What is a Alfredo Jaar work worth?
b. 1956 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 14 priced auction sales, works by Alfredo Jaar have sold for a median of $8,710Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $3,673Sign up free to see and $17,500Sign up free to see. In the last five years the median was $6,866Sign up free to see across 6 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Alfredo Jaar prices by medium
- Auction results
- 22
- Sold rate
- 68%
- Active at auction
- 2009–2026
- Median price
- $8.7kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $60kSign up free to see Refugee (Water), Phillips, Nov 2016
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 4 | $3k–$13.4kSign up free to see | $7.6kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (12), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (3), Palm Beach Modern Auctions (1)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 7 | $3.5k–$6.6kSign up free to see | $3.8kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 3 | $25.6k–$46.2kSign up free to see | $32.5kSign up free to see |
Recent Alfredo Jaar sales
- Embrace, quadvision lightbox with 4 colour transparencies — $10,457Sign up free to see, Phillips, Dec 4, 2024
- Terra Non-Descoperta (Undiscovered Land), lightbox with color transparency — $2,520Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Oct 25, 2024
- Untitled, C-print — $630Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Oct 10, 2024
- Hope, Happiness, Freedom, transparency in light box — $3,276Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jul 10, 2024
- Gold In The Morning, Photograph Lightbox — $11,520Sign up free to see, Palm Beach Modern Auctions, May 18, 2024
- Embrace, photographic print — $18,929Sign up free to see, Strauss & Co, Feb 11, 2024
- Teach us to outgrow our madness, lightbox with black and white transparency — $3,640Sign up free to see, Wright, Nov 18, 2020
- One Hundred Times Nguyen, 4 Iris prints on Arches watercolor paper mounted to board — $6,250Sign up free to see, Phillips, Mar 4, 2020
Questions about Alfredo Jaar prices
What is a Alfredo Jaar work worth?
Based on 14 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Alfredo Jaar have sold for a median of $8,710, and half of them sold between $3,673 and $17,500. Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Alfredo Jaar sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $60,000 for “Refugee (Water)” at Phillips in November 2016.
How often do Alfredo Jaar works sell at auction?
68% of the 22 lots recorded between 2009 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Alfredo Jaar work?
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Alfredo Jaar have appeared at auction 22 times in ArtSell’s records between 2009 and 2026; 15 sold, a sell-through rate of 68%.
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