Ricky Swallow

Australian · b. 1974 · Sculptor, Draughtsman

Ricky Swallow is an Australian sculptor, who lives and works in Los Angeles. He creates detailed pieces and installations in a variety of media, often utilising objects of… (Wikipedia)

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27auction results2007–2025years recorded52%sold (14)$5.4kSign up free to seemedian price

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Blanket SharkArt+Object · May 2007NZ$43,343≈ $32,018≈ £16,060≈ €23,520Sign up to see
Last of the Unnatural ActsPhillips · Jun 2013£16,250≈ $24,796≈ €18,957Sign up to see
Apple 2000Art+Object · Apr 2022NZ$13,277≈ $9,164≈ £7,005≈ €8,395Sign up to see

Ricky Swallow’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 27 auction results for Ricky Swallow between 2007 and 2025, of which 14 sold (52%). Recorded sale prices range from $504Sign up free to see to $32kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $32kSign up free to see for Blanket Shark at Art+Object in May 2007. The most common medium is watercolors (15 lots). Most results come from Art+Object (18), Smith & Singer (3) and Wright (2).

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27 results

Illustrated Boy, 2003
Watercolor · Paper
11⅜ h x 4⅞ w in (29 x 12 cm)
Wright · Dec 7, 2023 · Lot 414
$504≈ £401≈ €468Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Wright ↗
Staggered Hats (Soot), 2011
Sculpture
11 h x 8 w x 11 d in (28 x 20 x 28 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 3, 2022 · Lot 199
$7,500≈ £5,978≈ €7,105Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Apple 2000
Sculpture · ed. edition of 12
95 x 75 x 75mm
Art+Object · Apr 7, 2022 · Lot 3
NZ$13,277≈ $9,164≈ £7,005≈ €8,395Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
Portrait after Paul Thek/Palermo Catacombs
Watercolor · Paper
12 1/2 x 9 3/4in (32 x 25cm)
Bonhams · Jan 13, 2021 · Lot 101
$1,275≈ £933≈ €1,048Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Bonhams ↗
Snake/Helmet Study (green), 2004
Watercolor · Paper
15 h x 11 w in (38 x 28 cm)
Wright · Jan 18, 2018 · Lot 204
$1,875≈ £1,352≈ €1,532Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
Untitled 1998, 1998
Watercolor · Paper
29 x 39 cm
Smith & Singer · Jul 21, 2015 · Lot 28
A$1,464≈ $1,079≈ £694≈ €993Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$2,000–3,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
Untitled 1998, 1998
Watercolor · Paper
29 x 39 cm
Smith & Singer · Jul 21, 2015 · Lot 29
A$1,220≈ $899≈ £578≈ €827Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$2,000–3,000View at Smith & Singer ↗
Apple 2000
Sculpture · ed. 8/12
95 x 75 x 75mm
Art+Object · Aug 7, 2014 · Lot 51
NZ$7,621≈ $6,455≈ £3,834≈ €4,829Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗
Picture a Screaming Sculpture, 2003
Photograph · Paper
framed 79 x 56 x 3.6 cm. (31 1/8 x 22 x 1 3/8 in.), sheet 70 x 48 cm. (27 1/2 x 18 7/8 in.)
Phillips · Oct 17, 2013 · Lot 252
£5,000≈ $8,059≈ €5,899Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
Aping the Humans
Watercolor
380 x 280mm
Art+Object · Aug 15, 2013 · Lot 91
NZ$5,862≈ $4,730≈ £3,035≈ €3,557Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Art+Object ↗

Ricky Swallow works on paper (15)Ricky Swallow watercolors (15)Ricky Swallow prints (3)Ricky Swallow sculpture (8)

Ricky Swallow: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Ricky Swallow at auction?

$32,018Sign up free to see, for Blanket Shark at Art+Object (May 2007) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Ricky Swallow?

The median sale price is $5.4kSign up free to see across 14 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Ricky Swallow have sold at auction?

14 of 27 recorded lots sold between 2007 and 2025.

Which auction houses sell Ricky Swallow?

Art+Object, Smith & Singer and Wright account for the most recorded results. Art+Object · Smith & Singer · Wright

Ricky Swallow signature

9 catalogued lots by Ricky Swallow record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (67% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

lower right2
on the reverse1

Form

signed4
signed and dated3
initialled2

Signed and dated 'R Swallow 98' lower right — Untitled 1998, Smith & Singer, Jul 21, 2015
Signed and dated 'R Swallow 98' lower right — Untitled 1998, Smith & Singer, Jul 21, 2015
Title inscribed, signed and dated 2008 and inscribed L. A each part verso — False True Lovers, Art+Object, Oct 22, 2025

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About Ricky Swallow

Ricky Swallow is an Australian sculptor, who lives and works in Los Angeles. He creates detailed pieces and installations in a variety of media, often utilising objects of everyday life as well as the body. He studied at the Victorian College of the Arts. He won the Contempora 5 Prize in Melbourne at the age of 25 in 1999. He was later selected to be the Australian representative at the 2005 Venice Biennale with This Time Another Year.

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