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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Record prices
Arab King Hussein at the U.N.Phillips · $95,250≈ £75,267≈ €90,827Sign up to see
White CamelLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $87,500≈ £57,566≈ €68,077Sign up to see
The Elimination of Nostalgia, ABCPhillips · $75,600≈ £63,519≈ €72,609Sign up to see
Larry Rivers’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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211 results · page 6 of 6
- Untitled, 1958Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €3,000–4,000
- Yeux, 1962Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €20,000–25,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $500–700
- Portrait of Eugenie, 1961Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000
- For Adults Only, 1971Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $800–1,200
- Reclining Female Nude, 1950Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,500–2,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $300–500
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $800–1,000
- 15 Years (S. 40), 1965Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $900–1,000
- Patriotic Stamps, 1976Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–1,200
Also offered, result not published (14)
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
Form
Signed and dated "Larry Rivers '95" lower right
— In the Artist's Car, Phillips, Sep 21, 2026Signed and dated "Larry Rivers '89" lower left
— Blue Collar Holiday: Yellow Beam, Phillips, Jun 16, 2026Signed and dated "Larry Rivers '90" lower left
— Blue Collar Holiday, Phillips, Feb 24, 2026
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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