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Alison Saar

American · b. 1956

Alison Saar is a Los Angeles-based sculptor, mixed-media, and installation artist. Her artwork focuses on the African diaspora and black female identity and is influenced by… (Wikipedia)

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29lots offered2008–2026years recorded89%sold (25)$3.5kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Alison Saar, Diggin', 2001, twigs, metal, nails, patinated copperDiggin'Rago Auctions · $25,000≈ £20,387≈ €22,814Sign up to see
  2. Alison Saar, Untitled, 1987, painted tin and concrete, wood and plastic flowersUntitledLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $23,750≈ £21,122≈ €24,208Sign up to see
  3. Alison Saar, Rose Tattoo, 1991, Wood, tar, tin, copperRose TattooLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $15,000≈ £9,323≈ €11,869Sign up to see

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Average price
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median $3.5kfree account
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auction record in database
Lots sold
25
of 28 offered · 2008–2026
Sell-through
89%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$316$1k$3k$10k$32k2010201220142016201820202022202420262008-11-18 · $1,9202014-10-12 · $15,0002014-10-12 · $8,7502016-11-05 · $2,6252016-11-05 · $5,6252019-10-20 · $8,1252019-10-20 · $5,3132020-02-16 · $3,7502020-05-20 · $25,0002021-05-23 · $3,4382021-09-17 · $6,0002022-10-20 · $23,7502022-10-20 · $7,5002024-04-24 · $6,9302024-06-27 · $3,5562025-10-21 · $1,9352025-11-12 · $1,3972026-04-16 · $1,4082026-04-16 · $1,4082026-04-16 · $1,2162026-04-16 · $9602026-08-22 · $8002026-08-22 · $1,9002026-08-22 · $1,200
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

1 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Paintings77100%$5.5kSign up$1.4kSign up$23.8kSign up
Acrylic11100%$960Sign up$960Sign up$960Sign up
Mixed media22100%$5kSign up$5kSign up$8.1kSign up
Works on paper44100%$5.2kSign up$4.9kSign up$7.5kSign up
Drawing11100%$7.5kSign up$7.5kSign up$7.5kSign up
Prints & multiples7571%$1.9kSign up$1.9kSign up$3.6kSign up
Etching22100%$1.4kSign up$1.4kSign up$1.9kSign up
Screenprint100%—Sign up—Sign up—
Woodcut / linocut3267%$2.4kSign up$2.4kSign up$3.6kSign up
Print (other)11100%$1.9kSign up$1.9kSign up$1.9kSign up
Sculpture44100%$10.1kSign up$7kSign up$25kSign up
Other6583%$7.5kSign up$6.3kSign up$15kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
202688$1.2kSign up
202522$1.7kSign up
202442$5.2kSign up
202222$15.6kSign up
202122$4.7kSign up
202022$14.4kSign up
201922$6.7kSign up
201622$4.1kSign up
201432$11.9kSign up
200811$1.9kSign up

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