Lawrence Weiner
American · 1942–2021 · Painter, Sculptor
Lawrence Charles Weiner was an artist born and raised in New York City. One of the central figures in the formation of Conceptual Art in the 1960s, Lawrence Weiner explored the… (Wikipedia)
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HARD AS A ROCK OR (ASSUMING THE POSITION) SOFT AS SILK PUT TOGETHER OR (ASSUMING THE POSITION) SPREAD APART PLACED ON TOP OR (ASSUMING THE POSITION) PLACED BELOW TOSSED ASIDE OR (ASSUMING THE POSITION) CARRIED ALONGPhillips · $175,000≈ £134,896≈ €156,474Sign up to see
Preparatory Drawings For Gyroscopically SpeakingPhillips · $81,900≈ £60,766≈ €72,190Sign up to see
VARYING DEGREES OF DAMAGE DONE TO THE SAME THINGPhillips · $77,400≈ £58,406≈ €67,877Sign up to see
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Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 1 | 100% | $524Sign up | $524Sign up | $524Sign up |
| Works on paper | 21 | 18 | 86% | $14.4kSign up | $9.6kSign up | $81.9kSign up |
| Gouache | 8 | 8 | 100% | $20.2kSign up | $12kSign up | $81.9kSign up |
| Drawing | 6 | 5 | 83% | $9kSign up | $9.5kSign up | $14.9kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 44 | 40 | 91% | $1.9kSign up | $499Sign up | $27kSign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.7kSign up | $2.7kSign up | $2.7kSign up |
| Aquatint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $881Sign up | $881Sign up | $917Sign up |
| Lithograph | 13 | 13 | 100% | $653Sign up | $498Sign up | $1.9kSign up |
| Screenprint | 16 | 12 | 75% | $2.4kSign up | $472Sign up | $16.5kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 1 | 1 | 100% | $563Sign up | $563Sign up | $563Sign up |
| Print (other) | 7 | 7 | 100% | $428Sign up | $391Sign up | $756Sign up |
| Multiple | 4 | 4 | 100% | $7.3kSign up | $864Sign up | $27kSign up |
| Photography | 1 | 1 | 100% | $8.6kSign up | $8.6kSign up | $8.6kSign up |
| Photograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $8.6kSign up | $8.6kSign up | $8.6kSign up |
| Sculpture | 1 | 1 | 100% | $125Sign up | $125Sign up | $125Sign up |
| Other | 7 | 7 | 100% | $46.5kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $175kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.