Japanese, b. 1948
Hiroshi Sugimoto
1,859results on record
84%sell-through
$20,440median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$1,888,000record in our coverage
Drawn from 1,859 recorded results (1,716 sold · 143 passed) across 18 auction houses, 1998–2026. 15 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer method · log scale
Where does a value land in this market?
The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.
Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.
By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line
| Medium | Results | Sell-through | Median result (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| photography | 659 | 86% | $24,930 |
| prints | 142 | 88% | $2,029 |
| other | 42 | 82% | $10,000 |
| painting | 16 | 100% | $23,403 |
| ceramics & design | 13 | 100% | $20,320 |
| sculpture | 9 | 75% | $28,209 |
| works on paper | 3 | n/a | $25,000 |
Medium is recorded for 884 of 1,859 results (48%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Andy Warhol Hiroshi Sugimoto Andy Warhol
| Metric | Hiroshi Sugimoto | Andy Warhol |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $20,440 | $32,500 |
| Record price | $1,888,000 | $195,040,000 |
| Results on record | 1,859 | 15,103 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Andy WarholDamien HirstVik MunizThomas Ruff
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
80/ 100
- Sell-through84%
- Meets estimate65%
- Market depth1,859 results
How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →
Where this artist sells best
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christie's | 604 | 90% | $23,674 | — |
| Sotheby's | 562 | 88% | $25,857 | 0.93× |
| Phillips | 252 | 84% | $23,750 | — |
| SBI Art Auction | 167 | 82% | $5,228 | — |
| Heritage Auctions | 94 | 86% | $1,062 | — |
| Bonhams | 98 | 76% | $3,912 | 0.80× |
| Wright | 30 | 83% | $3,500 | — |
| Grisebach | 21 | — | $24,860 | — |
| Rago | 17 | 100% | $12,700 | — |
| Chiswick Auctions | 3 | 100% | $1,860 | — |
| Dorotheum | 4 | 75% | $1,122 | — |
| Lempertz | 3 | 67% | $1,266 | — |
| Ketterer Kunst | 2 | — | $7,747 | — |
| Koller | 2 | — | $2,266 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 1 | 100% | $6,250 | 0.83× |
| Matsart | 1 | 100% | $2,375 | 0.84× |
| Finarte | 2 | 50% | $46,420 | 0.91× |
| Kruso Art | 1 | 100% | $16,096 | 0.66× |
The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →
Prices realized 1,879 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 143 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2025·07 | Caribbean sea, Jamaica | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2025·07 | White Rhinoceros | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2025·07 | Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao | $11,718–$17,577 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·07 | Caribbean Sea, Jamaica (no. 301) (from the portfolio 'Time Exposed') | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·07 | Tyrrhenian Sea, Amalfi (no. 340) (from the portfolio 'Time Exposed') | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·07 | Control Tower. 1998. | Acrylic and pigment on canvas. | $1,267–$1,900 | Koller | ||
| 2025·06 | The Long Never | $5,000–$7,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·06 | Sea of Japan, Oki; Caribbean Sea, Yucatan; Sea of Japan, Oki (three works from the Time Exposed portfolio) | $2,500–$3,500 | Rago | |||
| 2025·05 | Three works from the Time Exposed portfolio | $2,500–$3,500 | Wright | |||
| 2025·05 | Guggenheim Museum, New York | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2025·05 | Time Exposed | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2025·05 | The Last Supper | $400,000–$600,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·04 | Wild Fennel, circa 1841-1842, 2009 | toned gelatin silver print, flush-mounted on aluminum | $20,000–$30,000 | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2025·04 | Three Selected Prints from Time Exposed, 1991 | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2025·04 | Black Bear, 1994 | gelatin silver print, mounted on card | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·04 | Bay of Sagami, Atami, 1997 | gelatin silver print, mounted on card | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·04 | Gorilla, 1994 | gelatin silver print, mounted to card | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·04 | Mediterranean Sea, Cassis, 1989 | gelatin silver print, mounted on card | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·04 | Yasser Arafat | $12,923–$19,384 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·04 | On the Beach | Platinum print, printed by Amana Salto, and volume | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·04 | Time Exposed | $15,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·04 | Brush Impression 0916 (Water) | $30,000–$50,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·04 | Lightning Fields 222 | $12,000–$18,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·03 | Sea of Buddha (011), 1995 | Gelatin silver print, mounted on card; framed | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·03 | Ligurian Sea, Saviore | Gelatin silver print, mounted on card; framed | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·03 | Cabot Street Cinema, Massachusetts | Gelatin silver print, mounted on card; framed | $12,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·03 | Stanley, New Jersey | silver gelatin print | $15,537–$23,306 | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2025·03 | Lake Superior, Cascade River | $128,072–$192,108 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·02 | Bass Strait, Table Cape | $180,000–$250,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·02 | Bass Strait, Table Cape | $18,797–$26,108 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·02 | Standby | $8,000–$12,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·12 | The Electric Chair | gelatin silver print | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·12 | Tyrrhenian Sea, Priano | gelatin silver print laid down on paper | $18,000–$25,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·12 | Sir Winston Churchill | gelatin silver print | $40,000–$60,000 | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2024·12 | Lake Superior, Cascade River | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·11 | Ionian Sea, Santa Cesarea (no.345) | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·11 | Sea of Japan, Oki (no. 311) | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·11 | Six Plates, from