Larry Zox Auction Prices and Value Guide
Larry Zox auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 738 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Larry Zox auction prices: quick answer
Larry Zox auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Larry Zox
- Source records
- 738
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Larry Zox market snapshot
Larry Zox shows very deep auction liquidity with 513 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $450. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 47 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-04.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (72.8% · 268 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (20.9% · 77 sales)
- $10,000+ (6.3% · 23 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $400
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 47
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2026-02-04
Artist context
About Larry Zox
Larry Zox (1937–2006) was an American painter and printmaker born in Des Moines, Iowa. Active in New York from the early 1960s, he became recognized for exuberant geometric abstractions that made a strong contribution to the Color Field movement of the 1960s and 1970s. His work draws from—and sometimes defies—categories including Hard Edge painting, Lyrical Abstraction, and Abstract Expressionism. Zox studied with George Grosz and Louis Bouche, and his compositions are known for dynamic interlocking forms, vivid color relationships, and a tension between structure and spontaneity. His paintings and prints are held in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Tate in London, and other major institutions. Over a career spanning four decades, Zox maintained a commitment to abstraction as a vital, evolving language, producing work that remains relevant to collectors and scholars of post-war American art.
Color Field paintingHard Edge paintingLyrical AbstractionAbstract Expressionismpainting (oil, acrylic)screenprintinglithographyworks on paperabstractiongeometric composition
Common works and media
Zox worked across painting, printmaking, and collage. Formats commonly encountered at auction include large-scale acrylic and oil paintings with hard-edge geometric compositions, screenprints and lithographs from numbered editions, mixed-media works on paper, and collages. Recurring subjects include abstract interlocking shapes, diagonal bands, and vibrant color fields. Named series and individual works referenced in authority records include Decorah (Single Gemini Series), Blue Line, Diamond Cut, and Cuban Eights.
Market and appraisal context
Larry Zox has a well-established secondary market with 518 recorded auction lots (371 with prices realized) spanning over two decades of连续拍卖，从2004年6月到2026年4月。市场表现出稳定的流动性，过去12个月有41个拍品，与前12个月相同。价格分布范围广但偏向中等价位：最低25美元，第25百分位数300美元，中位数450美元，第75百分位数1,100美元，最高44,100美元。这种分布反映了媒介和规模上的明显分化——版画和纸上作品通常在几百美元范围内交易，而大型画作和独特作品的价格要高得多。销售频率高，且在多家知名拍卖行成交，支持对中低端市场强劲、持续需求的评估。近期值得注意的结果包括一幅1975年的“Kawartha”画作（9,000美元）、一幅“Scissors Jack”挂毯（5,000美元）、一幅大型混合媒介纸上作品（2,500美元）以及一幅“Scissors Jack Series”研究作品（2,600美元）。
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- painting (oil, acrylic)
- screenprinting
- lithography
- works on paper
- collage
Value drivers
- [object Object]
Appraisal caveats
- Over 700 auction lots recorded, spanning paintings, screenprints, lithographs, and works on paper; wide price range depending on medium, size, and period.
- Attribution should be confirmed through catalogue raisonné research or expert consultation.
- The artist's work crosses several movement categories; auction house cataloguing may vary.
- Auction records reflect hammer or realized prices and do not include buyer's premiums, which typically add 20–28% to the final cost.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- Library of Congress library authority
- VIAF library authority
- RKD — Netherlands Institute for Art History library authority
- The Museum of Modern Art museum or university
- Tate museum or university
- Wikidata library authority
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
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