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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| 2021·10 | Joe 2065 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·10 | Queen Victoria | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·10 | Guggenheim Museum, New York | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·10 | D.E. Shaw & Company Office - Steven Holl | gelatin silver print, in three parts | $30,254–$38,505 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·10 | Ohio Theatre. Columbus Ohio. | gelatin silver print | $16,502–$24,753 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·10 | Time Exposed | $15,000–$25,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·10 | Carboniferous Period | $10,000–$15,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·10 | Bay of Sagami, Atami | $15,000–$25,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·10 | Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao | $12,000–$18,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·10 | Bay of Sagami, Atami | $20,000–$30,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·10 | Akron Civic Theatre, 1980 | gelatin silver print | $18,000–$25,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·10 | Kunsthaus Bregenz-Peter Zumthor, 2000-2001 | gelatin silver print, mounted on card | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·10 | Beacon Theatre, New York, 1979 | gelatin silver print | $12,000–$18,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·10 | Lightning Fields 226, 2009 | gelatin silver print, flush-mounted on board | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·10 | Farnsworth House, 2001 | gelatin silver print, mounted on paper | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·10 | The Necklace of Jane Seymour | $1,000–$1,500 | Wright | |||
| 2021·10 | 'South Bay Drive-In 726', 1993 | $13,584–$20,375 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·10 | Sea of Japan, Oki, 1997 | $24,451–$33,959 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·10 | Aegean Sea, Pilion, from "Time Exposed" | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·10 | UA Walker | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·09 | Opticks, Red (exhibition poster) | Letterpress halftone print, printed 2021 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·09 | Opticks, Blue (exhibition poster) | Letterpress halftone print, printed 2021 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·09 | Opticks, Green (exhibition poster) | Letterpress halftone print, printed 2021 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·09 | Staircase II, Villa Farnese, Caparola (exhibition poster) | Offset lithograph, printed 2018 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·08 | Ionian Sea, Santa Cesarea from "Time Exposed" 2 | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·07 | Staircase II, Villa Farnese, Caparola | Offset lithograph on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·07 | The Necklace of Jane Seymour | $1,200–$1,800 | Wright | |||
| 2021·07 | Paramount Theater, Newark (exhibition poster for Hiroshi Sugimoto: Lost Human Genetic Archive) | Offset lithograph print, printed 2016 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·07 | Opticks, Red (exhibition poster) | Letterpress halftone print, printed 2021 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·07 | Opticks, Green (exhibition poster) | Letterpress halftone print, printed 2021 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·07 | Opticks, Blue (exhibition poster) | Letterpress halftone print, printed 2021 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·07 | Staircase II, Villa Farnese, Caparola (from Quattro Ragazzi: Europe through the eyes of Hiroshi Sugimoto and Tensho Embassy), exhibition poster | Offset lithograph, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·07 | Fujisawa Municipal Gymnasium | $9,695–$12,465 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·07 | South Bay Drive-in | $16,620–$24,929 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·07 | (born 1948) Seascapes (Three Works)tri-toned offset lithographs, blindstamped recto with title, year and image number; comprising:'Arctic Ocean, Nord Kapp, 1990, 334''North Sea, Berriedale, 1990, 336''Irish Sea, Isle of Man, 1990, 337'each image: 9 1/2 x 12 1/4in (24.1 x 31.1cm) | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·06 | ACM Theatre Mito, 1996 | $17,832–$23,776 | Christie's | |||
| 2021·06 | Mediterranean Sea, Cassis, 1989 | $2,972–$4,161 | Christie's | |||
| 2021·06 | Catherine Howard, 1999 | $29,720–$41,608 | Christie's | |||
| 2021·06 | Satellite City Towers, 2002 | $17,832–$23,776 | Christie's | |||
| 2021·06 | Time Exposed, 1991 | $14,266–$21,398 | Christie's | |||
| 2021·06 | Bay of Sagami 相模灣 | $128,772–$257,543 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·06 | Sanjūsangen-dō (Hall of Thirty-Three Bays), aus der Serie „Sea of Buddha“. 1995 | Gelatin silver print | $12,195–$18,292 | Grisebach | ||
| 2021·05 | Fiesta Drive-in, Pico Rivera | $16,949–$25,423 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·05 | Time Exposed | $11,299–$16,949 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·05 | 'South Bay Drive-In 726', 1993 | $16,949–$25,423 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·05 | Tyrrhenian Sea, Amalfi | $16,949–$25,423 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·05 | Elizabeth I | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·04 | Time Exposed | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·04 | Joe 2029 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·04 | Ostrich-Wart Hog | $5,548–$8,321 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·04 | Quattro Ragazzi at The Museum of Art, Atami | $700–$900 | Wright | |||
