Theo Jansen, Strandbeest

Theo Jansen

Dutch · b. 1948 · Painter, Sculptor

Theodorus Gerardus Jozef Jansen is a Dutch artist. In 1990, he began building large mechanisms out of PVC that are able to move on their own and, collectively, are titled… (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. Theo Jansen, Bronze horseman sculptureBronze horseman sculptureArt+Object · NZ$1,289≈ $1,104≈ £653≈ €807Sign up to see
  2. Theo Jansen, Te Wairua Po (The spirit of the night)Te Wairua Po (The spirit of the night)Art+Object · NZ$996≈ $853≈ £505≈ €624Sign up to see
  3. Theo Jansen, Untitled abstract stone and marble sculptureUntitled abstract stone and marble sculptureArt+Object · NZ$146≈ $125≈ £74≈ €91Sign up to see

Theo Jansen’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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Theo Jansen, Strandbeest
Strandbeest1990
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