Japanese, b. 1940
Nobuyoshi Araki
760results on record
73%sell-through
$4,484median result (USD, incl. premium; 94% observed, 6% estimated from hammer)
$191,000record in our coverage
Drawn from 760 recorded results (622 sold · 138 passed) across 20 auction houses, 1998–2026. 4 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 94% observed, 6% 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 | 287 | 71% | $5,235 |
| prints | 45 | 74% | $2,750 |
| other | 22 | 75% | $3,424 |
| painting | 13 | 38% | $5,080 |
| works on paper | 11 | n/a | $3,900 |
| ceramics & design | 3 | 100% | $812 |
Medium is recorded for 381 of 760 results (50%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Hiroshi Sugimoto Nobuyoshi Araki Hiroshi Sugimoto
| Metric | Nobuyoshi Araki | Hiroshi Sugimoto |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $4,484 | $20,440 |
| Record price | $191,000 | $1,888,000 |
| Results on record | 760 | 1,859 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Hiroshi SugimotoAndy WarholRobert MapplethorpeHelmut Newton
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
71/ 100
- Sell-through73%
- Meets estimate56%
- Market depth760 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 | 146 | 93% | $6,880 | — |
| Sotheby's | 211 | 76% | $7,281 | 0.82× |
| SBI Art Auction | 97 | 92% | $2,754 | — |
| Phillips | 105 | 67% | $12,811 | — |
| Heritage Auctions | 59 | 73% | $2,062 | — |
| Grisebach | 27 | — | $2,807 | — |
| Lempertz | 23 | 82% | $2,765 | — |
| Bonhams | 40 | 42% | $2,735 | 0.75× |
| Finarte | 21 | 76% | $878 | 0.92× |
| Kruso Art | 28 | 57% | $557 | 0.59× |
| Artcurial | 15 | — | $2,511 | 0.86× |
| Dorotheum | 23 | 65% | $4,847 | — |
| Rago | 8 | 100% | $2,944 | — |
| Wright | 10 | 40% | $1,312 | — |
| Chiswick Auctions | 2 | 100% | $2,959 | — |
| International Autograph Auctions | 2 | — | $148 | 1.21× |
| Ketterer Kunst | 1 | — | $744 | — |
| Lyon & Turnbull | 1 | — | $588 | 0.72× |
| Capitolium Art | 1 | 100% | $1,015 | 0.83× |
| Art La Rosa - Casa d'Aste | 1 | 0% | — | — |
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 825 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 138 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2024·04 | De la série PaINting | $1,608–$2,680 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·04 | De la série PaINting | $1,608–$2,680 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·04 | De la série PaINting | $1,608–$2,680 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·04 | De la série PaINTing | $1,608–$2,680 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·04 | Untitled (Pink Light) (from Visions of Japan, Naked Angels) | Dye bleach print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·04 | Untitled (Woman in Lace) (from Visions of Japan, Naked Angels) | Dye bleach print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·04 | Untitled (Lonely Foyer) (from Visions of Japan, Naked Angels) | Dye bleach print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·04 | Untitled (Red Nails) (from Visions of Japan, Naked Angels) | Dye bleach print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·04 | Untitled | $1,248–$2,495 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·03 | Tokyo Comedy-Yakuza | Cibachrome print | $25,672–$38,507 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·03 | Tokyo Cube #112; Tokyo Cube #100 (two works) | $1,500–$2,500 | Rago | |||
| 2024·02 | Untitled (A-13-27) | $3,000–$5,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·02 | (1940) | photograph | $3,248–$6,496 | Kruso Art | ||
| 2024·02 | (1940) | $1,299–$2,165 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2024·02 | (1940) | $3,248–$6,496 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2024·02 | Hana Kinbaku - 54 | 花緊縛－54 | $17,886–$33,216 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·02 | (1940) | $33–$65 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2024·02 | Kinbaku, 2009/2011 | — | Art La Rosa - Casa d'Aste | |||
| 2024·02 | Untitled (Nude with Head Back) (from Visions of Japan, Naked Angels) | Dye bleach print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·02 | Untitled (Nude with Blue Paint) (from Visions of Japan, Naked Angels) | Dye bleach print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·02 | Untitled (Nude Sitting on Bed) (from Visions of Japan, Naked Angels) | Dye bleach print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·02 | Untitled (Nude Sitting on Bed) (from Visions of Japan, Naked Angels) | Dye bleach print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·01 | Untitled (from Colourscapes) | $15,281–$22,922 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·01 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2024·01 | Self Life Death, 2005 | $163–$272 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·01 | Araki | $1,960–$2,178 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·01 | Shino | Dye bleach print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·12 | Araki | $2,184–$3,275 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·12 | Monstrous paradise, 2015 | $4,040–$6,114 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·12 | Monstrous paradise, 2015 | $4,040–$6,114 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·12 | Selected Images | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·12 | Self Life Death, 2005 | $218–$437 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·12 | (1940) | $540–$1,080 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2023·12 | (1940) | $540–$1,080 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2023·12 | (1940) | $540–$1,080 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2023·12 | (1940) | $540–$1,080 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2023·12 | Shikijo (Sexual Desire) II | $3,262–$4,350 | Lempertz | |||
