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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)

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Broadway Boogie Woogie (Sculptural Study, Twenty-two part Vertical Construction)Phillips · May 2015$545,000≈ £345,111≈ €477,275Sign up to see
Untitled (Rust Brown Diagonal)Phillips · Jun 2015£146,500≈ $230,195≈ €206,769Sign up to see
UntitledPhillips · May 2015$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).

Lot images as published by each auction house (121 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Fred Sandback, Untitled, 1993, Unique black masonite with knife cuts — Untitled, 1993
Phillips · Jun 24, 2026
$9,030Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, School Bus Yellow Corner Piece, 1970, colored pencil and graphite on paper — School Bus Yellow Corner Piece, 1970
Rago Auctions · Mar 25, 2026
$3,584Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Serie von 6 Lithographien (Six Lithographs) (J. 22-27, S. & G. 1975.12–1975.17), 1975, The complete set of six lithographs in blue, on handmade paper, with full margins — Serie von 6 Lithographien (Six Lithographs) (J. 22-27, S. & G. 1975.12–1975.17), 1975
Phillips · Sep 12, 2025
£1,290Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled (Study for Sculpture), 1969, Pencil and gouache on beige paper — Untitled (Study for Sculpture), 1969
Kornfeld · Sep 9, 2025
CHF 3,300Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled, 1974, pastel on paper — Untitled, 1974
Phillips · Jul 16, 2025
$5,334Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Ohne Titel, 1976, Bleistift und Pastellkreide auf Papier — Ohne Titel, 1976
Grisebach · Jun 6, 2025
€10,160Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled (Study for Sculpture), 1993, cardboard with cuts and white pencil — Untitled (Study for Sculpture), 1993
Rago Auctions · Nov 13, 2024
$11,970Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Eight Variations for Gallery Heiner Friedrich, 1971-73, screenprint in colors on yellow paper — Eight Variations for Gallery Heiner Friedrich, 1971-73
Wright · Aug 14, 2024
$3,780Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Photostat Nr. 21 (Aus: Serie von 22 Photostaten), 1982, Photostat-Druck auf Papier auf Karton montiert — Photostat Nr. 21 (Aus: Serie von 22 Photostaten), 1982
Van Ham · Jun 12, 2024
€1,122Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled, 1970, colored pencil on Hamilton Ledger — Untitled, 1970
Rago Auctions · May 22, 2024
$6,048Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Blue Day-Glo Corner Piece, 1968, acrylic on elastic cord and spring steel, in 4 parts — Blue Day-Glo Corner Piece, 1968
Phillips · Mar 12, 2024
$25,400Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Eight Variations for Gallery Heiner Friedrich (J. 3-10), 1971-73, The complete set of eight screenprints in colors, on yellow wove paper, with full margins — Eight Variations for Gallery Heiner Friedrich (J. 3-10), 1971-73
Phillips · Feb 15, 2024
$5,715Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled (J. 109), 1984, Lithograph, on Japanese paper, with full margins — Untitled (J. 109), 1984
Phillips · Feb 15, 2024
$1,207Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled (from the Series of Twenty-Two Photostats), 1982, photostat mounted to card — Untitled (from the Series of Twenty-Two Photostats), 1982
Wright · Dec 7, 2023
$645Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled, 1975, zinc plate etching on paper — Untitled, 1975
Wright · Dec 7, 2023
$1,512Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled, 1990, etching and pochoir in colors with Chine collé — Untitled, 1990
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2023
$1,890Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled, 1980, crayon and graphite on paper — Untitled, 1980
Rago Auctions · Sep 13, 2023
$11,340Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled, 1977, pastel on paper — Untitled, 1977
Rago Auctions · Sep 13, 2023
$9,450Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled, 1986, colored pencil on paper — Untitled, 1986
Phillips · Mar 8, 2023
$7,620Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled, Etching — Untitled
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Mar 4, 2023
$2,048Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Ohne Titel, 1975, Farblithografie auf Velin — Ohne Titel, 1975
Van Ham · Mar 1, 2023
€2,640Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Eight Variations for Galerie Heiner Friedrich, 1971-73, screenprint in colors on yellow paper — Eight Variations for Galerie Heiner Friedrich, 1971-73
Rago Auctions · Feb 15, 2023
$8,190Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled, 1976, woodcut on Japanese paper — Untitled, 1976
