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Lorna Simpson

American · b. 1960

Lorna Simpson is an American photographer and multimedia artist whose works have been exhibited both nationally and internationally. In 1990, she became one of the first… (Wikipedia)

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50lots offered2011–2026years recorded84%sold (41)$4.5kSign up free to seemedian price

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ConstellationPhillips · Oct 2024£101,600≈ $132,761≈ €121,376Sign up to see
TwosomesPhillips · Jun 2019£50,000≈ $63,465≈ €55,769Sign up to see
PortraitPhillips · Oct 2020£44,100≈ $57,590≈ €48,591Sign up to see

Lorna Simpson’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).

Lot images as published by each auction house (49 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Lorna Simpson, Summer '57/Summer '09, 2009, Twelve gelatin silver prints — Summer '57/Summer '09, 2009
Phillips · Apr 11, 2026
$24,510Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, Untitled, 1995, electrostatic heat transfer on felt — Untitled, 1995
Rago Auctions · Dec 18, 2025
$826Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, Counting, 1991, Monumental photogravure and screenprint, on wove paper, with full margins — Counting, 1991
Phillips · Oct 21, 2025
$4,515Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, Two Pairs, 1997, photogravure on handmade Richard de Bas — Two Pairs, 1997
Rago Auctions · Sep 30, 2025
$2,032Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, III, 1994, ceramic, patinated bronze, rubber, cedar, felt — III, 1994
Wright · Dec 18, 2024
$693Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, Constellation, 2020, ink and screenprint on gessoed fibreglass — Constellation, 2020
Phillips · Oct 11, 2024
£101,600Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, 2 Tracks, 1990, Gelatin silver print triptych, flush-mounted in artist's frames, with two engraved text plaques — 2 Tracks, 1990
Phillips · Oct 9, 2024
$38,100Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, Van Der Zee Prop Vase, from 1993 Whitney Biennial in Seoul, 1994, Photolithograph, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins — Van Der Zee Prop Vase, from 1993 Whitney Biennial in Seoul, 1994
Phillips · Sep 4, 2024
$381Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, III, 1994, cedar, waterless lithography on felt, ceramic, bronze, rubber — III, 1994
Wright · Jul 11, 2024
$630Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, Backdrops Circa 1940s, 1998, Screenprint diptych in colors, on two felt panels, the full sheets — Backdrops Circa 1940s, 1998
Phillips · Jun 27, 2024
$4,445Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, III (Peter Norton Family Christmas Project), 1994, wood, waterless lithograph on paper, rubber, ceramic, bronze — III (Peter Norton Family Christmas Project), 1994
Wright · Dec 7, 2023
$630Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, Untitled, 1995, electrostatic heat transfer on felt — Untitled, 1995
Wright · Dec 7, 2023
$756Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, C-Ration, 1991, Gelatin silver prints, on one sheet of photo paper, with full margins — C-Ration, 1991
Phillips · Oct 24, 2023
$9,525Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, III (Peter Norton Family Christmas Project), 1994, wood, waterless lithograph on paper, rubber, ceramic, bronze — III (Peter Norton Family Christmas Project), 1994
Rago Auctions · Sep 27, 2023
$441Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, Cure/Heal, Serigraph — Cure/Heal
Jackson's International Auctioneers · Dec 13, 2022
$1,250Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, Corridor (Night III), 2003, digital chromogenic print mounted to Plexiglas — Corridor (Night III), 2003
Phillips · Oct 13, 2022
£23,940Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, Untitled — Untitled
Clarke Auction Gallery · Sep 11, 2022
$1,900Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, Untitled, 1995, Electrostatic heat color transfer print, on wool felt, with full margins — Untitled, 1995
Phillips · Apr 19, 2022
$1,260Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, Double Portrait, 2013, screenprint in colors on felt — Double Portrait, 2013
Rago Auctions · Mar 10, 2022
$11,250Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, Ultra Blue, 2013, collage and ink on paper — Ultra Blue, 2013
Phillips · Oct 14, 2021
£32,760Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, III, 1994, ceramic, patinated bronze, rubber, cedar, felt — III, 1994
Wright · Apr 22, 2021
$813Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, III, Peter Norton Family Christmas Edition, 1994 — III, Peter Norton Family Christmas Edition, 1994
Toomey & Co. · Apr 22, 2021
$407Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, Portrait, 1988, silver gelatin print, in artist's frame with engraved plastic plaque — Portrait, 1988
Phillips · Oct 21, 2020
£44,100Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, Practical Joke, 1992, 2 dye diffusion colour Polaroid prints, in artist's frame — Practical Joke, 1992
Phillips · Oct 21, 2020
£27,720Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, Double Portrait, 2013, The complete set of two screenprints in colors, on felt, with full margins — Double Portrait, 2013
Phillips · Jul 24, 2020
$32,500Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, Gold Head W, 2011, ink and embossing powder on paper — Gold Head W, 2011
Phillips · Jul 2, 2020
$20,000Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, Gold Head Q, 2011, ink and embossing powder on paper — Gold Head Q, 2011
Phillips · Jul 2, 2020
$15,000Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, Untitled, 1995, electrostatic heat transfer on felt — Untitled, 1995
Rago Auctions · Feb 26, 2020
$1,690Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, Twosomes, 2013, 24 bronze plaques and 19 photographs in bronze frames, in 43 parts — Twosomes, 2013
Phillips · Jun 28, 2019
£50,000Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, Corridor (Night), 2003, digital chromogenic print face-mounted to Plexiglas — Corridor (Night), 2003
Phillips · May 15, 2019
$47,500Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, Untitled, from Portraits, 1994, Gelatin silver print — Untitled, from Portraits, 1994
Phillips · Apr 23, 2019
$4,000Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, Ultra Blue, 2013, collage and ink on paper — Ultra Blue, 2013
Phillips · Mar 9, 2018
£15,000Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, Lower Region, 1992, Polaroid print triptych — Lower Region, 1992
Phillips · Apr 4, 2017
$21,250Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, Interior/Exterior, Full/Empty No. 17, 1997, silver gelatin print mounted on archival mat with silkscreen text, in artist's frame, diptych — Interior/Exterior, Full/Empty No. 17, 1997
Phillips · Dec 8, 2016
£2,750Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, C-Rations, 1991, Gelatin Silver Print "C-Rations" 1991 — C-Rations, 1991
Clarke Auction Gallery · Sep 11, 2016
$1,700Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, Lower Region, 1992, Polaroid print triptych — Lower Region, 1992
Phillips · Apr 4, 2016
$10,000Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, Two works: (i) Condensation; (ii) Composed Blue, 2013, collage, ink on paper — Two works: (i) Condensation; (ii) Composed Blue, 2013
Phillips · Nov 14, 2014
$20,000Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, Counting, 1991, photogravure, screenprint on paper — Counting, 1991
Wright · Feb 27, 2014
$6,250Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, Backdrops circa 1940s, 1998, The complete set of two screenprints, on felt panels, the full sheets, — Backdrops circa 1940s, 1998
Phillips · Oct 28, 2013
$3,750Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, 9 Props, 1995, The complete set of nine waterless lithographs on wool felt, with full margins, — 9 Props, 1995
Phillips · Oct 28, 2013
$7,500Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, III, 1994, Norton Family Christmas Gift — III, 1994
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 6, 2011
$1,500Sign up free to see

