Liza Lou Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Liza Lou Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 21, 2023
Golden tiger panties
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
Liza Lou b. 1969 Golden tiger panties beads and papier-mâché 10½ by 11½ by 2 in. 26.7 by 29.2 by 5.1 cm. Executed in 1995.
Sotheby's
Apr. 12, 2023
LIZA LOU (B. 1969)
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
LIZA LOU (B. 1969) Cereal Bowl, 1992; Spoon and Plate, 1993 signed and dated 'Liza Lou 1993' (on the underside of the plate); signed and dated with beads 'Liza Lou 1992' (on the underside of the bowl) each glass beads on papier-mâché overall: 2 1/2 x 9 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (6.4 x 21 x 21 cm.) Trix, circa 1995 glass beads and rhinestones on wood 6 x 7 1/2 x 4 in. (15.2 x 19.1 x 10.2 cm.)
Bonhams
Feb. 17, 2023
LIZA LOU (B. 1969)
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
LIZA LOU (B. 1969) Smacks, 1997 signed and dated 'Liza Lou 1997' (on the underside) glass beads on wood 10 1/2 x 7 1/4 x 2 3/8 in. 20.7 x 18.4 x 6 cm. Trix, circa 1995 glass beads and rhinestones on wood 6 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. 17.1 x 14 x 7 cm.
Bonhams
Feb. 17, 2023
LIZA LOU (B. 1969) Ruffles, circa 1995
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
LIZA LOU (B. 1969) Ruffles, circa 1995 signed in glass beads 'LIZA LOU' (upper center) polyester and glass beads 13 1/2 x 9 x 7 1/2 in. 34.3 x 22.9 x 19.2 cm.
Bonhams
Sep. 14, 2022
Liza Lou, 4-Pack
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
Liza Lou 4-Pack c.1992 beads, plaster, wood and found objects 8.5 h × 8 w × 6.25 d in (22 × 20 × 16 cm) Beaded signature to face 'Liza Lou'. This work will ship from Rago in Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Mar. 02, 2022
LIZA LOU (B. 1969) Ochre/ Solid woven glass beads 54 3/4 x 54 3/4in. (139 x
Est: £50,000 - £70,000
LIZA LOU (B. 1969) Ochre/ Solid woven glass beads 54 3/4 x 54 3/4in. (139 x 139cm.)
Christie's
Jun. 23, 2021
Liza Lou: Self Portrait, No. 2 (The Heretic)
Est: €30,000 - €50,000
LOU, LIZA 1969 New York Title: Self Portrait, No. 2 (The Heretic). Date: 2004. Technique: Mixed media (resin, steel, glass beads). Measurement: 76 x 55 x 45cm. Notation: Signed and dated on the underside of the base: Liza Lou 04. Frame/Pedestal: Wooden base (130 x 60 x 60cm). Literature: - Heil, Axel/Schoppmann, Wolfgang (eds.): Most Wanted - The Olbricht Collection - Some Recent Acquisitions, Cologne 2005, ill. p. 17.
Van Ham Kunstauktionen
May. 18, 2018
Liza Lou (b. 1969) - American Idol (Gun Metal)
Est: $120,000 - $180,000
Liza Lou (b. 1969) American Idol (Gun Metal) glass beads, wood and cast polyester resin flag: 99 ½ x 16 x 12 in. (252.7 x 40.6 x 30.5 cm.) portrait: 17 x 14 1/8 x 1 ½ in. (43.2 x 35.9 x 3.8 cm.) overall dimensions variable
Christie's
Apr. 11, 2018
LIZA LOU - Tiara
Est: £1,000 - £2,000
LIZA LOU - Tiara
Phillips
Mar. 02, 2018
LIZA LOU | Dog
Est: $60,000 - $80,000
glass beads on fiberglass and plaster
Sotheby's
Mar. 02, 2018
LIZA LOU | Offensive/Defensive
Est: $60,000 - $80,000
glass beads on aluminum panel
Sotheby's
Feb. 28, 2018
LIZA LOU - Cup and Saucer
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
LIZA LOU - Cup and Saucer
Phillips
Sep. 27, 2017
LIZA LOU | Plunger
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
papier-mâché and glass beads
Sotheby's
Sep. 27, 2017
LIZA LOU | Cup and Saucer; Spoon [Two Works]
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
i. ceramic, papier-mâché and glass beads, in 2 parts ii. plastic, glass and beads
Sotheby's
Sep. 27, 2017
LIZA LOU | Cigar and Ashtray
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
papier-mâché, wood, plastic and glass beads, in 2 parts
