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Theaster Gates

American · b. 1973 · Sculptor

Theaster Gates is an American social practice installation artist and a professor in the Department of Visual Arts at the University of Chicago. He was born in Chicago,… (Wikipedia)

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Dirty RedPhillips · Jun 2021HK$5,922,000≈ $763,168≈ £539,380≈ €626,472Sign up to see
From time to time these Hot Days get LonelyPhillips · Oct 2025£283,800≈ $381,257≈ €326,391Sign up to see
Topological Study with HosePhillips · Dec 2022£226,800≈ $276,583≈ €262,936Sign up to see

Theaster Gates’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).

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Theaster Gates, Stack 6901.16., 2011, white mixed concrete, wood and pulverized glass — Stack 6901.16., 2011
Phillips · May 21, 2026
$24,510Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, 7200.22, 2012, fire hose, rubber and wood — 7200.22, 2012
Phillips · Feb 24, 2026
$7,740Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Complicated gape in need of reflective paint, 2014, wood, tar, roofing felt and copper nails — Complicated gape in need of reflective paint, 2014
Phillips · Nov 21, 2025
$70,950Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, From time to time these Hot Days get Lonely, 2011, decommissioned fire hose on panel — From time to time these Hot Days get Lonely, 2011
Phillips · Oct 18, 2025
£283,800Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Ranch Style with Sumi Sky, 2010, sumi ink, acrylic and mixed media on wood construction — Ranch Style with Sumi Sky, 2010
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 30, 2025
$48,260Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, cool gray study. no flame, 2014–2015, wood, roofing substrate and tar — cool gray study. no flame, 2014–2015
Phillips · Nov 20, 2024
$63,500Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Creamy Rich Sky, Asphalt Horizon Roll, 2014, wood, rubber, tar and metal — Creamy Rich Sky, Asphalt Horizon Roll, 2014
Phillips · Sep 25, 2024
$203,200Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Ebony Vitrine, 2012, wood, Plexiglas, magazine pages and light — Ebony Vitrine, 2012
Phillips · Sep 25, 2024
$38,100Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Lead in the absence Revolt in the absence Migrate in the absence Heroic in the absence of light, 2021, Letterpress print with pencil additions, on thin cardboard, with full margins — Lead in the absence Revolt in the absence Migrate in the absence Heroic in the absence of light, 2021
Phillips · Jun 27, 2024
$1,080Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Stand-Ins for a Period of Wreckage 7, 2011, white concrete, porcelain and cardboard — Stand-Ins for a Period of Wreckage 7, 2011
Phillips · Sep 26, 2023
$20,320Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Tar baby, 2016, tar on Basswood doll's head — Tar baby, 2016
Phillips · May 18, 2023
£3,175Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Walking on Afroturf, 2012, reclaimed wood — Walking on Afroturf, 2012
Phillips · Mar 8, 2023
$45,720Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Convex Concave, 2017, brick and wood — Convex Concave, 2017
Phillips · Mar 8, 2023
$35,560Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Bitch, I Made This Pot, 2013, lithograph and screenprint in colors with rubber stamp on Somerset — Bitch, I Made This Pot, 2013
Rago Auctions · Feb 15, 2023
$1,260Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Topological Study with Hose, 2012, wood, fire hose and cork board, with staples — Topological Study with Hose, 2012
Phillips · Dec 8, 2022
£226,800Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Whyte Painting (NGGRWR 0019), 2010, porcelain, composite gold and wood — Whyte Painting (NGGRWR 0019), 2010
Phillips · Jun 29, 2022
£10,710Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Ledge 1, 2012, black concrete and wood — Ledge 1, 2012
Phillips · May 19, 2022
$37,800Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, We Ate All the Parts, 2012, tar, lath, glass and wood — We Ate All the Parts, 2012
Phillips · May 19, 2022
