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).
Coming up at auction
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Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
14 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
1 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 47 | 42 | 89% | $24.5kSign up | $15.9kSign up | $95.3kSign up |
| Oil | 23 | 23 | 100% | $27.6kSign up | $25.4kSign up | $95.3kSign up |
| Acrylic | 12 | 7 | 58% | $18.1kSign up | $2kSign up | $87.5kSign up |
| Mixed media | 12 | 12 | 100% | $22.2kSign up | $8.1kSign up | $75.6kSign up |
| Works on paper | 43 | 32 | 74% | $6.5kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $47.9kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $6.5kSign up | $6.5kSign up | $6.5kSign up |
| Gouache | 3 | 2 | 67% | $3.7kSign up | $3.7kSign up | $4.4kSign up |
| Pastel | 10 | 5 | 50% | $12.3kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $47.9kSign up |
| Drawing | 12 | 7 | 58% | $4kSign up | $3.4kSign up | $9.2kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 103 | 85 | 83% | $1kSign up | $632Sign up | $5.6kSign up |
| Etching | 2 | 2 | 100% | $583Sign up | $583Sign up | $590Sign up |
| Lithograph | 68 | 52 | 76% | $848Sign up | $600Sign up | $5.6kSign up |
| Screenprint | 26 | 24 | 92% | $1kSign up | $766Sign up | $4kSign up |
| Print (other) | 6 | 6 | 100% | $2.5kSign up | $2.9kSign up | $4.2kSign up |
| Multiple | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.8kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $1.8kSign up |
| Sculpture | 2 | 2 | 100% | $13.9kSign up | $13.9kSign up | $27kSign up |
| Other | 15 | 14 | 93% | $4.5kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $22.5kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 19 | $4.2kSign up |
| 2025 | 29 | 22 | $899Sign up |
| 2024 | 31 | 24 | $3.6kSign up |
| 2023 | 17 | 14 | $702Sign up |
| 2022 | 26 | 22 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2020 | 10 | 9 | $910Sign up |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | $6.4kSign up |
| 2018 | 11 | 10 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2017 | 8 | 4 | $675Sign up |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | $12.7kSign up |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | $300Sign up |
| 2013 | 9 | 5 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | $4.6kSign up |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $7.4kSign up |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $353Sign up |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | —Sign up |