Robert Therrien

American · 1947–2019 · Printmaker, Sculptor

Robert Therrien was an American artist known for his large-scale sculptures. His work reimagined and reinvented objects from everyday life, such as a set of table and chairs or… (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. Robert Therrien, No title (Yellow chapel), 1985, Oil and gauze on plywoodNo title (Yellow chapel)Kornfeld · CHF 36,000≈ $38,902≈ £28,118≈ €33,071Sign up to see
  2. Robert Therrien, No title (blue cloud), 1993, wood and pigmentNo title (blue cloud)Bonhams · $38,175≈ £33,055≈ €38,213Sign up to see
  3. Robert Therrien, No title (black cloud), 1993-2000, enamel on woodNo title (black cloud)Phillips · $35,280≈ £26,544≈ €29,123Sign up to see

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Robert Therrien was an American artist known for his large-scale sculptures. His work reimagined and reinvented objects from everyday life, such as a set of table and chairs or stacks of plates, turning them into monumental immersive sculptures. Los Angeles–based, Therrien was described as being possessed by a sense of wonder over commonplace experiences

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Born 1947, ChicagoDied 2019, Los AngelesOccupation Printmaker, Sculptor, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q22237360 ↗ULAN 500093298 ↗

In the collections of

TateDe PontHessel Museum of ArtLos Angeles County Museum of ArtMuseum of Modern ArtSan Francisco Museum of Modern ArtStedelijk Museum voor Actuele KunstVan AbbemuseumWhitney Museum of American Art

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

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