John Sonsini

American · b. 1950 · Painter

John Sonsini is an artist based in Los Angeles who paints primarily with oils. His best known work is portraits of Latino day laborers, where Sonsini offered his subjects their… (Wikipedia)

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19auction results2022–2026years recorded58%sold (11)$6.9kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. John Sonsini, Edgar and Enrique, 2008, oil on canvasEdgar and EnriqueBonhams · $10,880≈ £8,727≈ €10,137Sign up to see
  2. John Sonsini, Jose, 2008, oil on canvasJoseBonhams · $10,240≈ £7,591≈ €8,957Sign up to see
  3. John Sonsini, Jorge and Pedro, 2004, oil on canvasJorge and PedroPhillips · $9,525≈ £7,515≈ €9,065Sign up to see

John Sonsini’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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Average price
median $6.9kfree account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
11
of 19 offered · 2022–2026
Sell-through
58%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$100$1k$10k2023202420252022-06-23 · $9,3752022-07-12 · $1572023-09-13 · $10,8802023-11-30 · $4,5852024-09-23 · $8,8902024-10-30 · $6,9302024-12-02 · $9,5252025-01-29 · $3,8102025-06-11 · $10,2402025-06-18 · $5,0802025-11-19 · $3,810
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

By medium

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
202610—Sign up
202554$4.4kSign up
202443$8.9kSign up
202322$7.7kSign up
202272$4.8kSign up

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