What is a Tomoko Sawada photograph worth?
b. 1977 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 9 works by Tomoko Sawada with a published auction price sold between $1,524Sign up free to see and $12,645Sign up free to see, and the median is $2,159Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $3,529Sign up free to see across 8 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,715Sign up free to see across 6 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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Tomoko Sawada prices by medium
- Auction results
- 9
- Sold rate
- 100%
- Active at auction
- 2011–2026
- Median price
- $2.2kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $33.7kSign up free to see School Days, Phillips, May 2018
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 8 | $1.6k–$15.1kSign up free to see | $3.5kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (3), Rago Auctions (2), Bonhams (2)
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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.
Recent Tomoko Sawada sales
- Early Days 14, Gelatin silver print; signed and editioned '1/15' in ink on the reverse — $832Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Feb 27, 2026
- Omiai, C-print — $2,159Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Dec 11, 2025
- Omiai, C-print — $1,905Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Nov 4, 2025
- Bride, 30 Lambda prints mounted to aluminum in artist's frame — $1,524Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Nov 4, 2025
- School Days/I, Chromogenic print; signed and editioned '10/15' in ink on the reverse — $435Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Oct 10, 2025
- School Days, Complete set of 10 chromogenic prints, all framed and contained within a wooden — $12,645Sign up free to see, Phillips, May 19, 2023
- School Days, Chromogenic diptych, each flush-mouted — $33,728Sign up free to see, Phillips, May 18, 2018
- ID400 (#201-300), One-hundred gelatin silver prints, flush-mounted as one composition — $22,500Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 4, 2017
Questions about Tomoko Sawada prices
What is a Tomoko Sawada photograph worth?
Based on 9 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Tomoko Sawada have sold for a median of $2,159, and half of them sold between $1,524 and $12,645. For photographs alone the median is $3,529 (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 Tomoko Sawada sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $33,728 for “School Days” at Phillips in May 2018.
How often do Tomoko Sawada works sell at auction?
100% of the 9 lots recorded between 2011 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Tomoko Sawada photograph?
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Tomoko Sawada have appeared at auction 9 times in ArtSell’s records between 2011 and 2026; 9 sold, a sell-through rate of 100%.
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