What is a Sarah Ball painting worth?
b. 1965 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 10 works by Sarah Ball with a published auction price sold between $8,813Sign up free to see and $70,564Sign up free to see, and the median is $17,491Sign up free to see. For paintings alone, the median is $32,071Sign up free to see across 8 sales. In the last five years the median was $17,491Sign 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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Sarah Ball prices by medium
- Auction results
- 12
- Sold rate
- 83%
- Active at auction
- 2022–2025
- Median price
- $17.5kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $144kSign up free to see Elliot, Phillips, Mar 2023
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 8 | $12.4k–$82kSign up free to see | $32.1kSign up free to see |
| Photographs | 2 | $1.2k–$2.1kSign up free to see | $1.6kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (12)
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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) | 6 | $3.7k–$12.4kSign up free to see | $9.1kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 3 | $50.7k–$84.2kSign up free to see | $79.9kSign up free to see |
Recent Sarah Ball sales
- Two Works: (i) Small Stories IV ; (ii) Small Stories VIII, oil on board — $8,553Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 14, 2025
- Untitled, oil on linen — $21,590Sign up free to see, Phillips, Jun 18, 2025
- AC (Black Lives Matter 1); and AC (Black Lives Matter 2), Two archival inkjet prints in colours, on wove paper, with full margins — $2,092Sign up free to see, Phillips, Jan 17, 2024
- Poisoner, oil on gessoed panel — $9,594Sign up free to see, Phillips, Dec 6, 2023
- George, oil on linen — $88,430Sign up free to see, Phillips, Jun 30, 2023
- Burglar, oil on gessoed panel — $13,392Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 12, 2023
- Elliot, oil on linen — $144,116Sign up free to see, Phillips, Mar 2, 2023
- AC, Archival inkjet print in colours, on archival paper, with full margins — $1,170Sign up free to see, Phillips, Jan 18, 2023
Questions about Sarah Ball prices
What is a Sarah Ball painting worth?
Based on 10 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Sarah Ball have sold for a median of $17,491, and half of them sold between $8,813 and $70,564. For paintings alone the median is $32,071 (8 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 Sarah Ball sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $144,116 for “Elliot” at Phillips in March 2023.
Which Sarah Ball medium sells for the most?
By median price, paintings lead with $32,071 (8 sales).
How often do Sarah Ball works sell at auction?
83% of the 12 lots recorded between 2022 and 2025 sold.
How can I sell a Sarah Ball painting?
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Of the 12 lots by Sarah Ball recorded at auction between 2022 and 2025, 10 found a buyer (83%).
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