What is a Deborah Butterfield sculpture worth?
b. 1949 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 22 priced auction sales, works by Deborah Butterfield have sold for a median of $65,750Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $30,853Sign up free to see and $82,290Sign up free to see. For sculptures alone, the median is $73,200Sign up free to see across 15 sales. In the last five years the median was $72,938Sign up free to see across 10 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Deborah Butterfield prices by medium
- Auction results
- 27
- Sold rate
- 81%
- Active at auction
- 2002–2026
- Median price
- $65.8kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $175kSign up free to see Isabel, Rago Auctions, Jun 2020
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sculpture | 15 | $51.5k–$91.3kSign up free to see | $73.2kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (9), Bonhams (6), Wright (5)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 3 | $25.1k–$66.8kSign up free to see | $30.7kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 11 | $31.9k–$91.3kSign up free to see | $62.5kSign up free to see |
| Very large (over 150 cm) | 6 | $32.3k–$75.5kSign up free to see | $71.1kSign up free to see |
Recent Deborah Butterfield sales
- Untitled, wood, wire and mud — $30,720Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Sep 17, 2026
- Aluminum Horse #2 — $20,000Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jun 24, 2026
- Horse #9, steel, sheet aluminum, wire and tar — $19,350Sign up free to see, Phillips, Sep 25, 2025
- Red, found steel — $76,200Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, May 21, 2025
- Virgil, found steel, welded — $94,480Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Sep 25, 2024
- Jane, bronze — $145,200Sign up free to see, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 27, 2024
- Captain (G05), steel — $84,320Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 7, 2023
- Tango, welded steel — $69,675Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Sep 14, 2022
Questions about Deborah Butterfield prices
What is a Deborah Butterfield sculpture worth?
Based on 22 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Deborah Butterfield have sold for a median of $65,750, and half of them sold between $30,853 and $82,290. For sculptures alone the median is $73,200 (15 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Deborah Butterfield sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $175,000 for “Isabel” at Rago Auctions in June 2020.
How often do Deborah Butterfield works sell at auction?
81% of the 27 lots recorded between 2002 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Deborah Butterfield sculpture?
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ArtSell has recorded 27 auction results for Deborah Butterfield between 2002 and 2026, and 22 of them sold (81%).
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