Jesús Rafael Soto
Venezuelan, 1923–2005
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Bio
With dynamic sculptures and installations composed from synthetic materials, Jesús Rafael Soto helped pioneer Op art and kinetic art. He drew on color theory and the flattened planes of Cubism as he crafted his three-dimensional works from nylon, …
Blue-chip representation
Represented by internationally reputable galleries.
High auction record
US$1.1m, Sotheby's, 2012
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Caribe, 1971
Sold on Mar 11, 2022
US$352,800
Realized price
12% est
Caribe, 1971
acrylic on wood with metal rods and monofilament
Mar 11, 2022
Christie's
US$352,800
Realized price
12% est
16 Petit Carrés, 1969
Sold on Mar 11, 2022
US$126,000
Realized price
26% est
16 Petit Carrés, 1969
acrylic on wood with painted metal
Mar 11, 2022
Christie's
US$126,000
Realized price
26% est
Para el Indio, 1977
Sold on Mar 11, 2022
US$100,800
Realized price
1% est
Para el Indio, 1977
acrylic on wood with painted metal rods
Mar 11, 2022
Christie's
US$100,800
Realized price
1% est
Gran círculo (Escrituras), 1995
Sold on Mar 11, 2022
US$88,200
Realized price
12% est
Gran círculo (Escrituras), 1995
wood, acrylic paint, metal rods, nylon threads
Mar 11, 2022
Christie's
US$88,200
Realized price
12% est
Homenaje a Lo humano (Tribute to Humanity), from An American Portrait 1776-1976, 1975
Sold on Feb 23, 2022
US$27,812
Realized price
364% est
Homenaje a Lo humano (Tribute to Humanity), from An American Portrait 1776-1976, 1975
Painted metal and wood multiple
Feb 23, 2022
Bonhams
US$27,812
Realized price
364% est
Sin título, 1950
Sold on Nov 19, 2021
US$472,500
Realized price
35% est
Sin título, 1950
oil on canvas
Nov 19, 2021
Sotheby's
US$472,500
Realized price
35% est
Noir Vertical No. 2, 1968
Sold on Nov 19, 2021
US$214,200
Realized price
14% est
Noir Vertical No. 2, 1968
painted wood, wire and nylon
Nov 19, 2021
Sotheby's
US$214,200
Realized price
14% est
Vibración amarilla y blanca, 1986
Sold on Nov 19, 2021
US$176,400
Realized price
29% est
Vibración amarilla y blanca, 1986
painted wood panel with nylon and painted aluminum
Nov 19, 2021
Sotheby's
US$176,400
Realized price
29% est
Dos Cuadritos
Sold on Sep 28, 2021
£4,000
US$5,513
Realized price
Dos Cuadritos
Sep 28, 2021
Christie's
£4,000
US$5,513
Realized price
Untitled, from: Edition Original I, 1962
Sold on Sep 28, 2021
£2,500
US$3,425
Realized price
0% est
Untitled, from: Edition Original I, 1962
multiple with two cardboard elements on screenprinted cardboard
Sep 28, 2021
Christie's
£2,500
US$3,425
Realized price
0% est