| 2023·12 | Untitled (from the series: Self-Life-Death) | $1,958–$2,175 | Lempertz | |||
| 2023·11 | Le Journal intime du Japon. Éditions du Solstice, 2007. Un des 100 exemplaires nominatifs. | $1,098–$1,648 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·11 | Selected Works from Arakiri | $18,817–$31,362 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·11 | Selected Works from Arakiri | $18,817–$31,362 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·11 | Colorscapes | $12,545–$18,817 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·10 | Aの愛人 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·10 | Suicide in Tokyo | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·10 | Dead Reality | $4,000–$6,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·10 | Yakuza | Digital pigment print, printed later | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·10 | Painting Flower | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·10 | Photo Novel and Blind Love (Shunsetsu-sho) | $12,000–$18,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·10 | Kaori | $8,000–$12,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·10 | Araki, 2002 | $1,053–$1,264 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·09 | Untitled (from Eros series) | Unique SX-70 Polaroid print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·09 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2023·09 | (1940) | $536–$1,073 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2023·09 | (1940) | $536–$1,073 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2023·09 | (1940) | $536–$1,073 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2023·09 | (1940) | $536–$1,073 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2023·09 | (1940) | $536–$1,073 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2023·09 | Hana Kinbaku - 73 | 花緊縛－73 | $17,881–$33,207 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·07 | (1940) | $560–$1,120 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2023·07 | (1940) | $560–$1,120 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2023·07 | (1940) | $560–$1,120 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2023·07 | 緊縛 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·07 | 『花陰』より | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·07 | 『花陰』より | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·07 | 作品 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·07 | Untitled (Tokyomania) | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·06 | Araki, 2002 | $1,310–$1,638 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·06 | Untitled (from Kinbaku/Bondage series) | Dye bleach print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·06 | Brown Virgin Gebageba | Ceramic | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·06 | Delon Kun | Ceramic | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·06 | Untitled (Lady Gaga) | $641–$855 | Lempertz | |||
| 2023·06 | Le Journal Intime Du Japon, 2007 | $2,137–$3,205 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·05 | 花陰 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·05 | Untitled | $3,000–$5,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·05 | Selected Images | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·04 | (1940) | $657–$985 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2023·04 | (1940) | $2,189–$3,283 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2023·04 | Untitled (Watermelon) | $30,000–$40,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·04 | Shikijo (Sexual Desire) II | $3,000–$5,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·04 | Yakuza | $25,000–$35,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·04 | Yakuza (from 'Tokyo Comedy') | Gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·04 | Untitled (from Kinbaku-Bondage series) | Dye bleach print, 1997 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·03 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2023·03 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2023·03 | Araki Nobuyoshi: (1940- ) | $84–$105 | International Autograph Auctions | |||
| 2023·03 | Colourscapes | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·03 | Tokyo Nude (4) | $20,000–$30,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·03 | Untitled from Kinbaku, 1989 | gelatin silver print, printed 2007 | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·03 | Tokyo Comedy | gelatin silver print mounted on aluminium | $24,124–$36,187 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·02 | Sans Titre (Bondage) | $4,258–$6,386 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·01 | 作品 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·01 | 開時空即色 凋処色即空 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·01 | 作品 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2023·01 | Tokyo Comedy | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2022·12 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2022·12 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2022·12 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2022·12 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2022·12 | Bondage | Polaroid en couleur | $426–$639 | Artcurial | ||
| 2022·12 | Grand Diary of Photo Maniac | $2,103–$3,155 | Christie's | |||
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