Skip to main content

Bruce Nauman Art

American, b. 1941
Life and work - via Wikipedia Bruce Nauman (American, b. 1941) In the 1960s, Nauman began to exhibit his work at Nicholas Wilder's gallery in Los Angeles and in New York at Leo Castelli in 1968 along with early solo shows at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum in 1972. Nauman's use of neon as a medium recurs in his works over the decades. He uses neon to make allusions to the numinous connotations of light, similar to Mario Merz, who used neon to bring new life to assemblages of mundane objects. Neon also connotes the public atmosphere by the means of advertising, and in his later works he uses it ironically with private, erotic imagery as seen in his Hanged Man (1985). His Self Portrait as a Fountain (1966) shows the artist spouting a stream of water from his mouth. At the end of the 1960s, Nauman began constructing claustrophobic and enclosed corridors and rooms that could be entered by visitors and which evoked the experience of being locked in and of being abandoned. A series of works inspired by one of the artist's dreams was brought together under the title of Dream Passage and created in 1983, 1984, and 1988. In his installation Changing Light Corridor with Rooms (1971), a long corridor is shrouded in darkness, whilst two rooms on either side are illuminated by bulbs that are timed to flash at different rates. Since the mid-1980s, primarily working with sculpture and video, Nauman developed disturbing psychological and physical themes incorporating images of animal and human body parts, depicting sadistic allusions to games and torture together with themes of surveillance. In 1988, after a hiatus of nearly two decades focused on time-based media, he resumed his work with cast objects.
(Biography provided by Todd Mauritz)
to
1
1
1
Color:  Beige
Suck Cuts
By Bruce Nauman
Located in New York, NY
Printer: Gemini G.E.L. Publisher: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles Signed, dated, and numbered in pencil, lower margin
Category

Late 20th Century Bruce Nauman Art

Materials

Lithograph

Related Items
Nebulae, antique astronomy science diagram illustration print
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Nebulae. Antique lithograph by W & AK Johnston, famous Scottish cartographers. Central vertical fold as issued. From Thomas Heath's 'The Twentieth Centur...
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Bruce Nauman Art

Materials

Lithograph

Eurasian Wigeon, French antique bird duck art illustration print
By P. Mahler
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Canard Siffleur' (Eurasian Wigeon) French chromolithograph, published in 1931. Printed title lower right of sheet. Plate number top right. From a French series of illustrations of...
Category

1930s Art Deco Bruce Nauman Art

Materials

Lithograph

PEACE - Mandela, Former South African President, Signed, Symbol, Dove, branch
By Nelson Mandela
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Nelson Mandela, Peace, Limited edition silkscreen with original signature Many people are unaware that Nelson Mandela turned his hand to art in his 80's as a way of leaving a legacy ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Bruce Nauman Art

Materials

Lithograph

California, Northern Part. USA Century Atlas state antique vintage map
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'The Century Atlas. California, Northern Part' Inset maps of 'Yosemite Valley' and 'San Francisco and Vicinity'. Original antique map, 1903. Central fold as issued. Map name and nu...
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Bruce Nauman Art

Materials

Lithograph

Vitrail de l’église de Saint Dominique (after) Georges Braque, 1960
By Georges Braque
Located in New York, NY
This lithograph was printed in 1960 and is based on the glassworks of the Saint Dominique church in Varengeville, in Normandy, where Braque had his country house. The original gouach...
Category

1960s Modern Bruce Nauman Art

Materials

Lithograph

The Harbour - Mandela, Former South African President, Signed Art, Robben Island
By Nelson Mandela
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Nelson Mandela, The Harbour, Signed Limited Edition Lithograph Many people are unaware that Nelson Mandela turned his hand to art in his 80's as a way of leaving a legacy for his fam...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Bruce Nauman Art

Materials

Lithograph

Brent (Brant) Goose, French antique natural history bird art illustration print
By P. Mahler
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Bernache Cravant' (Brent Goose) French chromolithograph, published in 1931. Printed title lower right of sheet. Plate number top right. From a French series of illustrations of bi...
Category

1930s Art Deco Bruce Nauman Art

Materials

Lithograph

Overlooking Wadi, Saudi Arabia - Signed Lithograph, Royal Art, Mountains, Asir
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Overlooking Wadi, Asir Province, Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia by His Majesty King Charles III, (created when he was HRH The Prince of Wales) - ...
Category

Early 2000s Academic Bruce Nauman Art

Materials

Lithograph

Tetbury Church - Signed Lithograph, Royal Art, Royal Heritage, Cotswolds, British
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Tetbury Church by His Majesty King Charles III - Hand Signed Limited Edition Lithograph. Belgravia Gallery has been honoured to be associated with ...
Category

1990s Academic Bruce Nauman Art

Materials

Lithograph

The Lighthouse - Mandela, Former South African President, Signed, Robben Island
By Nelson Mandela
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Nelson Mandela, The Lighthouse, Signed Limited Edition Lithograph Many people are unaware that Nelson Mandela turned his hand to art in his 80's as a way of leaving a legacy for his family. He spent time with an art tutor and learnt to draw. In 2002, when creating the The Lighthouse print...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Bruce Nauman Art

Materials

Lithograph

The Cell - Mandela, Former South African President, Signed Art, Robben Island
By Nelson Mandela
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Nelson Mandela, The Cell, Signed Limited Edition Lithograph Many people are unaware that Nelson Mandela turned his hand to art in his 80's as a way of leaving a legacy for his family. He spent time with an art tutor and learnt to draw. In 2002, when creating the The Cell print, he told Anna and Laura from Belgravia Gallery of his desire to become a full time artist when he retired. This sketch depicts the view into Nelson Mandela’s prison cell through the open cell door...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Bruce Nauman Art

Materials

Lithograph

The Ward - Mandela, Former South African President, Signed Art, Robben Island
By Nelson Mandela
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Nelson Mandela, The Ward, Signed Limited Edition Lithograph Many people are unaware that Nelson Mandela turned his hand to art in his 80's as a way of leaving a legacy for his family...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Bruce Nauman Art

Materials

Lithograph

Bruce Nauman art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Bruce Nauman art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of yellow and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Bruce Nauman in lithograph, drypoint, engraving and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Bruce Nauman art, so small editions measuring 4 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of John Buck, Barbara Kruger, and Deborah Kass. Bruce Nauman art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $204 and tops out at $50,000, while the average work can sell for $10,620.

Artists Similar to Bruce Nauman

Recently Viewed

View All