| 2021·04 | Monograph, Japanese Trade Edition | Hardcover | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·04 | Sea of Buddha (0010, 0011, 0012) | $20,582–$27,442 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·04 | Theaters, Deluxe Limited Edition with Photogravure | Sonnabend Sundell Editions, New York | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·04 | Atlantic Ocean, Cliffs of Moher, from "Time Exposed" | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·04 | Time Exposed | $15,000–$25,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·04 | World Trade Center | $60,000–$80,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·04 | Lightning Fields 236 | $40,000–$60,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·04 | Black Bear | $12,000–$18,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·04 | Gemsbok | $15,000–$20,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·04 | Manatee | $15,000–$20,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·04 | Permian Land | $10,000–$15,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·04 | Cambrian Period | $10,000–$15,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·03 | Spider Room | $7,000–$9,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·03 | Woodland Chapel (Eric Gunnard Asplund), 2001 | $8,335–$11,907 | Finarte | |||
| 2021·03 | Time Exposed (Four Works) | offset lithograph flush-mounted on board | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·03 | Hall of Thirty-three Bays, 1995 | $11,969–$17,954 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·03 | Time Exposed, 1991 | $17,954–$23,938 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·02 | Time Exposed #335: Norwegian Sea, Vesteralen Island | Offset lithograph | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·02 | Time Exposed #336: North Sea, Berriedale | Offset lithograph | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·01 | Opticks 020, 008, 036 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·01 | Time Exposed #307: Sea of Japan, Oki | Offset lithograph | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·01 | (born 1948) Sea triptych (three works)tri-toned offset lithographs, blindstamped recto with title, year and image number; comprising:'Tasman Sea, Ngarupupu, 1990, 330''Black Sea, Oakbayir, 1991, 368''Maramara Sea, Silivli, 1991, 369'each image: 9 1/2 x 12 1/4in | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·01 | Time Exposed #334: Arctic Ocean, Nord Kapp | Offset lithograph | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·12 | Mathematical Form: Surface 0004 | $2,254–$3,382 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·12 | Time Exposed #327: South Pacific Ocean, Waihau | Offset lithograph | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·12 | Time Exposed #361: English Channel, Fecamp | Offset lithograph | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·12 | Atlantic Ocean, Newfoundland; and Atlantic Ocean, Martha's Vineyard, from "Time Exposed" 2 | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·12 | North Pacific Ocean, Ohkurosaki | gelatin silver print flush-mounted on board, in artist's frame | $250,000–$350,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·11 | Lost Human Genetic Archive at Tokyo Photographic Art Museum | $700–$900 | Wright | |||
| 2020·11 | Quattro Ragazzi at The Museum of Art, Atami | $700–$900 | Wright | |||
| 2020·11 | Conceptual Forms 0003, 2004 | $35,424–$47,232 | Christie's | |||
| 2020·11 | Irish Sea, Isle of Man, 1990 | $23,616–$35,424 | Christie's | |||
| 2020·11 | Sea of Japan, Oki V, 1987 | $23,616–$35,424 | Christie's | |||
| 2020·10 | 数学的形体: 曲面0009 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·10 | Red Sea, Safaga | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·10 | Paramount Theatre, Newark (from Lost Human Genetic Archive series) | $776–$1,035 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·10 | Time Exposed #345: Ionian Sea Santa Cesarea | Offset lithograph on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·10 | Time Exposed # 338: Irish Sea, Isle of Man | Offset lithograph on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·10 | Time Exposed #325: Sea of Okhotsk Hokkaido | Offset lithograph on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·10 | hiroshi sugito | crossing the sea | $6,547–$9,166 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·10 | mediterranean sea, cassis | $19,642–$26,189 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·10 | adriatic sea, gargano | $19,642–$26,189 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·10 | Pacific Ocean, Oregon | Offset lithograph | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·10 | Sea of Japan, Hokkaido | Offset lithograph | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2020·10 | 'kunsthaus bregenz', (from the series architecture), 2000 | $12,999–$19,498 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·10 | 'e. u. r. palazzo della civiltà italiana', (from the series architecture), 1998 | $12,999–$19,498 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·10 | Devonian Period | $15,000–$25,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·10 | Cabot Street Cinema, Beverly, MA | $25,000–$35,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·10 | ‘conceptual forms 0033’, 2004 | $25,997–$38,996 | Sotheby's | |||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.