# John Cage - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T22:27:02.551Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 107
- Lots with prices: 76
- First auction date: 2002-03-10
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-07
- Median realised price: $2,520
- Price range: $12 to $310,000

## Market Takeaway
John Cage shows solid auction liquidity with 106 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,520. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 13 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-07.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($2,520\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,000 and $7,620.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 24.3% (18 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 55.4% (41 sales)
- $10,000\+: 20.3% (15 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 13
- Previous 12 months sales: 13
- Recent 12 months median: $1,900
- Previous 12 months median: $3,250
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-07
- Days since latest sale: 42
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 25 lots
- Sotheby's: 8 lots
- Freeman’s \| Hindman: 5 lots
- RR Auction: 5 lots
- STAIR: 5 lots
- Bonhams: 4 lots
- Karl & Faber: 4 lots
- Phillips: 4 lots
- Los Angeles Modern Auctions: 3 lots
- RoGallery: 3 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-03-23 | John Cage \(1912\-1992\) American, Extended Lullaby | Sarasota Estate Auction | $5,750
2. 2023-09-23 | John Cage \(1912\-1992\) and Calvin Sumsion: Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel | Abell Auction | $7,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-cage-1912-1992-and-calvin-sumsion-not-wanting-to-say-anything-about-marcel-42-c-5e44cd8876
3. 2026-01-07 | John Cage, Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel Plexigram II | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $2,200
4. 2025-12-16 | JOHN CAGE \(Los Angeles, 1912 \- New York, 1992\) "Diary: How to Improve the World \(You Will Only Make Matters Worse\) continued 1968". Artist's book. | Setdart Auction House | N/A
5. 2025-10-18 | John Cage \(6\) \(where R=Ryoanji\): 2R \+ 13·14, R2/2, R3, R2/3, R2/1 & \(R3\), 1983 | Larsen Art Auction | $5,000
6. 2025-10-15 | John Cage \(1912\-1992\) | Venduehuis der Notarissen | N/A
7. 2025-10-15 | John Cage \(1912\-1992\) | Venduehuis der Notarissen | N/A
8. 2025-06-26 | JOHN CAGE \(1912 \- 1992\) Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel, Plexigram V. | Swann Auction Galleries | $2,860
9. 2025-06-25 | John Cage \(American, 1912\-1992\) Études Australes, Piano Solo. Book II, Transcriptions to Musical Staves XV, No. 1, 1974\-75 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $1,900
10. 2025-06-25 | John Cage \(American, 1912\-1992\) Études Australes, Piano Solo, Book II, Transcripts to Musical Staves XV, No. 2, 1974\-75 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $1,800
11. 2025-06-25 | John Cage \(American, 1912\-1992\) Études Australes, Piano Solo Book II, Transcriptions to Musical Staves XIV No. 2, 1974\-75 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $1,700
12. 2025-06-25 | John Cage \(American, 1912\-1992\) Études Australes, Piano Solo Book II, Transcriptions to Musical Staves XIV No. 1, 1974\-75 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $1,700
13. 2025-06-25 | John Cage \(American, 1912\-1992\) Études Australes, Piano Solo, Book II, Transcripts to Musical Staves XV, No. 2, 1974\-75 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $1,700
14. 2025-06-24 | John Cage, 1912\-1992, Without Horizon | Germann Auction House Ltd | CHF 2,800
15. 2025-05-22 | JOHN CAGE \(1912 \- 1992, AMERICAN\) Not Wanting to Say Anything About Marcel, Plexigram VII. | Swann Auction Galleries | $2,750
16. 2024-12-18 | John Cage \(1912\-1922\) and Calvin Sumsion \(b. 1942\) | DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers | $650
17. 2024-07-07 | John Cage | Sydney Rare Book Auctions | A$80
18. 2024-06-20 | John Cage \(1912\-1992\): Writings Through Finnegans Wake \(Two Copies\) | STAIR | $300
19. 2024-06-20 | John Cage \(1912\-1992\): Writings Through Finnegans Wake \(Two Copies\) | STAIR | $300
20. 2024-06-06 | John Cage \(1912\-1992\): Score Without Parts \(40 Drawings by Thoreau\): Twelve Haiku | STAIR | $5,000
21. 2024-06-06 | John Cage \(1912 Los Angeles – New York City 1992\) – New Rivers Watercolors, Nr. 13 aus: Series III \(New Rivers Watercolors, no. 13 from: Series III\) | Karl & Faber | €12,000
22. 2024-06-05 | John Cage \(1912\-1992\): Signals | STAIR | $3,250
23. 2024-06-05 | John Cage \(1912\-1992\): Writings Through Finnegans Wake \(Two Copies\) | STAIR | $1,000
24. 2024-05-22 | John Cage, Extended Lullaby | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $32,000

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