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Selected Works520

Museum Acquisitions

31 Institutions
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Previous Sales 108

Christie's
Subcommittee
Subcommittee, 1991
£152,400 ($201k USD)
Mar 2026
Christie's
Over the Earth
Over the Earth, 2017
£100,800 ($133k USD)
Jun 2025
Sotheby's
McCormack
McCormack, 2007
€70,000 ($92k USD)
Dec 2024
Sotheby's
Declination
Declination, 2003
Bought In
Dec 2024
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 2017
£189,000 ($249k USD)
Oct 2024
Sotheby's
Mental Picture
Mental Picture, 2004
Bought In
Apr 2024
Christie's
Bust
Bust, 2014
Bought In
Mar 2024
Sotheby's
Contradiction
Contradiction, 2013
$774,185
Oct 2022
Christie's
Red Figure
Red Figure, 2009
£212,500 ($281k USD)
Jul 2021
Sotheby's
Wt . Scribe
Wt . Scribe, 2010
€60,000 ($83k USD)
Mar 2021
Christie's
Palette
Palette, 1983
€22,500 ($25k USD)
Nov 2019
Christie's
COL
COL, 1985
€18,750 ($21k USD)
Nov 2019
Christie's
Autoportrait
Autoportrait
€50,000 ($55k USD)
Oct 2017
Christie's
Landscape
Landscape, 1988
£18,750 ($25k USD)
Sep 2017
Christie's
Spill
Spill, 1987
£34,655 ($46k USD)
Oct 2002
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1997
£9,560 ($13k USD)
Jun 2002
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1986
£12,925 ($17k USD)
Feb 2002
SBI Art Auction
Cretaceous Forms
Cretaceous Forms, 1985
¥3,680,000 ($28k USD)
Jan 2023
Stockholms Auktionsverk Fine Art
"Spine (Black B)".
"Spine (Black B)".
SEK 480,000 ($52k USD)
May 2026
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Fruit Bottles (in six parts)
Fruit Bottles (in six parts)
$81,900
Jan 1970
Christie's
Lost in Thought
Lost in Thought, 2011
$494,830
Apr 2026
Christie's
Commercial Moon
Commercial Moon, 1985
$33,941
Mar 2026
Sotheby's
Near Relatives
Near Relatives, 2022
$239,573
Mar 2026
Phillips
Lane
Lane, 2014
$363,737
Oct 2025
Phillips
Elliptical Column
Elliptical Column, 2013
$164,548
Oct 2025

For Sale 10

Wallector Srl · Artsper
Untitled
Untitled
$16,992
Fine Art Drawings
Buchmann Galerie · Artsy
Hedge
Hedge, 2015
Price on request
Corten-steel, unique version of up to six in different finish
Buchmann Galerie · Artsy
Contradiction
Contradiction, 2024
€270,000–€290,000
Bronze, Unique version from a max of six casts in different color/patina
Buchmann Galerie · Artsy
Ivy
Ivy, 2024
€230,000–€250,000
Bronze
Galerie Klüser · Artsy
I thought so
I thought so, 2012
For sale
White marble
Dean Borghi Fine Art · Artsy
Bigger Piece
Bigger Piece, 1990
Price on request
Cast concrete
Tucci Russo Gallery · Artsy
REM
REM, 2024
Price on request
Stainless steel
Mario Mauroner Contemporary Art Salzburg · Artsy
Finnish Totem
Finnish Totem, 2001
Price on request
KERTO wood sealed with vermillion China varnish
Wallector · 1stDibs
Untitled - 1990s - Tony Cragg - Drawing - Contemporary
Untitled - 1990s - Tony Cragg - Drawing - Contemporary
$19,629
MLTPL · 1stDibs
Tony Cragg, Palette (from For Joseph Beuys) - Wall Sculpture, Signed
Tony Cragg, Palette (from For Joseph Beuys) - Wall Sculpture, Signed
$8,314
Wooden palette covered with coloured plastic granules
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Market590 auction results

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$12.6K – $774K
60 of 71 sculpture/objects lots with prices
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$201K
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$186K
60 priced sculpture/objects lots
calendar_todayLast Sculpture/objects Sale
May 2026 · $51.9K
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Sculpture/objects: $186K medianWorks on paper: $9.5K medianPaintings: $15.3K medianUnclassified lots: $30.2K medianEditioned prints: $701 medianDecorative/non-core: $2.8K medianPosters/ephemera: $178K medianEditioned objects: $1.4K median
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Galleries4

#6 Lisson Gallery
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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac
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#10 Marian Goodman Gallery
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#132 Buchmann Galerie
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Prizes & Awards4

Cologne Fine Art Award
Winner 2012
Praemium Imperiale
Winner 2007
Turner Prize
Winner 1988
Turner Prize
Shortlisted 1985
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Education1

