What is a Lee Bontecou print worth?
1931–2022 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 27 priced auction sales, works by Lee Bontecou have sold for a median of $3,048Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $2,250Sign up free to see and $15,155Sign up free to see. For prints alone, the median is $2,816Sign up free to see across 19 sales. In the last five years the median was $3,429Sign up free to see across 16 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Lee Bontecou prices by medium
- Auction results
- 28
- Sold rate
- 96%
- Active at auction
- 2011–2026
- Median price
- $3kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $4.2MSign up free to see Untitled, Phillips, May 2026
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prints | 19 | $2k–$4.3kSign up free to see | $2.8kSign up free to see |
| Works on Paper | 4 | $40.9k–$1.1MSign up free to see | $48.3kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (11), Rago Auctions (8), Bonhams (3)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 4 | $24.7k–$126kSign up free to see | $68.6kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 16 | $1.8k–$4.1kSign up free to see | $2.9kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 3 | $4.5k–$6.7kSign up free to see | $6.6kSign up free to see |
Recent Lee Bontecou sales
- Untitled, pastel on paper — $32,250Sign up free to see, Phillips, May 21, 2026
- Untitled, pastel on canvas — $4,227,000Sign up free to see, Phillips, May 19, 2026
- Untitled, from Ten from Leo Castelli, Screenprint on muslin on board (as issued) — $2,816Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jan 22, 2026
- Second Stone, lithograph — $3,810Sign up free to see, Wright, Dec 16, 2025
- Untitled (from the New York Collection for Stockholm portfolio), lithograph — $2,032Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Sep 3, 2025
- Second Stone, lithograph — $8,890Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Jun 5, 2025
- Untitled (from the National Collection of Fine Arts portfolio), etching and aquatint in colors on Samuel Flax — $3,048Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), May 13, 2025
- Untitled (from the National Collection of Fine Arts portfolio), etching and aquatint in colors on Samuel Flax — $2,520Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Jun 4, 2024
Questions about Lee Bontecou prices
What is a Lee Bontecou print worth?
Based on 27 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Lee Bontecou have sold for a median of $3,048, and half of them sold between $2,250 and $15,155. For prints alone the median is $2,816 (19 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Lee Bontecou sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $4,227,000 for “Untitled” at Phillips in May 2026.
Which Lee Bontecou medium sells for the most?
By median price, works on paper lead with $48,335 (4 sales).
How often do Lee Bontecou works sell at auction?
96% of the 28 lots recorded between 2011 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Lee Bontecou print?
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Lee Bontecou have appeared at auction 28 times in ArtSell’s records between 2011 and 2026; 27 sold, a sell-through rate of 96%.
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