Viola Frey
American · 1933–2004 · Painter, Sculptor
Viola Frey was an American artist working in sculpture, painting and drawing, and professor emerita at California College of the Arts. She lived and worked in the San Francisco… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
World of Possibilities-Jackson's International Auctioneers · $125,000≈ £96,562≈ €112,846Sign up to see
Reclining Woman, Hand OutstretchedBonhams · $114,800≈ £85,793≈ €102,555Sign up to see
Untitled (from the Grandmother Dress series)Rago Auctions · $75,600≈ £59,248≈ €70,228Sign up to see
Viola Frey’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).
Price trend
1 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 | 9 | 82% | $2.9kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $12kSign up |
| Oil | 8 | 6 | 75% | $3.7kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $12kSign up |
| Acrylic | 2 | 2 | 100% | $551Sign up | $551Sign up | $630Sign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3kSign up | $3kSign up | $3kSign up |
| Works on paper | 4 | 4 | 100% | $2.1kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $2.8kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $960Sign up | $960Sign up | $960Sign up |
| Pastel | 2 | 2 | 100% | $2.8kSign up | $2.8kSign up | $2.8kSign up |
| Sculpture | 82 | 73 | 89% | $14.1kSign up | $3.6kSign up | $125kSign up |
| Other | 19 | 15 | 79% | $5.5kSign up | $768Sign up | $70kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.