Robert Carston Arneson
American · 1930–1992 · Painter, Printmaker
Robert Carston Arneson was an American sculptor and professor of ceramics in the Art department at University of California, Davis for nearly three decades. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
California ArtistRago Auctions · $184,800≈ £137,510≈ €161,004Sign up to see
KonkRago Auctions · $126,000≈ £99,487≈ €116,193Sign up to see
Laughing GeorgeWright · $100,000≈ £75,999≈ €85,419Sign up to see
Robert Carston Arneson’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).
Lots sold
110
of 126 offered · 2005–2026
Sell-through
87%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 2 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Oil | 2 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Works on paper | 11 | 10 | 91% | $9.1kSign up | $4.7kSign up | $28.2kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $4.1kSign up | $4.1kSign up | $4.1kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3kSign up | $3kSign up | $3kSign up |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | 100% | $3.2kSign up | $3kSign up | $6.3kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 14 | 12 | 86% | $2kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $4.8kSign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | $635Sign up | $635Sign up | $635Sign up |
| Lithograph | 11 | 10 | 91% | $1.9kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $4.8kSign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $4.6kSign up | $4.6kSign up | $4.6kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Sculpture | 88 | 77 | 88% | $11.8kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $185kSign up |
| Other | 11 | 11 | 100% | $4kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $8.1kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2025 | 24 | 20 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2024 | 20 | 19 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2023 | 10 | 7 | $5kSign up |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 | $4kSign up |
| 2021 | 11 | 9 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2020 | 6 | 6 | $2kSign up |
| 2019 | 13 | 12 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2018 | 7 | 6 | $3.9kSign up |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | $6kSign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | $5.2kSign up |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 | $11.9kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2007 | 4 | 3 | $7.2kSign up |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | $5.4kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $4.1kSign up |