James Surls
American · b. 1943 · Sculptor
James Arthur Surls is an American modernist artist and educator, known for his large sculptures. He founded the Lawndale Alternative Arts Space at the University of Houston in… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Knife FlowerLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $15,000≈ £11,068≈ €13,225Sign up to see
On The Bridge IRago Auctions · $6,250≈ £4,534≈ €5,260Sign up to see
UntitledBonhams · $4,480≈ £3,593≈ €4,174Sign up to see
James Surls’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).
Lots sold
6
of 7 offered · 2015–2025
Sell-through
86%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Works on paper | 1 | 1 | 100% | $500Sign up | $500Sign up | $500Sign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $500Sign up | $500Sign up | $500Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 1 | 100% | $462Sign up | $462Sign up | $462Sign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $462Sign up | $462Sign up | $462Sign up |
| Sculpture | 3 | 3 | 100% | $8.1kSign up | $6.3kSign up | $15kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $4.5kSign up | $4.5kSign up | $4.5kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.