American, 1931–2018
Robert Morris
120results on record
82%sell-through
$5,750median result (USD, incl. premium; 96% observed, 4% estimated from hammer)
$412,889record in our coverage
Drawn from 120 recorded results (105 sold · 15 passed) across 11 auction houses, 1998–2026. 1 upcoming lot on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 96% observed, 4% 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 | 25 | 73% | $400 |
| works on paper | 12 | 100% | $9,460 |
| ceramics & design | 7 | 50% | $6,603 |
| other | 6 | 100% | $3,875 |
Medium is recorded for 50 of 120 results (42%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Andy Warhol Robert Morris Andy Warhol
| Metric | Robert Morris | Andy Warhol |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $5,750 | $32,500 |
| Record price | $412,889 | $195,040,000 |
| Results on record | 120 | 15,103 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Andy WarholJim DineKeith HaringVictor Vasarely
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
75/ 100
- Sell-through82%
- Meets estimate55%
- Market depth120 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sotheby's | 28 | 92% | $30,240 | 1.08× |
| Christie's | 26 | 100% | $13,750 | — |
| Heritage Auctions | 23 | 74% | $400 | — |
| Rago | 14 | 71% | $1,482 | — |
| Phillips | 9 | 78% | $22,934 | — |
| Bonhams | 7 | 86% | $552 | 0.62× |
| Wright | 6 | 100% | $1,168 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 3 | 100% | $188 | 0.38× |
| Doyle | 1 | 100% | $416 | — |
| SBI Art Auction | 1 | 100% | $966 | — |
| Dorotheum | 2 | 50% | $39,032 | — |
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 152 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 15 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 realized prices on this page are locked. A Research Pass reads 50 of them for $19, once — buy a pass | ||||||
| 2026·08 | Five War Memorials | $800–$1,200 | Rago | |||
| 2026·07 | Blind Time IM 13 | powdered graphite and pencil on paper | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·07 | Copper Chair | $2,000–$3,000 | Wright | |||
| 2026·05 | Untitled | ink on vellum | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·05 | Cross Section of an ObservatoRY | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·03 | Cross Section of an ObservatoRY | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·03 | Untitled | $300–$500 | Doyle | |||
| 2026·02 | Cross Section of an ObservatoRY | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·01 | Model, from Ten from Leo Castelli | $700–$900 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·12 | Cross Section of an ObservatoRY | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2025·12 | Untitled | $600–$800 | Rago | |||
| 2025·11 | Reign, Rain, Rein | Acrylic, lead, encaustic, and fiberglass | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·10 | Cross Section of an ObservatoRY | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2025·10 | Untitled, from Merce Cunningham | Screenprint on Dutch Etching paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·06 | Permuted Pieces | $4,000–$6,000 | Rago | |||
| 2025·06 | Box with the Sound of Its Own Making | $4,000–$6,000 | Rago | |||
| 2025·06 | Hanging Slab (Cloud) 1962 | $4,000–$6,000 | Rago | |||
| 2025·06 | Cross Section of an ObservatoRY | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2025·05 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2025·04 | Cross Section of an ObservatoRY | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2025·03 | Copper Chair | $4,000–$6,000 | Rago | |||
| 2025·02 | Cross Section of an ObservatoRY | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2025·02 | Untitled | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2025·01 | Cross Section of an ObservatoRY | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·11 | Cross Section of an ObservatoRY | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·10 | Cross Section of an ObservatoRY | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·08 | Untitled , 1987 | silkscreen in colors on Arches | $1,500–$2,500 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2024·08 | Cross Section of an ObservatoRY | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·06 | Cross Section of an ObservatoRY | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·06 | Memory Drawings | $5,108–$7,661 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·05 | Cross Section of an ObservatoRY | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·03 | Permuted Pieces | $8,000–$12,000 | Rago | |||
| 2024·03 | Standing, Leaning, Sitting Cabinets (1960, Destroyed) | $8,000–$12,000 | Rago | |||
| 2024·03 | Box with the Sound of Its Own Making | $8,000–$12,000 | Rago | |||
| 2024·03 | Copper Chair | $8,000–$12,000 | Rago | |||
| 2024·03 | Untitled | $77,015–$102,686 | Christie's | |||
| 2024·02 | Continuous project altered daily | $324–$540 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·11 | Vetti V | $60,000–$80,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·10 | Cross Section of an ObservatoRY | $1,000–$1,500 | Dane Fine Art | |||
| 2023·10 | Model, from Ten from Leo Castelli (C. M1) | $800–$1,200 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·10 | In the Realm of the Carceral | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·09 | Cross Section of an ObservatoRY | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2023·07 | Hypnerotomachia (Dyptich) | $30,000–$50,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2023·06 | Cross Section of an ObservatoRY | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2023·04 | Cross Section of an ObservatoRY | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2023·03 | Untitled (Brown Felt Piece) | $84,436–$120,622 | Christie's | |||
