What is a Anonymous work on paper worth?
Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 310 works by Anonymous with a published auction price sold between $150Sign up free to see and $475Sign up free to see, and the median is $250Sign up free to see. For works on paper alone, the median is $250Sign up free to see across 287 sales. In the last five years the median was $250Sign up free to see across 5 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Anonymous prices by medium
- Auction results
- 551
- Sold rate
- 56%
- Active at auction
- 2004–2025
- Median price
- $250Sign up free to see
- Record price
- $5.8kSign up free to see Salvador Dalí, Phillips, May 2016
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Works on Paper | 287 | $150–$450Sign up free to see | $250Sign up free to see |
| Prints | 10 | $110–$591Sign up free to see | $292Sign up free to see |
| Paintings | 7 | $125–$550Sign up free to see | $400Sign up free to see |
| Photographs | 4 | $1.2k–$4.1kSign up free to see | $2.5kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Sloans & Kenyon (538), Phillips (8), Bonhams (5)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 80 | $150–$406Sign up free to see | $225Sign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 92 | $150–$425Sign up free to see | $250Sign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 70 | $150–$450Sign up free to see | $250Sign up free to see |
| Very large (over 150 cm) | 32 | $306–$913Sign up free to see | $488Sign up free to see |
Recent Anonymous sales
- Selected Cyanotype Seascapes, Eight cyanotypes, mounted four to a sheet — $1,290Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 9, 2025
- Sutro Bath of San Francisco, Lithograph in colors on four sheets of wove paper linen-backed (as issued) — $3,840Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Apr 9, 2025
- Ancestor Portraits, Two ink and color on paper scroll panels — $150Sign up free to see, Sloans & Kenyon, Mar 21, 2024
- Fisherwoman; Wedding Carriage, Two etchings, the first printed in colours, 110 x 152mm; the second with hand-co — $32Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Dec 4, 2023
- Ancestor Portraits, Two ink and color on paper — $250Sign up free to see, Sloans & Kenyon, Jun 15, 2023
- A Set of Four Greek Urn Prints, n.d., Etchings with hand-coloring, on laid paper — $638Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Aug 19, 2021
- Cognac Quevedo, Offset lithograph, on wove paper backed with linen — $140Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Aug 19, 2021
- "Mi Yuanzhang Love Stone" "Yu Boya Love Gu Qin", Two ink and color on paper — $300Sign up free to see, Sloans & Kenyon, Dec 14, 2018
Questions about Anonymous prices
What is a Anonymous work on paper worth?
Based on 310 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Anonymous have sold for a median of $250, and half of them sold between $150 and $475. For works on paper alone the median is $250 (287 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Anonymous sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $5,848 for “Salvador Dalí” at Phillips in May 2016.
Which Anonymous medium sells for the most?
By median price, photographs lead with $2,473 (4 sales).
How often do Anonymous works sell at auction?
56% of the 551 lots recorded between 2004 and 2025 sold.
How can I sell a Anonymous work on paper?
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Anonymous have appeared at auction 551 times in ArtSell’s records between 2004 and 2025; 310 sold, a sell-through rate of 56%.
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