Robert Gober

b. 1954

Robert Gober is an American sculptor. His work is often related to domestic and familiar objects such as sinks, doors, and legs. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Robert Gober, The Sad Sink, 1985, plaster, wood, wire lath, steel and semi-gloss enamel paintThe Sad SinkPhillips · $2,225,000≈ £1,474,486≈ €2,064,774Sign up to see
  2. Robert Gober, Drain, 1989, cast pewterDrainPhillips · £254,500≈ $399,896≈ €359,199Sign up to see
  3. Robert Gober, Rat Bait, 1992, cast plaster with casein and silkscreen inkRat BaitPhillips · £125,000≈ $162,138≈ €142,064Sign up to see

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Robert Gober is an American sculptor. His work is often related to domestic and familiar objects such as sinks, doors, and legs.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1954Wikidata Q1353414 ↗ULAN 500118768 ↗

In the collections of

TateArt Institute of ChicagoBavarian State Painting CollectionsCleveland Museum of ArtHessel Museum of ArtMetropolitan Museum of ArtMuseum Boijmans Van BeuningenMuseum Dhondt-DhaenensMuseum of Modern ArtSan Francisco Museum of Modern ArtStedelijk Museum voor Actuele KunstVan AbbemuseumWhitney Museum of American Art

Museum representation from open data (Wikidata, museum collection datasets); links go to the museum or its collection record.

Artist record compiled from: Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), Wikidata (CC0), MoMA collection data (CC0), Tate collection data (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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