Bill Viola
American · 1951–2024
William John Viola Jr. was an American video artist whose artistic expression depended upon electronic, sound, and image technology in new media. His works focus on the ideas… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Study for the PathPhillips · $187,500≈ £145,563≈ €167,665Sign up to see
The Silent SeaPhillips · £70,950≈ $95,314≈ €81,598Sign up to see
AddiePhillips · $94,500≈ £76,075≈ €89,786Sign up to see
Bill Viola’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).
Coming up at auction
1 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
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Price trend
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 1 | 1 | 100% | $960Sign up | $960Sign up | $960Sign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $960Sign up | $960Sign up | $960Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 3 | 3 | 100% | $2.2kSign up | $2kSign up | $3.3kSign up |
| Lithograph | 3 | 3 | 100% | $2.2kSign up | $2kSign up | $3.3kSign up |
| Photography | 1 | 1 | 100% | $854Sign up | $854Sign up | $854Sign up |
| Photograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $854Sign up | $854Sign up | $854Sign up |
| Other | 10 | 8 | 80% | $82kSign up | $72.7kSign up | $188kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.