Sotheby's
Jun. 30, 2017
LIZA LOU - Tiara
Est: £3,000 - £4,000
LIZA LOU - Tiara
Phillips
Jun. 30, 2017
LIZA LOU - Stairway to Heaven I
Est: £50,000 - £70,000
LIZA LOU - Stairway to Heaven I
Phillips
May. 19, 2017
LIZA LOU | Offensive/Defensive
Est: $150,000 - $200,000
glass beads on aluminum panel
Sotheby's
Mar. 10, 2017
LIZA LOU - Ophelia
Est: £80,000 - £120,000
LIZA LOU - Ophelia
Phillips
Nov. 01, 2016
LIZA LOU (BORN 1969) Comet, 1992 signed ‘LIZA LOU’ (on the reverse) papier
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
LIZA LOU (BORN 1969) Comet, 1992 signed ‘LIZA LOU’ (on the reverse) papier mâché and glass beads 7 3/8 x 3 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. (18.8 x 8.6 x 8.6 cm) This work is unique in a series of five.
Bonhams
Nov. 01, 2016
LIZA LOU (BORN 1969) Campbell’s Soup: Tomato, 1992, Alphabet, 1992, Chicken
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
LIZA LOU (BORN 1969) Campbell’s Soup: Tomato, 1992, Alphabet, 1992, Chicken Noodle, 1992 (3) signed ‘LIZA LOU’ (on the reverse) Campbell’s soup can, soup, papier mâché and glass beads each 4 1/8 x 2 5/8 x 2 5/8 in. (10.5 x 6.7 x 6.7 cm) A complete set of three unique works from an edition of ten (from a total of thirty).
Bonhams
May. 27, 2016
Liza Lou, 'Light Bulb', Cast Polyester Resin & Beads, 1999
Est: $4,000 - $5,200
Cast polyester resin and beads USA, 1999 Liza Lou (b. 1969) – American artist From an edition of 10 Signed, dated, and numbered by the artist on the accompanying certificate of authenticity Dimensions: 5 x 2 ¾ in. (13 x 7 cm) Very good condition Estimate: $5,000-$7,000 Lou, who won the MacArthur Foundation “Genius” award in 2002, works exclusively in tiny glass beads, creating sculptures that are so realistic they defy imagination. In this piece, Lou is riffing on several Pop artists who have experimented with the light bulb image, most famously by Jasper Johns in his Pop light bulb sculptures from the 1960s. Lou revisits this Pop subject with a new and completely original interpretation. Liza Lou (b. New York City, 1969) In 1996, Liza Lou launched a highly successful international career with her exhibition of Kitchen (1991-95) at the New Museum in New York, a laboriously detailed, tongue-in-cheek re-creation of a kitchen, every inch of it covered in shimmering glass beads. Like Kitchen, much of Lou’s work is about work, and all of her sculptures, installations, and wall pieces are covered with glass beads. With an emphasis on repetition, formal perfection and materiality, Liza Lou’s sculptures and environments thrive on the tension between the apparent impossibility of their construction, the seductive beauty of their surfaces and the often sinister implications of their subject matter. She explores darker themes, like endurance and the division of labor between the sexes, races, and classes, and lighter ones, like the pleasure of looking. Lou has exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo; Fondation Cartier, France, Contemporary Art Museum, Houston, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Lou’s work has been featured in solo exhibitions at Museum Kunst Palast, Düsseldorf; Fundacio Joan Miró, Barcelona; and the Neuberger Museum of Art, New York. Her work has also been featured internationally at the 5th Biennale de Lyon d'art Contemporain, France; Taipei Biennial, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan and ARS 01, KIASMA Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki. Among other honors, Lou received the Anonymous Was a Woman Award in 2013 and a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship in 2002. Condition In overall very good condition. Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.
