▣ Robert Nava (로버트 나바) - 23 Artworks - Auction Prices

Robert Nava (American, b. 1985)

The World Record Price for Robert Nava (羅伯特.納瓦) at auction is 639,600 GBP (717,008 USD) for "Before Minotaur", sold at Phillips's London on 14 Oct 2022.

Robert Nava Auction Results.

Price High to Low (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium).

Lot Sold. GBP 639,600 (USD 717,008)
Phillips's London, 14 Oct 2022
< Before Minotaur >

[ 2019, Acrylic and grease pencil on canvas, 213.4 x 182.9 cm (84 x 72 in.) ]

Lot Sold. GBP 478,800 (USD 638,480)
Sotheby's London, 02 Mar 2022
< Frozen Bark >

[ 2021, Acrylic, spray paint and grease pencil on canvas, 152.3 x 121.3 cm. 60 x 47⅞ in. ]

Lot Sold. HKD 4,410,000 (USD 565,573)
Phillips's Hong Kong, 30 Nov 2021
< Angel Shark >

[ 2020, Acrylic on canvas, 182.7 x 213.8 cm. (71 7/8 x 84 1/8 in.) ]

Lot Sold. HKD 3,906,000 (USD 497,624)
Phillips's Hong Kong, 21 Jun 2022
< Boiler Room >

[ 2018, Spray paint, marker and acrylic on canvas, 122 x 122.2 cm. (48 x 48 1/8 in.) ]

Lot Sold. HKD 3,780,000 (USD 481,541)
Phillips's Hong Kong, 22 Jun 2022
< Shark Wing Pegasus >

[ 2019, Acrylic, spray paint and grease pencil on canvas, 182.2 x 213.2 cm. (71 3/4 x 83 7/8 in.) ]

Lot Sold. HKD 3,528,000 (USD 449,467)
Christie's Hong Kong, 26 May 2022
< Monster Face >

[ 2018, Acrylic, spray paint and grease pencil on canvas, 185.4 x 144.8 cm. (73 x 57 in.) ]

Lot Sold. HKD 2,772,000 (USD 355,703)
Christie's Hong Kong, 28 Nov 2023
< Sabre Tooth Rose Growth >

[ 2021, acrylic and grease pencil on canvas, 185.6 x 216 cm. (73 1⁄8 x 85 in.) ]

Lot Sold. USD 355,600
Sotheby's New York, 19 May 2023
< Pegasus (BDC) >

[ 2018, acrylic and grease pencil on canvas, 72 x 64 in. 182.9 x 162.6 cm. ]

​Lot Sold. HKD 2,540,000 (USD 324,358)
Sotheby's Hong Kong, 05 Apr 2024
< Neon Dragon (霓虹的龍) >

[ 2020, acrylic, spray paint and grease pencil on canvas, 228.5 x 183 cm. 90 x 72 in. ]

① Lot Sold. GBP 252,000 (USD 306,835)
Phillips's London, 30 Jun 2022
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② Lot Sold. GBP 85,000 (USD 110,879)
Christie's London, 23 Oct 2020
< Maybe Metatron >

[ 2017, Acrylic, coloured pencil and grease pencil on canvas, 203.2 x 183.3 cm (80 x 72 1/8 in.) ]

Lot Sold. HKD 2,375,000 (USD 305,958)
Christie's Hong Kong, 25 May 2021
< Untitled (Birdie Lovejoy) >

[ 2018, Acrylic, grease paint, and graphite on canvas, double-sided, 124.5 x 83.4 cm. (49 x 32 7/8 in.) ]

Lot Sold. HKD 2,268,000 (USD 290,531)
Christie's Hong Kong, 30 Nov 2022
< Night Fury >

[ 2018, Acrylic, spray paint and mixed media on canvas, double-sided, 172.3 x 157.7 cm. (67 7/8 x 62 1/8 in.) ]

Lot Sold. USD 264,600
Christie's New York, 12 May 2023
< The Nice Dragon >

[ 2020, acrylic, spray paint, oilstick and grease pencil on canvas, 84 x 72 in. (213.4 x 182.9 cm.) ]

Lot Sold. GBP 189,000 (USD 252,031)
Christie's London, 02 Mar 2022
< Katana Angel >

[ 2018, Acrylic, spray paint, metallic paint and grease pencil on canvas, 81 1⁄8 x 69 5⁄8 in. (206 x 177 cm.) ]

Lot Sold. USD 252,000
Sotheby's New York, 17 Nov 2022
< Firestorm Pegasus >

[ 2020, Acrylic and fluorescent spray paint on canvas, 152.4 x 121.9 cm. 60 x 48 in. ]

Lot Sold. GBP 176,400 (USD 236,323)

Phillips's London, 03 Mar 2022

< Sylvia (87 Sylvia) >

[ 2020, Acrylic and grease pencil on canvas, 182.8 x 213.3 cm (71 7/8 x 83 7/8 in.) ]

Lot Sold. GBP 151,200

Christie's London, 28 Feb 2023

< Medusas Lightning >

[ 2018, Oil and spray paint on canvas, 67 x 67 7/8 in. (170.2 x 172.5 cm.) ]

Lot Sold. HKD 1,386,000
Christie's Hong Kong, 29 May 2024
< Untitled >

[ 2019, acrylic, grease pencil, pencil and crayon on canvas, 185.5 x 185.5 cm. (73 x 73 in.) ]

Lot Sold. GBP 139,700
Phillips's London, 27 Jun 2024
< T-LC1 >

[ 2019, acrylic, oilstick and graphite on canvas, 213.3 x 183 cm (83 7/8 x 72 in.) ]

Lot Sold. GBP 138,600

Christie's London, 14 Oct 2022

< Meditation Eagle >

[ 2019, Acrylic and spray paint on canvas, 59 7/8 x 48 in. (152.2 x 122 cm.) ]

Lot Sold. USD 162,500  

Phillips's New York, 02 Jul 2020

< The Tunnel >

[ 2019, Acrylic and spray paint on canvas, overall 78 3/4 x 79 in. (200 x 200.7 cm) ]

Lot Sold. USD 150,000

Sotheby's New York, 05 Aug 2023

< Untitled >

[ 2022, Acrylic, oil stick, crayons, grease pencil on paper, 34¾ x 50¼ in. 88.3 cm x 127.6 cm. ]

Lot Sold. HKD 1,008,000
Christie's Hong Kong, 28 May 2024
< Steel Falcon >

[ 2019, acrylic, spray paint, and grease pencil on canvas, 152.2 x 122 cm. (59 7/8 × 48 in.) ]

◐ Artist World Record ◑

Robert Nava was born in 1985 in East Chicago, IN. He received his BA in Fine Art from Indiana University Northwest in 2008, and his MFA in Painting from Yale University School of Art in 2011. 

​Known for his vibrant and mischievous approach to figuration, Nava’s creatures pulsate in electric colors within the frames of his large-scale paintings. Deceptively spontaneous, these images – heroes in battle brandishing their swords, beasts breathing fire, chariots roaring toward lightness or darkness – are developed in a rigorous process of sketching, then painstakingly committed to canvas through a variety of layered techniques calculated to subvert any sense of planning and structure. Nava’s ‘carefully done wrong’ works, executed in acrylic, grease pencil, and spray paint, are gleeful celebrations of color, line, and pop medieval references; they are likewise meticulous exercises in balance and opposition. Within the boundaries of a single painting or between multiple works spread across his studio floor, forces of rivalry and conflict erupt and dissolve not only among the depicted figures, but the modes of depiction themselves.