Red Grooms
American · b. 1937 · Painter, Printmaker
Red Grooms is an American multimedia artist best known for his colorful pop-art constructions depicting frenetic scenes of modern urban life. Grooms was given the nickname… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
(American b.1937)Bonhams · $19,120≈ £10,587≈ €15,251Sign up to see
Aspen SnowbunnyBonhams · $8,320≈ £6,674≈ €7,752Sign up to see
Mimi ReadingRago Auctions · $8,125≈ £6,131≈ €7,215Sign up to see
Red Grooms’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).
Coming up at auction
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ArtSell has recorded 148 auction results for Red Grooms between 2002 and 2026, of which 134 sold (91%). A further 12 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $63Sign up free to see to $19.1kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $19.1kSign up free to see for (American b.1937) at Bonhams in April 2006. The most common medium is lithographs (68 lots). Most results come from Rago Auctions (45), Toomey & Co. (17) and Palm Beach Modern Auctions (16).
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- $3,354≈ £2,504≈ €2,919Sign up free to see
- $1,792≈ £1,325≈ €1,543Sign up free to see
- $1,024≈ £757≈ €882Sign up free to see
- Blewy II, 1971$832≈ £615≈ €719Sign up free to see
- $768≈ £567≈ €664Sign up free to see
- Big Apple Painting, 1993$4,352≈ £3,275≈ €3,824Sign up free to see
- $4,096≈ £3,082≈ €3,599Sign up free to see
- Lumberjack, 1977-1983$6,400≈ £4,816≈ €5,624Sign up free to see
- Bull Rider, 1992$282≈ £211≈ €247Sign up free to see
- $600≈ £450≈ €527Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (12)
Lots by Red Grooms that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Red Grooms paintings (10)Red Grooms mixed media (3)Red Grooms works on paper (24)Red Grooms watercolors (11)Red Grooms drawings (8)Red Grooms prints (93)Red Grooms etchings (6)Red Grooms lithographs (68)Red Grooms screenprints (8)Red Grooms multiples (3)Red Grooms sculpture (3)
Red Grooms: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Red Grooms at auction?
$19,120Sign up free to see, for (American b.1937) at Bonhams (April 2006) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Red Grooms?
The median sale price is $1.4kSign up free to see across 131 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Red Grooms have sold at auction?
134 of 148 recorded lots sold between 2002 and 2026. 12 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Red Grooms?
Rago Auctions, Toomey & Co. and Palm Beach Modern Auctions account for the most recorded results. Rago Auctions · Toomey & Co. · Palm Beach Modern Auctions
Red Grooms signature
53 catalogued lots by Red Grooms record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (68% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signed, numbered and dated "50/75 Red Grooms '97" lower left edge
— Picasso Lithograph Sculpture, Phillips, Jun 17, 2024Signed and dated "RED GROOMS 71" lower center
— Spaghetti Eater, Phillips, Mar 11, 2024Signed and dated "RED GROOMS 1982" lower left
— British Guards, Phillips, Mar 21, 2023
About Red Grooms
Red Grooms is an American multimedia artist best known for his colorful pop-art constructions depicting frenetic scenes of modern urban life. Grooms was given the nickname "Red" by Dominic Falcone when he was starting out as a dishwasher at a restaurant in Provincetown and was studying with Hans Hofmann.
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