$37,800Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Stand-Ins for a Period of Wreckage 18, 2011, white concrete and porcelain — Stand-Ins for a Period of Wreckage 18, 2011
Phillips · Mar 9, 2022
$15,120Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Bitch I Made this Pot, 2013, Lithograph and screenprint in colours with rubber stamp, on Somerset paper, with full margins — Bitch I Made this Pot, 2013
Phillips · Jan 19, 2022
£1,638Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Whyte Painting (Nggrwr 0002), 2010, porcelain, composite gold and wood — Whyte Painting (Nggrwr 0002), 2010
Phillips · Nov 18, 2021
$35,280Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Whyte Painting (KOH0011), 2010, porcelain — Whyte Painting (KOH0011), 2010
Phillips · Sep 28, 2021
$15,120Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Dirty Red, 2016, fire hose and wood, in 5 parts — Dirty Red, 2016
Phillips · Jun 8, 2021
HK$5,922,000Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Stand-Ins for a Period of Wreckage 16, 2011, white concrete and porcelain — Stand-Ins for a Period of Wreckage 16, 2011
Rago Auctions · May 19, 2021
$27,500Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Rubber Reduction Exercise, 2013, roofing paper, rubber and tar on panel — Rubber Reduction Exercise, 2013
Phillips · Dec 8, 2020
$176,400Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Bitch, I Made this Pot, 2013, lithograph, screenprint, and rubber stamp on Somerset paper — Bitch, I Made this Pot, 2013
Wright · Jul 30, 2020
$1,188Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Mantle with Hose, 2011, wood, hose and glass — Mantle with Hose, 2011
Phillips · Nov 13, 2019
$47,500Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Untitled, 2011, white concrete and porcelain — Untitled, 2011
Phillips · Nov 13, 2019
$33,750Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Whyte Painting (KOH0002), 2010, porcelain — Whyte Painting (KOH0002), 2010
Phillips · Nov 13, 2019
$12,500Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Mantle with Hose II, 2011, wood, hose and glass — Mantle with Hose II, 2011
Phillips · Sep 24, 2019
$40,000Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Stand-Ins for a Period of Wreckage 2 & 21, 2011, white concrete and porcelain — Stand-Ins for a Period of Wreckage 2 & 21, 2011
Phillips · Sep 24, 2019
$21,250Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Stack 6901.11, 2011, concrete, pulverized glass and lathe — Stack 6901.11, 2011
Phillips · May 15, 2019
$65,000Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Black Box II, 2011, wood, laminate, plastic and glass — Black Box II, 2011
Phillips · Mar 9, 2018
£21,250Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Afrostack, 2012, concrete, porcelain, glass and book — Afrostack, 2012
Phillips · May 10, 2016
$27,500Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Untitled (Bitch, I Made This Pot), 2010, sumi ink and gold leaf on archival paper — Untitled (Bitch, I Made This Pot), 2010
Wright · Feb 25, 2016
$2,750Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Four Square, 2011, silica black concrete, pulverized glass, steel — Four Square, 2011
Phillips · Feb 10, 2016
£35,000Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Leaning, 2011, wood and aluminium — Leaning, 2011
Phillips · Feb 13, 2015
£18,750Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, NGGRWR0012 from the series Whyte Paintings, 2010, porcelain, composite gold, wood — NGGRWR0012 from the series Whyte Paintings, 2010
Phillips · Oct 16, 2014
£21,250Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Untitled, 2004, glazed stoneware — Untitled, 2004
Wright · Feb 27, 2014
$4,063Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Civil Tapestries VIIII, 2011, decommissioned hose on wood — Civil Tapestries VIIII, 2011
Phillips · Feb 11, 2014
£62,500Sign up free to see

Theaster Gates, Tar baby, 2016, tar on Basswood doll's head — Tar baby, 2016
Phillips · Oct 27, 2021

Theaster Gates, The Apostle III, 2010, composite gold on plaster — The Apostle III, 2010
Phillips · Oct 15, 2015

Theaster Gates, Stand-Ins for a Period of Wreckage 2 & 21, 2011, white concrete and porcelain — Stand-Ins for a Period of Wreckage 2 & 21, 2011
Phillips · Oct 15, 2015

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