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Barry Le Va

American · 1941–2021 · Painter, Printmaker

Barry Edward Le Va was an American sculptor and installation artist. Trained in his native California, he lived and worked in New York City. Le Va was among the leading figures… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Barry Le Va, Three works: (i) Double Drawing; (ii) Untitled (feld & glas); (iii) Sheets to Strips to Particles, 1969, (i-ii) ink and graphite on paper (iii) ink and charcoal on paperThree works: (i) Double Drawing; (ii) Untitled (feld & glas); (iii) Sheets to Strips to ParticlesPhillips · $22,500≈ £16,897≈ €19,761Sign up to see
  2. Barry Le Va, Two works: (i) Maroon Felt; (ii) Untitled, 1968, (i) ink, charcoal, tape and paper collage on paper (ii) ink, crayon and felt tip pen on paperTwo works: (i) Maroon Felt; (ii) UntitledPhillips · $13,750≈ £10,326≈ €12,076Sign up to see
  3. Barry Le Va, Three works: (i) Particles; (ii) Corner Sections (Separately Projected); (iii) Partition Sections (3 Perspectives), 1968, (i) ink on paper (ii) pencil, ink, tape and collage on graph paper (iii) ink, pencil and printed paper collage on cardThree works: (i) Particles; (ii) Corner Sections (Separately Projected); (iii) Partition Sections (3 Perspectives)Phillips · $12,500≈ £9,387≈ €10,978Sign up to see

Barry Le Va’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).

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Barry Le Va, Untitled (from the 4 x 4 x 4 portfolio), 1990, screenprint
Untitled (from the 4 x 4 x 4 portfolio), 1990
Rago Auctions · Aug 14, 2026
$320Sign up free to see
Barry Le Va, Plan View for Double Tiered Sculpture, 2002, ink and collaged paper on Waterford
Plan View for Double Tiered Sculpture, 2002
Rago Auctions · Mar 18, 2026
$4,256Sign up free to see
Barry Le Va, [Untitled], 1995, Two photographs with spray paint, on two sheets of joined photo paper mounted to debossed Harumi paper, with full margins
[Untitled], 1995
Phillips · Feb 7, 2026
$516Sign up free to see
Barry Le Va, Including, Excluding..., 1975, felt tip pen and ink on tracing paper mounted to paper
Including, Excluding..., 1975
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Nov 19, 2025
$445Sign up free to see
Barry Le Va, Grey on Black Felt - Equal quantities in 4 equal spaces / linear (borrowed + exchanged), 1967, Ink and pencil on squared paper
Grey on Black Felt - Equal quantities in 4 equal spaces / linear (borrowed + exchanged), 1967
Kornfeld · Sep 9, 2025
CHF 4,500Sign up free to see
Barry Le Va, 3 Sculptures - Plan View, 2004, ink on paper
3 Sculptures - Plan View, 2004
Phillips · Mar 21, 2023
$318Sign up free to see
Barry Le Va, Untitled (from the 4 x 4 x 4 portfolio), 1990, screenprint in colors
Untitled (from the 4 x 4 x 4 portfolio), 1990
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Apr 29, 2022
$625Sign up free to see
Barry Le Va, Untitled (from the 4 x 4 x 4 portfolio), 1990, screenprint in colors
Untitled (from the 4 x 4 x 4 portfolio), 1990
Wright · Apr 22, 2021
$750Sign up free to see
Barry Le Va, 8 Lengths Walked, Zig Zag from Community Center Floorplan, 1973, colored pencil and ink on paper
8 Lengths Walked, Zig Zag from Community Center Floorplan, 1973
Wright · Mar 14, 2019
$5,000Sign up free to see
Barry Le Va, (Blown Chalk Studies 1969) London Ex., 1971, wax crayon, tape and enamel paint on paper collage on card
(Blown Chalk Studies 1969) London Ex., 1971
Phillips · Feb 27, 2019
$8,750Sign up free to see
Barry Le Va, Three works: (i) Double Drawing; (ii) Untitled (feld & glas); (iii) Sheets to Strips to Particles, 1969, (i-ii) ink and graphite on paper (iii) ink and charcoal on paper
Three works: (i) Double Drawing; (ii) Untitled (feld & glas); (iii) Sheets to Strips to Particles, 1969
Phillips · Feb 27, 2019
$22,500Sign up free to see
Barry Le Va, Three works: (i) Particles; (ii) Corner Sections (Separately Projected); (iii) Partition Sections (3 Perspectives), 1968, (i) ink on paper (ii) pencil, ink, tape and collage on graph paper (iii) ink, pencil and printed paper collage on card
Three works: (i) Particles; (ii) Corner Sections (Separately Projected); (iii) Partition Sections (3 Perspectives), 1968
Phillips · Feb 27, 2019
$12,500Sign up free to see
Barry Le Va, Two works: (i) Maroon Felt; (ii) Untitled, 1968, (i) ink, charcoal, tape and paper collage on paper (ii) ink, crayon and felt tip pen on paper
Two works: (i) Maroon Felt; (ii) Untitled, 1968
Phillips · Feb 27, 2019
$13,750Sign up free to see
Barry Le Va, Sculptured Activities (Diptych)
Sculptured Activities (Diptych)
Rago Auctions · Nov 11, 2017
$750Sign up free to see
Barry Le Va, Study for Sculpture (Köln), 2000, Photograph and blue India ink on nacreous paper
Study for Sculpture (Köln), 2000
Grisebach · Nov 30, 2012
€6,710Sign up free to see
Barry Le Va, Accumulated vision, Kugelschreiber und Tinte auf bräunlichem Pergamin über Bleistift auf glattem Zeichenpapier
Accumulated vision
Lempertz · Jun 5, 2004
€1,904Sign up free to see
Barry Le Va, VOLTAGE, 2007, The complete set of nine etchings and Xerox prints, on Gampi Chine collé to Magnani Pescia paper, with full margins, with title page and colophon, all loose (as issued), all contained in the original beige linen portfolio with embossed title
VOLTAGE, 2007
Phillips · Oct 21, 2025
Barry Le Va, Plan view for double-tiered sculpture, 2002, ink on paper
Plan view for double-tiered sculpture, 2002
Phillips · Mar 21, 2023
Barry Le Va, Power Plant, 1966, acrylic on canvas
Power Plant, 1966
Bonhams · Jun 17, 2012

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