Adrian Ghenie
Romanian · b. 1977 · Painter
Adrian Ghenie is a contemporary Romanian painter, who lives and works in Berlin, Germany. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
The Collector 4Phillips · £2,049,000≈ $2,679,068≈ €2,288,432Sign up to see
ElvisPhillips · HK$5,480,000≈ $706,536≈ £569,237≈ €667,047Sign up to see
Charles Darwin as a Young ManPhillips · $610,000≈ £467,899≈ €548,118Sign up to see
Adrian Ghenie’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
104
of 124 offered · 2012–2026
Sell-through
84%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 77 | 65 | 84% | $154kSign up | $49.4kSign up | $2.7MSign up |
| Oil | 74 | 62 | 84% | $151kSign up | $51.3kSign up | $2.7MSign up |
| Acrylic | 3 | 3 | 100% | $214kSign up | $45.1kSign up | $560kSign up |
| Works on paper | 27 | 23 | 85% | $38.3kSign up | $31.7kSign up | $158kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $7.5kSign up | $7.5kSign up | $7.5kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Drawing | 5 | 5 | 100% | $5.2kSign up | $5.9kSign up | $7kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 19 | 16 | 84% | $7.6kSign up | $3.7kSign up | $43.5kSign up |
| Lithograph | 3 | 2 | 67% | $11.6kSign up | $11.6kSign up | $19.3kSign up |
| Print (other) | 16 | 14 | 88% | $7.1kSign up | $3.4kSign up | $43.5kSign up |
| Photography | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Photograph | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 3 | $15.5kSign up |
| 2025 | 15 | 11 | $37.3kSign up |
| 2024 | 15 | 11 | $18.9kSign up |
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2022 | 12 | 9 | $31.7kSign up |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | $49.4kSign up |
| 2020 | 12 | 9 | $35.8kSign up |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | $38.2kSign up |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | $52.6kSign up |
| 2017 | 13 | 12 | $80kSign up |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | $69.4kSign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | $6.6kSign up |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | $117kSign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | $32.5kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $13.5kSign up |