American, b. 1935
Robert Cottingham
363results on record
80%sell-through
$1,500median result (USD, incl. premium; 82% observed, 18% estimated from hammer)
$348,500record in our coverage
Drawn from 363 recorded results (311 sold · 52 passed) across 12 auction houses, 1998–2026. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 82% observed, 18% estimated from hammer method · log scale
Where does a value land in this market?
The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.
Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.
By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line
| Medium | Results | Sell-through | Median result (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| prints | 110 | 88% | $1,047 |
| painting | 18 | 100% | $35,480 |
| works on paper | 9 | 100% | $9,973 |
| ceramics & design | 3 | 67% | $15,065 |
| other | 3 | 100% | $2,000 |
Medium is recorded for 143 of 363 results (39%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Andy Warhol Robert Cottingham Andy Warhol
| Metric | Robert Cottingham | Andy Warhol |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $1,500 | $32,500 |
| Record price | $348,500 | $195,040,000 |
| Results on record | 363 | 15,103 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Andy WarholJim DineRoy LichtensteinRobert Rauschenberg
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
69/ 100
- Sell-through80%
- Meets estimate41%
- Market depth363 results
How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →
Where this artist sells best
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Auctions | 70 | 93% | $1,000 | — |
| Sotheby's | 45 | 88% | $33,020 | 1.04× |
| Christie's | 41 | 100% | $10,710 | — |
| Rago | 43 | 93% | $1,250 | — |
| Bonhams | 54 | 69% | $1,408 | 0.76× |
| Phillips | 17 | 88% | $6,000 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 17 | 82% | $1,088 | 0.85× |
| Wright | 28 | 39% | $1,560 | — |
| Dorotheum | 4 | 75% | $715 | — |
| Ansuini Auctions | 2 | 50% | $349 | 0.43× |
| Capsule Gallery Auction | 1 | 100% | $1,250 | 1.54× |
| Aste Palatina | 1 | 0% | — | — |
The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →
Prices realized 627 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 52 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022·12 | The Letter I | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·12 | The Letter K | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
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| 2022·12 | The Letter H | $2,500–$3,000 | Dane Fine Art | |||
| 2022·12 | The Letter E | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·12 | The Letter F | $2,500–$3,000 | Dane Fine Art | |||
| 2022·12 | The Letter B | $2,500–$3,000 | Dane Fine Art | |||
| 2022·12 | Hi, from American Signs | Screenprint in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·12 | American Hi-Fi, from Signs | Screenprint in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·12 | The Letter D | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·12 | The Letter O | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·12 | The Letter R | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·12 | Lao | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·12 | The Letter N | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·12 | The Letter Q | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·12 | The Letter P | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·11 | Great Northern Railway | Oil on linen | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·11 | Star, from American Signs | Screenprint in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·11 | Art, from American Signs | Screenprint in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·11 | The Letter K | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·11 | The Letter I | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·11 | The Letter G | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·11 | The Letter L | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·11 | The Letter H | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·11 | The Letter F | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·11 | The Letter E | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·11 | The Letter D | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·11 | The Letter B | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·11 | The Letter A | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·10 | Don't Walk | $1,000–$1,500 | Rago | |||
| 2022·10 | Rolling Stock, for Leslie (from the Rolling Stock portfolio) | $1,000–$1,500 | Rago | |||
| 2022·10 | O | $800–$1,000 | Rago | |||
| 2022·10 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2022·08 | The Letter F | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·08 | The Letter A | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·08 | The Letter B | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·08 | The Letter D | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·08 | The Letter E | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·07 | The Letter P | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·07 | The Letter N | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·07 | The Letter R | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·07 | The Letter Q | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·07 | The Letter O | $2,500–$3,000 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·07 | Art | $500–$700 | Rago | |||
