What is a Ruth Asawa work worth?
1926–2013 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 27 works by Ruth Asawa with a published auction price sold between $13,565Sign up free to see and $228,700Sign up free to see, and the median is $36,250Sign up free to see. In the last five years the median was $14,330Sign up free to see across 10 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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Ruth Asawa prices by medium
- Auction results
- 28
- Sold rate
- 96%
- Active at auction
- 2006–2026
- Median price
- $36.3kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $3.5MSign up free to see Untitled (S.045, Hanging Five-Lobed, Multilayered Continuous Form within a Form, with Spheres in the First, Second and Third Lobes), Phillips, Dec 2020
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sculpture | 11 | $6.2k–$113kSign up free to see | $25kSign up free to see |
| Works on Paper | 3 | $16.3k–$56.3kSign up free to see | $31.2kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (7), Phillips (7), Bonhams (6)
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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) | 9 | $1.9k–$10.9kSign up free to see | $5.3kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 8 | $51.3k–$334kSign up free to see | $60kSign up free to see |
Recent Ruth Asawa sales
- Untitled (Flower), cast bronze relief — $10,880Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Jun 9, 2026
- Untitled (S.443, Hanging Single-Lobed, Five-Layered Continuous Form within a Form), copper wire — $903,000Sign up free to see, Phillips, Nov 19, 2025
- Untitled (S.230, Hanging Single-Lobed, Five-Layered Continuous Form within a Form), copper wire, naturally oxidized — $1,006,200Sign up free to see, Phillips, Nov 19, 2025
- Untitled (Flower), cast bronze relief — $5,334Sign up free to see, Wright, Oct 30, 2025
- Untitled S.013 (Hanging Single-Lobed, Five-Layer Continuous Form within a Form), hanging sculpture, woven oxidised copper wire — $530,531Sign up free to see, Phillips, Sep 27, 2025
- Untitled (Flower), cast bronze relief — $6,985Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Aug 21, 2025
- Chair (TAM.1558, Addie's Chair (Positive)), Lithograph, on Rives BFK paper, the full sheet — $17,780Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 16, 2025
- Untitled (Flower) — $1,920Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jul 25, 2024
Questions about Ruth Asawa prices
What is a Ruth Asawa work worth?
Based on 27 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Ruth Asawa have sold for a median of $36,250, and half of them sold between $13,565 and $228,700. 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 Ruth Asawa sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $3,539,000 for “Untitled (S.045, Hanging Five-Lobed, Multilayered Continuous Form within a Form, with Spheres in the First, Second and Third Lobes)” at Phillips in December 2020.
Which Ruth Asawa medium sells for the most?
By median price, works on paper lead with $31,200 (3 sales).
How often do Ruth Asawa works sell at auction?
96% of the 28 lots recorded between 2006 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Ruth Asawa work?
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Ruth Asawa have appeared at auction 28 times in ArtSell’s records between 2006 and 2026; 27 sold, a sell-through rate of 96%.
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