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vanessa german

American · b. 1976 · Sculptor

Vanessa german is an American sculptor, painter, writer, activist, performer, and poet based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Wikipedia)

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13lots offered2021–2026years recorded90%sold (9)$21.6kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. vanessa german, a stunning rebuke to the manufacture of your benevolence by the fat negro sculpturess v.german upon the rape of her bountiful wholeness., 2016, mixed-media assemblagea stunning rebuke to the manufacture of your benevolence by the fat negro sculpturess v.german upon the rape of her bountiful wholeness.Phillips · $45,360≈ £33,655≈ €39,982Sign up to see
  2. vanessa german, Prize Winner, 2012, wood, plaster, wood glue, tar, pigment, toy tractor, salt and pepper bird, casters, lard tin, toy pig, cowrie shells, vintage hard plastic doll parts, half ship model, nails, watch face, toy cap gun, toy watches, kazoos, old German doll heads, mirror, salt and pepper shaker figure, twine, wire, cloth, yard and earthPrize WinnerPhillips · $41,280≈ £30,644≈ €34,968Sign up to see
  3. vanessa german, Untitled, 2017, mixed media assemblageUntitledPhillips · $38,700≈ £28,643≈ €33,749Sign up to see

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vanessa german, Untitled, 2017, mixed media assemblage
Untitled, 2017
Phillips · Jul 16, 2026
$38,700Sign up free to see
vanessa german, Black Madonna on Black Beauty book page, 2022, Unique pen and acrylic drawing, on book page, framed
Black Madonna on Black Beauty book page, 2022
Phillips · Jun 24, 2026
$2,838Sign up free to see
vanessa german, Prize Winner, 2012, wood, plaster, wood glue, tar, pigment, toy tractor, salt and pepper bird, casters, lard tin, toy pig, cowrie shells, vintage hard plastic doll parts, half ship model, nails, watch face, toy cap gun, toy watches, kazoos, old German doll heads, mirror, salt and pepper shaker figure, twine, wire, cloth, yard and earth
Prize Winner, 2012
Phillips · Feb 28, 2026
$41,280Sign up free to see
vanessa german, Sometimes I be so sad it’s like I think I almost cannot make it but then I do (hammer piece), 2012, wood, plaster, wood glue, tar, pigment, pulley, hammer, old german doll head, vintage hard plastic doll parts, African trade beads, pad lock, glass bottles, electrical plug, beads, keys, buttons, twine, newspaper, cloth, earth
Sometimes I be so sad it’s like I think I almost cannot make it but then I do (hammer piece), 2012
Rago Auctions · May 21, 2025
$21,590Sign up free to see
vanessa german, Untitled (Paddle), 2016, acrylic paint on racket
Untitled (Paddle), 2016
Phillips · Sep 25, 2024
$5,334Sign up free to see
vanessa german, Untitled, 2011, mixed media assemblage
Untitled, 2011
Phillips · Sep 26, 2023
$16,510Sign up free to see
vanessa german, Flight, 2019, acrylic and mixed media assemblage, in 2 parts
Flight, 2019
Phillips · Jul 17, 2023
$21,590Sign up free to see
vanessa german, Untitled, 2007, mixed media assemblage
Untitled, 2007
Phillips · Sep 28, 2022
$8,190Sign up free to see
vanessa german, a stunning rebuke to the manufacture of your benevolence by the fat negro sculpturess v.german upon the rape of her bountiful wholeness., 2016, mixed-media assemblage
a stunning rebuke to the manufacture of your benevolence by the fat negro sculpturess v.german upon the rape of her bountiful wholeness., 2016
Phillips · Nov 18, 2021
$45,360Sign up free to see
vanessa german, Black Madonna on Black Beauty book page, 2022, Unique pen and acrylic drawing, on book page, framed
Black Madonna on Black Beauty book page, 2022
Phillips · Feb 24, 2026

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