Photo © Kornfeld — view this lot on Kornfeld ↗The Black Giant with Ruby Glasses, 1981
Other
Kornfeld · Jun 15, 2023CHF 16,000 ≈ $17,734 ≈ £14,024 ≈ €16,392Sign up free to see price
Photo © Lempertz — view this lot on Lempertz ↗Thumbnail shown for reference only. Lempertz holds the rights to its photography — see the full images on the original lot page ↗
Auction result
Untitled
James Lee Byars (American, 1932–1997)
More James Lee Byars drawing prices (25) →
€7,440 price realized incl. premium
≈ $10,489≈ £6,494
Sign up free to see all prices
You’ve used this month’s free price views. A free account shows the hammer price, buyer’s premium and price realized for every lot — no card, no fees.
Sign up free Sign inGet alerts when James Lee Byars sells at auction
Free. New results and upcoming sales, at most one email a day. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy
- Medium
- Drawing (pencil) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “Gold pencil on black crumbled paper of a few together mounted papers ca”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 24.6 x 209 cm
- Auction house
- Lempertz
- Sale
- Auction 942 Contemporary Art (942-1)
- Date
- May 29, 2009
- Lot
- 346
- Estimate
- €8,000 – €10,000 (≈ $11,278 – $14,098) (≈ £6,983 – £8,729)
- Source
- Auction house lempertz.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
Own a work by James Lee Byars? Get a free auction estimate →
What is a James Lee Byars worth? Price guide → · How to sell James Lee Byars
Own this work? Add it to My Collection → Private to you, with alerts when comparable works sell.
Similar size by this artist
Works by James Lee Byars with a longest side of about 209 cm (82 in) (±20 %).
Photo © Kornfeld — view this lot on Kornfeld ↗
Photo © Kornfeld — view this lot on Kornfeld ↗The 5 Continent Documenta 7, 1979
Other · Paper
Kornfeld · Sep 16, 2021CHF 5,500 ≈ $5,943 ≈ £4,296 ≈ €5,053Sign up free to see price
Photo © Lempertz — view this lot on Lempertz ↗Untitled (...Sweet Marie Puck...), 1985
Watercolor · Paper
Lempertz · Dec 3, 2016Unsold / did not meet reserve
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Eros (The Moon), 1994
Drawing (pencil) · Paper
Phillips · Nov 10, 2015$18,750 ≈ £12,401 ≈ €17,505Sign up free to see price
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Eros, 1993
Drawing (pencil) · Paper
Phillips · May 15, 2015$81,250 ≈ £51,722 ≈ €71,725Sign up free to see price
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗The Figure of Death, 1986
Other
Phillips · May 14, 2015$761,000 ≈ £481,890 ≈ €666,433Sign up free to see priceMore results for James Lee Byars
Photo © Kornfeld — view this lot on Kornfeld ↗Selfportrait, 1986
Other · Other support
Kornfeld · Sep 9, 2025CHF 2,200 ≈ $2,769 ≈ £2,042 ≈ €2,358Sign up free to see price
Photo © Kornfeld — view this lot on Kornfeld ↗Beuys Makes Documenta 8, 1983
Other
Kornfeld · Sep 9, 2025CHF 700 ≈ $881 ≈ £650 ≈ €750Sign up free to see price
Photo © Kornfeld — view this lot on Kornfeld ↗Key of Venice
Other
Kornfeld · Sep 9, 2025CHF 1,900 ≈ $2,391 ≈ £1,764 ≈ €2,036Sign up free to see price
Photo © Kornfeld — view this lot on Kornfeld ↗Home, 1980
Drawing (pencil) · Paper
Kornfeld · Sep 9, 2025CHF 2,200 ≈ $2,769 ≈ £2,042 ≈ €2,358Sign up free to see price
Photo © Kornfeld — view this lot on Kornfeld ↗Gold Peak of Kunsthalle Bern, 1978
Other
Kornfeld · Sep 9, 2025CHF 1,100 ≈ $1,384 ≈ £1,021 ≈ €1,179Sign up free to see price
Photo © Kornfeld — view this lot on Kornfeld ↗No Basel Today, 1981
Gouache · Paper
Kornfeld · Sep 9, 2025CHF 600 ≈ $755 ≈ £557 ≈ €643Sign up free to see priceAlso in this sale
Auction 942 Contemporary Art · Lempertz · May 29, 2009
Photo © Lempertz — view this lot on Lempertz ↗Sonnenkreuz (SUN CROSS)
Sculpture
Lempertz · May 29, 2009€288,000 ≈ $406,022 ≈ £251,391Sign up free to see price
Photo © Lempertz — view this lot on Lempertz ↗
Photo © Lempertz — view this lot on Lempertz ↗
Photo © Lempertz — view this lot on Lempertz ↗
Photo © Lempertz — view this lot on Lempertz ↗T 1963 - U 12
Multiple · Canvas
Lempertz · May 29, 2009€72,000 ≈ $101,506 ≈ £62,848Sign up free to see price
Photo © Lempertz — view this lot on Lempertz ↗No. 7 Comment (SFP 60 - 16)
Oil · Canvas
Lempertz · May 29, 2009€57,600 ≈ $81,204 ≈ £50,278Sign up free to see priceSimilar works
Drawing results by other artists in a similar price range.
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Hilltop, circa 1936
Drawing (pencil) · Paper
Phillips · Oct 22, 2026$5,160 ≈ £3,850 ≈ €4,605Sign up free to see price
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Self-portrait with Amaryllis, 2018
Drawing (pencil) · Paper
Phillips · Oct 17, 2026£9,030 ≈ $12,042 ≈ €10,701Sign up free to see price
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Reservoir, 2020
Drawing (ink) · Paper
Phillips · Oct 13, 2026£5,418 ≈ $7,177 ≈ €6,415Sign up free to see price
Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗Clear Creek Near by Bluffs at Phenix, Missouri, 1968
Drawing (ink) · Paper
Wright · Oct 13, 2026$19,200 ≈ £14,494 ≈ €17,161Sign up free to see price
Photo © Wright — view this lot on Wright ↗Master Fall in Amazon River near Fonte Boa, Brazil, So. America, 1965
Drawing (pencil) · Paper
Wright · Oct 13, 2026$5,320 ≈ £4,016 ≈ €4,755Sign up free to see price
Photo © Palm Beach Modern Auctions — view on Palm Beach Modern Auctions websiteUNTITLED Ink
Drawing
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Oct 10, 2026$6,400 ≈ £4,841 ≈ €5,711Sign up free to see priceArtists related to James Lee Byars
All James Lee Byars results · More from Lempertz · Art value guides