Artist
Ly
142results on record
79%sell-through
$3,740median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$85,595record in our coverage
Drawn from 142 recorded results (114 sold · 28 passed) across 5 auction houses, 2020–2026. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| sculpture | 42 | 64% | $938 |
| painting | 12 | 83% | $17,812 |
| prints | 8 | 100% | $1,969 |
| works on paper | 5 | 100% | $512 |
Medium is recorded for 67 of 142 results (47%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Kaws Ly Kaws
| Metric | Ly | Kaws |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $3,740 | $2,000 |
| Record price | $85,595 | $14,773,007 |
| Results on record | 142 | 5,408 |
| Years active at auction | 2020–2026 | 2005–2026 |
Related artists: KawsTakashi MurakamiYoshitomo NaraDamien Hirst
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
82/ 100
- Sell-through79%
- Meets estimate79%
- Market depth142 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBI Art Auction | 68 | 95% | $8,298 | — |
| Heritage Auctions | 62 | 73% | $1,125 | — |
| Sotheby's | 3 | 67% | $21,051 | — |
| Phillips | 2 | 50% | $8,914 | — |
| Rago | 7 | 14% | $6,096 | — |
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 A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal.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 142 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 28 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 realized prices on this page are locked. A Research Pass reads 50 of them for $19, once — buy a pass | ||||||
| 2026·07 | Luv Likes Reading | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2026·07 | Our Eyes Met | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2026·07 | Waiting for Luv | Poly Resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·05 | Just Luv 1 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2026·04 | Waiting for LUV | Painted cast resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·03 | Waiting for LUV | Painted cast resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·02 | Waiting for LUV (Large) | Painted cast resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·01 | Can you read me this story? | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2026·01 | LUV with Gray Flowers | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2026·01 | Luv's Street Station | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2026·01 | Line | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2026·01 | Waiting for LUV (Large) | Painted cast resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·01 | Waiting for LUV | Painted cast resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·12 | Waiting for LUV | Painted cast resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·11 | Waiting for LUV | Painted cast resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·10 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2025·10 | Luv's Street | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2025·10 | Waiting for LUV | Painted cast resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·09 | Waiting for LUV | Painted cast resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·09 | LUV Goes | Risograph and pencil on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·08 | Waiting for LUV | Painted cast resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·07 | The Long Hike | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2025·07 | LUV with Gray Flowers | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2025·07 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2025·07 | They Look for LUV | $4,000–$6,000 | Rago | |||
| 2025·06 | Waiting for LUV | Painted cast resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | Luv | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2025·05 | In His Room | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2025·05 | Waiting for LUV | Painted cast resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·05 | Big LUV | Painted cast resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·03 | Standing with LUV | Painted cast bronze | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·03 | Luvs | Acrylic on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·03 | Standing with LUV | $3,000–$5,000 | Rago | |||
| 2025·03 | Confused LUV (Small) | $3,000–$5,000 | Rago | |||
| 2025·03 | Waiting for Luv | $600–$800 | Rago | |||
| 2025·02 | Go to the LUV's Skatepark | Screenprint in colors on Mohawk paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·01 | Our Eyes Met | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2025·01 | Luv's Skate Shop | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2025·01 | Where's My Deck | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2025·01 | Waiting for LUV | Painted cast resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·12 | Waiting for LUV | Painted cast resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·12 | Waiting for Luv | $1,000–$1,500 | Rago | |||
| 2024·11 | Eternal Landscape | Acrylic on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·11 | Waiting for LUV | Painted cast resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·11 | Luvs | Acrylic on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·11 | Waiting for LUV | Painted cast resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·11 | Waiting for LUV | Painted cast resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·10 | LUV with Gray Flowers | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2024·10 | Can you read me this story? | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2024·10 | In the Awful Skatepark | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2024·10 | Waiting for LUV | Painted cast resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·10 | Big LUV | Painted cast resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·09 | Waiting for LUV | Painted cast resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·08 | Standing with LUV | $6,000–$8,000 | Rago | |||
| 2024·08 | Waiting for LUV | Painted cast resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·07 | Waiting for LUV | Painted cast resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·07 | I'm Luv | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2024·07 | Confused Luv on the Street | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2024·07 | Wooden Luv | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2024·07 | Skate Deck | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2024·06 | Waiting for LUV | Painted cast resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·06 | Big LUV | Painted cast resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·05 | 作品 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2024·05 | Luvs | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2024·05 | LUV goes | Risograph and pencil on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·05 | Waiting for LUV | Painted cast resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·04 | Coffee Stand in the Painting 6 | $6,381–$8,933 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·04 | Confused LUV (Small) | $6,000–$8,000 | Rago | |||
| 2024·04 | Big LUV | Painted cast resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·04 | I'm LUV | Painted cast resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·04 | Waiting for LUV | Painted poly resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·03 | Eternal Landscape | Acrylic on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·03 | LUVS and DOG | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2024·01 | Botanize on the Street | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2024·01 | Botanize on the Street | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2024·01 | Inside the Luv‘s Room | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·12 | Far From Home | Screenprint in colors on Somerset Satin paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·12 | Go to the LUV's Skatepark | Screenprint in colors on Mohawk paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·12 | Big LUV | Painted cast resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·11 | LUVS and Dog | Acrylic on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·10 | Coffee Stand in the Painting 2 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·10 | Inside the Skate House | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·10 | Waiting for LUV (Large) | Painted cast resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·10 | Waiting for LUV | Painted poly resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·09 | Waiting for LUV | Painted poly resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·09 | Go to the LUV's Skatepark | Screenprint in colors on Mohawk Superfine UltraWhite paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·08 | Waiting for LUV | Painted poly resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·07 | Waiting for LUV 等待LUV | $20,510–$30,765 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·07 | Untitled | Acrylic on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·07 | Coffee Stand in the Painting 8 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·07 | Botanize on the Street | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·07 | Far From Home | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·07 | Into the Wood | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·07 | Waiting for LUV | Painted poly resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·07 | Go to the LUV's Skatepark | Screenprint in colors on Mohawk Superfine UltraWhite paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·05 | Inside the Donuts Shop | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·05 | Untitled | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·05 | Waiting for LUV | Poly-resin | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·03 | Eternal Landscape | $38,217–$63,696 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·03 | 2 Luv | Acrylic on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.