Tom Otterness: Works for Sale, Upcoming Auctions & Past Results
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· archived 5/18/2026, 12:43:59 AMscreenshotcached html Tom Otterness: Works for Sale, Upcoming Auctions & Past Results AuctionsEvening & Day Editions, LondonEditions & Works on Paper, New YorkWorks from the James Rosenquist Estate, New YorkNew Now, New YorkView All AuctionsAuction ResultsArtists & MakersHow To BuyRemote BiddingCalendarDepartments20th Century & Contemporary ArtDesignEditionsJewelsPhotographsWatchesPrivate SalesExhibitionsNew Terrains: Contemporary Native American ArtPerpetualDropshopBuy & SellHow To BuyHow To SellRemote BiddingPrivate ServicesTrusts, Estates And ValuationsFiduciary ServicesBuy CataloguesEditorialAbout UsOur HistoryOur TeamLocationsPressCareersLoginEnglish中文AuctionsEvening & Day Editions, LondonEditions & Works on Paper, New YorkWorks from the James Rosenquist Estate, New YorkNew Now, New YorkView All AuctionsAuction ResultsArtists & MakersHow To BuyRemote BiddingCalendarDepartments20th Century & Contemporary ArtDesignEditionsJewelsPhotographsWatchesPrivate SalesExhibitionsNew Terrains: Contemporary Native American ArtPerpetualDropshopBuy & SellHow To BuyHow To SellRemote BiddingPrivate ServicesTrusts, Estates And ValuationsFiduciary ServicesBuy CataloguesEditorialAbout UsOur HistoryOur TeamLocationsPressCareersLoginenglish中文 Sell with us.We are inviting consignment submissions for Tom OtternessSubmit NowTom OtternessFollowAmerican • b. 1952BiographyAmerican artist Tom Otterness generated considerable controversy in 1977 for his conceptual work Shot Dog Film, notorious for its unblinking violence and unashamed cruelty. The piece established Otterness as a risk-taking artist, not afraid to push the boundaries of what is socially acceptable. Yet the controversial work would eventually haunt him for years, particularly as shows of violence became scarce in an increasingly modern society. Veering off in a diametrically opposite direction, Otterness started working with lost wax and bronze to create public art installations. Often inhabiting parks, center squares and transportation infrastructures, Otterness' sculptures tend towards the comedic. They are cartoonish and cheeky, nodding at art history, pop culture, capitalism, greed and satire. To date, Otterness is one of the most successful public artists world-wide. InsightsOtterness is perhaps most well-known as the artist behind Life Underground, 2001, a permanent public installation of bite-size, cartoonish statuettes in bronze, including alligators and characters with money bags, that populate New York's 14th Street/Eighth Avenue subway station. The project was commissioned by the MTA's Arts for Transit program for $200,000.In the late 1970s, Otterness played an essential role in the formation of CoLab (Collaborative Projects), an interdisciplinary group of artists advocating for the politicization of artist practice and civic engagement.He is represented by Marlborough Gallery in New York."I try to talk about the things nobody talks about, and do it in the sculpture."Read MorePast Lots13No ReserveTom OtternessWrestlers IIEstimate $500 - 700Sold for $563FavoriteCreate your first list.Select an existing list or create a new list to share and manage lots you follow.✖CreateCancel217Tom OtternessGiantEstimate $1,500 - 2,500Sold for $1,875FavoriteCreate your first list.Select an existing list or create a new list to share and manage lots you follow.✖CreateCancel92Tom OtternessThe Rich Visionaries pair (A and B)Estimate $10,000 - 15,000Sold for $30,000FavoriteCreate your first list.Select an existing list or create a new list to share and manage lots you follow.✖CreateCancel193Tom OtternessNero's Apartment HouseEstimate $60,000 - 80,000FavoriteCreate your first list.Select an existing list or create a new list to share and manage lots you follow.✖CreateCancel194Tom OtternessPodium FigureEstimate $40,000 - 60,000FavoriteCreate your first list.Select an existing list or create a new list to share and manage lots you follow.✖CreateCancel448Tom OtternessJack and JillEstimate $60,000 - 80,000Sold for $75,000FavoriteCreate your first list.Select an existing list or create a new list to share and manage lots you follow.✖CreateCancel449Tom OtternessSphere Holding CubeEstimate $50,000 - 70,000Sold for $100,000FavoriteCreate your first list.Select an existing list or create a new list to share and manage lots you follow.✖CreateCancel271Tom OtternessLoversEstimate $5,000 - 7,000Sold for $10,625FavoriteCreate your first list.Select an existing list or create a new list to share and manage lots you follow.✖CreateCancel171Tom OtternessTwo works: (i) Surprised Worker; (ii) Everyday WorkerEstimate $2,000 - 3,000FavoriteCreate your first list.Select an existing list or create a new list to share and manage lots you follow.✖CreateCancel238Tom OtternessLoversEstimate $6,000 - 9,000Sold for $9,375FavoriteCreate your first list.Select an existing list or create a new list to share and manage lots you follow.✖CreateCancel102Tom OtternessCone Figure; and Untitled (14th street)Estimate $10,000 - 15,000FavoriteCreate your first list.Select an existing list or create a new list to share and manage lots you follow.✖CreateCancel73Tom OtternessFree SpeechEstimate $8,000 - 12,000Sold for $16,250FavoriteCreate your first list.Select an existing list or create a new list to share and manage lots you follow.✖CreateCancel228Tom OtternessEarringsEstimate $800 - 1,200Sold for $2,750FavoriteCreate your first list.Select an existing list or create a new list to share and manage lots you follow.✖CreateCancel35Tom OtternessFootEstimate $6,000 - 9,000Sold for $6,875FavoriteCreate your first list.Select an existing list or create a new list to share and manage lots you follow.✖CreateCancel36Tom OtternessSmall VisionaryEstimate $10,000 - 15,000Sold for $16,250FavoriteCreate your first list.Select an existing list or create a new list to share and manage lots you follow.✖CreateCancel86Tom OtternessFree SpeechEstimate $8,000 - 12,000Sold for $21,250FavoriteCreate your first list.Select an existing list or create a new list to share and manage lots you follow.✖CreateCancel224Tom OtternessCone FigureEstimate $10,000 - 15,000Sold for $13,750FavoriteCreate your first list.Select an existing list or create a new list to share and manage lots you follow.✖CreateCancel225Tom OtternessDeath FigureEstimate $10,000 - 15,000Sold for $16,250FavoriteCreate your first list.Select an existing list or create a new list to share and manage lots you follow.✖CreateCancel28Tom OtternessDeath FigureEstimate $10,000 - 15,000Sold for $20,000FavoriteCreate your first list.Select an existing list or create a new list to share and manage lots you follow.✖CreateCancel292Tom OtternessMan & Angel IIEstimate $800 - 1,200Sold for $625FavoriteCreate your first list.Select an existing list or create a new list to share and manage lots you follow.✖CreateCancel293Tom OtternessBookendsEstimate $1,500 - 2,000Sold for $500FavoriteCreate your first list.Select an existing list or create a new list to share and manage lots you follow.✖CreateCancel452Tom OtternessThe Rich and The WorkersEstimate $5,000 - 7,000Sold for $6,250FavoriteCreate your first list.Select an existing list or create a new list to share and manage lots you follow.✖CreateCancel453Tom OtternessHand and ChainEstimate $20,000 - 30,000FavoriteCreate your first list.Select an existing list or create a new list to share and manage lots you follow.✖CreateCancel; 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