Lorna Simpson signature

American · b. 1960

28 catalogued lots by Lorna Simpson record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (64% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

  • on the reverse9
  • lower right3
  • lower left1
  • upper left1

Form

  • signed15
  • signed and dated9
  • initialled3
  • signed in pencil1

Signature as written

Forms quoted in the catalogue entries (how often each appears).

  • Lorna Simpson 2011×2
  • Lorna Simpson×1
  • L.Simpson×1

Catalogue signature lines

  • Signed with the artist's initials, titled and dated 'Constellation, 2020 LS' on the reverse — Constellation, Phillips, Oct 11, 2024
  • (i, ii) titled "3 PART SOUL" on the reverse (iii) signed, titled and dated "3 PART SOUL Lorna Simpson 2016" on the reverse — Three Part Soul, Phillips, Mar 9, 2022
  • (i, ii) titled "3 PART SOUL" on the reverse (iii) signed, titled and dated "3 PART SOUL Lorna Simpson 2016" on the reverse — Three Part Soul, Phillips, Nov 18, 2021
  • Signed with the artist's initials, titled and dated 'ULTRA BLUE 2013 LS' on the reverse — Ultra Blue, Phillips, Oct 14, 2021
  • Signed and dated "Lorna Simpson 2011" lower right; titled and further dated "GOLD HEAD Q, 2011" on the reverse — Gold Head Q, Phillips, Jul 2, 2020
  • Signed and dated "Lorna Simpson 2011" lower right; titled and further dated "GOLD HEAD W, 2011" on the reverse — Gold Head W, Phillips, Jul 2, 2020
  • Signed "Lorna Simpson" on a label affixed to the reverse — Corridor (Night), Phillips, May 15, 2019
  • (i-ii) titled "3 PART SOUL" on the reverse (iii) signed, titled and dated "3 PART SOUL Lorna Simpson 2016" on the reverse — Three Part Soul, Phillips, Sep 21, 2018
  • Signed 'L.Simpson' upper left — Ultra Blue, Phillips, Mar 9, 2018
  • Initialed in ink on a label affixed to the reverse of the frame of panel 1 — Summer '57/Summer '09, Phillips, Apr 11, 2026
  • Signed, titled, dated, #43/60 in pencil, Branstead Studio blind stamp lower left, float mounted behind plexiglass in wood frame, Rhona Hoffman Gal — Counting, Leonard Auction, Dec 16, 2025
  • Pencil signed and dated lower right and editioned 41/100 lower left — Cure/Heal, Jackson's International Auctioneers, Dec 13, 2022
  • Signed and dated `95' in ink on the reverse — 9 Props, Phillips, Oct 28, 2013
  • Signed and dated `98' in pencil on the reverse — Backdrops circa 1940s, Phillips, Oct 28, 2013
  • Signed — Counting, Phillips, Oct 21, 2025
  • Signed in ink — Corridor (Split), Phillips, Oct 9, 2024
  • Signed — Van Der Zee Prop Vase, from 1993 Whitney Biennial in Seoul, Phillips, Sep 4, 2024
  • Signed — C-Ration, Phillips, Jun 27, 2024
  • Signed and dated — Backdrops Circa 1940s, Phillips, Jun 27, 2024
  • Signed — C-Ration, Phillips, Oct 24, 2023
  • Signed — Untitled, Clarke Auction Gallery, Sep 11, 2022
  • Signed — Untitled, Phillips, Apr 19, 2022
  • Signed and numbered — 15 Mouths, Phillips, Apr 20, 2021
  • Signed — Counting, Phillips, Apr 20, 2021
  • Signed and dated on the front — Double Portrait, Phillips, Jul 24, 2020
  • Signed — Untitled, from Portraits, Phillips, Apr 23, 2019
  • Signed — C-Rations, Clarke Auction Gallery, Sep 11, 2016
  • Signed — Two works: (i) Condensation; (ii) Composed Blue, Phillips, Nov 14, 2014

From the signature and inscription lines published by the auction houses in their lot descriptions. ArtSell does not authenticate signatures; a signature matching these descriptions is not evidence that a work is genuine. No house signature photographs are recorded for this artist yet. Back to Lorna Simpson auction results.