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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Record prices
The Sad SinkPhillips · $2,225,000≈ £1,474,486≈ €2,064,774Sign up to see
DrainPhillips · £254,500≈ $399,896≈ €359,199Sign up to see
Rat BaitPhillips · £125,000≈ $162,138≈ €142,064Sign up to see
Robert Gober’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
1 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Lots sold
63
of 79 offered · 2010–2026
Sell-through
80%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 6 | 3 | 50% | $41.8kSign up | $32.5kSign up | $62.5kSign up |
| Drawing | 6 | 3 | 50% | $41.8kSign up | $32.5kSign up | $62.5kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 69 | 56 | 81% | $6.6kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $162kSign up |
| Etching | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $1.4kSign up |
| Engraving | 4 | 3 | 75% | $5.8kSign up | $5kSign up | $8.8kSign up |
| Lithograph | 49 | 41 | 84% | $2.7kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $11.9kSign up |
| Screenprint | 8 | 6 | 75% | $31.3kSign up | $6.8kSign up | $162kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Print (other) | 5 | 4 | 80% | $13.7kSign up | $8.6kSign up | $31.3kSign up |
| Sculpture | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.2MSign up | $2.2MSign up | $2.2MSign up |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 100% | $136kSign up | $7.6kSign up | $400kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.