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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| 2022·12 | Untitled (from the series: Kinbaku) | $3,161–$4,215 | Lempertz | |||
| 2022·12 | Untitled (from the series: Kinbaku) | $3,161–$4,215 | Lempertz | |||
| 2022·12 | Untitled (from the series: Kinbaku) | $3,161–$4,215 | Lempertz | |||
| 2022·12 | Untitled (from the series: I-Novel) | $3,161–$4,215 | Lempertz | |||
| 2022·11 | Erotos | $5,948–$8,328 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·11 | Untitled (from Colourscapes) | $12,494–$18,742 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·11 | Yakusa | $41,648–$62,472 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·11 | Untitled (Nude) | $2,603–$3,644 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·10 | Koki No Shashin : Photographs of A Seventy Years Old | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2022·10 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2022·10 | Tokyo Comedy | gelatin silver print | $13,430–$20,145 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·10 | Shikijyo Kyo | Gelatin silver print with acrylic paint | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·09 | Satchin | $2,000–$3,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·08 | Untitled (Bondage) | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·08 | Untitled (Bondage) | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·07 | (1940) | $612–$918 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2022·07 | (1940) | $612–$918 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2022·07 | Untitled | $5,002–$7,004 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·07 | Japanese Photographer. Araki has published over 500 books and is best know | $80–$120 | International Autograph Auctions | |||
| 2022·07 | Tokyo Comedy | chromogenic print mounted on aluminium | $30,079–$42,110 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·05 | 花曲 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2022·05 | Satchin | $3,748–$6,247 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·05 | Sans titre (Flower), années 2000 | tirage Cibachrome | $5,360–$7,504 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·05 | Untitled, c. 1990-2000 | $2,144–$3,216 | Christie's | |||
| 2022·05 | Shiki in Me 17 | $12,422–$18,633 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·05 | Untitled (from Colourscapes) | $32,297–$44,720 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·05 | Yakusa | $49,688–$74,533 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·04 | Senza titolo. | $866–$1,083 | Capitolium Art | |||
| 2022·04 | Untitled (Robert Frank) | $2,000–$3,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·03 | (1940) | $874–$1,311 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2022·03 | Tokyo Comedy | gelatin silver print mounted on aluminium | $33,325–$46,655 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·12 | Ohne Titel. Um 2006 | Colour Polaroid | $679–$905 | Grisebach | ||
| 2021·11 | Untitled (Bondage) | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·11 | Untitled (Bondage) | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·11 | Tokyo Comedy | $53,496–$80,245 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·11 | 2THESKY, my Ender | $6,687–$9,362 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·11 | 'Tokyo Comedy' | $8,069–$10,758 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·11 | 'Yakusa', 1994 | $53,792–$80,688 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·11 | 'Grand Diary of a Photo Maniac', 1998 | $4,034–$6,724 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·11 | 'Shiki In Me 04', 2006 | $9,414–$13,448 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·11 | 'A's paradise', 1999 | $5,379–$8,069 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·11 | Untitled (Bondage), from A Nikki / A Diary, c. 1994 | tirage Cibachrome | $3,473–$5,788 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·11 | Grand Diary of a Photo-Maniac, 1994-2007 | $8,104–$10,419 | Christie's | |||
| 2021·11 | Sans titre , 1983 | $2,315–$3,473 | Christie's | |||
| 2021·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2021·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2021·10 | "Untitled" from Tokyo Comedy | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·10 | 近景 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·10 | Tokyo Comedy | gelatin silver print mounted on aluminium | $34,379–$48,131 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·10 | Flower Mouth | Dye bleach print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·10 | Tokyo Nouvelle | Oversized gelatin silver print | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·10 | Colourscapes | Oversized dye coupler print, printed 2007 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·10 | Pola Eros; and, Flower, 2010-2012 (Two Works) | $1,358–$2,038 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·10 | Shiki In Me 02, 2006 | $10,867–$16,300 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·10 | Kinbaku, 1980-2000 | $9,509–$13,584 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·09 | Untitled | 無題 | $385–$642 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·09 | Untitled | 無題 | $385–$642 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·09 | Untitled #3 (from IMSHU series) | 無題#3（淫秋系列） | $642–$899 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·09 | Untitled | 無題 | $385–$642 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·07 | 67 Shooting Back (No. 125) | $5,540–$8,310 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·07 | Untitled | $4,155–$6,925 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·07 | Sans titre, 2018 | $593–$830 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·06 | Nu, Tokyo, 1989 | $3,566–$5,944 | Christie's | |||
| 2021·06 | Le Journal intime du Japon. Ed. du Solstice, 2007. 24 photographies de Araki. Tirage à 140, 1/100 de sociétaires | $1,792–$2,390 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·06 | Ohne Titel. Undatiert | 2 Colour Polaroids | $1,220–$1,463 | Grisebach | ||
| 2021·06 | Aus der Serie „Kinbaku Raisan“. 2008 | 2 gelatin silver prints, each worked with acrylic paint, collage | $12,195–$14,634 | Grisebach | ||
| 2021·05 | 'Untitled', ca. 2000 | $2,119–$2,825 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·04 | 少女物語 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·04 | 作品 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·04 | 無題 (「花淫」より) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·04 | Untitled (from Colourscapes) | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·04 | 'A/Film #2', 2006 | $138,691–$208,036 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·04 | Group of 3 Floral Photographs with 3 Books (6 works) | Unique SX-70 polaroid and softcover | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·04 | 67 Shooting Back (no. 125) | Dye coupler, printed 2008 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·04 | 67 Shooting Back (no. 226) | Dye coupler, printed 2008 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·04 | Kinbaku (Bondage) | Oversize gelatin silver | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·04 | Komari from L'amant d'août (Suicide in Tokyo) | Dye bleach, printed 2008 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·04 | Group of Four Polaroids | Unique SX-70 Polaroid | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·04 | 67 Shooting Back (no. 117) | Dye coupler | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·04 | Colourscapes | Dye coupler, printed 2007 | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·03 | Senza titolo (Bondage), anni 1980 | Polaroid | $595–$953 | Finarte | ||
| 2021·03 | Senza titolo (Bondage), anni 1980 | Polaroid | $595–$953 | Finarte | ||
| 2021·03 | Shikijo #2, 1996 | $1,191–$1,786 | Finarte | |||
| 2021·01 | 67 Shooting Back | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·01 | 作品 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·01 | 作品 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·01 | 色情花 | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2021·01 | untitled (67 shooting back) | 無題 (67 shooting back) | $5,160–$7,740 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·12 | Aus der Serie „Shikikei [Colorscapes]“. 1991 | Later C-print | $2,413–$3,620 | Grisebach | ||
| 2020·12 | Aus der Serie „Angel's Festival“. 1992 | Dye destruction print, circa 1997 | $2,413–$3,620 | Grisebach | ||
| 2020·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2020·11 | (1940) | $1,190–$2,380 | Kruso Art | |||
| 2020·11 | Untitled, c. 1990-2000 | signés à l'encre (verso) | $11,808–$17,712 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·10 | 67 Shooting Back | — | SBI Art Auction | |||
| 2020·10 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2020·10 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2020·10 | Untitled (Sky) | $523–$785 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2020·10 | untitled (10 works), ca. 2000s | $5,199–$7,799 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·10 | Kaori | $6,000–$8,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·10 | 'untitled', 1994 | $6,499–$9,099 | Sotheby's | |||
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