Shag

American · b. 1962 · Painter

Josh Agle is an American artist, better known by the nickname Shag. (Wikipedia)

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13auction results2024–2026years recorded85%sold (11)$5.7kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Shag, Ray’s Mistake, 1996, acrylic on board in artist's frameRay’s MistakeLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $15,240≈ £11,422≈ €13,001Sign up to see
  2. Shag, Seafood Dinner, c. 1998, acrylic on boardSeafood DinnerLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $10,880≈ £8,155≈ €9,435Sign up to see
  3. Shag, The Fourteenth Hole, 2005, acrylic on panelThe Fourteenth HoleLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $8,320≈ £6,322≈ €7,336Sign up to see

Shag’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).

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Average price
median $5.7kfree account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
11
of 13 offered · 2024–2026
Sell-through
85%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$316$1k$3k$10k$32k202520262024-09-12 · $2,7722025-11-19 · $7622025-11-19 · $1,2702025-11-19 · $5,0802025-12-17 · $5,7152025-12-17 · $15,2402026-03-13 · $5282026-03-17 · $10,8802026-06-25 · $8,3202026-09-29 · $5,7602026-09-29 · $6,144
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

By medium

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
202675$6.1kSign up
202555$5.1kSign up
202411$2.8kSign up

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