Michael Graves
American · 1934–2015 · Painter, Draughtsman
Michael Graves was an American architect, designer, and educator, and principal of Michael Graves and Associates and Michael Graves Design Group. He was a member of The New… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Piazza four-piece tea and coffee service with trayRago Auctions · $32,500≈ £23,803≈ €26,731Sign up to see
Piazza four-piece tea and coffee service with trayRago Auctions · $20,000≈ £16,228≈ €18,391Sign up to see
Plaza vanity and stoolWright · $13,970≈ £10,407≈ €11,999Sign up to see
Michael Graves’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 49 auction results for Michael Graves between 2001 and 2026, of which 41 sold (84%). A further 1 lot was offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $128Sign up free to see to $32.5kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $32.5kSign up free to see for Piazza four-piece tea and coffee service with tray at Rago Auctions in January 2021. Most results come from Wright (14), Rago Auctions (11) and Bonhams (7).
49 results · page 1 of 2
- Untitled, 2000$640≈ £479≈ €562Sign up free to see
- $13,970≈ £10,407≈ €11,999Sign up free to see
- $1,320≈ £1,020≈ €1,224Sign up free to see
- $2,032≈ £1,570≈ €1,884Sign up free to see
- Untitled (Collage), 1980$2,286≈ £1,859≈ €2,218Sign up free to see
- $5,240≈ £4,117≈ €4,995Sign up free to see
- Composite Landscape, 1981$756≈ £594≈ €721Sign up free to see
- The Great Gatsby, 1984$3,024≈ £2,387≈ €2,796Sign up free to see
- $504≈ £386≈ €451Sign up free to see
- $4,375≈ £3,520≈ €4,158Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (1)
Lots by Michael Graves that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Michael Graves paintings (12)Michael Graves works on paper (5)Michael Graves drawings (3)Michael Graves sculpture (6)
Michael Graves: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Michael Graves at auction?
$32,500Sign up free to see, for Piazza four-piece tea and coffee service with tray at Rago Auctions (January 2021) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Michael Graves?
The median sale price is $1.7kSign up free to see across 41 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Michael Graves have sold at auction?
41 of 49 recorded lots sold between 2001 and 2026. 1 further lot was offered with no published result and is not counted.
Which auction houses sell Michael Graves?
Wright, Rago Auctions and Bonhams account for the most recorded results. Wright · Rago Auctions · Bonhams
Michael Graves signature
6 catalogued lots by Michael Graves record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (67% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signed lower center and dated Michael Graves 84
— Alternative Landscape, Nadeau's Auction Gallery, Aug 24, 2024Signed lower right
— Autumn., Clarke Auction Gallery, Apr 15, 2012Signed lower right
— Winter Stream, James D. Julia, Aug 27, 2004
About Michael Graves
Michael Graves was an American architect, designer, and educator, and principal of Michael Graves and Associates and Michael Graves Design Group. He was a member of The New York Five and the Memphis Group and a professor of architecture at Princeton University for nearly forty years. Following his own partial paralysis in 2003, Graves became an internationally recognized advocate of health care design.
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