Lygia Pape
Brazilian · 1927–2004 · Painter, Printmaker
Lygia Pape was a Brazilian visual artist, sculptor, engraver, and filmmaker, who was a key figure in the Concrete movement and a later co-founder of the Neo-Concrete Movement… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Twelve Elements from The Night and Day Book (Book of Light)Phillips · $461,000≈ £275,850≈ €338,672Sign up to see
Livro noite e dia (Book of Night and Day)Phillips · $430,000≈ £331,688≈ €384,169Sign up to see
Untitled (Desenho I)Phillips · $187,500≈ £150,554≈ €174,956Sign up to see
Lygia Pape’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
19 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.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 4 | 3 | 75% | $355kSign up | $430kSign up | $461kSign up |
| Acrylic | 4 | 3 | 75% | $355kSign up | $430kSign up | $461kSign up |
| Works on paper | 6 | 2 | 33% | $101kSign up | $101kSign up | $188kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Drawing | 4 | 1 | 25% | $188kSign up | $188kSign up | $188kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 6 | 2 | 33% | $103kSign up | $103kSign up | $105kSign up |
| Etching | 3 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Woodcut / linocut | 3 | 2 | 67% | $103kSign up | $103kSign up | $105kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.