Fred Sandback
American · 1943–2003 · Painter, Printmaker
Fred Sandback was an American minimalist conceptual-based sculptor known for his yarn sculptures, drawings, and prints. His estate is represented by David Zwirner. (Wikipedia)
Own a work by Fred Sandback? Get a free auction estimate →
Record prices
Broadway Boogie Woogie (Sculptural Study, Twenty-two part Vertical Construction)Phillips · $545,000≈ £345,111≈ €477,275Sign up to see
Untitled (Rust Brown Diagonal)Phillips · £146,500≈ $230,195≈ €206,769Sign up to see
UntitledPhillips · $197,000≈ £125,406≈ €173,905Sign up to see
Fred Sandback’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).
Price trend
1 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 | 9 | 6 | 67% | $161kSign up | $65.9kSign up | $545kSign up |
| Acrylic | 9 | 6 | 67% | $161kSign up | $65.9kSign up | $545kSign up |
| Works on paper | 24 | 23 | 96% | $9.5kSign up | $7.6kSign up | $28kSign up |
| Gouache | 2 | 2 | 100% | $16.1kSign up | $16.1kSign up | $28kSign up |
| Pastel | 5 | 4 | 80% | $8.2kSign up | $8.1kSign up | $11.3kSign up |
| Drawing | 14 | 14 | 100% | $10.3kSign up | $9.7kSign up | $21kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 82 | 74 | 90% | $4.6kSign up | $2.6kSign up | $30kSign up |
| Etching | 10 | 10 | 100% | $2.7kSign up | $2kSign up | $8.8kSign up |
| Aquatint | 3 | 2 | 67% | $7.8kSign up | $7.8kSign up | $10.6kSign up |
| Lithograph | 43 | 40 | 93% | $4.6kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $30kSign up |
| Screenprint | 17 | 14 | 82% | $4.4kSign up | $3.6kSign up | $10kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 8 | 7 | 88% | $5.7kSign up | $3.3kSign up | $17.1kSign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $11.2kSign up | $11.2kSign up | $11.2kSign up |
| Other | 6 | 6 | 100% | $47.2kSign up | $10.7kSign up | $197kSign 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 | 3 | 2 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | $4.7kSign up |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 | $5.7kSign up |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2021 | 8 | 7 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | $3kSign up |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | $5.2kSign up |
| 2018 | 8 | 7 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2017 | 10 | 8 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2015 | 11 | 10 | $24.5kSign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | $11.9kSign up |
| 2013 | 9 | 7 | $10.6kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $63kSign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | $8.2kSign up |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | $4.2kSign up |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $384Sign up |