Tom Otterness
American · b. 1952 · Printmaker, Sculptor
Tom Otterness is an American sculptor who is one of America's most prolific public artists. Otterness's works adorn parks, plazas, subway stations, libraries, courthouses and… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Sphere Holding CubePhillips · $100,000≈ £77,634≈ €89,421Sign up to see
Jack and JillPhillips · $75,000≈ £58,225≈ €67,066Sign up to see
Cone Measuring SphereBonhams · $35,840≈ £26,647≈ €30,494Sign up to see
Tom Otterness’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 80 auction results for Tom Otterness between 2004 and 2026, of which 76 sold (95%). Recorded sale prices range from $68Sign up free to see to $100kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $100kSign up free to see for Sphere Holding Cube at Phillips in May 2019. The most common medium is sculpture (54 lots). Most results come from Phillips (20), Wright (17) and Rago Auctions (16).
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- Mouse, 2007$10,320≈ £7,704≈ €8,982Sign up free to see
- $10,240≈ £7,706≈ €8,998Sign up free to see
- Family in Corner, 2020$640≈ £486≈ €564Sign up free to see
- Beer Can Bronze, 1987$15,480≈ £11,545≈ €13,352Sign up free to see
- Untitled (Pencil Lifters), c. 2000$1,463≈ £1,083≈ €1,250Sign up free to see
- Zodiac Love, 1982$3,584≈ £2,646≈ €3,042Sign up free to see
- $21,760≈ £16,249≈ €18,772Sign up free to see
- Kindly Geppetto, 2001$33,540≈ £24,865≈ €28,479Sign up free to see
- Cone Measuring Sphere, 2014$35,840≈ £26,647≈ €30,494Sign up free to see
- Duck, 2003$19,200≈ £14,275≈ €16,336Sign up free to see
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Tom Otterness: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Tom Otterness at auction?
$100,000Sign up free to see, for Sphere Holding Cube at Phillips (May 2019) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Tom Otterness?
The median sale price is $1.7kSign up free to see across 76 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Tom Otterness have sold at auction?
76 of 80 recorded lots sold between 2004 and 2026.
Which auction houses sell Tom Otterness?
Phillips, Wright and Rago Auctions account for the most recorded results. Phillips · Wright · Rago Auctions
Tom Otterness signature
17 catalogued lots by Tom Otterness record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (56% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Incised with the artist’s signature, number and date "Tom Otterness 2001 2/6" on the reverse of the base
— Kindly Geppetto, Phillips, Feb 24, 2026Incised with the artist's signature, date and number "© TOM OTTERNESS 2000 4/6" lower edge; incised with the title and inscription "REBELLION TO TYRANTS IS OBED
— Rebellion to Tyrants, Phillips, Dec 2, 2024Signiert und nummeriert verso links: OTTERNESS 1/3
— Battle of the Sexes, Van Ham, Oct 1, 2024
About Tom Otterness
Tom Otterness is an American sculptor who is one of America's most prolific public artists. Otterness's works adorn parks, plazas, subway stations, libraries, courthouses and museums around the world, notably in Rockefeller Park in Battery Park City, New York City, and Life Underground in the 14th Street–Eighth Avenue station of the New York City Subway. He contributed a balloon to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. In 1994 he was elected as a member of the National Academy Museum.
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