Robert Rauschenberg

American | 1925 - 2008

Robert Rauschenberg was an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1925. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Moderna Museet, Stockholm. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Moderna Museet, Stockholm have featured Robert Rauschenberg's work in the past.Robert Rauschenberg's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 5 USD to 88,805,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 88,805,000 USD for Buffalo II, sold at Christie's New York in 2019. In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 996,586 USD, while his works on paper have sold for an average of 21,935 USD.Robert Rauschenberg has been featured in articles for Wallpaper , ArtDependence Magazine and WHITEWALL. The most recent article is National Academy of Design Opens 'Past as Prologue: A Historical Acknowledgment, Part II' written for ArtDaily in February 2025. The artist died in 2008.

Artist's alternative names: Bob Rauschenberg, Milton Ernest Rauschenberg‏, Robert Milton Ernest Rauschenberg‏, Robert Milton Rauschenberg

Featured for Sale

Tibetan Keys (Double Bevel) ,1987

By Robert Rauschenberg

Hamilton Selway Fine Art

i. April

By Robert Rauschenberg

Sotheby's New York

'Echo When', 1978, Lithograph on paper ,1978

By Robert Rauschenberg

Clarke Auction

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At Auction

Notable Lots

Transom ,1963

By Robert Rauschenberg

-8%

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Johanson's Painting - Robert Rauschenberg

Johanson's Painting ,1961

By Robert Rauschenberg

+272%

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Studio Painting ,1960

By Robert Rauschenberg

+47%

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Upcoming Lots

3 of the Cloister Series - Ace on Melrose Opening April 24, 8 to 10PM

By Robert Rauschenberg

Levis Fine Art Auctions

Cloister Series, Ace - Canada, Oct. 28

By Robert Rauschenberg

Levis Fine Art Auctions

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra - Robert Rauschenberg

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra ,1968

By Robert Rauschenberg

Levis Fine Art Auctions

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Post-Auction Lots for Sale

Il Tatto ,1974

By Robert Rauschenberg

TGP Auction

Edward Kennedy Campaign - Robert Rauschenberg

Edward Kennedy Campaign ,1994

By Robert Rauschenberg

Wright

Robert Rauschenberg - Il Tatto - Robert Rauschenberg

Robert Rauschenberg - Il Tatto ,1974

By Robert Rauschenberg

TGP Auction

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Recent Auction Results

Surface Series from Currents - Robert Rauschenberg

Surface Series from Currents ,1970

By Robert Rauschenberg

-23%

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Grisebach

Spore (Stoned Moon) - Robert Rauschenberg

Spore (Stoned Moon) ,1969

By Robert Rauschenberg

+60%

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Grisebach

Los Angeles Olympic

By Robert Rauschenberg

Yann le Mouel

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Current Exhibitions

Everyday Alchemy

Elizabeth Leach Gallery

Portland | Oregon | USA

Feb 06,2025 - Mar 01,2025

Pop Art Pop-Up

Cranbrook Art Museum

Bloomfield Hills | Michigan | USA

Feb 12,2025 - Mar 09,2025

The Future is Today: Prints and the University of Warwick, 1965 to now

Mead Gallery, Warwick Arts Centre

Coventry | UK

Jan 16,2025 - Mar 09,2025

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Articles

National Academy of Design Opens 'Past as Prologue: A Historical Acknowledgment, Part II'

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Coverage

“ ..Regarded as among the most influential and iconoclastic artists of his day, Rauschenberg’s best known work is characterised by a fascination with and appropriation of contemporary media, which can be seen... ”
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Offer Waterman

“ ..Throughout his career, Rauschenberg constantly experimented with new ways to construct a pictorial surface, from dye transfer to silkscreen and chemical imprint... ”
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Gagosian Gallery, New York (21st Street)

“ ..Rauschenberg often used photography in his work and layered images to render provocative narratives or observations about the world around him... ”
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Tampa Museum of Art

“ ..It was in 1976, as the artist prepared for an important mid-career retrospective, that Rauschenberg found inspiration for his new Spreads series... ”
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Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, London

“ ..Rauschenberg employed his signature layering of images and painterly techniques to create powerful and prescient statements... ”
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Loretta Howard Gallery