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Betye Saar

American · 1926–2026 · Painter, Printmaker

Betye Irene Saar was an American artist known for her work in the medium of assemblage. She was a visual storyteller and an accomplished printmaker. Saar was a part of the… (Wikipedia)

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Unearthing the Future -Jackson's International Auctioneers · Dec 2022$92,500≈ £75,222≈ €87,719Sign up to see
UntitledLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 2020$25,000≈ £19,206≈ €23,073Sign up to see
Grandma's GardenRago Auctions · Nov 2020$23,750≈ £17,938≈ €20,113Sign up to see

Betye Saar’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).

Lot images as published by each auction house (49 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Betye Saar, Untitled, offset lithograph in colors — Untitled
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Aug 18, 2026
$2,304Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, Wood Nymph with Birds, c. 1967, Etching and aquatint in colors on wove paper — Wood Nymph with Birds, c. 1967
Bonhams · Jul 27, 2026
$563Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, Rock a Bye Baby, 1964, watercolor, ink and wash on paper mounted to board — Rock a Bye Baby, 1964
Bonhams · Jun 24, 2026
$2,048Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, Waft Your Wings Together..., 1964, watercolor, ink and wash on paper mounted to board — Waft Your Wings Together..., 1964
Bonhams · Jun 24, 2026
$5,376Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, Untitled, c. 1975, mixed media assemblage — Untitled, c. 1975
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 10, 2026
$14,080Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, In a Jaded Garden, 1962, etching — In a Jaded Garden, 1962
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 19, 2026
$7,040Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, The Long Memory, 1998, lithograph in colors — The Long Memory, 1998
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 19, 2026
$896Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, Fragments, 1976, Lithograph on wove paper — Fragments, 1976
Bonhams · Feb 25, 2026
$896Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, Return to Dream Time, Color intaglio and screen print — Return to Dream Time
Clarke Auction Gallery · Feb 8, 2026
$1,400Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, Fragments, 1976, lithograph — Fragments, 1976
Rago Auctions · Oct 15, 2025
$508Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, Fragments, 1976, Lithograph on wove paper — Fragments, 1976
Bonhams · Sep 23, 2025
$768Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, Fragments, 1976, lithograph — Fragments, 1976
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 3, 2025
$1,524Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, The Long Memory, 1998, lithograph in colors — The Long Memory, 1998
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 3, 2025
$726Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, LA Energy (Mural site: 5th St. between Flower & Grand), 1983, lithograph in colors — LA Energy (Mural site: 5th St. between Flower & Grand), 1983
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 13, 2025
$1,270Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, The Long Memory, 1998, lithograph in colors — The Long Memory, 1998
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 13, 2025
$1,080Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, The Long Memory, 1998, lithograph in colors — The Long Memory, 1998
Rago Auctions · Feb 12, 2025
$3,556Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, The Heat of Fire, 1999, Monoprint in colors, on Rives BFK paper, the full sheet — The Heat of Fire, 1999
Phillips · Feb 12, 2025
$3,302Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, The Sound of Water, 1999, Monoprint in colors, on wove paper, the full sheet — The Sound of Water, 1999
Phillips · Feb 12, 2025
$2,540Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, The Long Memory, 1998, lithograph in colors — The Long Memory, 1998
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jan 8, 2025
$1,040Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, The Long Memory, 1998, lithograph in colors — The Long Memory, 1998
Wright · Dec 18, 2024
$1,032Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, The Long Memory, 1998, lithograph in colors — The Long Memory, 1998
Toomey & Co. · Nov 8, 2024
$1,008Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, The Long Memory, 1998, lithograph in colors — The Long Memory, 1998
Rago Auctions · Oct 16, 2024
$1,071Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, Floating Doll with Ball in the Galaxy, 2020, watercolor on paper — Floating Doll with Ball in the Galaxy, 2020
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 12, 2024
$8,820Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, Fragments, 1976, lithograph — Fragments, 1976
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 4, 2024
$1,764Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, The Long Memory, 1998, lithograph in colors — The Long Memory, 1998
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 4, 2024
$1,386Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, Takin’ a chance on luv, 2017, Archival pigment print in colors, on Canson Edition Etching paper, with full margins — Takin’ a chance on luv, 2017
Phillips · Jun 27, 2024
$635Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, Lovers with Twilight Birds, 1964, watercolor, ink and wash on paper mounted on illustration board — Lovers with Twilight Birds, 1964
Bonhams · Apr 17, 2024
$6,144Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, Takin' a chance on luv, 2017, archival inkjet print on Canson Edition Etching Rag — Takin' a chance on luv, 2017
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jan 10, 2024
$1,638Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, Fragments, 1976, offset lithograph — Fragments, 1976
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jan 10, 2024
$1,638Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, Fragments, 1976, lithograph — Fragments, 1976
Wright · Dec 7, 2023
$2,268Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, The Long Memory, 1998, lithograph in colors — The Long Memory, 1998
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 7, 2023
$1,834Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, The Long Memory, 1998, lithograph in colors — The Long Memory, 1998
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Apr 26, 2023
$1,638Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, Unearthing the Future -, Mixed media assemblage box — Unearthing the Future -
Jackson's International Auctioneers · Dec 13, 2022
$92,500Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, The Long Memory, 1998, lithograph in colors — The Long Memory, 1998
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2022
$1,375Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, Reflection, 1979, mixed media assemblage — Reflection, 1979
Phillips · Sep 28, 2022
$8,820Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, The Long Memory, 1998, lithograph in colors — The Long Memory, 1998
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 8, 2022
$1,875Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, Big Sisters Are Like That, 1964, ink on paper mounted to board — Big Sisters Are Like That, 1964
Bonhams · Apr 20, 2022
$3,825Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, The Long Memory, 1998, Screenprint in colors, on heavy wove paper, the full sheet — The Long Memory, 1998
Phillips · Apr 19, 2022
$882Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, The Long Memory, 1998, lithograph in colors — The Long Memory, 1998
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 16, 2021
$3,500Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, To Catch a Unicorn, 1960, Etching and aquatint on paper — To Catch a Unicorn, 1960
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 23, 2021
$2,500Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, Grandma's Garden, 1972, mixed media assemblage in artist's frame — Grandma's Garden, 1972
Rago Auctions · Nov 10, 2020
$23,750Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, Untitled, 1976, Mixed-media assemblage — Untitled, 1976
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 16, 2020
$17,500Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, Untitled, 1976-1977, Mixed-media collage on handkerchief — Untitled, 1976-1977
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 16, 2020
$25,000Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, Dog Bones, 1964, Print with hand additions in ink on paper — Dog Bones, 1964
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 16, 2020
$5,313Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, Untitled, 1976, Mixed-media assemblage — Untitled, 1976
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 25, 2018
$3,125Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, Forget Me Not, c. 1977, Mixed-media collage on handkerchief — Forget Me Not, c. 1977
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 21, 2016
$4,688Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, To Catch a Unicorn, Color Etching and Aquatint — To Catch a Unicorn
Clarke Auction Gallery · Jan 11, 2015
$1,000Sign up free to see

Betye Saar, Male Model Makin' the Chaplin Scene, c. 1966, Graphite, gouache, and mixed media on paper — Male Model Makin' the Chaplin Scene, c. 1966
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 12, 2014
$2,500Sign up free to see

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