Shusaku Arakawa
Japanese · 1936–2010 · Painter, Printmaker
Shūsaku Arakawa was a Japanese conceptual artist and architect. He had a personal and artistic partnership with the writer and artist Madeline Gins that spanned more than four… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
UntitledPalm Beach Modern Auctions · $81,250≈ £59,354≈ €67,804Sign up to see
SculptingPhillips · $69,850≈ £55,809≈ €64,194Sign up to see
Four CombsPhillips · £47,500≈ $65,678≈ €53,436Sign up to see
Shusaku Arakawa’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).
Lots sold
31
of 36 offered · 2007–2026
Sell-through
86%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
2 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 | 11 | 11 | 100% | $31.6kSign up | $28.8kSign up | $69.8kSign up |
| Oil | 6 | 6 | 100% | $40.2kSign up | $46.1kSign up | $69.8kSign up |
| Acrylic | 3 | 3 | 100% | $22.6kSign up | $16.8kSign up | $35kSign up |
| Mixed media | 2 | 2 | 100% | $19kSign up | $19kSign up | $28.8kSign up |
| Works on paper | 3 | 3 | 100% | $9.6kSign up | $7.1kSign up | $16.3kSign up |
| Watercolor | 2 | 2 | 100% | $10.9kSign up | $10.9kSign up | $16.3kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $7.1kSign up | $7.1kSign up | $7.1kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 17 | 16 | 94% | $872Sign up | $540Sign up | $3.5kSign up |
| Aquatint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $877Sign up | $877Sign up | $877Sign up |
| Lithograph | 8 | 7 | 88% | $733Sign up | $576Sign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Screenprint | 8 | 8 | 100% | $993Sign up | $289Sign up | $3.5kSign up |
| Other | 5 | 1 | 20% | $81.3kSign up | $81.3kSign up | $81.3kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | $570Sign up |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | $504Sign up |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | $51.4kSign up |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | $450Sign up |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | $59.2kSign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | $8.2kSign up |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | $313Sign up |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | $35kSign up |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | $9.1kSign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | $16.2kSign up |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | $500Sign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $5.9kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $16.4kSign up |