Mary Bauermeister
German · 1934–2023 · Printmaker, Draughtsman
Mary Hildegard Ruth Bauermeister was a German artist who worked in sculpture, drawing, installation, performance, and music. Influenced by Fluxus artists and Nouveau Réalisme,… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Needless, NeedlesPhillips · $101,600≈ £80,208≈ €96,194Sign up to see
"Needless needles commentary"Van Ham · €63,963≈ $71,773≈ £55,880Sign up to see
Ohne TitelVan Ham · €58,050≈ $64,761≈ £51,214Sign up to see
Mary Bauermeister’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).
ArtSell has recorded 98 auction results for Mary Bauermeister between 2005 and 2026, of which 94 sold (96%). A further 3 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $141Sign up free to see to $102kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $102kSign up free to see for Needless, Needles at Phillips in November 2024. Most results come from Van Ham (52), Rago Auctions (17) and Phillips (7).
98 results · page 1 of 3
- Image, 1969COP 60,000,000Sign up free to see
- St. Pierre, 1964$22,860≈ £17,424≈ €19,748Sign up free to see
- "Sketch for Tanglewood", 1964-74€11,220≈ $12,773≈ £9,448Sign up free to see
- Sketch for Tanglewood, 1967-1971£4,826≈ $6,154≈ €5,829Sign up free to see
- "Needless Needless Memories", 1963-64/1983€19,800≈ $20,851≈ £16,513Sign up free to see
- Needless, Needles, 1964–1972$101,600≈ £80,208≈ €96,194Sign up free to see
- Lens Box Construction, 1968-1969$13,000≈ £9,952≈ €11,892Sign up free to see
- €211≈ $226≈ £178Sign up free to see
- €224≈ $239≈ £189Sign up free to see
- €132≈ $141≈ £111Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (3)
Lots by Mary Bauermeister that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
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Mary Bauermeister: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Mary Bauermeister at auction?
$101,600Sign up free to see, for Needless, Needles at Phillips (November 2024) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Mary Bauermeister?
The median sale price is $11kSign up free to see across 93 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Mary Bauermeister have sold at auction?
94 of 98 recorded lots sold between 2005 and 2026. 3 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Mary Bauermeister?
Van Ham, Rago Auctions and Phillips account for the most recorded results. Van Ham · Rago Auctions · Phillips
Mary Bauermeister signature
40 catalogued lots by Mary Bauermeister record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (65% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Betitelt mittig: Sketch for Tanglewood. Signiert, datiert und betitelt verso: "Sketch for Tanglewood" 1964-72 mary bauermeister
— "Sketch for Tanglewood", Van Ham, Jun 4, 2025Signed, titled and dated ""needless needles" 1964–72 Mary Bauermeister" on the reverse
— Needless, Needles, Phillips, Nov 20, 2024Monogrammiert und datiert unten rechts: m.b. 1967 (im Druck). Sowie betitelt, nummeriert und datiert verso: Pittsburgh poster 1967-68 4/10 Auflage 2012. Hier zudem gewidmet
— Pittsburgh poster 1967-68, Van Ham, Jun 26, 2024
About Mary Bauermeister
Mary Hildegard Ruth Bauermeister was a German artist who worked in sculpture, drawing, installation, performance, and music. Influenced by Fluxus artists and Nouveau Réalisme, her work addresses esoteric issues of how information is transferable through society. "I only followed an inner drive to express what was not yet there, in reality or thought", she said of her practice. "To make art was more a finding, searching process than a knowing." Beginning in the 1970s, her work concentrated on the themes surrounding New Age spirituality, specifically geomancy, the divine interpretation of lines on the ground.
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