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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From the Seat of Authority (from Suite of Nine Prints), 1979
Screenprint
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 16, 2012 · Lot 104
$3,750≈ £2,314≈ €2,850Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Shoot from a Main Stem (from Suite of Nine Prints), 1979
Screenprint · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 16, 2012 · Lot 105
$3,750≈ £2,314≈ €2,850Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Sling-Shots Lit #8 (from Sling-Shots Lit), 1985
Lithograph
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 16, 2012 · Lot 106
$37,500≈ £23,138≈ €28,495Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Samarkand Stitches #III (from Samarkand Stitches), 1988
Screenprint
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 16, 2012 · Lot 107
$17,500≈ £10,798≈ €13,298Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $18,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
International Very Special Arts Festival, Washington D.C., 1989
Print (other) · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 16, 2012 · Lot 108
$2,500≈ £1,543≈ €1,900Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Two Reasons Birds Sing (from Suite of Nine Prints), 1979
Screenprint
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 16, 2012 · Lot 109
$4,500≈ £2,777≈ €3,419Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Box Cars (Bones and Unions), 1975
Handmade paper, bamboo, and fabric · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 16, 2012 · Lot 111
$8,125≈ £5,013≈ €6,174Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
400' and Rising, from L.A. Flakes (G. 1046), 1982
Etching · Paper · ed. 10/40
sheet 30 1/4 x 22 3/4in
Bonhams · Dec 16, 2012 · Lot 5145
$750≈ £463≈ €570Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–900View at Bonhams ↗
Blues, 1992
Lithograph
103 × 78 cm
Grisebach · Nov 30, 2012 · Lot 704
€4,636≈ $6,020≈ £3,759Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,000–6,000View at Grisebach ↗
Arcade, 1975
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 61/100
sheet 29 3/4 x 23 3/4in
Bonhams · Nov 18, 2012 · Lot 4166
$875≈ £551≈ €687Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗

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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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