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Japanese, b. 1948

Hiroshi Sugimoto

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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

$9.4K$19K$28K1998: $14K median, 20 sold1999: $8.4K median, 18 sold2000: $9.4K median, 23 sold2001: $14K median, 25 sold2002: $19K median, 40 sold2003: $19K median, 20 sold2004: $25K median, 49 sold2005: $31K median, 52 sold2006: $33K median, 116 sold2007: $30K median, 96 sold2008: $32K median, 59 sold2009: $26K median, 36 sold2010: $28K median, 38 sold2011: $29K median, 23 sold2012: $21K median, 35 sold2013: $24K median, 58 sold2014: $24K median, 69 sold2015: $21K median, 77 sold2016: $21K median, 99 sold2017: $15K median, 109 sold2018: $21K median, 84 sold2019: $17K median, 71 sold2020: $8.9K median, 82 sold2021: $16K median, 84 sold2022: $19K median, 59 sold2023: $20K median, 90 sold2024: $19K median, 67 sold2025: $16K median, 52 sold2026: $5.2K median, 61 sold19982005201220192026

Where does a value land in this market?

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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.

$20K$139$1.9M

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

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian 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

$15K$30K$44K1998: $34K median1999: $17K median2000: $11K median2001: $12K median2002: $22K median2003: $17K median2004: $21K median2005: $21K median2006: $25K median2007: $46K median2008: $41K median2009: $33K median2010: $55K median2011: $35K median2012: $50K median2013: $40K median2014: $46K median2015: $46K median2016: $38K median2017: $38K median2018: $40K median2019: $37K median2020: $28K median2021: $32K median2022: $40K median2023: $36K median2024: $28K median2025: $18K median2026: $35K median1998: $14K median1999: $8.4K median2000: $9.4K median2001: $14K median2002: $19K median2003: $19K median2004: $25K median2005: $31K median2006: $33K median2007: $30K median2008: $32K median2009: $26K median2010: $28K median2011: $29K median2012: $21K median2013: $24K median2014: $24K median2015: $21K median2016: $21K median2017: $15K median2018: $21K median2019: $17K median2020: $8.9K median2021: $16K median2022: $19K median2023: $20K median2024: $19K median2025: $16K median2026: $5.2K median19982005201220192026
MetricHiroshi SugimotoAndy Warhol
Median result$20,440$32,500
Record price $1,888,000 $195,040,000
Results on record1,85915,103
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

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. 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

