Robert Rauschenberg

American · 1925–2008 · Painter, Printmaker

Milton Ernest "Robert" or "Bob" Rauschenberg was an American painter and multi-media artist, whose work has been associated with numerous mid-20th century art movements… (Wikipedia)

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Gospel Yodel (Salvage Series)Phillips · Oct 2025£709,500≈ $952,646≈ €817,792Sign up to see
County Sweep (Galvanic Suite)Ketterer Kunst · Jun 2018€537,500≈ $631,778≈ £471,581Sign up to see
Climb (Urban Bourbon)Phillips · May 2026$619,200≈ £461,401≈ €533,839Sign up to see

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Homage to Frederick Kiesler, 1966
Lithograph · ed. AP
sheet 35 x 22-3/4 in.
Brunk Auctions · Oct 20, 2023 · Lot 246
$850≈ £700≈ €803HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Brunk Auctions ↗
Promise, 1968
Lithograph
30⅞ h x 22⅞ w in (78 x 58 cm)
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023 · Lot 145
$3,276≈ £2,661≈ €3,085Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Tides, 1969
Lithograph · Panel
42½ h x 29¾ w in (108 x 76 cm)
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023 · Lot 147
$2,016≈ £1,638≈ €1,898Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Surface Series 14 (from the Currents series), 1970
Screenprint
34⅞ h x 35 w in (89 x 89 cm)
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023 · Lot 228
$1,197≈ £972≈ €1,127Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Surface Series 17 (from the Currents series), 1970
Screenprint
34⅞ h x 35 w in (89 x 89 cm)
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023 · Lot 230
$1,260≈ £1,024≈ €1,187Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Opal Gospel, 1971
Screenprint
19 h x 23 w x 7 d in (48 x 58 x 18 cm)
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023 · Lot 239
$9,450≈ £7,677≈ €8,899Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
American Academy of Achievement, 1987
Lithograph
36 h x 25½ w in (91 x 65 cm)
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023 · Lot 273
$3,276≈ £2,661≈ €3,085Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Waiver (from the Ground Rules series), 1997
Photograph · Paper
54¾ h x 40⅝ w in (139 x 103 cm)
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023 · Lot 330
$3,780≈ £3,071≈ €3,560Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
EARTH DAY, 1990
Screenprint
162,7 × 107,6 cm
Grisebach · Sep 24, 2023 · Lot 1251
€5,080≈ $5,409≈ £4,424Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Grisebach ↗
Horse Silk, from Night Sights, 1993
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 53/100
S. 72.4 x 51 cm (28 1/2 x 20 1/8 in.)
Phillips · Sep 21, 2023 · Lot 221
£889≈ $1,090≈ €1,025Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £800–1,200View at Phillips ↗

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Robert Rauschenberg signature

465 catalogued lots by Robert Rauschenberg record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (46% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

lower right36
on the reverse12
lower left10
in the margin8
lower centre6
along the bottom3

Form

signed283
signed in pencil95
signed and dated79
initialled6
monogrammed1
with seals1

Signed, numbered and dated on the lower right: Rauschenberg, AP 10/25, 73 — Plot from Reality and Paradoxes, im Kinsky, Jun 16, 2026
Signed and dated "RAUSCHENBERG 93" lower right of the right element — Climb (Urban Bourbon), Phillips, May 21, 2026
Signed and dated "Rauschenberg 90" lower right — South Haunt (Borealis), Phillips, May 21, 2026

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About Robert Rauschenberg

Milton Ernest "Robert" or "Bob" Rauschenberg was an American painter and multi-media artist, whose work has been associated with numerous mid-20th century art movements including the New York School, Conceptual Art, Pop art, and Neo-Dada. Rauschenberg is well known for his Combines (1954–1964), a group of artworks which incorporated everyday objects as art materials and which blurred the distinctions between painting and sculpture. Rauschenberg was primarily a painter and a sculptor, but he also worked with photography, printmaking, papermaking and performance.

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