James Lee Byars

“Self-Portrait” ca. 1959

Painted wood, bread

Six parts, overall:

65 x 13 x 78 1/2 inches

165 x 33 x 199.5 cm

JB 1/A

$1,750,000

James Lee Byars

“The Hole for Speech”, 1981

Glass with gold leaf, wood

115 1/4 x 180 x 68 1/2 inches

292.5 x 457 x 174 cm

JB 36

$1,500,000

James Lee Byars

“The Unicorn Horn”, 1984

Silk, narwhal tusk, antique table

Tusk (length):

102 1/4 inches

260 cm

Overall:

47 1/4 x 118 x 43 1/4 inches

120 x 300 x 110 cm

JB 53/A

$750,000

James Lee Byars,

“The Tomb of James Lee Byars”, 1986

Limestone

Diameter:

39 1/4 inches

100 cm

JB 58

$750,000

James Lee Byars

“The Capital of the Golden Tower”, 1991

Stainless steel, 24 karat gold, painted wood

Gilded steel:

49 1/4 x 98 1/2 x 98 1/2 inches

125 x 250 x 250 cm

Painted wood:

7 1/2 x 157 1/2 x 157 1/2 inches

19 x 400 x 400 cm

JB 125/A

$1,200,000

James Lee Byars

"Eros", 1993

Gold pencil on Japanese paper

67  x 26 3/4 inches

170 x 68 cm

JBZ 190

$175,000

James Lee Byars

“The New Moon”, 1993

Gold pencil on Japanese paper

Seven parts, each:

19 x 9 1/2 inches

48 x 24 cm

JBZ 195

$200,000

James Lee Byars

“5 Points Makes a Man”, 1993

Gold pencil on Japanese paper

Five parts, each:

11 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches

30 x 30 cm

JBZ 193

$125,000

James Lee Byars

“247D (24 hours a day 7 days a week)”, 1994

Gold pencil on red paper

Five parts, each:

7 x 3 3/4 inches

18 x 9.5 cm

JBZ 234

$125,000

James Lee Byars

“The Head of Plato”, 1986

Marble

8 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches

21 x 21 x 21 cm

JB 57/6

$175,000

James Lee Byars

“The Circle Book”, 1986

Marble

Two parts, overall:

6 x 13 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches

15 x 34 x 17 cm

JB 66

$175,000

James Lee Byars

“The Triangle Book”, 1988

Marble

Two parts, overall:

4 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches

12 x 12 x 12 cm

JB 99/1

$150,000

James Lee Byars

“The Figure of Question”, 1989

Marble

7 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches

20 x 4 x 4 cm

JB 105/B

$175,000

James Lee Byars

“The Spherical Book”, 1989

Marble

Two parts, diameter overall:

8 1/4 inches (21 cm)

JB 109/1

$200,000

James Lee Byars

“The Cube Book”, 1989

Marble

Two parts, overall:

9 3/4 x 9 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches

25 x 25 x 25 cm

JB 123/2

$200,000

James Lee Byars

“The Soft Sphere (The Head of Plato)”, 1989

Marble

Diameter:

8 inches (20.5 cm)

JB 124/1

$225,000

James Lee Byars

“The Star Book”, 1990

Marble

5 1/4 x 10 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches

13.5 x 27 x 27 cm

JB 134/3

$150,000

James Lee Byars

“The Triangle Book”, 1990

Marble

10 3/4 x 10 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches

27 x 27 x 27 cm

JB 135/2

$175,000

James Lee Byars

“The Moon Book”, 1990

Marble

2 1/4 x 10 3/4 x 20 3/4 inches

6 x 27 x 52.5 cm

JB 139

$150,000

James Lee Byars

“Slit Moon”, 1994

Marble

1 1/2 x 7 x 15 3/4 inches

4 x 18 x 40 cm

JB 183

$125,000