Rago Auctions · Feb 15, 2023
$1,197Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled, 1976, etching and aquatint with Chine collé on BFK Rives — Untitled, 1976
Rago Auctions · Feb 15, 2023
$2,520Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled (J. 34), 1975, Linocut in blue, on Japanese paper, with full margins — Untitled (J. 34), 1975
Phillips · Feb 15, 2023
$3,276Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled (J. 1), 1970, Screenprint in colors, on yellow laid paper, with full margins — Untitled (J. 1), 1970
Phillips · Feb 15, 2023
$2,016Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled; and Untitled (J. 74 & 75), 1979, Two lithographs in colors, on Japanese laid paper, with full margins — Untitled; and Untitled (J. 74 & 75), 1979
Phillips · Feb 15, 2023
$3,528Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled (J. 18), 1975, Lithograph in black, on handmade wove paper, with full margins — Untitled (J. 18), 1975
Phillips · Feb 15, 2023
$1,890Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled, 1975, lithograph — Untitled, 1975
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2022
$3,750Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled, 1984, lithograph in colors — Untitled, 1984
Rago Auctions · Oct 12, 2022
$1,063Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled V, 1976, etching and aquatint on BFK Rives — Untitled V, 1976
Rago Auctions · Jun 16, 2022
$1,750Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Four Variations of Two Diagonal Lines, 1976, etching with aquatint — Four Variations of Two Diagonal Lines, 1976
Rago Auctions · Jun 16, 2022
$8,750Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled, 1975, linocut on Japanese paper — Untitled, 1975
Rago Auctions · Jun 16, 2022
$2,500Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled, Woodcut — Untitled
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Apr 23, 2022
$1,950Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled, Woodcut — Untitled
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Apr 23, 2022
$3,375Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled (J. 21), 1975, Lithograph, on handmade paper, with full margins — Untitled (J. 21), 1975
Phillips · Apr 19, 2022
$2,772Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled (J. 61), 1976, Etching and aquatint, with Chine collé, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins — Untitled (J. 61), 1976
Phillips · Apr 19, 2022
$2,520Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled (J. 84), 1981, Offset lithograph in colors, on brown wove paper, with full margins — Untitled (J. 84), 1981
Phillips · Apr 19, 2022
$1,260Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Lithograph (J. 108), 1984, Lithograph in brown, on Japanese paper, with full margins — Lithograph (J. 108), 1984
Phillips · Apr 19, 2022
$2,016Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled (J. 110), 1984, Lithograph in gray-green, yellow, and blue, on Japanese paper, with full margins — Untitled (J. 110), 1984
Phillips · Apr 19, 2022
$1,260Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Lithograph (J. 109), 1984, Lithograph, on Japanese paper, with full margins — Lithograph (J. 109), 1984
Phillips · Oct 19, 2021
$1,197Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Lithograph (J. 110), 1984, Lithograph in colors, on Japanese paper, with full margins — Lithograph (J. 110), 1984
Phillips · Oct 19, 2021
$1,260Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Lithograph (J. 108), 1984, Lithograph in brown, on Japanese paper, with full margins — Lithograph (J. 108), 1984
Phillips · Oct 19, 2021
$1,071Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Mappe mit 10 Umkehrlithographien (Portfolio with 10 Reverse Lithographs): eight plates (J. 62-7, 69-70), 1977, Eight lithographs in brown, on Japan paper, with full margins, lacking plates 7 and 10 — Mappe mit 10 Umkehrlithographien (Portfolio with 10 Reverse Lithographs): eight plates (J. 62-7, 69-70), 1977
Phillips · Apr 20, 2021
$16,380Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled (J. 22-27), 1976, The complete set of six lithographs in colors, on handmade paper, with full margins — Untitled (J. 22-27), 1976
Phillips · Apr 20, 2021
$8,820Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled (J. 110), 1984, Lithograph in gray-green, yellow, and blue, on Japanese paper, with full margins — Untitled (J. 110), 1984
Phillips · Apr 20, 2021
$2,268Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled, 1984, lithograph in colors — Untitled, 1984
Rago Auctions · Feb 17, 2021
$1,500Sign up free to see

Fred Sandback, Untitled, 1990, blue, red and yellow acrylic yarn — Untitled, 1990
Phillips · Dec 8, 2020
$69,300Sign up free to see

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