Time Exposed | $3,772–$6,287 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·11 | Queen Victoria | $37,921–$63,202 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·11 | Ohio Theatre | $15,168–$22,753 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·11 | Chapel of Notre Dame Du Haut | $10,112–$15,168 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·11 | Time Exposed | $10,112–$15,168 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·10 | 瑠璃茶碗 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2024·10 | State Theatre, Sydney | $15,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·10 | Time Exposed | $12,000–$18,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·10 | United Nations Headquarters | $50,000–$70,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·10 | Bay Of Sagami, Atami | $20,000–$30,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·10 | Arctic Ocean, Nord Kapp | $20,000–$30,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·10 | Lake Michigan, Gills Rock | $20,000–$30,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·10 | Elizabeth II., 1999 | gelatin silver print, flush-mounted to board | $100,000–$150,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Permian Land, 1992 | gelatin silver print, mounted on card | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·10 | Tyrrhenian Sea, Amalfi; Bay of Biscay, Bakio (2 works) | Lithograph prints | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·10 | Three plates, from Time Exposed | $2,500–$3,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | Time exposed, 1991 | $17,813–$22,266 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | Untitled | $1,000–$1,500 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·09 | Mathematical Form: Surface 0004 (Onduloid: a surface of revolution with constant non-zero mean curvature), 2004 | Gelatin silver print, mounted on card; framed | $7,000–$9,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·09 | Mechanical Form 0025, 2004 | Gelatin silver print, mounted on card; framed | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·09 | Mathematical Form: 0020 (Space curve) | Gelatin silver print, mounted on card; framed | $7,000–$9,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·08 | Black Sea, Inebolu (no. 367) | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·08 | Aegean Sea, Pilion (no. 349) | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·08 | Sea of Japan, Hokkaido; Atlantic Ocean, Martha's Vineyard (2 works) | Lithographs | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·08 | Irish Sea, Isle of Man | $22,945–$31,868 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·07 | La Boite en Bois (The Wooden Box) | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·07 | Tyrrhenian Sea, Positano (no. 339) | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·07 | Aegean Sea, Pillon (no. 350) | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·07 | La Paloma, Encinitas | $18,000–$28,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·06 | North Pacific Ocean, Oregon | $22,782–$31,642 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·06 | Vermont Drive-In, South Bay | $15,188–$22,782 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·06 | North Pacific Ocean, Stinson Beach | $22,782–$31,642 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·06 | Mathematical Form: Surface 0004 | $1,920–$3,841 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·06 | Sea of Okhotsk, Hokkaido 鄂霍次克海，北海道 | $18,593–$33,468 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·05 | Bay of Sagami, Atami | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2024·05 | North Pacific Ocean, Ohkurosaki | gelatin silver print flush-mounted on board, in artist's frame | $250,000–$350,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·05 | Lake Michigan, Gills Rock | $18,985–$31,642 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·05 | Bay of Sagami, Atami | $18,985–$31,642 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·05 | UA Little Neck, New York | $12,657–$18,985 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·05 | Bay of Sagami, Atami | $18,985–$31,642 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·05 | Baltic Sea, Rügen | $18,985–$31,642 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·04 | Castro, San Francisco (from Theater series) | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·04 | Time exposed, 1991 | $16,077–$21,436 | Christie's | |||
| 2024·04 | U.A. Walker Theatre, New York, 1978 | $1,000–$2,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·04 | Marion Palace, Ohio | $15,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·04 | Midland, New York | $15,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·04 | La Boite en Bois (The Wooden Box) | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·04 | Colors of Shadow C1017 | $25,000–$35,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·04 | Time Exposed | $12,000–$18,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·04 | La Paloma, Encinitas | $20,000–$30,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·04 | Gorilla | $8,000–$12,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·04 | Stanley, New Jersey | $15,000–$25,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·04 | United Nations Headquarters | $60,000–$80,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·03 | Lake Superior, Cascade River | Gelatin silver print, mounted on card; framed | $10,000–$20,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·03 | Tyrrhenian Sea, Positano | Gelatin silver print, mounted on card; framed | $10,000–$20,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·03 | Palace, Pennsylvania | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2024·03 | Time Exposed (8 Works) | $6,000–$9,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·03 | U.A. Little Neck, New York | $15,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·03 | Stadium Drive-In, Orange | $15,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·02 | Polar Bear, 1976 | gelatin silver print | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·02 | Richard I, 1999 | gelatin silver print, flush-mounted to board | $50,000–$70,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·02 | Stadium Drive-In, Orange, 1993 | gelatin silver print, mounted on card | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·02 | Rietveld Schröder House, 1999 | gelatin silver print, mounted on card | $12,000–$18,000 | Christie's | ||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.