Mona Hatoum Auction Prices and Value Guide
Mona Hatoum auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 202 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Mona Hatoum auction prices: quick answer
Mona Hatoum auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Mona Hatoum
- Source records
- 202
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Artist context
About Mona Hatoum
Mona Hatoum (born 1952, Beirut) is a Lebanese-British sculptor and installation artist who has lived and worked in London since the 1970s. She is recognized internationally for work that transforms familiar domestic objects and architectural spaces into charged encounters, often addressing themes of displacement, surveillance, and the politics of home. Hatoum's practice spans sculpture, large-scale installation, performance, and multimedia, and her work has been presented in major exhibitions at Tate, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and Documenta in Kassel. She studied at the Cardiff Institute of Higher Education and received the Käthe-Kollwitz-Preis in 2010. With dual Lebanese and British nationality, Hatoum's biography and artistic concerns place her among the most influential contemporary artists working with themes of migration and identity. Collectors and institutions encounter her work across global contemporary art markets.
Contemporary artInstallation artSculptureInstallationPerformance artMultimediaDisplacement and exileBody and identityDomesticity and surveillance
Common works and media
Collectors may encounter Hatoum's sculptural objects, room-scale installations, editioned prints, photographs documenting performances, and mixed-media works. Materials often include wire, steel, glass, hair, soap, and found domestic items. Her early practice includes performance and video works, some documented photographically. Later work frequently features household objects altered to convey unease or threat, such as electrified fences, furniture with wire mesh, or maps rendered in materials like glass beads or olive oil soap.
Market and appraisal context
Mona Hatoum's auction presence includes sculpture, installation components, editioned prints, and photographs. Large-scale sculptural and installation works with documented exhibition histories at institutions like Tate or MoMA tend to carry stronger provenance and market recognition. Editioned prints and multiples are more accessible entry points for collectors. Appraisal should account for the specific medium, scale, edition number if applicable, condition of fabrication components, and exhibition or publication history. Works associated with recognized exhibition platforms such as Documenta or museum retrospectives may carry additional contextual value. Comparable auction results should be evaluated by medium and format, as prices for unique installations differ significantly from editioned works.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Appraisal caveats
- Auction records and comparable lots should be reviewed for each specific medium, as installation works and sculptural objects represent very different market segments from prints or photographs.
- Attribution and authenticity for installation works may involve components, fabrication records, and certificates rather than traditional signing conventions.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- Wikidata library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF / OCLC library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- Tate museum or university
- The Museum of Modern Art museum or university
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
How much is Mona Hatoum worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
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