Robert Carston Arneson

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American | 1930 - 1992

Robert Carston Arneson was an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1930.

How much does a Robert Carston Arneson cost?

Robert Carston Arneson's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 125 USD to 233,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.

What is Robert Carston Arneson's most expensive decorative art?

Since 2000 the record price for this artist at auction is 233,000 USD for Portrait of the Artist as a Clever Old Dog, sold at Christie's New York in 2014. In the past 12 months, his decorative art have averaged 22,523 USD.Numerous key galleries and museums such as MAD, Museum of Arts and Design have featured Robert Carston Arneson's work in the past.

Robert Carston Arneson in the news

Robert Carston Arneson has been featured in articles for ArtDaily, Two Coats of Paint and The Seattle Times. The most recent article is At the Whitney, 鈥淪ixties Surreal鈥� Casts a Wide Net, but Catches Little written for Art in America in October 2025. The artist died in 1992.

Artist's alternative names: Robert Arneson

Featured for Sale

Byron Meyer in Disguise

By Robert Carston Arneson

Sotheby's New York

Head Bath

By Robert Carston Arneson

Sotheby's New York

Philip Guston 1913-1980

By Robert Carston Arneson

Sotheby's New York

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E.R. ,1960

By Robert Carston Arneson

+83%

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Big Head of Jackson - Robert Carston Arneson

Big Head of Jackson ,1987

By Robert Carston Arneson

Poised to Infinity - Robert Carston Arneson

Poised to Infinity ,1991

By Robert Carston Arneson

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Head Bath

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Smashed Typewriter (Post Writer

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Byron Meyer in Disguise

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Pair of Goblets
circa 1970
partially-glazed and incised hand-built stoneware
height of tallest 6 1/4in (16cm); widest width 5in (12cm - Robert Carston Arneson

Pair of Goblets circa 1970 partially-glazed and incised hand-built stoneware height of tallest 6 1/4in (16cm); widest width 5in (12cm ,1970

By Robert Carston Arneson

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Untitled (Vessel - Robert Carston Arneson

Untitled (Vessel ,1963

By Robert Carston Arneson

-29%

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Sharp Focused ,1981

By Robert Carston Arneson

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Past Exhibitions

Staff Picks: 60 Years of Bay Area Art

George Adams Gallery

Tribeca | New York | USA

16 Jul, 2025 - 15 Aug, 2025

Early/Middle/Late

George Adams Gallery

Tribeca | New York | USA

06 Jun, 2025 - 11 Jul, 2025

Going Our Way

George Adams Gallery

Tribeca | New York | USA

05 Jan, 2024 - 17 Feb, 2024

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Articles

At the Whitney, 鈥淪ixties Surreal鈥� Casts a Wide Net, but Catches Little

Art in America 10 Oct, 2025

The 20th century produced only a handful of things that are universally beloved in the 21st. One is Surrealism, the art movement any tween can recognize.

Exhibition Explores the Stories of Craft Artists at the Fairgrounds

ArtDaily 24 Aug, 2025

State fairs have sparked the American imagination with their celebrations of agricultural bounty, mechanical innovations and skilled handcrafts since the first fair was held in 1841 in upstate New York.

Jonathan Adler Curates a Joyfully Eclectic Take on Craft at the Museum of Arts and Design

ArtDaily 05 Aug, 2025

This summer, the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) invites audiences into the glamorous, witty, and wonderful universe of celebrated ceramicist and designer Jonathan Adler.

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鈥� ..Beginning in 1980, Arneson started to look for other artists to use as replacements for himself as both model and muse... 鈥�
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Brian Gross Fine Art

鈥� ..For many years, Arneson kept his political and social engagement to his private life, though a few iconic works (such as Toaster from 1965) crossed the divide... 鈥�
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George Adams Gallery

鈥� ..Starting in the 1990鈥檚, Arneson shifted his focus inward, dealing with issues of mortality... 鈥�
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Brian Gross Fine Art

鈥� ..Arneson counted the 62 years of his life with hatch marks on the column in sober precision and simplicity... 鈥�
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Brian Gross Fine Art

鈥� ..Around this same time, drawing was becoming an increasingly visible part of Arneson鈥檚 practice and the works on paper from this series are some of his largest and most complex... 鈥�
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Robert Carston Arneson

How much does a Robert Carston Arneson cost?

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