Kaari Upson
American · 1970–2021 · Painter, Sculptor
Kaari Upson was an American artist. The bulk of Upson’s career was devoted to a single series titled The Larry Project – paintings, installations, performances, and films… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
168Phillips · £88,900≈ $114,779≈ €105,719Sign up to see
Mauve and Fluorescent PinkPhillips · $95,250≈ £71,477≈ €84,938Sign up to see
HallwaysPhillips · $90,300≈ £67,293≈ €76,923Sign up to see
Kaari Upson’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).
ArtSell has recorded 20 auction results for Kaari Upson between 2013 and 2026, of which 14 sold (70%). Recorded sale prices range from $3.3kSign up free to see to $115kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $115kSign up free to see for 168 at Phillips in March 2025. The most common medium is drawings (5 lots). Most results come from Phillips (19) and Rago Auctions (1).
20 results
- Untitled (Chandelier), 2011$5,120≈ £3,790≈ €4,375Sign up free to see
- Hallways, 2014-2016$90,300≈ £67,293≈ €76,923Sign up free to see
- $95,250≈ £71,477≈ €84,938Sign up free to see
- 168, 2013£88,900≈ $114,779≈ €105,719Sign up free to see
- Untitled, 2009$3,302≈ £2,605≈ €3,143Sign up free to see
- Untitled, 2012$16,380≈ £15,459≈ €17,125Sign up free to see
- Trashole, 2014£8,820≈ $10,476≈ €10,294Sign up free to see
- Charcoal Tablet 28, 2012£6,250≈ $8,170≈ €7,253Sign up free to see
- $9,375≈ £7,115≈ €7,988Sign up free to see
- Untitled, 2009£4,375≈ $5,856≈ €5,289Sign up free to see
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Kaari Upson: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Kaari Upson at auction?
$114,779Sign up free to see, for 168 at Phillips (March 2025) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Kaari Upson?
The median sale price is $19.4kSign up free to see across 14 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Kaari Upson have sold at auction?
14 of 20 recorded lots sold between 2013 and 2026.
Which auction houses sell Kaari Upson?
Phillips and Rago Auctions account for the most recorded results. Phillips · Rago Auctions
About Kaari Upson
Kaari Upson was an American artist. The bulk of Upson’s career was devoted to a single series titled The Larry Project – paintings, installations, performances, and films inspired by a collection of one man's personal items she found in 2003. The Larry Project was exhibited at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles in 2008, as part of their program Hammer Projects. Her work resides in the public collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston and is known for exploring themes of psychoanalysis, obsession, memory, and the body. She had lived and worked in Los Angeles.
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