Robert Smithson, Spiral Jetty

Robert Smithson

American · 1938–1973 · Painter, Sculptor

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Record prices

  1. Robert Smithson, Spiral Jetty, 1970, crayon and felt-tip pen on paperSpiral JettyPhillips · $27,500≈ £21,191≈ €24,345Sign up to see
  2. Robert Smithson, Broken Glass Displacement, 1969, graphite on composition boardBroken Glass DisplacementPhillips · $21,590≈ £15,904≈ €18,425Sign up to see
  3. Robert Smithson, Underground Projection Room (Utah Museum Plan), 1971, graphite on paperUnderground Projection Room (Utah Museum Plan)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $11,970≈ £9,405≈ €10,959Sign up to see

Robert Smithson’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

American sculptor and conceptual artist (1938-1973)

Born 1938, PassaicDied 1973, AmarilloOccupation Painter, Sculptor, Draughtsman, PhotographerWikidata Q328341 ↗ULAN 500015753 ↗Museum works 2

land art

Also known as Robert I. Smithson

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Robert Smithson, Spiral Jetty
Spiral Jetty1970
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Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Robert Smithson, Broken Circle / Spiral Hill
Broken Circle / Spiral Hill1971
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CC BY 4.0 · Hay Kranen, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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