Alvar Aalto
Finnish · 1898–1976
Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware, as well as sculptures and paintings. He never… (Wikipedia)
Own a work by Alvar Aalto? Get a free auction estimate →
1 work by Alvar Aalto with an auction history (offered more than once) →
Record prices
Large ‘Beehive’ ceiling light, model no. A332Phillips · £52,500≈ $84,189≈ €62,367Sign up to see
Unique screen, designed for the Hotel Vaakuna, HelsinkiPhillips · £27,500≈ $45,086≈ €35,152Sign up to see
Pair of armchairs, model no. 48Phillips · £31,250≈ $40,663≈ €36,469Sign up to see
Alvar Aalto’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
ArtSell has recorded 501 auction results for Alvar Aalto between 2001 and 2026, of which 409 sold (82%). A further 3 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $101Sign up free to see to $84.2kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $84.2kSign up free to see for Large ‘Beehive’ ceiling light, model no. A332 at Phillips in September 2013. The most common medium is paintings (107 lots). Most results come from Phillips (106), Wright (85) and Bonhams (81).
506 results · page 1 of 13
- Handgrenade, 2017DKK 2,200≈ $337≈ £252≈ €294Sign up free to see
- DKK 2,200≈ $337≈ £252≈ €294Sign up free to see
- DKK 3,200≈ $491≈ £367≈ €428Sign up free to see
- Hallway Chair, 1931$1,700≈ £1,274≈ €1,480Sign up free to see
- €275≈ $318≈ £236Sign up free to see
- €450≈ $520≈ £385Sign up free to see
- €225≈ $260≈ £193Sign up free to see
- €225≈ $260≈ £193Sign up free to see
- €163≈ $188≈ £139Sign up free to see
- €350≈ $404≈ £300Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (3)
Lots by Alvar Aalto that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Alvar Aalto paintings (107)Alvar Aalto prints (5)Alvar Aalto woodcuts & linocuts (5)Alvar Aalto sculpture (12)
Alvar Aalto: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Alvar Aalto at auction?
$84,189Sign up free to see, for Large ‘Beehive’ ceiling light, model no. A332 at Phillips (September 2013) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Alvar Aalto?
The median sale price is $2.2kSign up free to see across 409 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Alvar Aalto have sold at auction?
409 of 501 recorded lots sold between 2001 and 2026. 3 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Alvar Aalto?
Phillips, Wright and Bonhams account for the most recorded results. Phillips · Wright · Bonhams
Alvar Aalto signature
12 catalogued lots by Alvar Aalto record a signature line. Most often: signed.
Form
Signed: Alvar Aalto Iittala 2003
— Vase, Iittala, Hagelstam, Oct 6, 2026Signed: Alvar Aalto Iittala 2008
— Vase, Iittala, Hagelstam, Oct 6, 2026Signed: Alvar Aalto Iiittala 2004
— Vase, Iittala, Hagelstam, Oct 6, 2026
About Alvar Aalto
Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware, as well as sculptures and paintings. He never regarded himself as an artist, seeing painting and sculpture as "branches of the tree whose trunk is architecture." Aalto's early career ran in parallel with the rapid economic growth and industrialization of Finland during the first half of the 20th century. Many of his clients were industrialists, among them the Ahlström-Gullichsen family, who became his patrons. The span of his career, from the 1920s to the 1970s, is reflected in the styles of his work, ranging from Nordic Classicism of the early work, to a rational International Style Modernism during the 1930s to a more organic modernist style from the 1940s onwards.
From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.