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Wallace Berman

American · 1926–1976 · Illustrator, Photographer

Wallace "Wally" Berman was an American experimental filmmaker, assemblage, and collage artist and a crucial figure in postwar California art. (Wikipedia)

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Radio/AetherBonhams · Sep 2022$164,175≈ £142,155≈ €164,339Sign up to see
UntitledLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 2022$143,750≈ £114,569≈ €136,178Sign up to see
Silent Series #10Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 2022$118,750≈ £94,644≈ €112,495Sign up to see

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Wallace Berman, Radio/Aether Series 1966/1974, 1974, offset lithograph on Starwhite cover mounted on Gemini ragboard — Radio/Aether Series 1966/1974, 1974
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026
$5,985Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Untitled, c. 1972, Verifax collage on two sheets of wove paper mounted to board (as issued) — Untitled, c. 1972
Bonhams · Jul 29, 2026
$15,360Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Untitled, 1964-75, 25-part negative verifax collage on board — Untitled, 1964-75
Bonhams · Jun 24, 2026
$38,400Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Posthumous Fragment 35c, 1976, negative Verifax in artist's frame — Posthumous Fragment 35c, 1976
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 21, 2025
$10,160Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Untitled, 1963-65, graphite and ink on paper with collaged stamp and newsprint — Untitled, 1963-65
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Aug 21, 2025
$2,032Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Untitled (Self-Portrait), 1972-74, gelatin silver print mounted to cardboard — Untitled (Self-Portrait), 1972-74
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Aug 21, 2025
$2,032Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Semina, vol. 1-9 — Semina, vol. 1-9
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Aug 21, 2025

Wallace Berman, The Beard poster, 1967, offset lithograph in colors — The Beard poster, 1967
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 12, 2025
$826Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Untitled, c. 1964-1976, Verifax collage on board — Untitled, c. 1964-1976
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Apr 10, 2025
$4,826Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Silence Series #11, 1965-68, verifax collage on board in artist's frame — Silence Series #11, 1965-68
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 26, 2024
$94,500Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Untitled, c. 1965, Verifax collage on board in artist's frame — Untitled, c. 1965
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 20, 2024
$45,850Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Untitled, c. 1964-76, Verifax and paint on board in artist's frame — Untitled, c. 1964-76
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 20, 2024
$16,380Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Untitled, c. 1975, acrylic on stone — Untitled, c. 1975
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 20, 2024
$11,135Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Untitled, 1966, Verifax collage, on wove paper mounted to illustration board (as issued) — Untitled, 1966
Phillips · Apr 16, 2024
$39,370Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Untitled, c. 1965, Verifax collage on board in artist's frame — Untitled, c. 1965
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 21, 2024
$26,460Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, The Beard poster, 1967, offset lithograph in colors — The Beard poster, 1967
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Nov 30, 2023
$1,260Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Dirty Tree, 1969, Verifax collage — Dirty Tree, 1969
Bonhams · Sep 13, 2023
$12,160Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Untitled, c. 1969, Verifax collage — Untitled, c. 1969
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 21, 2023
$81,900Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Untitled #106, c. 1964-1976, single negative Verifax collage — Untitled #106, c. 1964-1976
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 22, 2023
$8,190Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Untitled, c. 1965, Verifax collage on board in artist's frame — Untitled, c. 1965
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 22, 2023
$45,360Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Untitled (C3-Cross, Al-White Horse), 1975, Verifax collage in artist's frame — Untitled (C3-Cross, Al-White Horse), 1975
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 20, 2022
$81,250Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Semina 9, 1964, mixed media artist's publication — Semina 9, 1964
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 20, 2022
$5,250Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Radio/Aether, 1966, 13 unique Verifax collages on board accompanied by a printed and annotated title page — Radio/Aether, 1966
Bonhams · Sep 14, 2022
$164,175Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Semina 4, c. 1959, mixed media artist's publication — Semina 4, c. 1959
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 12, 2022
$1,820Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Untitled, c. 1966, Verifax collage in artist's frame — Untitled, c. 1966
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 3, 2022
$143,750Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Untitled (The Beard Poster), 1967, offset lithograph in colors — Untitled (The Beard Poster), 1967
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 3, 2022
$1,250Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Untitled (CMN/Thumb Poster), 1965, offset lithograph in colors — Untitled (CMN/Thumb Poster), 1965
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 3, 2022
$1,500Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Untitled, 1972, acrylic, metal and stone — Untitled, 1972
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 3, 2022
$37,500Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Silent Series #10, 1965, Verifax collage in artist's frame — Silent Series #10, 1965
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 3, 2022
$118,750Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Untitled, print on paper — Untitled
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 3, 2022
$3,584Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Timothea Stewart Gallery exhibition poster, 1977, offset lithograph — Timothea Stewart Gallery exhibition poster, 1977
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 3, 2022
$625Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Two exhibition announcements, letterpress, ink, and gelatin silver print on board — Two exhibition announcements
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 3, 2022
$4,750Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Semina Two, 1957, mixed media artist's publication — Semina Two, 1957
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 25, 2022
$2,500Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Semina Magazine (three original issues), 1957-1963, collage and printed material, photographs — Semina Magazine (three original issues), 1957-1963
Wright · Mar 14, 2019
$18,750Sign up free to see

Radio/Aether Series, 1966-1974
Brunk Auctions · Jan 26, 2019
$2,000Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Untitled, 1965, Verifax collage on paper on panel in artist's frame — Untitled, 1965
Bonhams · Oct 25, 2017
$87,500Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Untitled, 1976, Verifax collage — Untitled, 1976
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 9, 2016
$10,625Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Semina, Volume Five, 1959, mixed media — Semina, Volume Five, 1959
Wright · Jan 28, 2016
$2,304Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Semina, Vol. 1-9, 1958-1964, 1988-1992, Various mediums — Semina, Vol. 1-9, 1958-1964, 1988-1992
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 1, 2015
$3,438Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Ephemera and correspondences, c. 1963-66, Various mediums — Ephemera and correspondences, c. 1963-66
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 6, 2012
$6,875Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Semina 5, c. 1960, Photographically printed folder containing 18 loose items printed on various papers including poems, etchings, and photographs — Semina 5, c. 1960
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 29, 2008
$600Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Untitled, 1978, positive image verifax collage on board — Untitled, 1978
Bonhams · Nov 19, 2007
$54,000Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Posters (2), 1963-1964 — Posters (2), 1963-1964
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 14, 2007
$3,900Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Untitled, 1970, photograph, ink and pen on card — Untitled, 1970
Bonhams · May 22, 2007
$2,280Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Untitled, collage on board with positive image verifax — Untitled
Bonhams · May 22, 2007
$54,000Sign up free to see

Wallace Berman, Portrait of Rachel Rosenthal, 1956, photograph — Portrait of Rachel Rosenthal, 1956
Abell Auction Company · Nov 11, 2025

Wallace Berman, Untitled, 1970, Verifax collage on board in artist's frame — Untitled, 1970
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 21, 2025

Wallace Berman, Untitled, 1972, Verifax collage on board in artist's frame — Untitled, 1972
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 21, 2025

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