John Cage

American, 1912–1992

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Variations I (My Realization for Piano), 1958
Six pencil drawings on glassine
21.5 x 27.9 cm
Sep 12, 2024Kornfeld
Variations I (My Realization for Piano), 1958
Six pencil drawings on glassine
21.5 x 27.9 cm
Sep 12, 2024
Kornfeld
Art of the 19th to 21st Centuries Live Auction
Lot 654
Where R = Ryoanji (2R)/10-6/83, 1983
Pencil drawing on handmade Japan laid paper
25.4 x 48.3 cm
Sep 12, 2024Kornfeld
Where R = Ryoanji (2R)/10-6/83, 1983
Pencil drawing on handmade Japan laid paper
25.4 x 48.3 cm
Sep 12, 2024
Kornfeld
Art of the 19th to 21st Centuries Live Auction
Lot 655
Where R = Ryoanji R²/12-6/83, 1983
Pencil drawing on handmade Japan laid paper
25.4 x 48.9 cm
Sep 12, 2024Kornfeld
Where R = Ryoanji R²/12-6/83, 1983
Pencil drawing on handmade Japan laid paper
25.4 x 48.9 cm
Sep 12, 2024
Kornfeld
Art of the 19th to 21st Centuries Live Auction
Lot 656
Untitled (from the New River Watercolour Series IV), 1988
watercolour on paper
66.0 x 101.0 cm
Apr 23, 2024Christie's
Untitled (from the New River Watercolour Series IV), 1988
watercolour on paper
66.0 x 101.0 cm
Apr 23, 2024
Christie's
20th/21st Century: Amsterdam
Lot 35
”Medicine Drawings”, 1991
12 sheets: each handmade paper with herbs
35.8 x 31.2 cm
Mar 1, 2024Grisebach
”Medicine Drawings”, 1991
12 sheets: each handmade paper with herbs
35.8 x 31.2 cm
Mar 1, 2024
Grisebach
Contemporary
Lot 1906
Global Village 1-36
Aquatint, on two sheets of smoked Roma Fabriano-Brown paper, the full sheets.
both S. 49.4 x 67.2 cm (19 1/2 x 26 1/2 in.) overall 98.8 x 67.2 cm (38 7/8 x 26 1/2 in.)
Jun 8, 2023Phillips
Global Village 1-36
Aquatint, on two sheets of smoked Roma Fabriano-Brown paper, the full sheets.
both S. 49.4 x 67.2 cm (19 1/2 x 26 1/2 in.) overall 98.8 x 67.2 cm (38 7/8 x 26 1/2 in.)
Jun 8, 2023
Phillips • London
Evening & Day Editions
Lot 180
11 Stones
Aquatint in colours, on smoked J. Whatman paper, the full sheet.
S. 57.8 x 46.2 cm (22 3/4 x 18 1/4 in.)
Jun 8, 2023Phillips
11 Stones
Aquatint in colours, on smoked J. Whatman paper, the full sheet.
S. 57.8 x 46.2 cm (22 3/4 x 18 1/4 in.)
Jun 8, 2023
Phillips • London
Evening & Day Editions
Lot 179
New River (No. 14 from Watercolour Series lll), 1988
watercolour on paper
91.0 x 38.0 cm
Apr 25, 2023Christie's
New River (No. 14 from Watercolour Series lll), 1988
watercolour on paper
91.0 x 38.0 cm
Apr 25, 2023
Christie's
20th/21st Century: Amsterdam
Lot 45
Not Wanting to Say Anything about Marcel, 1969
Lithograph in colors on black wove paper
69.9 x 102.2 cm
Nov 29, 2022Bonhams
Not Wanting to Say Anything about Marcel, 1969
Lithograph in colors on black wove paper
69.9 x 102.2 cm
Nov 29, 2022
Bonhams
Deck the Walls: Prints & Multiples
Lot 104
Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel: Plexigram II
The complete set of eight screenprints in colors, each on Rohm and Haas Plexiglas panels, installed on a stained and waxed walnut base, with accompanying publication to 'To Describe the Process of Composition Used In Not Wanting To Say Anything About Marcel'.
