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)

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514lots offered2001–2026years recorded82%sold (419)$2.2kSign up free to seemedian price

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Large ‘Beehive’ ceiling light, model no. A332Phillips · Sep 2013£52,500≈ $84,189≈ €62,367Sign up to see
Unique screen, designed for the Hotel Vaakuna, HelsinkiPhillips · Sep 2014£27,500≈ $45,086≈ €35,152Sign up to see
Pair of armchairs, model no. 48Phillips · Sep 2016£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).

Average price

$5.2kSign up free to see

median $2.2kfree account

High

$84.2kSign up free to see

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Lots sold

419

of 511 offered · 2001–2026

Sell-through

82%

sold ÷ offered

Price trend

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.

5 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.

3 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

Medium	Offered	Sold	Sell-through	Average	Median	High
Paintings	109	88	81%	$8.1kSign up	$3.6kSign up	$84.2kSign up
Prints & multiples	5	5	100%	$1.3kSign up	$1.3kSign up	$1.9kSign up
Woodcut / linocut	5	5	100%	$1.3kSign up	$1.3kSign up	$1.9kSign up
Sculpture	12	10	83%	$7.8kSign up	$4.1kSign up	$31.5kSign up
Other	385	316	82%	$4.4kSign up	$2kSign up	$45.1kSign up

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

By year

Year	Offered	Sold	Median
2026	137	115	$1.2kSign up
2025	55	52	$1.9kSign up
2024	48	44	$1.7kSign up
2023	25	17	$3.3kSign up
2022	23	20	$1.9kSign up
2021	48	24	$3.3kSign up
2020	12	12	$5.2kSign up
2019	7	7	$1.5kSign up
2018	9	8	$2.6kSign up
2017	2	1	$6.5kSign up
2016	18	11	$10.9kSign up
2015	17	12	$14.8kSign up
2014	37	28	$10.2kSign up
2013	31	27	$16kSign up
2012	11	11	$2.3kSign up
2011	4	4	$1.8kSign up
2010	5	5	$1.1kSign up
2009	1	1	$12.3kSign up
2007	2	2	$5.7kSign up
2006	13	13	$2.4kSign up
2004	4	3	$1.1kSign up
2001	2	2	$1.7kSign up