Auctionata US
May. 12, 2016
LIZA LOU (B. 1969) Comet, 1992
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
LIZA LOU (B. 1969) Comet, 1992 signed 'LIZA LOU' (on the reverse) polyester, resin and glass beads 7 3/8 x 3 3/8 x 3 3/8in. 18.8 x 8.6 x 8.6cm This work is unique. FOOTNOTES Provenance Outside-In Gallery, Los Angeles. Private Collection, California (acquired from the above in 1993). By descent from the above to the present owner. "I bring this tendency [to work in a methodical and slow way] to my work no matter what the métier...Scale is very important to me. The macrocosm and the microcosm."1 Liza Lou is perhaps best known for her breakthrough installation, Kitchen, 1991-1996, where she reimagined the American suburban kitchen as a glittering utopia of domesticity, replete with bright, shiny, new consumer products, appliances, and all the hopes and anxieties that come along with seeking perfection (or fighting entropy). Using colored bugle and seed beads as her medium, Lou painstakingly glued 30 million beads (vetted for uniform size and colors) to all surfaces of her 168-square foot tableau by hand with toothpicks and tweezers over a span of five years. If Kitchen, 1991-1996 can be seen as a macrocosm, Comet, 1992, is a microcosm but of the same magnitude. The element of time is critical in Lou's work, as it is represented variously through narrative and the duration of production. In Kitchen, the narrative of domestic perfection presents itself through the rigidly ordered and 'crystalized' space; in the present work, the same narrative exists through the promise of cleanliness, or 'turning back the clock' on age and wear. In Kitchen, the artist's slow and singular process is belied by the gestalt of the tableau, whereas in Comet, the artist's handiwork can be traced clearly—bead by bead—in the single object. Prior to 1996, Lou worked on her own without the assistance of studio help. Of her process, Lou explained, "It is agonizingly slow work. I became interested in finding the perfect circle, the perfect bead. Each tip needs to be perfectly smooth, no jagged edges."2 She rejects a characterization of her process as 'obsessive' which she sees as "clichéd, insensate, shallow, folksy, dumb psychobabble."3 "My work is not the result of a mental disorder," she adds, "It is serious, determined work. The closest thing I can relate it to in terms of process is sitting Zazen."4 In this way, Lou's early work evokes the earnest heroics of endurance artists such as Tehching Hsieh, Marina Abramović, and Chris Burden whose durational works "test the limits of physical and psychic pain, personal isolation, and self-inflicted monotony."5 Comet draws upon a history of Pop art for its transformation of a commonplace object to subject as in Andy Warhol's Brillo Box (Soap Pads), 1964, as well as Feminist art for the subversion of a medium normally reserved for 'women's work' (i.e. decorative embellishment in the domestic sphere). Through Lou's careful craft and critique, the result is a "slowing down" of Pop art through the re-introduction of the hand to create "idealized visions of the ordinary world.'6 1. M. Reilly (ed), "Existence and Beading: The work of Liza Lou," in Women Artists: The Linda Nochlin Reader, Thames & Hudson, 2015, p. 371. 2. Ibid., p. 368. 3. Ibid., p. 369. 4. Ibid. 5. E. Heartney, "Liza Lou: Transfigurations of the Commonplace," Liza Lou, Skira Rizzoli, 2011, p. 31. 6. Ibid., p. 28.
Bonhams
Mar. 03, 2016
LIZA LOU | Dog
Est: $100,000 - $150,000
glass beads on fiberglass and plaster
Sotheby's
Nov. 13, 2014
Liza Lou (B. 1969) Flag glass bead, sequins, glue and wood 107 1/2 x 17 1/2
Est: $300,000 - $400,000
Liza Lou (B. 1969) Flag glass bead, sequins, glue and wood 107 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. (273.1 x 44.5 x 29.8 cm.)
Christie's
Feb. 13, 2013
Liza Lou (b. 1969)
Est: £100,000 - £150,000
Liza Lou (b. 1969) The Worshipper quartz crystal and resin, in two parts each: 44 x 44 x 21in. (111.8 x 111.8 x 53.3cm.) Executed in 2004, this work is number two from an edition of three
Christie's
Mar. 09, 2012
LIZA LOU
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
PROPERTY TO BENEFIT THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART CLEVELAND B.1969 LOO ROLL glass beads and cotton diameter: 4 by 2 in. 10.1 by 5 cm. Executed in 2010.
