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Val Bertoia

American · b. 1949

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Stands Tall for Sounds from All ..., #B-2454Toomey & Co. · Aug 2021$33,750≈ £24,585≈ €28,682Sign up to see
This Sound Is Left Right in Your Mind, B-2473, 2021Toomey & Co. · Dec 2021$23,750≈ £17,832≈ €20,945Sign up to see
Exceptional Sonambient sculptureRago Auctions · Jan 2019$21,250≈ £16,515≈ €18,637Sign up to see

Val Bertoia’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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Val Bertoia, Untitled (Spill Cast Sculpture), patinated bronze, engraved 'B-171' — Untitled (Spill Cast Sculpture)
Bonhams · Jul 22, 2026
$3,200Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Slit Gong (B-909), c. 2000, patinated bronze — Slit Gong (B-909), c. 2000
Wright · Jun 4, 2026
$5,376Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, 52 Rods for Sounds (B-2735), 2023, beryllium copper, brass — 52 Rods for Sounds (B-2735), 2023
Wright · Jun 4, 2026
$6,400Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Untitled, brass, silicon-bronze — Untitled
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · May 16, 2026
$7,040Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Untitled, 37 brass tops silvered to silicon-bronze rods, silvered to brass, oak base — Untitled
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · May 16, 2026
$17,720Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Sound-Tree, 1992, 14 copper tops silvered to silicon-bronze rods, silvered to brass base — Sound-Tree, 1992
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · May 16, 2026
$9,600Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Rose Gong, patinated bronze, rope — Rose Gong
Rago Auctions · May 13, 2026
$4,096Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Strum to Hum for 2 Months (B-2916), 2024, monel, copper — Strum to Hum for 2 Months (B-2916), 2024
Rago Auctions · May 13, 2026
$5,120Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Small One Inspired by Tall One (B-2896), 2024, phosphorous bronze, brass — Small One Inspired by Tall One (B-2896), 2024
Rago Auctions · May 13, 2026
$4,864Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Heart of Sound (B-2561), 2022, brass, beryllium copper — Heart of Sound (B-2561), 2022
Rago Auctions · May 13, 2026
$9,600Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, 6 for Tall Sounds (B-2924), 2024, brass — 6 for Tall Sounds (B-2924), 2024
Rago Auctions · May 13, 2026
$7,680Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, 11 Sounds Like Heaven (B-2935), 2024, monel, brass — 11 Sounds Like Heaven (B-2935), 2024
Rago Auctions · May 13, 2026
$4,480Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Sounds of 4 on the Floor (B-2383), 2020, brass, beryllium copper — Sounds of 4 on the Floor (B-2383), 2020
Rago Auctions · May 13, 2026
$11,520Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Celia Gong, patinated brass — Celia Gong
Rago Auctions · May 13, 2026
$8,960Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Sounding Hedge, 1993, 18 silicon-bronze tops, silicon-bronze rods, brass — Sounding Hedge, 1993
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Feb 21, 2026
$12,800Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Sounding Sculpture (B1508), beryllium copper, brass — Sounding Sculpture (B1508)
Wright · Jan 8, 2026
$2,794Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Monumental Gong (B-1087), c. 1999, hand-formed and welded silicone-bronze — Monumental Gong (B-1087), c. 1999
Rago Auctions · Sep 18, 2025
$5,715Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Sounding Sculpture (B1361), beryllium copper, brass — Sounding Sculpture (B1361)
Wright · Aug 7, 2025
$21,120Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Harry's Rods as Sound Screen (Sonambient Sounding Sculpture, B2152), 2018, beryllium copper, brass — Harry's Rods as Sound Screen (Sonambient Sounding Sculpture, B2152), 2018
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 30, 2025
$10,795Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Bronze Casting (JB 1888), c. 1980, cast bronze, brass — Bronze Casting (JB 1888), c. 1980
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 30, 2025
$2,159Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Sounding Sculpture (B-2318), 2020, beryllium copper, brass — Sounding Sculpture (B-2318), 2020
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 30, 2025
$6,985Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Sound Blossom for Birthday in Spring Time (Sounding Sculpture, B-1734), beryllium copper, brass — Sound Blossom for Birthday in Spring Time (Sounding Sculpture, B-1734)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 30, 2025
$6,350Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, 4 Gongs on Stems, Circle Sound Around (B-2870), 2024, Bronze — 4 Gongs on Stems, Circle Sound Around (B-2870), 2024
Circle Auction · Mar 15, 2025
$1,900Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Untitled (B-2868), 2024, welded bronze-shot — Untitled (B-2868), 2024
Rago Auctions · Oct 17, 2024
$1,386Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, "S for Sounds" Sonambient Sculpture B-2853 (2024), 2024, Beryllium copper — "S for Sounds" Sonambient Sculpture B-2853 (2024), 2024
Circle Auction · Aug 24, 2024
$3,600Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, 4 Seasons in 4 Directions (Sounding Gong B-2426), 2021 Silicon, bronze — 4 Seasons in 4 Directions (Sounding Gong B-2426), 2021 Silicon
Circle Auction · Aug 24, 2024
$700Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Untitled (Suspended Sounding Gong B-2645), 2022 Silicon, bronze — Untitled (Suspended Sounding Gong B-2645), 2022 Silicon
Circle Auction · Aug 24, 2024
$1,500Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, The Mouse in the House Sounds Good (Suspended Sounding Gong B-2320), 2024 Silicon, bronze — The Mouse in the House Sounds Good (Suspended Sounding Gong B-2320), 2024 Silicon
Circle Auction · Aug 24, 2024
$500Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Bulging (B-1593) — Bulging (B-1593)
Toomey & Co. · Jun 27, 2024

