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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Individual, from 7 Characters (G. 1033), 1982
Mixed media · Paper
collage 30 3/4 x 26 3/4 in. (78.1 x 67.9 cm) overall 42 1/2 x 30 1/2 in. (108 x 77.5 cm)
Phillips · Oct 19, 2021 · Lot 271
$4,410≈ £3,189≈ €3,784Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
Change, from 7 Characters (G. 1034), 1982
Mixed media · Paper
collage 30 3/4 x 26 3/4 in. (78.1 x 67.9 cm) overall 42 1/2 x 30 1/2 in. (108 x 77.5 cm)
Phillips · Oct 19, 2021 · Lot 272
$5,670≈ £4,100≈ €4,865Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
Street Sounds East, 1995
Etching · Paper · ed. 27/41
I. 34 x 16 5/8 in. (86.4 x 42.2 cm) S. 46 5/8 x 28 1/2 in. (118.4 x 72.4 cm)
Phillips · Oct 19, 2021 · Lot 274
$2,268≈ £1,640≈ €1,946Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
Rival, 1963
Lithograph · Paper
26½ h x 20½ w in (67 x 52 cm)
Rago Auctions · Oct 13, 2021 · Lot 166
$4,000≈ £2,937≈ €3,460Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Shoot from a Main Stem (from Suite of Nine Prints), 1979
Screenprint · Paper
30¾ h x 23 w in (78 x 58 cm)
Rago Auctions · Oct 13, 2021 · Lot 218
$5,000≈ £3,671≈ €4,325Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Statue of Liberty (from the New York, New York portfolio), 1983
Lithograph · Paper
35⅝ h x 23¾ w in (90 x 60 cm)
Rago Auctions · Oct 13, 2021 · Lot 258
$2,750≈ £2,019≈ €2,378Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Quarry Local One, 1968
Lithograph
34½ h x 26 w in (88 x 66 cm)
Rago Auctions · Sep 29, 2021 · Lot 127
$1,250≈ £927≈ €1,073Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Works from Captiva, 1978
Print (other) · Paper
73 x 104cm
Van Ham · Sep 29, 2021 · Lot 88
€198≈ $231≈ £171Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €150–View at Van Ham ↗
Statue of Liberty (from the New York, New York portfolio), 1983
Screenprint · Paper
35 h x 22⅞ w in (89 x 58 cm)
Wright · Aug 11, 2021 · Lot 169
$6,875≈ £4,969≈ €5,867Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
Horsefeathers Thirteen IV, 1972
Lithograph
27¾ h x 22½ w in (70 x 57 cm)
Wright · Aug 11, 2021 · Lot 209
$1,625≈ £1,175≈ €1,387Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Wright ↗

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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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