Pat Steir

Pat Steir

American · 1938–2026 · Painter, Printmaker

Iris Patricia Steir was an American painter and printmaker. Her early work was loosely associated with conceptual art and minimalism, however, she was best known for her… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Pat Steir, Elective Affinity Waterfall, 1992, oil on canvasElective Affinity WaterfallPhillips · $2,295,000≈ £1,698,113≈ €1,944,091Sign up to see
  2. Pat Steir, Monk Tuyu Meditating Waterfall, 1991, oil on canvasMonk Tuyu Meditating WaterfallPhillips · $800,000≈ £624,561≈ €714,094Sign up to see
  3. Pat Steir, Calming Waterfall, 1989, oil on canvasCalming WaterfallPhillips · £381,000≈ $501,929≈ €432,102Sign up to see

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  1. Pat Steir, Waterfall
    Waterfall
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 231
    $9,375≈ £7,109≈ €8,044Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  2. Pat Steir, Blue, 1971, oil and graphite on canvas
    Blue, 1971
    Oil · Canvas
    51 x 60 1/4 in. (129.5 x 153 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 157
    $68,750≈ £50,892≈ €57,426Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Pat Steir, Daybreak, 1993, aquatint on paper
    Daybreak, 1993
    Aquatint · Paper
    31 h x 15¾ w in (79 x 40 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 178
    $750≈ £592≈ €672Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Wright ↗
  4. Pat Steir, Ice #2, 2002, oil on canvas
    Ice #2, 2002
    Oil · Canvas
    48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 141
    $274,000≈ £211,338≈ €246,469Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $100,000–150,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Pat Steir, Red and Blue Berlin Waterfall, 1993, Screenprint in colors, on wove paper, the full sheet
    Red and Blue Berlin Waterfall, 1993
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 28/108
    S. 38 3/4 x 37 in. (98.4 x 94 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 314
    $3,500≈ £2,765≈ €3,277Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Phillips ↗
  6. Pat Steir, Waterfall Blue, 1997, Lithograph in colors with hand coloring, on Arches Cover paper, the full sheet
    Waterfall Blue, 1997
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. TP
    S. 23 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. (60.3 x 60.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 229
    $2,375≈ £1,945≈ €2,174Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Pat Steir, Long Vertical Falls #4, 1991, Aquatint, on wove paper, with full margins
    Long Vertical Falls #4, 1991
    Aquatint · Paper · ed. TP
    I. 44 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. (113 x 57.2 cm) S. 53 x 30 1/4 in. (134.6 x 76.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 230
    $1,875≈ £1,536≈ €1,716Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Pat Steir, Little Pool, 1996, Oil on canvas
    Little Pool, 1996
    Oil · Canvas
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 132
    $28,125≈ £19,421≈ €25,069Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  9. Sixty by Fifty Number Three, 2011
    Oil · Canvas
    60 x 48 in..
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 30
    $25,000≈ £17,759≈ €21,999HammerSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–80,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  10. Pat Steir, Direction of Water, 1991, Color spit-bite and soap ground aquatints with soft-ground etching and drypoint on paper
    Direction of Water, 1991
    Aquatint · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 453
    $625≈ £407≈ €550Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗

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About Pat Steir

Iris Patricia Steir was an American painter and printmaker. Her early work was loosely associated with conceptual art and minimalism, however, she was best known for her abstract dripped, splashed and poured "Waterfall" paintings, which she started in the 1980s, and for her later site-specific wall drawings.

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