Description
Peter Voulkos
Untitled
1958
glazed stoneware, plaster over wood base
30.75 h x 22 w x 13 d in (78 x 56 x 33 cm)
Incised signature and date to lower edge 'Voulkos 58'. This work is registered in the Voulkos and Co. catalog. Sold with a digital copy of the invoice from Sotheby Parke Bernet.
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist, Private Collection | Sotheby Parke Bernet, Los Angeles, 4 February 1975, Lot 192 | Collection of Ernest and Nancy Long | Thence by descent
Exhibited: Peter Voulkos: A Retrospective: 1948-1978, 17 February - 2 April 1978, San Francisco Museum of Art | Peter Voulkos Retrospective, 2 January - 20 February 1995, Sezon Museum of Art, Tokyo (traveled to the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto)
Literature: "The Art of Peter Voulkos," Fischer, Artforum, November 1978 Peter Voulkos Retrospective, Slivka et al., pg. 67, pl. 35 illustrate this example
This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Untitled
1958
glazed stoneware, plaster over wood base
30.75 h x 22 w x 13 d in (78 x 56 x 33 cm)
Incised signature and date to lower edge 'Voulkos 58'. This work is registered in the Voulkos and Co. catalog. Sold with a digital copy of the invoice from Sotheby Parke Bernet.
Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist, Private Collection | Sotheby Parke Bernet, Los Angeles, 4 February 1975, Lot 192 | Collection of Ernest and Nancy Long | Thence by descent
Exhibited: Peter Voulkos: A Retrospective: 1948-1978, 17 February - 2 April 1978, San Francisco Museum of Art | Peter Voulkos Retrospective, 2 January - 20 February 1995, Sezon Museum of Art, Tokyo (traveled to the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto)
Literature: "The Art of Peter Voulkos," Fischer, Artforum, November 1978 Peter Voulkos Retrospective, Slivka et al., pg. 67, pl. 35 illustrate this example
This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Condition
Condition of the item is not included in this description but is available upon request. Rago strongly recommends that you review a condition report for each item on which you plan to bid. Email condition@ragoarts.com to request a condition report.
Buyer's Premium
33% up to
$2,000,000.00
27% above
$2,000,000.00
Weight
60 lb
Peter Voulkos, Untitled
Estimate $100,000-$150,000
Starting Price
$75,000
Good Bid
Strong Bid
Competitive Bid
8 bidders are watching this item
Get approved to bid.
LiveAuctioneers Purchase Protection
Vetted auction houses
Secure, online bidding
Returns guaranteed for misrepresented listings
Dedicated support when you need it
Natzler / Post War & Contemporary Ceramics
Jun 11, 2026 11:00 AM EDTLambertville, NJ, United States
$4,000
$24,000
$9,000
$2,200
$40,000
$3,000
$22,000
$100
$3,000
$16,000
$5,500
$2,600
$7,000
$1,500
$1,000
$35,000
$7,500
$5,500
TOP





