Wimbledon College of Arts (UAL)
London, UK
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Publications8

Monograph 2

Thinking with material Author
Yale University Press · 2011
Anthony Cragg Author
Hatje Cantz · 1997

Exhibition Catalog 2

Medardo Rosso Author
Rizzoli · 2008
Blast to Freeze: British Art in the 20th Century
Hatje Cantz · 2002

Group Catalog 1

Kistefos-Museet Sculpture Park Author
Hatje Cantz · 2020

Survey 3

Encounters with Artists
Thames & Hudson · 2023
Zeitgenössische Skulptur: Künstlertexte und Interviews Author
Hatje Cantz · 2019
Cass Sculpture Foundation: 20 Years of Commissioning Large-Scale Sculpture
Hatje Cantz · 2012
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Current Exhibitions1

#1,733 Wetterling Gallery

Tony Cragg WG. 147

Kungsportsavenyn 29

May 19, 2026 — Jun 21, 2026

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'Tony Cragg: Skulptura' at the Museum of Modern Art Dubrovnik, Croatia
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Past Exhibitions33

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#6 Lisson Gallery

Tony Cragg

Tony Cragg

27 Bell St, London NW1 5BY, United Kingdom

Nov 19, 2025 — Jan 31, 2026

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#24 Konrad Fischer Galerie

Tony Cragg Stand

Tony Cragg

Irmgardstraße 28, 40235 Düsseldorf, Germany

Sep 5, 2025 — Nov 15, 2025

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#132 Buchmann Galerie

Tony Cragg Sculptures and Drawings

Tony Cragg

Charlottenstraße 13, 10969 Berlin, Germany

May 2, 2025 — Jul 26, 2025

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

Tony Cragg New Sculptures

Tony Cragg

7 Rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris, France

Sep 7, 2024 — Oct 5, 2024

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#10 Marian Goodman Gallery

Tony Cragg

Tony Cragg

1120 Seward St, Los Angeles, CA 90038, United States

Apr 27, 2024 — Jun 29, 2024

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#132 Buchmann Galerie

Tony Cragg – Sculpture

Tony Cragg

Charlottenstraße 13, 10969 Berlin, Germany

Feb 24, 2024 — Apr 13, 2024

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#10 Marian Goodman Gallery

Tony Cragg Incidents

385 Broadway, New York, NY 10013, United States

Oct 28, 2022 — Dec 20, 2022

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#2,891 Holtermann Fine Art

Tony Cragg: Wall Reliefs

Tony Cragg

Oct 6, 2022 — Dec 22, 2022

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#4,223 Galerie Retelet

Tony Cragg Solo exhibition

Tony Cragg

7 Boulevard des Moulins

Jul 8, 2022 — Oct 6, 2022

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#1,080 Geuer & Geuer Art

Sculpture: Body and Soul

Tony Cragg

Jul 7, 2022 — Oct 5, 2022

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#6,049 Galerie Klüser

Tony Cragg

Tony Cragg

Georgenstrasse 15

Feb 22, 2022 — Apr 2, 2022

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Albertina

Tony Cragg. Sculpture: Body and Soul

Tony Cragg

Albertinapl. 1, 1010 Wien, Austria

Jan 1, 2022 — Jan 1, 2022

Tony Cragg — 7 July 2022 – 6 November 2022

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#6 Lisson Gallery

Tony Cragg: New Sculptures

Tony Cragg

2/F, 27 Huqiu Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, China

Nov 6, 2021 — Jan 15, 2022

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#334 Gow Langsford

Three Sculptures

Tony Cragg

171 Halsey Street, Auckland CBD

Mar 17, 2021 — Apr 16, 2021

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#6 Lisson Gallery

Stacks

Tony Cragg

27 Bell St, London NW1 5BY, United Kingdom

Nov 20, 2019 — Feb 18, 2020

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#334 Gow Langsford

Tony Cragg

Tony Cragg

28/36 Wellesley Street East, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010, New Zealand

