Ugo Rondinone
Italian · b. 1962 · Painter, Sculptor
Ugo Rondinone is a Swiss-born contemporary artist. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
If There were Anywhere but Desert. FridayPhillips · £410,500≈ $627,080≈ €481,185Sign up to see
for what? for space and stars?Phillips · £400,050≈ $510,104≈ €468,200Sign up to see
No. 69 VIERUNDZWANZIGSTERNOVEMBERNEUNZEHNHUNDERTFÜNFUNDNEUNZIGPhillips · $375,000≈ £271,464≈ €307,025Sign up to see
Ugo Rondinone’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 167 auction results for Ugo Rondinone between 2008 and 2026, of which 146 sold (87%). A further 2 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $63Sign up free to see to $627kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $627kSign up free to see for If There were Anywhere but Desert. Friday at Phillips in June 2013. The most common medium is sculpture (49 lots). Most results come from Phillips (142), Rago Auctions (11) and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (4).
167 results · page 1 of 5
- Small Sun 2, 2019$5,160≈ £3,921≈ €4,550Sign up free to see
- $45,150≈ £33,674≈ €38,943Sign up free to see
- $8,960≈ £6,663≈ €7,715Sign up free to see
- $8,960≈ £6,663≈ €7,715Sign up free to see
- $33,540≈ £24,993≈ €28,916Sign up free to see
- $5,805≈ £4,300≈ €4,948Sign up free to see
- Sold
- £25,800≈ $34,350≈ €29,597Sign up free to see
- $30,960≈ £22,983≈ €26,226Sign up free to see
- Small Green Mountain, 2016$10,795≈ £7,830≈ €9,015Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (2)
Lots by Ugo Rondinone that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Ugo Rondinone paintings (49)Ugo Rondinone acrylic paintings (26)Ugo Rondinone mixed media (16)Ugo Rondinone works on paper (11)Ugo Rondinone watercolors (4)Ugo Rondinone drawings (5)Ugo Rondinone prints (26)Ugo Rondinone screenprints (19)Ugo Rondinone woodcuts & linocuts (4)Ugo Rondinone photographs (12)Ugo Rondinone sculpture (49)
Ugo Rondinone: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Ugo Rondinone at auction?
$627,080Sign up free to see, for If There were Anywhere but Desert. Friday at Phillips (June 2013) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Ugo Rondinone?
The median sale price is $27.2kSign up free to see across 143 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Ugo Rondinone have sold at auction?
146 of 167 recorded lots sold between 2008 and 2026. 2 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Ugo Rondinone?
Phillips, Rago Auctions and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) account for the most recorded results. Phillips · Rago Auctions · Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA)
Ugo Rondinone signature
103 catalogued lots by Ugo Rondinone record a signature line. The most common placement is upper right (46% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Incised with the artist's signature, titled and dated 'Ugo Rondinone the positive 2019' lower part of the artist's concrete plinth; incised with the artist's in
— The positive, Phillips, Jun 26, 2025Signed 'Ugo Rondinone' on a label affixed to the reverse
— All Moments STOP Here And Together We Become Every Memory That Has Ever Been, Phillips, Apr 10, 2025Signed and dated 'ugo rondinone 2002' on the reverse
— Clockwork for Oracles - Dark Blue, Phillips, Dec 4, 2024