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2019·10 Lake Superior, Eagle River $25,000–$35,000 Phillips
2019·10 E.U.R. Palazzo della Civiltà Romana $12,000–$18,000 Phillips
2019·10 English Channel, Weston Cliff $25,000–$35,000 Phillips
2019·10 Hall of Thirty-Three Bays $10,000–$15,000 Phillips
2019·10 Baltic Sea, Rügen $80,000–$120,000 Phillips
2019·09 conceptual forms 0025 $30,000–$50,000 Sotheby's
2019·09 simi valley drive-in, simi valley $15,000–$25,000 Sotheby's
2019·09 mountain lion (#109) $10,000–$15,000 Sotheby's
2019·09 cambrian period $8,000–$12,000 Sotheby's
2019·09 world trade center - minoru yamazaki $20,000–$30,000 Sotheby's
2019·09 beacon theater, new york $15,000–$25,000 Sotheby's
2019·09 Lake Superior, Jacobs Creek Falls $20,000–$30,000 Phillips
2019·09 Lake Superior, Cascade River $20,000–$30,000 Phillips
2019·08 History of History: Carboniferous Sea Bottom $500–$700 Wright
2019·08 History of History: Lightning Fields $500–$700 Wright
2019·08 Lost Human Genetic Archive at Tokyo Photographic Art Museum $500–$700 Wright
2019·07 Cabot Street Cinema, Massachusetts — SBI Art Auction
2019·07 Palace, New Jersey — SBI Art Auction
2019·07 「時間の終わり」展ポスター ゲムスボック — SBI Art Auction
2019·07 Time Exposed — SBI Art Auction
2019·07 Time Exposed — SBI Art Auction
2019·07 north atlantic ocean, cliffs of moher $12,000–$18,000 Sotheby's
2019·07 paramount, oakland $12,000–$18,000 Sotheby's
2019·07 al. ringling, baraboo $12,000–$18,000 Sotheby's
2019·07 sea of okhotsk, hokkaido $12,000–$18,000 Sotheby's
2019·06 lightning fields 119 $63,571–$88,999 Sotheby's
2019·06 Ionian Sea Santa Cesarea gelatin silver print $19,021–$25,361 Christie's
2019·06 Queen Victoria, 1994 Gelatin silver print $3,382–$3,382 Ketterer Kunst
2019·06 Bay of Biscay, Bakio gelatin silver print, mounted on board $22,514–$33,771 Christie's
2019·05 Mathematical Form: Surface, 0009 2004 offset lithograph $1,274–$2,548 Christie's
2019·05 i. lake superior, cascade riverii. north pacific ocean, mt. tamalpaisiii. tyrrhenian sea, concaiv. irish sea, isle of man ii [4 works] $100,000–$150,000 Sotheby's
2019·05 gulf of bothnia, holic $180,000–$250,000 Sotheby's
2019·05 'time exposed', 1991 $19,213–$25,618 Sotheby's
2019·05 'polar bear' (from the series dioramas), 1976 $12,809–$19,213 Sotheby's
2019·05 'chapelle notre dame du haut i', 1998 $3,843–$6,404 Sotheby's
2019·05 'white mantled colobus' (from the series dioramas), 1982 $12,809–$19,213 Sotheby's
2019·05 Grand Lake, Oakland $12,000–$18,000 Phillips
2019·05 Ionian Sea, Santa Cesarea $19,321–$25,761 Phillips
2019·05 English Channel, Weston Cliff $23,185–$28,337 Phillips
2019·04 Black Sea, Ozuluce [Neg. #366] — SBI Art Auction
2019·04 「時間の終わり」展ポスター 1. ゲムスボック／2. 劇場u.aプレイランド、ニューヨーク — SBI Art Auction
2019·04 Time Exposed — SBI Art Auction
2019·04 Time Exposed — SBI Art Auction
2019·04 Staircase Ⅱ, Villa Farnese, Caprarola — SBI Art Auction
2019·04 U.A. Walker, New York $1,500–$2,500 Phillips
2019·04 hall of thirty-three bays $10,496–$15,744 Sotheby's
2019·04 Saint Benedict Chapel $8,000–$12,000 Phillips
2019·04 Metropolitan State, Los Angeles $15,000–$20,000 Phillips
2019·04 Tasman Sea, Ngarupupu $20,000–$30,000 Phillips
2019·04 Ionian Sea, Santa Cesarea $20,000–$30,000 Phillips
2019·04 Mediterranean Sea, La Ciotat $20,000–$30,000 Phillips
2019·04 North Pacific Ocean, Iwate, 1986 gelatin silver print $20,000–$30,000 Christie's
2019·04 mathematical form: surface 0011 $7,006–$8,280 Sotheby's
2019·03 Yellow Sea gelatin silver print flush mounted on board, in artist's frame $262,999–$394,498 Christie's
2019·02 Table 3 $6,000–$8,000 Phillips
2019·02 「時間の終わり」展ポスター　海景：スペリオール湖、カスケード河 — SBI Art Auction
2019·02 Time Exposed — SBI Art Auction
2019·02 Time Exposed — SBI Art Auction
2019·02 歴史の歴史 — SBI Art Auction
2019·02 歴史の歴史 — SBI Art Auction
2019·02 「時間の終わり」展ポスター 1. 海景：スペリオール湖、カスケード河／2. 劇場u.aプレイランド、ニューヨーク — SBI Art Auction
2018·11 Time Exposed #301: Caribbean Sea Jamaica Offset lithograph on paper — Heritage Auctions
2018·11 hall of thirty-three bays $10,277–$15,415 Sotheby's
2018·11 ligurian sea, saviore $120,000–$180,000 Sotheby's
2018·11 Lake Superior, Cascade River $20,000–$30,000 Phillips
2018·11 Yellow Sea, Cheju $20,000–$30,000 Phillips
2018·11 time exposed, 1991 $13,615–$20,423 Sotheby's
2018·11 English Channel, Weston Cliff, 1994 $22,848–$34,272 Christie's
2018·11 Church of the Light, 1997 $114,240–$171,360 Christie's
2018·11 Sea of Japan, Hokkaido I, 1986 $22,848–$34,272 Christie's
2018·11 Al Ringling Theatre, Baraboo, 1995 $20,563–$28,560 Christie's
2018·11 Mechanical Form, 0035, 2004 $5,712–$7,997 Christie's
2018·11 Chapel of Notre-Dame-du-Haut, 1998 $57,120–$79,968 Christie's
2018·11 Bass Strait, Table Cape, 1997 $228,480–$342,720 Christie's
2018·11 Brooklyn Bridge, 2001 $137,088–$205,632 Christie's
2018·11 Bay of Sagami, Atami, 1997 $22,848–$34,272 Christie's
2018·11 Bust of Venus , November 26, 1840, 2007 $34,272–$45,696 Christie's
2018·11 Sea of Japan, Rebun Island, 1996 $228,480–$342,720 Christie's
2018·11 Five elements : Bass Strait, Table Cape, 2011 verre optique et film noir et blanc $51,408–$74,256 Christie's
2018·11 Simi Valley Drive-In, 1993 $17,136–$22,848 Christie's
2018·11 Time Exposed, 1991 $13,709–$20,563 Christie's
2018·10 「ロスト・ヒューマン」 Paramount Theater, Newark 2015 — SBI Art Auction
2018·10 歴史の歴史 — SBI Art Auction
2018·10 Time Exposed — SBI Art Auction
2018·10 『ON THE BEACH』Limited Edition — SBI Art Auction
2018·10 „South Bay Drive-In, San Diego“, aus der Serie „Theaters“, seit 1976. 1993 Gelatin silver print $17,018–$22,690 Grisebach
2018·10 hall of thirty-three bays $10,440–$15,661 Sotheby's
2018·10 hall of thirty-three bays $10,440–$15,661 Sotheby's
2018·10 Red Sea, Safaga, 1992 gelatin silver print, mounted on card $20,000–$30,000 Christie's
2018·10 Lightning Fields 145 $8,000–$12,000 Phillips
2018·10 E.U.R. San Pietro e Paolo - Piacentini $10,000–$15,000 Phillips
2018·10 Lightning Fields 128 $10,000–$15,000 Phillips
2018·10 Yellow Sea, Cheju $20,000–$30,000 Phillips
2018·10 Arctic Ocean, Nord Kapp $20,000–$30,000 Phillips
2018·10 Bay of Sagami, Atami $15,000–$25,000 Phillips
2018·10 Lake Superior, Cascade River $25,000–$35,000 Phillips
2018·10 anne of cleves $50,000–$70,000 Sotheby's
2018·10 'fiesta drive-in, pico rivera' $15,000–$25,000 Sotheby's
2018·10 'bay of sagami, atami' $20,000–$30,000 Sotheby's
2018·10 'centinela drive-in' (los angeles) $15,000–$25,000 Sotheby's

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