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Larry Rivers

Larry Rivers

American · 1923–2002

Larry Rivers was an American painter, musician, filmmaker, and occasional actor. Considered by many scholars to be the "Godfather" and "Grandfather" of Pop art, he was one of… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Larry Rivers, Arab King Hussein at the U.N., 1960, oil on canvasArab King Hussein at the U.N.Phillips · $95,250≈ £75,267≈ €90,827Sign up to see
  2. Larry Rivers, White Camel, 1980, Acrylic on canvasWhite CamelLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $87,500≈ £57,566≈ €68,077Sign up to see
  3. Larry Rivers, The Elimination of Nostalgia, ABC, 1967, mixed media constructionThe Elimination of Nostalgia, ABCPhillips · $75,600≈ £63,519≈ €72,609Sign up to see

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  1. Larry Rivers, Kinko the Nymph, 1975 - 1976, pencil on paper collage
    Kinko the Nymph, 1975 - 1976
    Mixed media · Paper
    30 x 42 1/2in (76.2 x 108cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 1077
    $4,575≈ £3,097≈ €3,603Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
  2. Larry Rivers, Lucky Strike II, 1960-1963, lithograph on paper
    Lucky Strike II, 1960-1963
    Lithograph · Paper
    29½ h x 20½ w in (75 x 52 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 906
    $1,250≈ £767≈ €849Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $900–View at Wright ↗
  3. Larry Rivers, untitled (Paris Review), 1991, screenprint on paper
    untitled (Paris Review), 1991
    Screenprint · Paper
    28½ h x 27¾ w in (72 x 70 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 908
    $469≈ £288≈ €318Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Wright ↗
  4. Larry Rivers, Last Civil War Veteran, 1982, Mixed media collage
    Last Civil War Veteran, 1982
    Mixed media
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 83
    $61,250≈ £37,489≈ €40,649Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $60,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  5. Larry Rivers, 'Pat', the last hand job, c. 1965, graphite, photocopy, tape and paper collage on fluorescent poster board
    'Pat', the last hand job, c. 1965
    Mixed media · Board
    7 x 11in (17.8 x 28cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 1121
    $1,830≈ £1,090≈ €1,230Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–4,000View at Bonhams ↗
  6. Larry Rivers, Kitchen, 1981-1986, Color lithograph
    Kitchen, 1981-1986
    Lithograph
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 266
    $480≈ £301≈ €339Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  7. Larry Rivers, Utamaro's Courtesan, 1974 (2 parts), left sheet pencil on carbon paper; right sheet color pencil on carbon paper
    Utamaro's Courtesan, 1974 (2 parts)
    Drawing · Paper
    each 24 x 18in (61 x 45.8cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 8108
    $9,150≈ £6,157≈ €6,920Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Bonhams ↗
  8. Larry Rivers, Underground with Frasier, Color silkscreen with collage
    Underground with Frasier
    Screenprint · ed. 11/25
    36 in. x 30 1/2 in.
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 1831
    $750≈ £358≈ €511HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  9. Larry Rivers, The pleasures of fashion, Bleistift über Transparentfolie und Papiercollage, mit transparentem Klebeband und Heftklammern auf festem braunen Karton montiert
    The pleasures of fashion
    Mixed media
    28,2 x 19 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 369
    €5,950≈ $7,994≈ £4,041Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–View at Lempertz ↗
  10. Larry Rivers, Drawn from the Collection, 1984, lithograph and collage with hand-coloring on paper mounted to sculpted foamcore
    Drawn from the Collection, 1984
    Lithograph · Paper
    40½ h x 33½ w in (103 x 85 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 188
    $2,640≈ £1,390≈ €2,060Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
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Lots by Larry Rivers that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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Larry Rivers signature

116 catalogued lots by Larry Rivers record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (81% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

  • lower right39
  • lower left5
  • on the reverse3
  • along the bottom1

Form

  • signed67
  • signed and dated37
  • signed in pencil12

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About Larry Rivers

Larry Rivers was an American painter, musician, filmmaker, and occasional actor. Considered by many scholars to be the "Godfather" and "Grandfather" of Pop art, he was one of the first artists to merge non-objective, non-narrative art with narrative and objective abstraction. He was also a lover of the American poet Frank O’Hara, despite accounts falsely reducing their relationship to a platonic, professional relationship.

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