Yoko Ono Auction Prices and Value Guide
Yoko Ono auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 190 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Yoko Ono auction prices: quick answer
Yoko Ono auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Yoko Ono
- Source records
- 190
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Artist context
About Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono (born 1933, Tokyo) is a Japanese-American conceptual artist, musician, performance artist, and peace activist whose work has shaped contemporary art and culture for over seven decades. Active since the 1950s, she is recognized as a pioneering figure in Conceptual Art, Fluxus, and participatory practice. Her instruction-based works — scored as written directions rather than fixed objects — invite audiences to complete the art through their own actions. Signature pieces such as Cut Piece (1964) and the ongoing Wish Trees installation (first realized 1996) transform simple acts into expressions of vulnerability, hope, and collective participation. Ono's practice spans performance, sculpture, film, music, photography, and installation. Her work has been the subject of major solo exhibitions at institutions including Tate Modern, The Broad in Los Angeles, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. She maintains an official presence through the Imagine Peace project.
Conceptual ArtFluxusPerformance ArtSculpturePhotographyPaintingPeace and anti-war themesParticipatory and social practiceFeminism
Common works and media
Ono's auction and appraisal profile includes instruction paintings and drawings, screen prints and lithographic editions, participatory installation components (such as Wish Trees and related materials), performance documentation and ephemera, sculptural objects, artist books, photographs, film works, and event posters or announcements. Her multiples and editions are the most frequently traded category, while unique sculptural works and performance relics are rarer at auction.
Market and appraisal context
Yoko Ono's work appears at auction across several categories: Contemporary Art, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Editions and Multiples, and Prints. Collectors most frequently encounter her editioned prints, multiples, and instruction-based works with accompanying documentation. Valuation depends on provenance clarity, exhibition history, condition of installation components, and whether the work is tied to a recognized series or landmark exhibition. Performance relics and ephemera linked to documented events can carry significant premiums. Attribution should be confirmed through estate or exhibition records, and completeness of edition or installation elements should be verified before appraisal.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Appraisal caveats
- Ono's market spans conceptual art, performance documentation, prints, multiples, and ephemera — each category has distinct valuation norms
- Attribution should be verified through catalogue raisonné or estate documentation where available
- Works associated with John Lennon may carry added provenance complexity
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 library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- The Museum of Modern Art museum or university
- Tate 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 Yoko Ono 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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