Sotheby's
Feb. 15, 2012
Liza Lou (b. 1969)
Est: £45,000 - £55,000
Liza Lou (b. 1969) Sacrifice resin and glass beads 15 x 10 x 9in. (38.1 x 25.4 x 22.9cm.) Executed in 2004
Christie's
Nov. 10, 2011
LIZA LOU
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
B.1969 BAG OF POTATO CHIPS, RUFFLES signed and dated '95 on the underside polyester, resin and glass beads, in 11 parts Bag: 15 1/4 by 9 1/2 by 9 1/4 in. 38.7 by 24.1 by 23.5 cm. Largest Chip: 1 by 4 1/4 by 2 in. 2.54 by 10.8 by 5.1 cm.
Sotheby's
Sep. 21, 2011
Liza Lou (b. 1969)
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
Liza Lou (b. 1969) Buttered Toast signed 'LIZA LOU' (on one piece of toast) seven elements--glass beads on plaster and plastic plate: 1 1/8 x 9 in. (2.8 x 22.8 cm.) toast: ¾ x 5 x 4¼ in. (1.9 x 12.7 x 10.7 cm.) knife: 3/8 x 7 x 1 in. (.9 x 17.7 x 2.5 cm.) butter: ¼ x 3½ x 3 in. (.6 x 8.8 x 7.6 cm.) Executed circa 1990.
Christie's
Sep. 21, 2011
Liza Lou (b. 1969)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Liza Lou (b. 1969) Chicken Noodle Soup Can signed and numbered 'Liza Lou 9/250' (on the side) glass beads on plaster 4 x 2¾ x 2¾ in. (10.1 x 6.9 x 6.9 cm.) Executed circa 1990. This work is number nine from an edition of two hundred and fifty.
Christie's
Mar. 10, 2011
Liza Lou (b. 1969)
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
Liza Lou (b. 1969) Grocery List, Campbell's Soup Can, Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Baby Ruth Bar and Nestle Crunch King Size Bar signed 'Liza Lou' (on each element) six elements--glass beads on wood Grocery List: 4½ x 7¾ x ¾ in. (11.3 x 19.6 x 1.9 cm.) Campbell's Soup Can: 4¼ x 2¾ x 2¾ in. (10.7 x 6.9 x 6.9 cm.) Toothbrush: 1¼ x 3¼ x 7½ in. (3.1 x 8.2 x 19 cm.) Toothpaste: 2¾ x 8 x 2 in. (6.9 x 20.3 x 5 cm.) Baby Ruth Bar: 2 x 8 x 1¼ in. (5 x 20.3 x 3.1 cm.) Nestle Crunch Bar: 3¼ x 6 x ½ in. (8.2 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm.) Executed circa 1990. (6)
Christie's
Oct. 14, 2010
Liza Lou (b. 1969)
Est: £120,000 - £180,000
Liza Lou (b. 1969) The Vessel fibreglass and glass beads 51 1/8 x 46 x 21¼in. (130 x 116.8 x 54cm.) Executed in 2005-2006, this work is unique
Christie's
May. 13, 2010
LIZA LOU
Est: $250,000 - $350,000
Offensive/Defensive
Phillips
May. 12, 2010
Liza Lou (b. 1969)
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Liza Lou (b. 1969) Untitled signed and dated 'Liza Lou 1996' (on the underside) cigar box and eight cigars--wood and colored beads overall: 6 x 9 5/8 x 7½ in. (15.3 x 24.8 x 19 cm.) Executed in 1996.
Christie's
Sep. 23, 2009
Liza Lou (b. 1969)
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Liza Lou (b. 1969) Untitled colored beads on wood cigar box with colored beads on plaster box: 2½ x 9¾ x 7 in. (6.4 x 24.8 x 17.8 cm.) each: cigar: 1 x 1 x 5½ in. (2.5 x 2.5 x 14 cm.) Executed in 1995.
Christie's
Jan. 12, 2009
Liza Lou (B. 1969)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Liza Lou (B. 1969) Cigar and Ashtray signed with initial 'L' (on the underside of the ashtray) two elements--colored beads and plaster cigar: 1 x 5¾ x 1 in. (2.5 x 14.6 x 2.5 cm.) ashtray: 2 x 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 in. (5 x 10.5 x 10.5 cm.) Executed in 1998. This work is number eight from an edition of thirty.
