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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Hoarfrost Handkerchief, 1974After the artist
Screenprint
16 1/2 " x 16"
Sloans & Kenyon · Oct 11, 2023 · Lot 115
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $200–300View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
Untitled, circa 1970
Photograph · Paper
S. 16.1 x 14.5 cm (6 3/8 x 5 3/4 in.) photograph 12.9 x 8.9 cm (5 1/8 x 3 1/2 in.)
Phillips · Sep 21, 2023 · Lot 220
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
Hoarfrost Handkerchief, 1974After the artist
Screenprint
16 1/2 " x 16"
Sloans & Kenyon · Sep 14, 2023 · Lot 220
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $250–350View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
Opal Gospel Panel II, 1971
Screenprint · Other support
18 h x 20 w in (46 x 51 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 7, 2023 · Lot 233
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Hoarfrost Handkerchief, 1974After the artist
Screenprint
16 1/2 " x 16"
Sloans & Kenyon · Aug 24, 2023 · Lot 92
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $300–400View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
Hoarfrost Handkerchief, 1974After the artist
Screenprint
16 1/2 " x 16"
Sloans & Kenyon · Jul 27, 2023 · Lot 468
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $300–400View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
Untitled, 1992
Photograph · Board
15.7 x 18.8 cm
Lempertz · Jun 7, 2023 · Lot 405
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €5,000–7,000View at Lempertz ↗
Hoarfrost Handkerchief, 1974After the artist
Screenprint
16 1/2 " x 16"
Sloans & Kenyon · Apr 27, 2023 · Lot 156
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $300–400View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
Spackle
Lithograph · ed. 113/250
6 x 4.75 in
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Apr 2, 2023 · Lot 5
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–2,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
L.A. Uncovered #11 (from the L.A. Uncovered series), 1998
Screenprint
30¾ h x 22½ w in (78 x 57 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jan 11, 2023 · Lot 329
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗

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Robert Rauschenberg signature

464 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 dated78
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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