| 2022·06 | Santa Fe II | $800–$1,200 | Rago | |||
| 2022·06 | Rolling Stock, for Jesse | Etching in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·06 | An American Alphabet | $20,000–$30,000 | Rago | |||
| 2022·06 | Empire | $1,000–$1,500 | Rago | |||
| 2022·06 | Empire (Vertical) | $1,000–$1,500 | Rago | |||
| 2022·06 | Rolling Stock, For Trish (from the Rolling Stock portfolio) | $1,000–$1,500 | Rago | |||
| 2022·06 | Everybody's Book Shop-Everybody's Books , 1975 | lithograph | $800–$1,200 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2022·05 | Fox | Screenprint in colors on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·04 | American Signs | 12 screenprints in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·02 | Dr. Gibson | $1,000–$1,500 | Rago | |||
| 2022·02 | Tattoo | $1,000–$1,500 | Rago | |||
| 2022·02 | For Leslie C., from Rolling Stock Series | Aquatint and etching in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·01 | American Hi-Fi, from Signs | Screenprint in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·01 | Boulevard Drinks, from American Signs | Screenprint in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·01 | Rialto, from American Signs | Screenprint in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·12 | Empire | $1,500–$2,500 | Rago | |||
| 2021·12 | Champagne, from American Signs | Screenprint in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·12 | Blues, from American Signs | Screenprint in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·12 | Star | $1,500–$2,500 | Rago | |||
| 2021·12 | Barrera-Rosa's (A Suite of Three Works) , 1986 | lithograph, woodcut, and aquatint | $1,000–$2,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2021·12 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2021·11 | Rialto, from American Signs | Screenprint in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·11 | Hi, from American Signs | Screenprint in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·10 | Hot, from Signs | Screenprint in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·10 | American Hi-Fi, from Signs | Screenprint in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·10 | American Signs | 12 screenprints in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·09 | Barbershop , 1987 | watercolor | $6,000–$8,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2021·09 | Art, from Signs | Screenprint in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·09 | Star, from Signs | Screenprint in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·08 | Rialto, from Signs | Screenprint in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·08 | Hi, from Signs | Screenprint in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·07 | F.w. | $600–$800 | Rago | |||
| 2021·05 | One Way | $1,000–$1,500 | Rago | |||
| 2021·05 | C & O Railroad , 1989 | color lithograph | $500–$700 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2021·02 | Barber Shop | Lithograph with hand coloring on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·02 | One Way | Lithograph in colors on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·02 | Roxy | $967–$1,450 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·11 | Discount Store | Pencil on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·11 | For Mark and For Chuck from the Rolling Stock series (two works) | $1,000–$1,500 | Rago | |||
| 2020·10 | Rolling Stock Series #7 for Jim , 1991 | hand-colored etching, collagraph and monoprint | $600–$800 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2020·10 | ajax | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·10 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2020·10 | An American Alphabet: K , 1997 | color lithograph | $500–$700 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2020·07 | Travel Notes | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·07 | An American Alphabet: A | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·06 | Great Northern Railway | Enamel on aluminum panel | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·04 | 'Ode' (lightbox) | Other Fuji-transparency in lightbox | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·02 | Six works from the Rolling Stock Series | $3,000–$5,000 | Rago | |||
| 2020·02 | Art | $3,000–$5,000 | Rago | |||
| 2020·02 | Orph from Documenta: The Super Realists and Women Girls (two works) | $1,500–$2,500 | Rago | |||
| 2020·02 | O | $600–$800 | Rago | |||
| 2020·02 | Cold Beer; C & O (two works) | $800–$1,200 | Rago | |||
| 2020·02 | American Signs portfolio | $15,000–$25,000 | Rago | |||
| 2019·12 | Wo | $7,902–$10,536 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·11 | Nickel Plate Road | Enamel on aluminum panel | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2019·10 | 'Ode' (lightbox) | Other Fuji-transparency in lightbox | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2019·10 | An American Alphabet: S | $1,500–$2,500 | Phillips | |||
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