Shūsaku Arakawa (1936–2010)

Shūsaku Arakawa is a Japanese artist with 32 auction lots recorded since 1999, median price $31,200.

Price breakdown by category

CategoryLots trackedMedian priceRecord priceSell-throughLast sale
Prints & Editions11$540$1,80090.9%2025-10-03
Paintings9$65,426$150,0002024-06-20
Works on Paper5$66,333$179,7862022-12-07
Masterpieces (top of market)3$150,000$179,7862017-10-07

Shūsaku Arakawa's market splits by medium. Prints & Editions (11 lots) median $540 with 90.9% sell-through. Paintings (9 lots) median $65,426, record $150,000. A typical Shūsaku Arakawa painting sells for around 121× the price of a typical print. At the top of the market (top 5% of sales, 3 lots) the median is $150,000.

Recent sales

TitleDateHousePrice
Portrait of Mona Lisa (Splitting of Meaning)2025-10-03Rago$264
'For Aimé',19822025-07-11Bonhams$312
Impressionable Stretching2025-06-20Sotheby's$11,430
The Signified Or If2024-12-19Sotheby's$1,800
Tomb of Chance 22024-11-08Toomey$504

Frequently asked questions

What is the average price of a Shūsaku Arakawa print?

Based on 10 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median auction price of a Shūsaku Arakawa print is $540.

What is Shūsaku Arakawa's most expensive print?

The highest price recorded at auction for a Shūsaku Arakawa print is $1,800.

What is Shūsaku Arakawa's auction record?

Shūsaku Arakawa's auction record is $179,786, set on 2017-10-07.