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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Bamboo; Lily Pads; Coke Bottle Still Life; and Tea Pots, from Studies for Chinese Summerhall (large), 1983
Photograph · Paper · ed. 18/30
all I. 26 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. (67.3 x 67.3 cm) all S. 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
Phillips · Apr 21, 2015 · Lot 204
$3,750≈ £2,519≈ €3,505Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
Tibetan Locks (Curtain), from Tibetan Keys and Locks, 1986
Screenprint
30 x 30 x 11 1/2 in. (76.2 x 76.2 x 29.2 cm)
Phillips · Apr 21, 2015 · Lot 205
$3,250≈ £2,183≈ €3,037Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
Vale State, from Pages and Fuses, 1974
Screenprint · Paper · ed. 14/15
S. 19 1/2 x 24 3/4 in. (49.5 x 62.9 cm)
Phillips · Apr 21, 2015 · Lot 206
$2,500≈ £1,679≈ €2,336Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
Hillary Rodham Clinton Campaign Print, 2000
Print (other) · Paper · ed. 94/100
I. 35 1/4 x 26 in. (89.5 x 66 cm) S. 36 3/8 x 27 1/4 in. (92.4 x 69.2 cm)
Phillips · Apr 21, 2015 · Lot 207
$3,000≈ £2,015≈ €2,804Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
Tag, 1997
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 150/500
S. 18 1/2 x 15 5/8 in. (47 x 39.7 cm)
Phillips · Apr 21, 2015 · Lot 209
$1,000≈ £672≈ €935Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
Two Reasons Birds Sing, from Suite of Nine Prints, 1979
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 49/100
29 1/4 x 19in
Bonhams · Apr 12, 2015 · Lot 5057
$625≈ £427≈ €592Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
Cy (Twombly) + Relics- Rome #5, 1952
Print (other)
14 x 14 in. (35.6 x 35.6 cm)
Phillips · Apr 2, 2015 · Lot 170
$17,500≈ £11,822≈ €16,159Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
Trunk (from 7 Characters), 1982
Mixed media · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 1, 2015 · Lot 341
$8,125≈ £5,279≈ €7,237Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Page 3 (from Pages and Fuses), 1974
Handmade paper · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 1, 2015 · Lot 342
$3,125≈ £2,030≈ €2,783Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Statue of Liberty (from New York, New York Series), 1983
Screenprint · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 1, 2015 · Lot 344
$3,750≈ £2,436≈ €3,340Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗

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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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