Val Bertoia, Four & Twenty Black Birds Set Before the King (B-1465), 2004-05, carved and painted wood — Four & Twenty Black Birds Set Before the King (B-1465), 2004-05
Toomey & Co. · Jun 27, 2024
$945Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Sounding, Sculpture — Sounding
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · May 18, 2024
$3,456Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Sounding, Sculpture — Sounding
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · May 18, 2024
$4,800Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Untitled (Sonambient), c. 1975, beryllium copper, brass, bronze — Untitled (Sonambient), c. 1975
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Apr 30, 2024
$3,528Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Untitled (B-238), c. 1975, bronze with applied patina — Untitled (B-238), c. 1975
Wright · Mar 28, 2024
$13,860Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Sounds Like "A", 2017, beryllium copper, brass — Sounds Like "A", 2017
Wright · Mar 28, 2024
$13,860Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Sounds Fine From 4 In Line (Sound Sculpture), B-2835, 4 brass cat-tail tops in line silvered to beryllium copper rods silvered to brass base — Sounds Fine From 4 In Line (Sound Sculpture)
Bonhams · Mar 27, 2024
$2,048Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Sounds Come Alive From Touching 5 (Sound Sculpture), B-2831, brass and copper tops silvered to 5 beryllium copper rods silvered to brass base — Sounds Come Alive From Touching 5 (Sound Sculpture)
Bonhams · Mar 27, 2024
$1,920Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Sounding, Sculpture — Sounding
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Feb 17, 2024
$6,080Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Sounding, Sculpture — Sounding
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Feb 17, 2024
$4,800Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Strum to Hum — Strum to Hum
Toomey & Co. · Feb 15, 2024

Val Bertoia, Sonambient Sounding Sculpture B-2786, 2023, Bronze — Sonambient Sounding Sculpture B-2786, 2023
Circle Auction · Feb 10, 2024
$4,000Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Suspended Sounding Gong B-2645, 2022 Silicon, bronze — Suspended Sounding Gong B-2645, 2022 Silicon
Circle Auction · Feb 10, 2024
$1,800Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Sonambient Sculpture, 1633, Bronze — Sonambient Sculpture, 1633
Billings · Dec 9, 2023
$3,250Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Untitled (B-698), pine, aluminium — Untitled (B-698)
Rago Auctions · Nov 3, 2023
$655Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Prototype chair (B-1563), 2009, beech plywood, bleached walnut — Prototype chair (B-1563), 2009
Rago Auctions · Nov 3, 2023
$1,114Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Untitled, powder-coated steel, pine — Untitled
Rago Auctions · Nov 3, 2023
$693Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Strum to Hum (Sound Sculpture), # B-2777, 30 beryllium copper rods silvered to copper base — Strum to Hum (Sound Sculpture)
Bonhams · Oct 24, 2023
$2,048Sign up free to see

Val Bertoia, Sounds Like 2 Hearts Kissing (Sound Sculpture), # B-2755, 52 rods silvered to brass base in double heart design — Sounds Like 2 Hearts Kissing (Sound Sculpture)
Bonhams · Oct 24, 2023
$7,040Sign up free to see

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