14 3/4 x 24 x 14 1/2 in. (37.5 x 61 x 36.8 cm)
Oct 26, 2022Phillips
Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel: Plexigram II
The complete set of eight screenprints in colors, each on Rohm and Haas Plexiglas panels, installed on a stained and waxed walnut base, with accompanying publication to 'To Describe the Process of Composition Used In Not Wanting To Say Anything About Marcel'.
14 3/4 x 24 x 14 1/2 in. (37.5 x 61 x 36.8 cm)
Oct 26, 2022
Phillips • New York
Editions & Works on Paper
Lot 341
Wild Edible Drawings, 1990
handmade paper
42.5 x 30.2 cm
Sep 29, 2022Christie's
Wild Edible Drawings, 1990
handmade paper
42.5 x 30.2 cm
Sep 29, 2022
Christie's
Live Auction 20983 Post-War to Present
Lot 423
11 Stones
Aquatint in colors, on smoked J. Whatman paper, the full sheet.
S. 22 3/4 x 18 in. (57.8 x 45.7 cm)
Apr 21, 2022Phillips
11 Stones
Aquatint in colors, on smoked J. Whatman paper, the full sheet.
S. 22 3/4 x 18 in. (57.8 x 45.7 cm)
Apr 21, 2022
Phillips • New York
Editions & Works on Paper
Lot 246
Medicine drawings, 1991
handmade paper with various herbs
14 x 12 in. (35.6 x 30.5 cm.)
Apr 5, 2022Christie's
Medicine drawings, 1991
handmade paper with various herbs
14 x 12 in. (35.6 x 30.5 cm.)
Apr 5, 2022
Christie's
The Collector: English & European Furniture, Ceramics, Silver & Works of Art
Lot 158
Fontana Mix (Light Grey)
Screenprint in colours, on Arches paper, with full margins, with three Celluloid (Mylar) templates printed in black.
I. 50 x 69.8 cm (19 5/8 x 27 1/2 in.) S. 57 x 76.4 cm (22 1/2 x 30 1/8 in.) Mylar dimensions variable
Jan 20, 2022Phillips
Fontana Mix (Light Grey)
Screenprint in colours, on Arches paper, with full margins, with three Celluloid (Mylar) templates printed in black.
I. 50 x 69.8 cm (19 5/8 x 27 1/2 in.) S. 57 x 76.4 cm (22 1/2 x 30 1/8 in.) Mylar dimensions variable
Jan 20, 2022
Phillips • London
Evening & Day Editions
Lot 172
Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel, 1969
multiple comprising 8 screenprints on Plexiglas and a detachable walnut base
35.5 x 51 cm
Nov 16, 2021Swann
Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel, 1969
multiple comprising 8 screenprints on Plexiglas and a detachable walnut base
35.5 x 51 cm
Nov 16, 2021
Swann
Contemporary Art
Lot 159
Untitled (Design with Words), 1986
Etching on wove paper
14 x 21.5 cm
Aug 17, 2021Bonhams
Untitled (Design with Words), 1986
Etching on wove paper
14 x 21.5 cm
Aug 17, 2021
Bonhams
Prints & Multiples: Summer Splash: Featuring Artists of the South of France
Lot 102
Where R = Ryoanji 12R/2, 1984
Graphite on handmade japanese paper
26 x 49 cm
May 20, 2021Sotheby's
Where R = Ryoanji 12R/2, 1984
Graphite on handmade japanese paper
26 x 49 cm
May 20, 2021
Sotheby's
The Artist’s Eye: The Collection of Tom Levine
Lot 15
VIOLIN SOLO FROM CONCERT FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA. 1957/8
four staves, in pencil on tracing paper, on one page, 279 x 215mm, annotated '203-204 vln' at upper right. in a card mount, title and signature on lower margin of mount.
27.9 x 21.5 cm
Dec 9, 2020Christie's
VIOLIN SOLO FROM CONCERT FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA. 1957/8
four staves, in pencil on tracing paper, on one page, 279 x 215mm, annotated '203-204 vln' at upper right. in a card mount, title and signature on lower margin of mount.
