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Keith Sonnier

American · 1941–2020 · Painter, Printmaker

Keith Sonnier was a postminimalist sculptor, performance artist, video, and light artist. Sonnier was one of the first artists to use light in sculpture in the 1960s. With his… (Wikipedia)

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UntitledPhillips · Nov 2013$62,500≈ £39,303≈ €46,531Sign up to see
Green FilePhillips · Oct 2018£30,000≈ $38,955≈ €33,868Sign up to see
Expanded SEL IIIPhillips · Dec 2024$33,020≈ £26,051≈ €31,427Sign up to see

Keith Sonnier’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).

Lot images as published by each auction house (23 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Keith Sonnier, Wall Slash II, 1988, aluminum, glass and neon tubes — Wall Slash II, 1988
Bonhams · Jul 29, 2026
$25,600Sign up free to see

Keith Sonnier, Untitled, 1987-89, ink on paper — Untitled, 1987-89
Rago Auctions · Jun 9, 2026
$1,216Sign up free to see

Keith Sonnier, Two works: (i) 1A ; (ii) 1B, 1968, color pencil and pen on graph paper — Two works: (i) 1A ; (ii) 1B, 1968
Phillips · Sep 16, 2025
$826Sign up free to see

Keith Sonnier, Cycladic Shelf, 1989, aluminum, glass and neon tubes — Cycladic Shelf, 1989
Bonhams · Jul 31, 2025
$16,640Sign up free to see

Keith Sonnier, Control Scene, 1975, vat-dyed and wax-coated screenprint in colors — Control Scene, 1975
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 13, 2025
$318Sign up free to see

Keith Sonnier, Expanded SEL III, 1979, neon, in 4 parts — Expanded SEL III, 1979
Phillips · Dec 2, 2024
$33,020Sign up free to see

Keith Sonnier, Elliptical Shield Series V: three works, 2005, Three unique honeycomb-core aluminium multiples with neon lights and electrical components — Elliptical Shield Series V: three works, 2005
Phillips · Jun 6, 2024
£1,905Sign up free to see

Keith Sonnier, ELLIPTICAL SHIELDS SERIES V, OCTAGONAL SUITE #8, 2005, 2005, aluminium with honeycomb core — ELLIPTICAL SHIELDS SERIES V, OCTAGONAL SUITE #8, 2005, 2005
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 25, 2024
£1,008Sign up free to see

Keith Sonnier, ELLIPTICAL SHIELDS SERIES V, CIRCULAR SUITE #3, 2005, 2005, aluminium with honeycomb core — ELLIPTICAL SHIELDS SERIES V, CIRCULAR SUITE #3, 2005, 2005
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 25, 2024
£1,008Sign up free to see

Keith Sonnier, ELLIPTICAL SHIELDS SERIES V, ELLIPTICAL SUITE/PUBLISHER’S PROOF #1, 2005, 2005, aluminium with honeycomb core — ELLIPTICAL SHIELDS SERIES V, ELLIPTICAL SUITE/PUBLISHER’S PROOF #1, 2005, 2005
Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 25, 2024
£1,008Sign up free to see

Keith Sonnier, Untitled, plaster cast wrapped in satin, 1969 — Untitled
Bonhams · Aug 8, 2023
$205Sign up free to see

Keith Sonnier, Elliptical Suite #8, from Elliptical Shields Series V, 2005, A unique honeycomb-core aluminium multiple with two neon lights (clear red and E-21 turquoise) and electrical components — Elliptical Suite #8, from Elliptical Shields Series V, 2005
Phillips · Jun 7, 2023
£1,778Sign up free to see

Keith Sonnier, Octagonal Suite #5, from Elliptical Shields Series V, 2005, A unique honeycomb-core aluminium multiple with two neon lights (warm white and clear blue) and electrical components — Octagonal Suite #5, from Elliptical Shields Series V, 2005
Phillips · Jun 7, 2023
£1,778Sign up free to see

Keith Sonnier, Circular Suite #9, from Elliptical Shields Series V, 2005, A unique honeycomb-core aluminium multiple with two neon lights (clear blue and E-10 Green) and electrical components — Circular Suite #9, from Elliptical Shields Series V, 2005
Phillips · Jun 7, 2023
£1,905Sign up free to see

Keith Sonnier, Elleptical Orbit, 1991, Farbserigrafie auf Aluminium — Elleptical Orbit, 1991
Van Ham · May 12, 2021
€521Sign up free to see

Keith Sonnier, Elliptical Orbit, 1991, Farbserigrafie auf Aluminium — Elliptical Orbit, 1991
Van Ham · May 12, 2021
€521Sign up free to see

Keith Sonnier, Cycladic Shelf, 1989, aluminum, glass and neon tubes — Cycladic Shelf, 1989
Lempertz · Dec 1, 2018
€12,400Sign up free to see

Keith Sonnier, Green File, 1968, acrylic on wood and wire mounted on wood — Green File, 1968
Phillips · Oct 4, 2018
£30,000Sign up free to see

Keith Sonnier, Orbit I (from the Wax-Wan 78 series), 1978, lithograph on Japanese Okawara paper — Orbit I (from the Wax-Wan 78 series), 1978
Wright · Jan 28, 2016
$1,188Sign up free to see

Keith Sonnier, Ohne Titel (No.63) (aus der Dyad Serie), Filzstift auf Papier — Ohne Titel (No.63) (aus der Dyad Serie)
Van Ham · Jun 17, 2015
€818Sign up free to see

Keith Sonnier, Untitled, 2004, neon tubing and transformer — Untitled, 2004
Phillips · Nov 12, 2013
$62,500Sign up free to see

Keith Sonnier, Orbit I, from Wax-Wan '78 Series (G. 787), 1978, Color lithograph on Japanese Okawara paper — Orbit I, from Wax-Wan '78 Series (G. 787), 1978
Bonhams · Jul 28, 2013
$213Sign up free to see

Keith Sonnier, Scraper II, 1989, frosted glass, aluminum, neon — Scraper II, 1989
Wright · Dec 10, 2009
$6,250Sign up free to see

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