Jesús Rafael Soto
Venezuelan · 1923–2005 · Painter, Sculptor
Jesús Rafael Soto was a Venezuelan kinetic and op artist, sculptor, and painter. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
36 Cuadrados con banda amarillaPhillips · £429,000≈ $565,165≈ €486,540Sign up to see
Azul con RojoPhillips · £435,000≈ $553,059≈ €486,420Sign up to see
Métal sur le LosangePhillips · £321,000≈ $445,676≈ €358,809Sign up to see
Jesús Rafael Soto’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
53 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.
9 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 31 | 25 | 81% | $184kSign up | $175kSign up | $565kSign up |
| Oil | 5 | 3 | 60% | $218kSign up | $185kSign up | $446kSign up |
| Acrylic | 16 | 13 | 81% | $127kSign up | $150kSign up | $297kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 178 | 167 | 94% | $7.6kSign up | $5.7kSign up | $52.3kSign up |
| Etching | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $1.5kSign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.8kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $1.8kSign up |
| Screenprint | 134 | 124 | 93% | $7.4kSign up | $4.6kSign up | $52.3kSign up |
| Print (other) | 4 | 3 | 75% | $2.4kSign up | $992Sign up | $6kSign up |
| Multiple | 37 | 37 | 100% | $9.3kSign up | $8.2kSign up | $23.8kSign up |
| Sculpture | 19 | 16 | 84% | $17.1kSign up | $7.7kSign up | $62.5kSign up |
| Other | 25 | 20 | 80% | $54.4kSign up | $10.9kSign up | $319kSign 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 | 14 | 14 | $2kSign up |
| 2025 | 16 | 11 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2024 | 22 | 20 | $5.8kSign up |
| 2023 | 24 | 23 | $4.7kSign up |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2021 | 13 | 11 | $5kSign up |
| 2020 | 15 | 15 | $6kSign up |
| 2019 | 13 | 11 | $2kSign up |
| 2018 | 19 | 17 | $4.5kSign up |
| 2017 | 12 | 11 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2016 | 16 | 16 | $9.2kSign up |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | $11.3kSign up |
| 2014 | 13 | 13 | $17.5kSign up |
| 2013 | 5 | 4 | $22.5kSign up |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | $13.1kSign up |
| 2011 | 4 | 3 | $12.9kSign up |
| 2010 | 7 | 3 | $11kSign up |
| 2009 | 9 | 6 | $8.7kSign up |
| 2008 | 8 | 8 | $9.6kSign up |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | $14.2kSign up |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | $4.3kSign up |
| 2005 | 3 | 2 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $76kSign up |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | $2kSign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $562Sign up |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | $1.9kSign up |