Robert A. Pruitt

American | 1975

Robert A. Pruitt is an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1975.

How much does a Robert A. Pruitt cost?

Robert A. Pruitt's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices of up to 17,500 USD for works on papers, and 4,600 USD for prints & graphic arts.

What is Robert A. Pruitt's most expensive works on paper?

Since 2011 the record price for this artist at auction is 17,500 USD for Brother Going to Gleise, sold at Phillips New York in 2020.

Where can I see Robert A. Pruitt's works?

Their work is currently being shown at The Print Center in Philadelphia. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Perrotin, Paris (Turenne) have featured Robert A. Pruitt's work in the past.

Robert A. Pruitt in the news

Robert A. Pruitt has been featured in articles for Artmajeur Magazine, The Brooklyn Rail and Art South Africa. The most recent article is Independent Opens With Solo Presentations, Early Sales and (Most Importantly) Breathing Room written for Observer in May 2026.

Artist's alternative names: Robert Pruitt

Featured for Sale

A monochromatic sketch of a stylized head with a tall, textured crown and a face resembling an ancient mask.

Benin Head (Exquisite Corpse-Head) , 2014

By Robert A. Pruitt

Black Art Auction, St. Louis

At Auction

Notable Lots

Fantastic Sagas: Soldier

By Robert A. Pruitt

+91%

above mid-estimate

Untitled , 2020

By Robert A. Pruitt

+84%

above mid-estimate

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Upcoming Lots

Benin Head (Exquisite Corpse-Head) , 2014

By Robert A. Pruitt

Black Art Auction, St. Louis

Recent Auction Results

Bubble Gun , circa 2009 - Robert A. Pruitt

Bubble Gun , circa 2009 , ca. 2009

By Robert A. Pruitt

-50%

below mid-estimate

Heritage Auctions, Dallas

Untitled , 2020

By Robert A. Pruitt

+84%

above mid-estimate

Swann Auction Galleries

Brother Going to Gleise - Robert A. Pruitt

Brother Going to Gleise , 2011

By Robert A. Pruitt

+75%

above mid-estimate

Phillips New York

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Current Exhibitions

America Today

The Print Center

Middle City West | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | USA

Apr 24, 2026 - Jul 25, 2026

Past Exhibitions

Icons, Archetypes, and Portraits

North Dakota Museum of Art

Grand Forks | North Dakota | USA

Nov 06, 2025 - Jan 25, 2026

Robert Pruitt: Corpus

Vielmetter Los Angeles

Downtown Los Angeles | Los Angeles | California | USA

Sep 13, 2025 - Oct 25, 2025

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Articles

Independent Opens With Solo Presentations, Early Sales and (Most Importantly) Breathing Room

Observer May 15, 2026

In its new, less central but more expansive Lower East Side home, the fair provides a welcome counterpoint to New York's sensory overload.

Independent Art Fair 2026: The New York fair changes course to Pier 36

Artmajeur Magazine May 07, 2026

From May 14 to 17, 2026, the New York fair is celebrating its 17th edition in a new iconic location in the Lower East Side, with 76 galleries, over 100 artists, and a set design conceived as a manifesto.

Between Distance and Desire: African Diasporic Perspectives

The Brooklyn Rail Dec 01, 2025

Colonial frameworks have oriented most of us to think of African art as a set of artifacts defining ancient civilizations or, using the lens of ethnography, as ritual objects isolated from the larger human phenomenon of creative expression.

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Coverage

“ ..Ideas of grandeur, holiness and divinity are introduced through depictions of makeshift crowns which dually indicate ennoblement and make reference to Egyptian burial traditions, gold chains and celestial... ”
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Koplin Del Rio Gallery

“ ..Formed in 1979, the band was known for its sharp social commentary and eclectic style, fusing punk, funk, ska, soul, and hard-edge rock to make music that defied categorization... ”
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Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University

“ ..A strange alien force with the power to erase reality has invaded the planet Earth... ”
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Koplin Del Rio Gallery

“ ..He uses this title and his ability to create new worlds as an entry point for this work... ”
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Hooks-Epstein Galleries

“ ..1975) is Houston-based artist well known for drawings, videos and installations dedicated to examination of the historical and contemporary experiences of African Americans... ”
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The Studio Museum in Harlem