Lorna Simpson, Corridor (Split), 2003, Chromogenic print, face-mounted to Plexiglas — Corridor (Split), 2003
Phillips · Oct 9, 2024

Lorna Simpson, C-Ration, 1991, Gelatin silver prints, on one sheet of photo paper, with full margins — C-Ration, 1991
Phillips · Jun 27, 2024

Lorna Simpson, Three Part Soul, 2016, ink and screenprint on claybord, in 3 parts — Three Part Soul, 2016
Phillips · Mar 9, 2022

Lorna Simpson, Three Part Soul, 2016, ink and screenprint on claybord, in 3 parts — Three Part Soul, 2016
Phillips · Nov 18, 2021

Lorna Simpson, Counting, 1991, Monumental photogravure and screenprint, on wove paper, with full margins — Counting, 1991
Phillips · Apr 20, 2021

Lorna Simpson, 15 Mouths, 2002, The complete set of 15 Iris prints, on velour paper colléd to Hahnemühle copperplate paper, with letterpress, with full margins, justification and accompanying Audio CD, Easy to Remember , all contained in the original heavy card portfolio with printed title and artist's name — 15 Mouths, 2002
Phillips · Apr 20, 2021

Lorna Simpson, Three Part Soul, 2016, ink and screenprint on claybord, in 3 parts — Three Part Soul, 2016
Phillips · Sep 21, 2018

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