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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Local Quarry One, 1968
Lithograph
33¼ h x 24⅞ w in (84 x 63 cm)
Rago Auctions · Mar 6, 2024 · Lot 385
$1,071≈ £842≈ €985Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
"Boston Symphony Orchestra"
Print (other)
Falzmaße ca. 97 x 65 cm
Auktionshaus Mehlis · Feb 24, 2024 · Lot 3951
€220≈ $238≈ £188HammerSign up free to seeView at Auktionshaus Mehlis ↗
PUBLICON - STATION I Illuminated
Sculpture
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Feb 17, 2024 · Lot 86
$11,520≈ £9,158≈ €10,698Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Palm Beach Modern Auctions ↗
Love Zone
Lithograph
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Feb 17, 2024 · Lot 87
$2,432≈ £1,933≈ €2,259Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Palm Beach Modern Auctions ↗
Earth Crust (from the Stoned Moon series), 1969
Lithograph · Paper
33⅞ h x 25 w in (86 x 63 cm)
Rago Auctions · Feb 14, 2024 · Lot 162
$1,572≈ £1,251≈ €1,467Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Surface Series 51 (from the Currents series), 1970
Screenprint
35 h x 35 w in (89 x 89 cm)
Rago Auctions · Feb 14, 2024 · Lot 221
$1,512≈ £1,203≈ €1,411Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Earth Day, 1970
Lithograph
33¼ h x 25¼ w in (84 x 64 cm)
Rago Auctions · Feb 14, 2024 · Lot 227
$1,512≈ £1,203≈ €1,411Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Publicon-Station V (from the Publicons series), 1978
Mixed media · Panel
18 h x 35¾ w x 8½ d in (46 x 91 x 22 cm)
Rago Auctions · Feb 13, 2024 · Lot 110
$3,276≈ £2,583≈ €3,035Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Horsefeathers Thirteen-XV, 1972
Lithograph
25⅜ h x 20½ w in (64 x 52 cm)
Rago Auctions · Feb 13, 2024 · Lot 175
$2,451≈ £1,933≈ €2,271Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Powell, 1968
Print (other) · Paper
63,5x76 cm
Van Sabben Poster Auctions · Feb 10, 2024 · Lot 545
€360≈ $388≈ £308Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €280–550View at Van Sabben Poster Auctions ↗

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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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