Richard Pousette-Dart Work Sells for $40,600 to Deliver a 5% Annualized Return

Richard Pousette-Dart Work Sells for $40,600 to Deliver a 5% Annualized Return

3 min read  ·  16 Jul 2025

Circle of the Sphere. Image courtesy of Sotheby's, Online

Circle of the Sphere. Image courtesy of Sotheby's, Online

Richard Pousette-Dart, Circle of the Sphere (1978) sold for $40,600, more than the low estimate at Sotheby's, Online on July 15.

The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $32,100, equivalent to an annualized return of 5%. It last sold at auction in 1998 for $8,500 at Sotheby's.

Acrylic and graphite on paper, 58.4 x 76.2cm. The work has been traded 3 times in the past.

Sale Date
Price
Price Increase
Venue
City
2025-07-15
$40,600
378 %
Sotheby's, Online
-
1998-05-15
$8,500
-
Sotheby's
New York

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