Duane Hanson — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works40

Museum Acquisitions

14 Institutions

Whitney

SFMOMA

Milwaukee Art Museum

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Pompidou

Yale University Art Gallery

Toledo Museum of Art

Punta della Dogana

Palazzo Grassi

Hunter Museum of American Art

Astrup Fearnley Museet

Cranbrook Art Museum

Bourse de Commerce

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

Previous Sales 16

Christie's

Jogger, 1983

£224,750 ($297k USD)

Mar 2018

Christie's

Security Guard, 1990

£242,500 ($320k USD)

Oct 2015

Christie's

Man on a bench, 1977

€313,000 ($344k USD)

Sep 2012

Christie's

Man with Crutch, 1980

$216,000

May 2005

Christie's

Housewife (Homemaker)

$343,500

May 2003

Christie's

Flea Market Vendor, 1990

$119,500

Nov 2002

Christie's

Old Couple on a Bench, 1994

$229,500

May 2002

Christie's

Security Guard, 1990

$314,000

Nov 2001

Christie's

Lady With Shopping Bags, 1972

$270,000

May 2001

Los Angeles Modern Auctions

Policeman

$287,500

Nov 2018

Los Angeles Modern Auctions

Beagle in a Basket

$31,250

Nov 2018

Bonhams

Lessender Man (Reading Man), 1972

Christie's

Phillips · Artsy

Polyvinyl, polychromed in oil and mixed media with accessories

Heritage Auctions · Artsy

Baby in Carriage, 1983

Bidding closed

Polyvinyl, polychromed in oil, mixed media and accessories

Sotheby's · Artsy

Artist With Ladder, 1972

Bidding closed

Polychromed polyester resin and fiberglass, mixed media and accessories

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Market42 auction results

trending_upSculpture/objects Range

$31.3K – $428K

1 of 1 sculpture/objects lots with prices

calculateSculpture/objects Average

$250K

Object-type specific

show_chartSculpture/objects Median

$428K

1 priced sculpture/objects lots

calendar_todayLast Sculpture/object Sale

May 2022 · $428K

Latest priced sale: Cowboy - 182.9 x 61 x 45.7 cm - $38/sq cm

categoryMarket by Object Type

Sculpture/objects: $428K medianPaintings: $283K median

gavelTop Auction Houses

Christie'sSotheby'sPhillipsPhillips de Pury & CompanyBonhams

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Publications9

Catalogue Raisonné 3

Duane Hanson Author

Hatje Cantz · 2015

Duane Hanson: Sculptures of the American Dream

Hatje Cantz · 2007

Duane Hanson, Sculptures of the American dream. Exhibition, Arken Museum for Moderne Kunst, Copenhagen, January 27 - June 3, 2007

Hatje Cantz · 2007

Monograph 1

Duane Hanson: Housewife

Hatje Cantz · 2000

Exhibition Catalog 4

Fondation Beyeler. 25 Highlights

Hatje Cantz · 2022

Sculpture on the Move 1946-2016

Hatje Cantz · 2016

Duane Hanson: More than Reality

Hatje Cantz · 2001

Duane Hanson Author

Abrams · 1998

Survey 1

Shopping: A Century of Art and Consumer Culture

Hatje Cantz · 2002

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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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