Wallace Berman
American · 1926–1976 · Illustrator, Photographer
Wallace "Wally" Berman was an American experimental filmmaker, assemblage, and collage artist and a crucial figure in postwar California art. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Radio/AetherBonhams · $164,175≈ £142,155≈ €164,339Sign up to see
UntitledLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $143,750≈ £114,569≈ €136,178Sign up to see
Silent Series #10Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $118,750≈ £94,644≈ €112,495Sign up to see
Wallace Berman’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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Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 25 | 22 | 88% | $40.8kSign up | $32kSign up | $144kSign up |
| Acrylic | 2 | 2 | 100% | $24.3kSign up | $24.3kSign up | $37.5kSign up |
| Mixed media | 22 | 19 | 86% | $43.8kSign up | $38.4kSign up | $144kSign up |
| Works on paper | 8 | 4 | 50% | $36.1kSign up | $27.4kSign up | $87.5kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 13 | 9 | 69% | $20.1kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $164kSign up |
| Lithograph | 11 | 7 | 64% | $1.9kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $6kSign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 2 | 100% | $83.9kSign up | $83.9kSign up | $164kSign up |
| Photography | 6 | 5 | 83% | $5.7kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $18.8kSign up |
| Photograph | 6 | 5 | 83% | $5.7kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $18.8kSign up |
| Other | 5 | 5 | 100% | $6.1kSign up | $5.4kSign up | $10.2kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.