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).
Price trend
10 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
7 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 | 49 | 49 | 100% | $1.8kSign up | $1kSign up | $21.3kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $21.3kSign up | $21.3kSign up | $21.3kSign up |
| Works on paper | 20 | 15 | 75% | $1.7kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $3.8kSign up |
| Drawing | 18 | 13 | 72% | $1.7kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $3.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 175 | 174 | 99% | $1.4kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $5kSign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $699Sign up | $699Sign up | $699Sign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 4 | 4 | 100% | $1.7kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $3.5kSign up |
| Print (other) | 146 | 145 | 99% | $1.5kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $5kSign up |
| Multiple | 24 | 24 | 100% | $1.2kSign up | $941Sign up | $4.7kSign up |
| Sculpture | 246 | 234 | 95% | $36kSign up | $21.3kSign up | $550kSign up |
| Other | 237 | 222 | 94% | $20.2kSign up | $2.4kSign up | $292kSign 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 | 40 | 35 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2025 | 65 | 63 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2024 | 56 | 56 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2023 | 101 | 98 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2022 | 94 | 89 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2021 | 50 | 50 | $2kSign up |
| 2020 | 41 | 40 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2019 | 53 | 51 | $11.9kSign up |
| 2018 | 53 | 51 | $12.5kSign up |
| 2017 | 31 | 27 | $2kSign up |
| 2016 | 22 | 21 | $4.5kSign up |
| 2015 | 25 | 20 | $35.8kSign up |
| 2014 | 14 | 13 | $37.5kSign up |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2012 | 15 | 14 | $2.7kSign up |
| 2011 | 14 | 13 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | $490Sign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $6.4kSign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2006 | 16 | 16 | $21.6kSign up |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | $19.7kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $510Sign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $805Sign up |
| 2001 | 4 | 4 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | $1.1kSign up |