27.9 x 21.5 cm
Dec 9, 2020
Christie's
Valuable Books and Manuscripts
Lot 65
Global Village 37-48
Aquatint on two sheets of gray smoked Fabriano paper (as issued), the full sheets.
S. 35 x 25 3/4 in. (88.9 x 65.4 cm)
Jul 24, 2020Phillips
Global Village 37-48
Aquatint on two sheets of gray smoked Fabriano paper (as issued), the full sheets.
S. 35 x 25 3/4 in. (88.9 x 65.4 cm)
Jul 24, 2020
Phillips • New York
Editions & Works on Paper
Lot 144
Variations II
Uniquely branded and smoked Roma Guido Reni paper, the full sheet.
S. 26 x 19 in. (66 x 48.3 cm)
Oct 26, 2019Phillips
Variations II
Uniquely branded and smoked Roma Guido Reni paper, the full sheet.
S. 26 x 19 in. (66 x 48.3 cm)
Oct 26, 2019
Phillips • New York
Evening & Day Editions
Lot 273
Accordion Folde, used in the Preparation of Signals 23, 1978
Eight drawings on tracing paper, three copper plates, two photographs and three transparencies
25.7 x 38.7 cm
Oct 15, 2019Bonhams
Accordion Folde, used in the Preparation of Signals 23, 1978
Eight drawings on tracing paper, three copper plates, two photographs and three transparencies
25.7 x 38.7 cm
Oct 15, 2019
Bonhams
Prints & Multiples
Lot 119
Seven Day Diary (Not Knowing), 1978
Seven etchings with drypoint (some with additional intaglio techniques), on Rives paper
30.6 x 43.1 cm
Oct 15, 2019Bonhams
Seven Day Diary (Not Knowing), 1978
Seven etchings with drypoint (some with additional intaglio techniques), on Rives paper
30.6 x 43.1 cm
Oct 15, 2019
Bonhams
Prints & Multiples
Lot 120
Déka No. 27. Déka No. 28, 1987
Monotype with aquatint on japon paper
28 x 40 cm
Jun 8, 2019Ketterer Kunst
Déka No. 27. Déka No. 28, 1987
Monotype with aquatint on japon paper
28 x 40 cm
Jun 8, 2019
Ketterer Kunst • Munich
Art of the 20/21 Century III
Lot 350
Not wanting to say anything about Marcel Plexigrams I-VIII, 1969
8 screenprints on 8 movable plexiglas discs fitted into a walnut base
35.6 x 61 x 36.8 cm
Jun 6, 2019Dorotheum
Not wanting to say anything about Marcel Plexigrams I-VIII, 1969
8 screenprints on 8 movable plexiglas discs fitted into a walnut base
35.6 x 61 x 36.8 cm
Jun 6, 2019
Dorotheum • Vienna
Post-War and Contemporary Art II
Lot 583
R 2/3 ( Where R = Ryoaji), 1912-1992
Pointe-sèche, 1983, sur papier vergé J. Whatman, signée au crayon, titrée, datée et annotée TP.g, publiée par Crown Point Press, San Francisco, avec leur timbre sec, marges
17.6 x 53.5 cm
Oct 18, 2018Christie's
R 2/3 ( Where R = Ryoaji), 1912-1992
Pointe-sèche, 1983, sur papier vergé J. Whatman, signée au crayon, titrée, datée et annotée TP.g, publiée par Crown Point Press, San Francisco, avec leur timbre sec, marges
17.6 x 53.5 cm
Oct 18, 2018
Christie's • Paris
She Was a Giant Collection Bénédicte Pesle
Lot 43 A
2R + 13.14 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/2 (where R=Ryoanji); R3 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/3 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/1 (where R= Ryoanji); and (R3) (where R=Ryoanji)
Six drypoints, on J Whatman paper, with full margins.
23.2 x 59.1 cm
Apr 24, 2018Phillips
2R + 13.14 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/2 (where R=Ryoanji); R3 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/3 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/1 (where R= Ryoanji); and (R3) (where R=Ryoanji)
Six drypoints, on J Whatman paper, with full margins.
