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Richard Jackson

Born : 1939Documented citizenships : United States

In Richard Jackson’s work, painting becomes a means of producing sculptures and installations as well as works related to performance. Born in 1939 in Sacramento, California, he lives and works in Los Angeles.

In his early works, he uses wet canvases to transfer paint onto other canvases or directly onto the walls of the exhibition venue. The gallery also describes mechanical devices that project, squirt or spread paint across different surfaces, including within the gallery space. Jackson presents this approach as a way of extending the possibilities of painting, not criticising it: he is interested in how it can be pushed beyond its usual forms.

This profile brings together identity references for Richard Jackson and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.

Documented auction references

14auction references
2auction houses
8documented results with prices

Dobiaschofsky · Germann

References include catalogue entries and available results; they do not all represent completed sales. Attributed works and special lots are excluded from the priced results.

Works recorded at auction

Richard Jackson — Untitled
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Dobiaschofsky · Lot 1369

Untitled

Bleistift und Deckfarben, dat

Original catalogue wording

Ohne Titel.
Bleistift und Deckfarben, dat

Catalogue period : 2019-11-06

Published result : 700 CHF

Fees not specified in the available data

Estimate : CHF 1200

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Richard Jackson — Knive.
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Dobiaschofsky · Lot 1601

Knive.

Acrylic on paper

Original catalogue wording

Knive.
Acryl auf Papier

Catalogue period : 2017-05-11

Published result : 1000 CHF

Fees not specified in the available data

Estimate : CHF 1500

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Richard Jackson — Square.
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Dobiaschofsky · Lot 1600

Square.

Acrylic on paper

Original catalogue wording

Square.
Acryl auf Papier

Catalogue period : 2017-05-11

Published result : 1000 CHF

Fees not specified in the available data

Estimate : CHF 1700

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Richard Jackson — Architekturstudie.
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Dobiaschofsky · Lot 1602

Architekturstudie.

Pencil

Original catalogue wording

Architekturstudie.
Bleistift

Catalogue period : 2017-05-11

Published result : 1100 CHF

Fees not specified in the available data

Estimate : CHF 1400

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Richard Jackson — 500 Pictures (Glarus), 1988
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Germann

500 Pictures (Glarus), 1988

Öl und Bleistift auf Transparentfolie.

Date to be documented

Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed

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Richard Jackson — Untitled, 1997
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Germann

Untitled, 1997

Acryl und Bleistift auf transparenter Folie.

Original catalogue wording

Ohne Titel, 1997
Acryl und Bleistift auf transparenter Folie.

Date to be documented

Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed

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Richard Jackson — Untitled, 1979
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Germann

Untitled, 1979

Acryl und Bleistift auf transparenter Folie.

Date to be documented

Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed

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Richard Jackson — Untitled, 1973
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Germann

Untitled, 1973

Acryl und Bleistift auf transparenter Folie.

Date to be documented

Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed

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Richard Jackson — Untitled, 1994
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Germann

Untitled, 1994

Mischtechnik, Acryl und Bleistift auf transparenter Folie.

Date to be documented

Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed

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Richard Jackson — Drawing for daad-galerie, 1979
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Germann

Drawing for daad-galerie, 1979

Bleistift und Acryl auf Transparentpapier.

Date to be documented

Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed

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Dobiaschofsky · Lot 1563

Knive.

Acrylic on paper

Original catalogue wording

Knive.
Acryl auf Papier

Date to be documented

Published result : 1600 CHF

Fees not specified in the available data

Estimate : CHF 1800

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Dobiaschofsky · Lot 1564

"100 Spinning Knives".

Acrylic on paper

Original catalogue wording

"100 Spinning Knives".
Acryl auf Papier

Date to be documented

Published result : 1000 CHF

Fees not specified in the available data

Estimate : CHF 1400

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Dobiaschofsky · Lot 1565

Square.

Acrylic on paper

Original catalogue wording

Square.
Acryl auf Papier

Date to be documented

Published result : 1000 CHF

Fees not specified in the available data

Estimate : CHF 1600

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Dobiaschofsky · Lot 1566

Architekturskizze.

Bleistift und Deckfarben

Date to be documented

Published result : 1500 CHF

Fees not specified in the available data

Estimate : CHF 1800

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