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).
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Rago Auctions · Dec 5, 2025
$462Sign up free to see
Bonhams · Sep 13, 2023
$4,480Sign up free to see
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 22, 2022
$15,000Sign up free to see
Rago Auctions · Mar 23, 2021
$6,250Sign up free to see
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 11, 2015
$3,125Sign up free to see
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 17, 2015
$500Sign up free to see
Phillips · Jul 16, 2025
Works in museum collections
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CC BY 3.0 · Ed Uthman, Houston, Texas, USA, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)