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Robert Morris, Observatory

Robert Morris

American · 1931–2018 · Painter, Sculptor

Robert Morris was an American sculptor, conceptual artist and writer. He was regarded as having been one of the most prominent theorists of minimalism along with Donald Judd,… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Robert Morris, Untitled (Brown Felt), 1978, felt, copper grommetsUntitled (Brown Felt)Phillips · £158,500≈ $271,986≈ €199,170Sign up to see
  2. Robert Morris, Untitled (Hypnerotomachia Series), 1982, Hydrocal and metalUntitled (Hypnerotomachia Series)Phillips · $68,750≈ £54,960≈ €60,916Sign up to see
  3. Robert Morris, Location, 1973, lead, metal and plastic counters on wood panelLocationPhillips · $35,000≈ £28,176≈ €33,028Sign up to see

Robert Morris’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).

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Robert Morris, Five War Memorials, 1970, lithograph
Five War Memorials, 1970
Rago Auctions · Aug 14, 2026
$1,463Sign up free to see
Robert Morris, Copper Chair, 1972, graphite on paper
Copper Chair, 1972
Wright · Jul 16, 2026
$960Sign up free to see
Robert Morris, Model, from Ten from Leo Castelli, 1967, Vacuum-formed plastic
Model, from Ten from Leo Castelli, 1967
Bonhams · Jan 22, 2026
$512Sign up free to see
Robert Morris, Untitled, 1987, screenprint in colors on Arches
Untitled, 1987
Rago Auctions · Dec 5, 2025
$127Sign up free to see
Robert Morris, Hedges And Gravel, 1969, Lithograph in Colors on Wove Paper
Hedges And Gravel, 1969
DuMouchelles · Oct 17, 2025
$375Sign up free to see
Robert Morris, Box with the Sound of Its Own Making, 1972, graphite on paper (double-sided)
Box with the Sound of Its Own Making, 1972
Rago Auctions · Jun 11, 2025
$5,016Sign up free to see
Robert Morris, Hanging Slab (Cloud) 1962, 1972, graphite on paper
Hanging Slab (Cloud) 1962, 1972
Rago Auctions · Jun 11, 2025
$3,810Sign up free to see
Robert Morris, Permuted Pieces, 1972, graphite on paper
Permuted Pieces, 1972
Rago Auctions · Jun 11, 2025
$3,810Sign up free to see
Robert Morris, Paradrop, 1975-6, Acrylic on board
Paradrop, 1975-6
Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 27, 2024
$250Sign up free to see
Robert Morris, Memory Drawings, 1975, The complete set of five lead sheets with letterpress embossing, mounted on Masonite panels (as issued)
Memory Drawings, 1975
Phillips · Jun 6, 2024
£4,826Sign up free to see
Robert Morris, Model (from the Ten from Leo Castelli portfolio), 1967, vacuum-formed plastic
Model (from the Ten from Leo Castelli portfolio), 1967
Wright · Apr 18, 2024
$1,134Sign up free to see
Robert Morris, MIRROR (F-2 COPY M), 1967, print (other)
MIRROR (F-2 COPY M), 1967
Capitolium Art · Mar 20, 2024
€10,080Sign up free to see
Robert Morris, Standing, Leaning, Sitting Cabinets (1960, Destroyed), 1972, graphite on paper
Standing, Leaning, Sitting Cabinets (1960, Destroyed), 1972
Rago Auctions · Mar 13, 2024
$8,190Sign up free to see
Robert Morris, Model, from Ten from Leo Castelli (C. M1), 1967, Moulded green Plexiglas multiple
Model, from Ten from Leo Castelli (C. M1), 1967
Phillips · Oct 24, 2023
$1,016Sign up free to see
Robert Morris, Places for the Solitary (from the In the Realm of the Carceral portfolio), 1979, etching and aquatint
Places for the Solitary (from the In the Realm of the Carceral portfolio), 1979
Rago Auctions · Nov 15, 2022
$125Sign up free to see
Robert Morris, Ohne Titel (Labyrinths-Voice-Blind Time), 1974, Ausstellungsposter. Offsetlithografie auf Papier
Ohne Titel (Labyrinths-Voice-Blind Time), 1974
Van Ham · May 12, 2021
€594Sign up free to see
Robert Morris, Untitled, 1987, screenprint in colors on Arches
Untitled, 1987
Rago Auctions · Feb 17, 2021
$438Sign up free to see
Robert Morris, Model from Ten from Leo Castelli portfolio, 1967, vacuum-formed plastic
Model from Ten from Leo Castelli portfolio, 1967
Rago Auctions · Nov 12, 2020
$1,500Sign up free to see
Robert Morris, Untitled (Hypnerotomachia Series), 1982, Hydrocal and metal
Untitled (Hypnerotomachia Series), 1982
Phillips · Jul 2, 2020
$68,750Sign up free to see
Robert Morris, Column, Two Positions, 1972, ink and ink wash on paper
Column, Two Positions, 1972
Phillips · Nov 14, 2018
$8,750Sign up free to see
Robert Morris, In the Realm of the Carceral portfolio, 1979, etching and aquatint on wove paper
In the Realm of the Carceral portfolio, 1979
Wright · Jul 19, 2018
$6,250Sign up free to see
Robert Morris, Blind print, 1995, Lithografie auf ARCHES FRANCE (Wasserzeichen)
Blind print, 1995
Van Ham · Oct 26, 2017
€258Sign up free to see
Robert Morris, Location, 1973, lead, metal and plastic counters on wood panel
Location, 1973
Phillips · Feb 28, 2017
$35,000Sign up free to see
Robert Morris, Memory Drawings, 1963-75, The complete set of five lead sheets with embossing, stretched over chipboard panels (as issued),
Memory Drawings, 1963-75
Phillips · Jan 21, 2016
£16,250Sign up free to see
Robert Morris, Untitled (Brown Felt), 1978, felt, copper grommets
Untitled (Brown Felt), 1978
Phillips · Jul 2, 2014
£158,500Sign up free to see
Robert Morris, Untitled (from Ten by Leo Castelli), 1967, injection molded plastic
Untitled (from Ten by Leo Castelli), 1967
Wright · Feb 27, 2014
$1,375Sign up free to see
Robert Morris, Auktion 329, Los 840, 1995, Lithographie auf ARCHES FRANCE (Wasserzeichen)
Auktion 329, Los 840, 1995
Van Ham · Nov 28, 2013
€129Sign up free to see
Robert Morris, untitled (Denver Sculpture Symposium), 1968, graphite on paper
untitled (Denver Sculpture Symposium), 1968
Wright · Sep 15, 2011
$4,688Sign up free to see
Robert Morris, Model, 1968, vacuum-formed plastic
Model, 1968
Wright · Jun 10, 2001
$276Sign up free to see
Robert Morris, Hanging Slab (Cloud) 1962, 1972, graphite on paper
Hanging Slab (Cloud) 1962, 1972
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 21, 2024
Robert Morris, Vetti V, 1983, felt and metal
Vetti V, 1983
Phillips · Nov 15, 2023
Robert Morris, Untitled, lithograph
Untitled
Pandolfini · Nov 24, 2022
Robert Morris, Untitled, 1988, graphite on vellum paper
Untitled, 1988
Phillips · May 11, 2022

Works in museum collections

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Robert Morris, Observatory
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