23.2 x 59.1 cm
Apr 24, 2018
Phillips
Lot 43
Global Village 1-36, 1989
Etching, aquatint
97 x 66 cm
Jan 27, 2018SBI Art Auction
Global Village 1-36, 1989
Etching, aquatint
97 x 66 cm
Jan 27, 2018
SBI Art Auction • Tokyo
Modern and Contemporary Art
Lot 240
Untitled (calendar), 1983
Offset lithograph
13.5 x 41 cm
Nov 16, 2017Swann
Untitled (calendar), 1983
Offset lithograph
13.5 x 41 cm
Nov 16, 2017
Swann • New York
Contemporary Art
Lot 172
WHERE R=RYOANJI (9R)/2, 1983
works on paper
25.4 x 48.3 cm
Sep 26, 2017Sotheby's
WHERE R=RYOANJI (9R)/2, 1983
works on paper
25.4 x 48.3 cm
Sep 26, 2017
Sotheby's • New York
The Collection of Edward Albee
Lot 94
3 Notenblätter zur Komposition "Living Room Music" , 1940, 1940
pen in ink
21.7 x 28 cm
Jun 15, 2017Galerie Kornfeld
3 Notenblätter zur Komposition "Living Room Music" , 1940, 1940
pen in ink
21.7 x 28 cm
Jun 15, 2017
Galerie Kornfeld • Bern
Kunst des 19. bis 21. Jahrhunderts, Teil II
Lot 572
Untitled , 1983, 1983
offset lithograph
15.24 x 41.91 cm
Jun 4, 2017Santa Monica Auctions
Untitled , 1983, 1983
offset lithograph
15.24 x 41.91 cm
Jun 4, 2017
Santa Monica Auctions • Santa Monica
Live Public Art Auction
Lot 164
Smoke weather stone weather , 1991, 1991
spit bite and sugarlift aquatints with softground etching on smoked paper
39.37 x 50.8 cm
May 20, 2017Clars Auction Gallery
Smoke weather stone weather , 1991, 1991
spit bite and sugarlift aquatints with softground etching on smoked paper
39.37 x 50.8 cm
May 20, 2017
Clars Auction Gallery • Oakland
Fine Art and Antiques
Lot 6313
Edible Drawing No. 7, 1990
29 x 21.5 cm
May 18, 2017Christie's
Edible Drawing No. 7, 1990
29 x 21.5 cm
May 18, 2017
Christie's
Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session
Lot 620
Edible Drawing No. 9, 1990
handmade paper of snow peas, kyiki, greens, temper and sunflower seeds
29 x 23 cm
May 18, 2017Christie's
Edible Drawing No. 9, 1990
handmade paper of snow peas, kyiki, greens, temper and sunflower seeds
29 x 23 cm
May 18, 2017
Christie's
Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session
Lot 621
Edible Drawing No. 12, 1990
29 x 22.5 cm
May 18, 2017Christie's
Edible Drawing No. 12, 1990
29 x 22.5 cm
May 18, 2017
Christie's
Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session
Lot 622
Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel II, 1969
serigraph on plexiglass on wood base
37 x 61 x 37 cm
Dec 7, 2016Karl & Faber
Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel II, 1969
serigraph on plexiglass on wood base
37 x 61 x 37 cm
Dec 7, 2016
Karl & Faber • Munich
Zeitgenössische Kunst & Kunst nach 1945
Lot 1029
EninKa No. 11
Monotype with branding, on Chine collé to smoked gampi paper, the full sheet.
61.9 x 46.7 cm
Oct 26, 2016Phillips
EninKa No. 11
Monotype with branding, on Chine collé to smoked gampi paper, the full sheet.
