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Willie Cole

American · b. 1955 · Printmaker, Sculptor

Willie Cole is a contemporary American sculptor, printer, and conceptual and visual artist. His work uses contexts of postmodern eclecticism, and combines references and… (Wikipedia)

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12auction results2009–2026years recorded92%sold (11)$953Sign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Willie Cole, Stowage, 1997, Woodcut and relief on kozo-shi paperStowageBonhams · $6,144≈ £4,543≈ €5,214Sign up to see
  2. Willie Cole, Man, Spirit, and Mask, 1999, photoetching with embossing and hand-coloring; screenprint with lemon juice and scorching; photoetching and woodcutMan, Spirit, and MaskRago Auctions · $4,788≈ £3,811≈ €4,469Sign up to see
  3. Willie Cole, Untitled, 2005, scorch on vellumUntitledRago Auctions · $2,000≈ £1,532≈ €1,687Sign up to see

Willie Cole’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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Willie Cole, Stowage, 1997, Woodcut and relief on kozo-shi paper
Stowage, 1997
Bonhams · Feb 25, 2026
$6,144Sign up free to see
Willie Cole, Untitled (from the Mettlesome + Meddlesome portfolio), 1993, iron-scorched paper
Untitled (from the Mettlesome + Meddlesome portfolio), 1993
Wright · Oct 30, 2025
$1,143Sign up free to see
Willie Cole, Always on Target (from the Irons series), 2002, Iris print
Always on Target (from the Irons series), 2002
Rago Auctions · May 1, 2025
$953Sign up free to see
Willie Cole, Quick as a Wink (from the Irons series), 2002, iris print
Quick as a Wink (from the Irons series), 2002
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 12, 2024
$819Sign up free to see
Willie Cole, Satisfaction Guaranteed (from the Irons series), 2002, iris print
Satisfaction Guaranteed (from the Irons series), 2002
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 12, 2024
$852Sign up free to see
Willie Cole, P.O.V., 1998, iris print
P.O.V., 1998
Rago Auctions · Oct 16, 2024
$756Sign up free to see
Willie Cole, Untitled (from the Mettlesome + Meddlesome portfolio), 1993, iron-scorched paper
Untitled (from the Mettlesome + Meddlesome portfolio), 1993
Wright · Apr 18, 2024
$945Sign up free to see
Willie Cole, Man, Spirit, and Mask, 1999, photoetching with embossing and hand-coloring; screenprint with lemon juice and scorching; photoetching and woodcut
Man, Spirit, and Mask, 1999
Rago Auctions · Feb 14, 2024
$4,788Sign up free to see
Willie Cole, Untitled, 2005, scorch on vellum
Untitled, 2005
Rago Auctions · Oct 21, 2020
$2,000Sign up free to see
Willie Cole, P.O.V., 1998, iris print
P.O.V., 1998
Rago Auctions · Oct 21, 2020
$1,500Sign up free to see
Willie Cole, untitled, 1993, hot iron burn on handmade paper
untitled, 1993
Wright · Sep 17, 2009
$128Sign up free to see
Willie Cole, Always on Target (from the Irons series), 2002, Iris print
Always on Target (from the Irons series), 2002
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 12, 2024

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