Harry Bertoia
American · 1915–1978 · Painter, Printmaker
Harry Bertoia, son of Giuseppe Antonio Bertoia and Maria Secunda Mussio, was an Italian-born American artist, sound art sculptor, and modern furniture designer. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
UntitledLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $550,000≈ £357,328≈ €489,890Sign up to see
"Golden Rods" melt-coated wire sculpturePhillips · $521,000≈ £320,438≈ €378,937Sign up to see
Untitled (Straw Form)Phillips · $292,100≈ £228,507≈ €268,672Sign up to see
Harry Bertoia’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).
ArtSell has recorded 694 auction results for Harry Bertoia between 2000 and 2026, of which 661 sold (95%). A further 7 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $64Sign up free to see to $550kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $550kSign up free to see for Untitled at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) in March 2015. The most common medium is sculpture (244 lots). Most results come from Wright (185), Rago Auctions (155) and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (114).
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- $500≈ £377≈ €438Sign up free to see
- €500≈ $577≈ £428Sign up free to see
- €500≈ $577≈ £428Sign up free to see
- €938≈ $1,083≈ £803Sign up free to see
- €1,001≈ $1,155≈ £857Sign up free to see
- Monotype, circa 1940$903≈ £669≈ €777Sign up free to see
- Untitled (Spray), circa 1965$10,320≈ £7,646≈ €8,885Sign up free to see
- Untitled (Multi-Plane Construction), circa 1970$7,740≈ £5,735≈ €6,664Sign up free to see
- $3,584≈ £2,656≈ €3,107Sign up free to see
- for Knoll (American, 1915-1978) Welded Steel and Fabric Diamond Lounge Chair, Ca. 1970-1975, Ca. 1970$1,000≈ £751≈ €879Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (7)
Lots by Harry Bertoia that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Harry Bertoia paintings (49)Harry Bertoia works on paper (20)Harry Bertoia drawings (18)Harry Bertoia prints (174)Harry Bertoia woodcuts & linocuts (4)Harry Bertoia multiples (24)Harry Bertoia sculpture (244)
Harry Bertoia: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Harry Bertoia at auction?
$550,000Sign up free to see, for Untitled at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (March 2015) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Harry Bertoia?
The median sale price is $2.3kSign up free to see across 661 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Harry Bertoia have sold at auction?
661 of 694 recorded lots sold between 2000 and 2026. 7 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Harry Bertoia?
Wright, Rago Auctions and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) account for the most recorded results. Wright · Rago Auctions · Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA)
Harry Bertoia signature
7 catalogued lots by Harry Bertoia record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (67% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signed with initials on the reverse and annotated 1005
— Group of five Untitled monotypes, Phillips, Nov 29, 2017Signed verso
— Composition, Brunk Auctions, Nov 11, 2017Signed and numbered (17/50) on base
— Sounding Sculpture, Helmuth Stone Gallery, Jan 11, 2026
About Harry Bertoia
Harry Bertoia, son of Giuseppe Antonio Bertoia and Maria Secunda Mussio, was an Italian-born American artist, sound art sculptor, and modern furniture designer.
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