# Magdalena Abakanowicz - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T08:22:56.528Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 223
- Lots with prices: 192
- First auction date: 2001-05-16
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-05
- Median realised price: $28,000
- Price range: $110 to $6,950,000

## Market Takeaway
Magdalena Abakanowicz shows deep auction liquidity with 219 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $28,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 14 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-16.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($28,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $8,000 and $90,000.
- 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: 2.1% (4 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 25.5% (48 sales)
- $10,000\+: 72.3% (136 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 14
- Previous 12 months sales: 11
- Recent 12 months median: $7,500
- Previous 12 months median: $65,000
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-16
- Days since latest sale: 64
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Desa Unicum SA: 104 lots
- Sotheby's: 23 lots
- Christie's: 18 lots
- Phillips: 6 lots
- Bonhams: 5 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 5 lots
- Dogny Auction: 4 lots
- Gonnelli Casa d'Aste: 4 lots
- Hindman: 4 lots
- Polski Dom Aukcyjny Wojciech Sladowski: 4 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-16 | MAGDALENA ABAKANOWICZ \(1930\-2017\). Small Seated Figure on Iron Frame I. bur | Christie's | $33,020
2. 2025-12-04 | Magdalena Abakanowicz: Köpfe | Van Ham Kunstauktionen | €6,000
3. 2025-11-25 | Attrib: Magdalena Abakanowicz Etching "Forms" | Orion Antiques | $150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-attrib-magdalena-abakanowicz-etching-forms-121-c-bf3df71257
4. 2025-11-12 | Magdalena Abakanowicz, Red Hair | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $65,000
5. 2025-10-01 | Magah | Sotheby's | N/A
6. 2025-09-02 | MAGDALENA ABAKANOWICZ \(1930\-201 | Historia Auctionata | €1,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-magdalena-abakanowicz-1930-201-8072-c-a0a463089f
7. 2025-06-26 | MAGDALENA ABAKANOWICZ | Koller Auctions | CHF 4,500
8. 2025-06-26 | MAGDALENA ABAKANOWICZ \(1930\-2017\). Standing Figure. bronze. | Christie's | £50,400
9. 2025-06-17 | MAGDALENA ABAKANOWICZ \(1930\-2017\) Black Ball Abakan1966woven and dyed jute over steel armatureheight 32in \(81.3cm\); width 27in \(68.6cm\); depth 34in \(86.4cm\) | Bonhams | $110,000
10. 2025-05-15 | MAGDALENA ABAKANOWICZ \(1930\-2017\) Figure on Beam with Wheels 83 7/8 x 94 1/2 x 24 3/8 in \(213 x 240 x 62 cm\) \(Executed in 1992\) | Bonhams | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-magdalena-abakanowicz-1930-2017-figure-on-beam-with-wheels-83-7-8-x-94-1-2-x-24-3-8-in-213-x-240-x-62-cm-executed-in-1992-155-c-7364af9bbb
11. 2025-05-13 | Magdalena Abakanowicz \(Polish, 1930\-2017\) Two Moons, 1974 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $60,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-magdalena-abakanowicz-polish-1930-2017-two-moons-1974-11-c-07d4ec28da
12. 2025-04-04 | Magdalena Abakanowicz \(Polonia 1930 \- 2017\) \- Katarsis | ArtLaRosa | €7,500
13. 2025-03-26 | Magdalena Abakanowicz, Hand | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $4,800
14. 2025-03-12 | MAGDALENA ABAKANOWICZ \(1930\-2017\) Figure on Beam with Wheels, 1992 \(This work will be included in the forthcoming Magdalena Abakanowicz Catalogue Raisonné being prepared by Dr. Jolanta Gola under number 918. We would like to thank Dr. Jolanta... | Bonhams | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-magdalena-abakanowicz-1930-2017-figure-on-beam-with-wheels-1992-this-work-will-be-included-in-the-forthcoming-magdalena-abakanowicz-catalogue-raisonne-being-prepared-by-dr-jolanta-gola-under-number-918-we-would-like-to-thank-dr-jolanta-48-c-4e5416f9fc
15. 2024-11-19 | Magdalena Abakanowicz \(1930\-2017\), "Atoris," 2005 | John Moran Auctioneers | $82,550 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-magdalena-abakanowicz-1930-2017-atoris-2005-136-c-504480e96f
16. 2024-11-13 | Magdalena Abakanowicz, EN3 | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $65,000
17. 2024-11-09 | MAGDALENA ABAKANOWICZ \(POLISH 1930\-2017\) | Shapiro Auctions LLC | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-magdalena-abakanowicz-polish-1930-2017-23-c-77e426c951
18. 2024-09-25 | Magdalena Abakanowicz \(Polish, 1930\-2017\) Dark, 1970\-80 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $140,000
19. 2024-09-06 | Magdalena Abakanowicz 1930–2017 | Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer | CHF 70,000
20. 2024-06-20 | Magdalena ABAKANOWICZ \(1930\-2017\), "La noire forte", tapisserie | Dogny Auction | CHF 85,000
21. 2024-06-20 | Magdalena ABAKANOWICZ \(1930\-2017\) "Red", Tapisserie | Dogny Auction | CHF 55,000
22. 2024-06-20 | Magdalena ABAKANOWICZ \(1930\-2017\) "Scierie", Tapisserie | Dogny Auction | CHF 65,000
23. 2024-06-19 | Magdalena Abakanowicz 1930–2017 | Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer | CHF 170,000
24. 2024-05-22 | Magdalena Abakanowicz, Fists | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $5,000

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