| 2023·02 | Cross Section of an ObservatoRY | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2023·01 | Cross Section of an ObservatoRY | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·11 | Mounds and Trenches & Waterfall, 1969 | $516–$723 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·11 | Cross Section of an ObservatoRY | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·11 | Places for the Solitary (from the In the Realm of the Carceral portfolio) | $500–$700 | Rago | |||
| 2022·09 | Untitled (Firestorm Series) | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·08 | Cross Section of an ObservatoRY | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·08 | Flume And Sluice Gates for the Pools of Persuasion, from In the Realm of the Carceral portfolio | Etching and Aquatint on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·07 | Labyrinth | ink on paper | $20,000–$30,000 | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2022·07 | Blind Time I | graphite on paper, in two parts | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·06 | Cross Section of an ObservatoRY | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·06 | Places for the Solitary, from In the Realm of the Carceral | Etching and aquatint on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·05 | Untitled | $3,707–$6,179 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·05 | Cross Section of an ObservatoRY | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·04 | Model, from 'Ten from Leo Castelli' | $628–$880 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·04 | Swift Night Ruler | $109,230–$163,845 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·03 | Cross Section of an ObservatoRY | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2022·03 | Continuous Project Altered Daily | $100–$150 | Rago | |||
| 2022·02 | Untiled, from the Dream Series | Etching, engraving, and aquatint in colors on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·02 | Cross Section of an ObservatoRY | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·12 | Cross Section of an ObservatoRY | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·12 | Blind Time XVII | charcoal and graphite on paper | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·12 | Untitled | graphite and paper collage on paper | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·12 | Model, from 'Ten from Leo Castelli' | $660–$923 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·11 | Cross Section of an ObservatoRY | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·10 | Untitled | $110,013–$165,020 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·10 | Cross Section of an ObservatoRY | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·08 | Cross Section of an ObservatoRY | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2021·03 | Untitled (L-Beams) | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·02 | Towers of Silence, from In the Realm of the Carceral | Etching with aquatint on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·02 | Untitled | $400–$600 | Rago | |||
| 2021·01 | Cross Section of an Observatory for seeing the Pole Star by Night or Day | Lithograph on Arches paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2020·11 | Model from Ten from Leo Castelli portfolio | $700–$900 | Rago | |||
| 2020·10 | Untitled , 1988 | etching | $300–$500 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2020·09 | The Walled Grounds of Parade and Punishments | Etching with aquatint on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·09 | The Hot and Cold Pools of Persuasion | Etching and aquatint on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·08 | Security Walls, from In The Realm of the Carceral | Etching and aquatint on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·08 | Inmate Work Project, from In The Realm of the Carceral | Etching and aquatint on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·08 | Towers of Silence, from In the Realm of the Carceral | Etching and aquatint on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·08 | Continuous Project Altered Daily (from the Artists & Photographs portfolio) | $100–$150 | Wright | |||
| 2020·07 | The Hot and Cold Pools of Persuasion | Etching and aquatint on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·07 | The Walled Grounds of Parade and Punishments | Etching with aquatint on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·07 | Separate Walkways: The Wardens Above, The Inmate Below | Etching and aquatint on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·07 | Stockade | Etching with aquatint on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·07 | Untitled (Hypnerotomachia Series) | $18,000–$22,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·06 | Untitled , 1988 | $300–$500 | Freeman's | Hindman | |||
| 2019·07 | untitled | $4,000–$6,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·07 | untitled | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·12 | Separate Walkways: The Warders Above, the Inmates Below, from In the Realm of the Carceral portfolio | $500–$700 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·12 | Towers of Silence, from In the Realm of the Carceral portfolio | $500–$700 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·11 | Column, Two Positions, 1961 | $7,000–$10,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·11 | Untitled | $10,000–$15,000 | Wright | |||
| 2018·07 | In the Realm of the Carceral portfolio | $5,000–$7,000 | Wright | |||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.