Cote and value 2024 of Robert Rauschenberg's paintings, drawings and serigraphs

If you own a work of art by or based on the work of artist Robert Rauschenberg and would like to know its value, our state-approved experts and auctioneers will guide you. Our specialists will carry out a free appraisal of your work, and provide you with a precise estimate of its value on the current market. Then, if you wish to sell your work, we will guide you towards the best possible arrangement to obtain the optimum price.

Artist's rating and value

A major artist of the 20th century, Robert Rauschenberg already enjoyed great recognition during his lifetime. On today's art market, his works have a high and rising value. His sculptures are the most sought-after objects for collectors, and the prices at which his works are auctioned range from €10 to €69,618,900, a substantial range but one that speaks volumes about the value that can be attributed to the artist's works. His mixed media painting Buffalo II dating from 1964 was adjudicated at €69,618,900 in 2019, whereas it was estimated at between €44,000,000 and €62,000,000.  

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Robert Rauschenberg's style and technique  

Robert Rauschenberg is a contemporary artist who worked in a wide variety of media : drawing, painting, lithography, sculpture. Like Andy Warhol, he experimented a great deal with silkscreen printing, as the Pop Art movement in which they were to evolve lent itself particularly well to it. The artist is also sometimes referred to as Neo-Dada, even though the Dada group is not a current but an experiment.

The life of Robert Rauschenberg  

Robert Milton Ernest Rauschenberg (1925 - 2008), is an American artist who produced various avant-garde works.

He was born in Texas into a poor family, and studied there. During the Second World War, he fought in the U.S. Army, then enrolled at the Kansas City Art Institute for a year. It was his meeting with Willem de Kooning that decided him to become a painter. From 1948, he studied at the Julian Academy, where he met Susan Weil, who was to become his wife. He was also influenced by Merce Cunningham, an American dancer and choreographer. After continuing his studies at various schools and universities, in 1952 he took part in the first Happening in art history.

He developed several techniques throughout his career, and like the Pop Art artists was to develop screen printing on an industrial scale. Marcel Duchamp takes an interest in his work, and allows him to be exhibited at the International Surrealist Exhibition.

He exhibits all over the world and collaborates throughout his career with renowned dancers and choreographers.

He died in 2008 in Florida, aged 82.

Robert Rauschenberg's legacy  

In addition to his artistic career, Robert Rauschenberg is a prominent figure on the New York art scene. His work has been exhibited in numerous galleries and museums around the world, and he has left a lasting imprint on the 20th-century American art scene. His life and work were marked by a constant exploration of new media and new forms of artistic expression, making him one of the most versatile and innovative artists of his time. His serigraphs have been widely circulated and are exhibited on almost every continent.

Today, private collectors play a major role in preserving his material works, although some are exhibited in museums around the world.

His signature

Not all of Robert Rauschenberg's works are signed, which is why appraisal is important.

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