Christie's
Jan. 12, 2009
Liza Lou (b. 1969)
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Liza Lou (b. 1969) Untitled (Cigar Box and Nine Cigars) colored beads on wood cigar box with colored beads on plaster box: 2½ x 9¾ x 7 in. (6.4 x 24.8 x 17.8 cm.) cigar: 1 x 1 x 5½ in. (2.5 x 2.5 x 14 cm.) Executed in 1995.
Christie's
Jun. 30, 2008
Cigar and Ashtray
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Liza Lou (B. 1969) Cigar and Ashtray initialed 'L' (on the underside of the ashtray) two elements--colored beads and plaster cigar: 1 x 5¾ x 1 in. (2.5 x 14.6 x 2.5 cm.) ashtray: 2 x 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 in. (5 x 10.5 x 10.5 cm.) Executed in 1998. This work is number eight from an edition of thirty.
Christie's
Apr. 01, 2008
Comet
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Liza Lou (b. 1969) Comet signed 'Liza Lou' (on the underside) cast polyester, resin and glass beads 7½ x 3½ x 3½ in. (19 x 8.8 x 8.8 cm.) Executed in 1992.
Christie's
Apr. 01, 2008
Sweet 'n Low
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
Liza Lou (b. 1969) Sweet 'n Low signed 'Liza Lou' (on the underside of the cup); signed again and dated 'Liza Lou 1992' (on the underside of the saucer) two elements--cast polyester, resin and glass beads overall: 10 x 8 x 7 in. (25.4 x 20.3 x 17.7 cm.) Executed in 1992. (2)
Christie's
Apr. 01, 2008
Cup and Saucer
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
Liza Lou (b. 1969) Cup and Saucer beaded 'LIZA' (on the underside of the cup) and beaded 'LOU' (on the saucer) two elements--cast polyester, resin and glass beads overall: 4¼ x 6 x 6 in. (10.7 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm.) Executed in 1999. (2)
Christie's
Jul. 10, 2007
Cigar and Ashtray
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Liza Lou (B. 1969) Cigar and Ashtray initialed 'L' (on the underside of the ashtray) two elements--colored beads and plaster cigar: 1 x 5¾ x 1 in. (2.5 x 14.6 x 2.5 cm.) ashtray: 2 x 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 in. (5 x 10.5 x 10.5 cm.) Executed in 1998. This work is number eight from an edition of thirty. (2)
Christie's
Jul. 10, 2007
Plunger
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
Liza Lou (B. 1969) Plunger initialed 'L' (on the underside) colored beads on wood and plaster 22¾ x 5 x 4½ in. (57.8 x 12.7 x 11.4 cm.) Executed in 1998. This work is number twenty from an edition of thirty.
Christie's
May. 20, 2007
Liza Lou (American, b. 1969) Dark Blue Sock with White Stripes, 1995; Beads and papier-mache; 19" x 5"; Provenance: Haines Gallery, San Francisco; Private Collection
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Liza Lou (American, b. 1969) Dark Blue Sock with White Stripes, 1995; Beads and papier-mache; 19" x 5"; Provenance: Haines Gallery, San Francisco; Private Collection
Rago Arts and Auction Center
May. 20, 2007
Liza Lou (American, b. 1969) Red Sock with Blue and White Stripes, 1995; Beads and papier-mache; 12" x 4 1/2"; Provenance: Haines Gallery, San Francisco; Private Collection
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Liza Lou (American, b. 1969) Red Sock with Blue and White Stripes, 1995; Beads and papier-mache; 12" x 4 1/2"; Provenance: Haines Gallery, San Francisco; Private Collection
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Nov. 09, 2005
Liza Lou (b. 1969)
Est: $18,000 - $22,000
Twenty-Seven Peanuts and Bowl signed 'LIZA LOU' (inside the bowl); signed again and dated 'Liza Lou 1992' (on the underside of the bowl) colored beads and plaster 4 x 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (10.2 x 16.5 x 16.5 cm.) Executed in 1992. (28)
Christie's
Nov. 09, 2005
Liza Lou (b. 1969)
Est: $30,000 - $40,000
Budweiser signed 'Liza Lou' (on the underside) colored beads on plaster 8 1/4 x 8 1/2 x 6 in. (21 x 21.5 x 15.2 cm.) Executed circa 1995.
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