Sam Durant
American · b. 1961 · Sculptor, Draughtsman
Sam Durant is a multimedia artist whose works engage social, political, and cultural issues. Often referencing American history, his work explores culture and politics,… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Male Chauvinists BewarePhillips · £35,000≈ $42,546≈ €40,115Sign up to see
Do Good Things!Rago Auctions · $32,500≈ £25,998≈ €30,317Sign up to see
Soyons CruelPhillips · £9,375≈ $15,360≈ €11,157Sign up to see
Sam Durant’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).
ArtSell has recorded 37 auction results for Sam Durant between 2013 and 2026, of which 29 sold (78%). Recorded sale prices range from $390Sign up free to see to $42.5kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $42.5kSign up free to see for Male Chauvinists Beware at Phillips in March 2017. The most common medium is screenprints (15 lots). Most results come from Phillips (13), Rago Auctions (11) and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (7).
37 results
- $7,680≈ £5,685≈ €6,563Sign up free to see
- $1,419≈ £1,050≈ €1,206Sign up free to see
- $3,048≈ £2,262≈ €2,693Sign up free to see
- $2,794≈ £2,084≈ €2,468Sign up free to see
- Untitled (self help), 1992$508≈ £401≈ €484Sign up free to see
- Ludlow Monument, 2005$889≈ £702≈ €847Sign up free to see
- $1,143≈ £871≈ €1,034Sign up free to see
- Do Good Things!, 2021$5,040≈ £3,928≈ €4,655Sign up free to see
- Displaced Sign, 2001£1,651≈ $2,091≈ €1,949Sign up free to see
- $7,620≈ £6,074≈ €7,093Sign up free to see
Sam Durant paintings (3)Sam Durant works on paper (6)Sam Durant prints (17)Sam Durant screenprints (15)Sam Durant photographs (4)
Sam Durant: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Sam Durant at auction?
$42,546Sign up free to see, for Male Chauvinists Beware at Phillips (March 2017) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Sam Durant?
The median sale price is $5kSign up free to see across 29 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Sam Durant have sold at auction?
29 of 37 recorded lots sold between 2013 and 2026.
Which auction houses sell Sam Durant?
Phillips, Rago Auctions and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) account for the most recorded results. Phillips · Rago Auctions · Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA)
Sam Durant signature
11 catalogued lots by Sam Durant record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (100% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signed, dedicated and dated "Happy Birthday, Ruth S Durant '94" on the reverse
— Untitled (self help), Phillips, Feb 26, 2025Grafit signiert, datiert, betitelt und bezeichnet: Durant 2004 Original, bzw. Inversion, bzw
— Original, Inversion, Retrogression, Retrogressive Inversion, Grisebach, Nov 15, 2020Signed and dated in black ink on the reverse
— 1938, Mexico (André Breton, Diego Rivera, Leon Trotsky, and Jacqueline Breton), Phillips, Apr 21, 2026
About Sam Durant
Sam Durant is a multimedia artist whose works engage social, political, and cultural issues. Often referencing American history, his work explores culture and politics, engaging subjects such as the civil rights movement, southern rock music, and modernism.
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