N.) #16', 1987, mounted photograph, neon and transformers
'Word, Sentence, Paragraph (Z. & N.) #16', 1987
Phillips · May 15, 2024
Joseph Kosuth, a drawing for: ‘W.F.T. # 1A’ [green], 2008 ‘A Fragment of ‘Light’’, 2008, ink on paper, signed and embossed
a drawing for: ‘W.F.T. # 1A’ [green], 2008 ‘A Fragment of ‘Light’’, 2008
Phillips · May 18, 2023
Joseph Kosuth, IT WAS IT, 1986, mounted photograph with neon and transformer
IT WAS IT, 1986
Phillips · Mar 3, 2023

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Joseph Kosuth, One and Three Chairs
One and Three Chairs1965
Museum of Modern Art ↗
CC BY 2.0 · Gautier Poupeau, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) — Museum of Modern Art
Joseph Kosuth, Place des Écritures
Place des Écritures1991
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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