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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$19,120≈ £10,587≈ €15,251Sign uprecord price · incl. premium(American b.1937)Bonhams2006160lots offered2002–2026years recorded91%sold (134)$1.4kSign up free to seemedian price

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(American b.1937)Bonhams · Apr 2006$19,120≈ £10,587≈ €15,251Sign up to see
Aspen SnowbunnyBonhams · Sep 2023$8,320≈ £6,674≈ €7,752Sign up to see
Mimi ReadingRago Auctions · Dec 2021$8,125≈ £6,131≈ €7,215Sign up to see

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Tattoo Artist, 1981
Lithograph
37¾ h x 25¼ w in (96 x 64 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jan 11, 2023 · Lot 199
$1,260≈ £1,040≈ €1,172Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Muscle Beach, 1989
Watercolor · Paper
29.5 x 43.5 inches, framed: 39.5 x 53.25 inches (image)
Michaan's Auctions · Sep 17, 2022 · Lot 179
$2,460≈ £2,160≈ €2,471Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Michaan's Auctions ↗
Peking Duck, 1979
Screenprint · Panel
15½ h x 18 w x 6 d in (39 x 46 x 15 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 8, 2022 · Lot 155
$2,000≈ £1,732≈ €1,998Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Gertrude Stein, 1975
Lithograph · Paper
19¼ h x 22 w x 11⅛ d in (49 x 56 x 28 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jun 16, 2022 · Lot 231
$2,250≈ £1,851≈ €2,163Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Palermo, 1968
Drawing · Paper
18¾ h x 25¾ w in (48 x 65 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jun 15, 2022 · Lot 229
$1,000≈ £828≈ €959Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Museum, 1978
Lithograph
8¾ h x 22 w in (22 x 56 cm)
Wright · Apr 21, 2022 · Lot 319
$378≈ £290≈ €347Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–View at Wright ↗
Manet / Romance, 1976
Etching · Paper
23½ h x 17⅝ w in (60 x 45 cm)
Rago Auctions · Feb 24, 2022 · Lot 307
$500≈ £374≈ €448Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Hot Dog Vendor, 1994
Lithograph · Paper
33⅜ h x 26⅜ w x 10 d in (85 x 67 x 25 cm)
Rago Auctions · Feb 24, 2022 · Lot 341
$4,375≈ £3,271≈ €3,919Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Brooklyn Bridge, 1999
Lithograph
27.5" high x 19" wide
Clarke Auction Gallery · Jan 9, 2022 · Lot 140
$2,200≈ £1,621≈ €1,947HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
Mimi Reading, 1967
Watercolor · Paper
16⅞ h x 13½ w in (43 x 34 cm)
Rago Auctions · Dec 15, 2021 · Lot 153
$8,125≈ £6,131≈ €7,215Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗

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.

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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

lower right15
upper right3
lower left2
lower centre1
along the bottom1

Form

signed38
signed and dated12
signed in pencil3

Signed, numbered and dated "50/75 Red Grooms '97" lower left edge — Picasso Lithograph Sculpture, Phillips, Jun 17, 2024
Signed and dated "RED GROOMS 71" lower center — Spaghetti Eater, Phillips, Mar 11, 2024
Signed and dated "RED GROOMS 1982" lower left — British Guards, Phillips, Mar 21, 2023

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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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