May 9, 2018 — Jul 4, 2018

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#10 Marian Goodman Gallery

Tony Cragg Recent Sculptures

Tony Cragg

385 Broadway, New York, NY 10013, United States

Sep 12, 2017 — Oct 14, 2017

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#2,891 Holtermann Fine Art

Tony Cragg: Frieze Sculpture

Tony Cragg

Unit 1, Sleaford Road Ind Est,, Bracebridge Heath, Lincoln LN4 2ND, UK

Jul 5, 2017 — Oct 3, 2017

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#2,891 Holtermann Fine Art

Tony Cragg: Primary Colours

Tony Cragg

Unit 1, Sleaford Road Ind Est,, Bracebridge Heath, Lincoln LN4 2ND, UK

Mar 1, 2017 — Apr 13, 2017

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#236 Leila Heller Gallery

Tony Cragg at DIFC Gate

Ground Level, 22 E 80th St, New York, NY 10075, United States

Jan 23, 2017 — Mar 6, 2017

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Mudam

Tony Cragg

Tony Cragg

3 Park Drai Eechelen, 1499 Clausen Luxembourg

Jan 1, 2017

Tony CraggMonographic exhibition 11.02 – 03.09.2017

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#132 Buchmann Galerie

Skulptur

Tony Cragg

Charlottenstraße 13, 10969 Berlin, Germany

Mar 21, 2015 — Apr 25, 2015

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

In Cooperation with the Salzburg Foundation

Tony Cragg

Mirabellplatz 2, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

Jun 6, 2014 — Sep 4, 2014

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

Tony Cragg Accurate Figure

Tony Cragg

7 Rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris, France

Apr 25, 2013 — Jun 15, 2013

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#2,891 Holtermann Fine Art

Tony Cragg: Seeing Things

Tony Cragg

4885 Alpha Rd Suite 120, Dallas, TX 75244, USA

Sep 10, 2011 — Dec 9, 2011

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#2,891 Holtermann Fine Art

Tony Cragg: Sculptures and Drawings

Tony Cragg

Jul 30, 2011 — Oct 28, 2011

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#9 Thaddaeus Ropac

Tony Cragg Dessins

Tony Cragg

7 Rue Debelleyme, 75003 Paris, France

Sep 15, 2007 — Oct 13, 2007

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Kunstmuseum Luzern

Terrain From Robert Zünd to Tony Cragg – 19th Century Landscape Painting and Contemporary Sculpture from the Collection

Robert Zünd, Tony Cragg, Jakob Schwegler, Alexandre Calame, Josef Zelger, Barthélemy Menn, Johann Gottfried Steffan, Josef Bütler, Jost Schiffmann, Gustave Castan, Frank Buchser, Rudolf Koller

Jan 1, 2007

02.03.01.08.2007 Terrain From Robert Zünd to Tony Cragg – 19th Century Landscape Painting and Contemporary Sculpture from the Collection

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#132 Buchmann Galerie

Sculptures

Tony Cragg

Charlottenstraße 13, 10969 Berlin, Germany

Apr 28, 2006 — Jun 3, 2006

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#334 Gow Langsford

Sculpture

Tony Cragg

171 Halsey Street, Auckland CBD

May 10, 2005 — Jun 4, 2005

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#6 Lisson Gallery

Tony Cragg: Recent Works 1984-1985

Tony Cragg

27 Bell St, London NW1 5BY, United Kingdom

Mar 20, 1985 — Apr 20, 1985

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#2,891 Holtermann Fine Art

Tony Cragg, Castor & Pollux, 2015

Tony Cragg

418 Northwest 8th Avenue, Portland, OR 97209

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#339 Tucci Russo Gallery

GE(SCHICHTE)

TONY CRAGG

418 Northwest 8th Avenue, Portland, OR 97209

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Art Fair Appearances17

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Art Basel Hong Kong — Hong Kong
2026
ART SG — Singapore
2026
TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2026
Art Basel — Basel
2025
Art Basel Paris — Paris
2025
Art Basel — Basel
2024
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2024
Art Basel Paris — Paris
2024
artgenève — Geneva
2024
The Armory Show — New York
2024
Art Basel — Basel
2023
Art Basel Paris — Paris
2023
Frieze Los Angeles — Los Angeles
2023
The Armory Show — New York
2023
Art Basel Miami Beach — Miami Beach
2021
The Armory Show — New York
2019
EXPO CHICAGO — Chicago
2017
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Recent Activity20

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Tony Cragg, Castor & Pollux, 2015
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Exhibition
Tony Cragg WG. 147
May 19, 2026
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Was in den Museen läuft
May 13, 2026
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L’arte vibra come un’onda. 7 artisti nell’elegante mostra a Casa Sanlorenzo a Venezia
May 11, 2026
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Non solo Biennale: cosa vedere a Venezia nella primavera 2026 tra gallerie, spazi indipendenti e progetti speciali
May 6, 2026
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May 6, 2026
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May 5, 2026
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Art Basel Hong Kong 2026
Mar 27, 2026
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TEFAF Maastricht 2026
Mar 14, 2026
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Feb 12, 2026
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sothebys royal academy of art sale
Feb 12, 2026
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Feb 10, 2026
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Renowned gallerist Marian Goodman has died, aged 97
Jan 26, 2026
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ART SG 2026
Jan 23, 2026
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Tony Cragg
Nov 19, 2025
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Exhibition
Tony Cragg
Nov 19, 2025
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Exhibition
Tony Cragg
Nov 19, 2025
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The British artist David Shrigley wants £1m for piles of old rope
Nov 13, 2025
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Art Fair
Art Basel Paris 2025
Oct 24, 2025
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