61.9 x 46.7 cm
Oct 26, 2016
Phillips
Lot 335
Variations I
Blue ink drawing, on wove paper,
7.6 x 12.7 cm
Apr 25, 2016Phillips
Variations I
Blue ink drawing, on wove paper,
7.6 x 12.7 cm
Apr 25, 2016
Phillips
Lot 233
EninKa No. 11
Monotype with branding, on Chine collé to smoked gampi paper, the full sheet,
61.9 x 46.7 cm
Apr 25, 2016Phillips
EninKa No. 11
Monotype with branding, on Chine collé to smoked gampi paper, the full sheet,
61.9 x 46.7 cm
Apr 25, 2016
Phillips
Lot 231
Dec 7, 2015Sotheby's
Dec 7, 2015
Sotheby's
Music and Continental Books and Manuscripts
Lot 149
Untitled (Calendar) by Joseph Beuys, 1983
offset lithograph
76.5 x 56.49 cm
Nov 12, 2015Swann Galleries
Untitled (Calendar) by Joseph Beuys, 1983
offset lithograph
76.5 x 56.49 cm
Nov 12, 2015
Swann Galleries • New York
Contemporary Art
Lot 273
Not wanting to say anything about Marcel, 1969
two color lithographs
69.49 x 100.99 cm
Nov 12, 2015Swann Galleries
Not wanting to say anything about Marcel, 1969
two color lithographs
69.49 x 100.99 cm
Nov 12, 2015
Swann Galleries • New York
Contemporary Art
Lot 274
Fontana Mix Light Grey, 1982
Screenprint, plastic film
50 x 70 cm
Nov 7, 2015SBI Art Auction
Fontana Mix Light Grey, 1982
Screenprint, plastic film
50 x 70 cm
Nov 7, 2015
SBI Art Auction • Tokyo
ART + MUSIC
Lot 103
Partitura, 1977
pen on paper
29.01 x 41 cm
Nov 3, 2015Aste Boetto
Partitura, 1977
pen on paper
29.01 x 41 cm
Nov 3, 2015
Aste Boetto • Genoa
Arte Moderna e Contemporanea
Lot 246
Concert for Piano and Orchestra, Solo for Piano, Stony Point, New York
works on paper
27.89 x 43.21 cm
Oct 26, 2015Phillips
Concert for Piano and Orchestra, Solo for Piano, Stony Point, New York
works on paper
27.89 x 43.21 cm
Oct 26, 2015
Phillips • New York
Evening & Day Editions Including Works on Paper
Lot 44
2R + 13.14 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/2 (where R=Ryoanji); R3 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/3 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/1 (where R= Ryoanji); and (R3) (where R=Ryoanji)
Six drypoints, on J Whatman paper, with full margins,
23.2 x 59.1 cm
Oct 26, 2015Phillips
2R + 13.14 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/2 (where R=Ryoanji); R3 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/3 (where R=Ryoanji); R2/1 (where R= Ryoanji); and (R3) (where R=Ryoanji)
Six drypoints, on J Whatman paper, with full margins,
23.2 x 59.1 cm
Oct 26, 2015
Phillips
Lot 45
Concert for Piano and Orchestra, Solo for Piano, 1957-58, Stony Point, New York
Ink drawing, on cream tracing paper,
27.9 x 43.2 cm
Oct 26, 2015Phillips
Concert for Piano and Orchestra, Solo for Piano, 1957-58, Stony Point, New York
Ink drawing, on cream tracing paper,
27.9 x 43.2 cm
Oct 26, 2015
Phillips
Lot 44
Not Wanting to Say Anything about Marcel, 1969
photolithograph in colors on black paper
69.85 x 99.7 cm
Jun 20, 2015Heritage Auctions
Not Wanting to Say Anything about Marcel, 1969
photolithograph in colors on black paper
69.85 x 99.7 cm
Jun 20, 2015
Heritage Auctions • Dallas
Fine & Decorative Arts Including Estates Decorative Art Signature Auction
Lot 62943
DÉKA 28, 1987
monotype with aquatint on japan paper
27.99 x 39.5 cm
Jun 11, 2015Karl & Faber
DÉKA 28, 1987
monotype with aquatint on japan paper
27.99 x 39.5 cm
Jun 11, 2015
Karl & Faber • Munich
Moderne Kunst
Lot 158
DÉKA 27, 1987
aquatint on japan paper
27.99 x 40.01 cm
Jun 11, 2015Karl & Faber
DÉKA 27, 1987
aquatint on japan paper
27.99 x 40.01 cm
Jun 11, 2015
Karl & Faber • Munich
Moderne Kunst
Lot 157