Asger Jorn
Danish · 1914–1973 · Painter, Printmaker
Asger Oluf Jorn was a Danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, and author. He was a founding member of the avant-garde movement COBRA and the Situationist International. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Une mime de rien (ou presque)Ketterer Kunst · €851,400≈ $991,455≈ £742,997Sign up to see
Cent défautsKetterer Kunst · €287,500≈ $326,916≈ £256,124Sign up to see
Ohne Titel (Didaska)Ketterer Kunst · €250,000≈ $297,450≈ £214,456Sign up to see
Asger Jorn’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).
Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
15 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 31 | 31 | 100% | $124kSign up | $75.3kSign up | $991kSign up |
| Oil | 23 | 23 | 100% | $148kSign up | $83kSign up | $991kSign up |
| Acrylic | 2 | 2 | 100% | $25.3kSign up | $25.3kSign up | $28kSign up |
| Mixed media | 6 | 6 | 100% | $62.8kSign up | $56kSign up | $131kSign up |
| Works on paper | 16 | 16 | 100% | $25kSign up | $16.4kSign up | $90.2kSign up |
| Watercolor | 4 | 4 | 100% | $10.7kSign up | $9.7kSign up | $16.2kSign up |
| Gouache | 4 | 4 | 100% | $29.2kSign up | $16.9kSign up | $76.1kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $15.2kSign up | $15.2kSign up | $15.2kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 47 | 44 | 94% | $2.3kSign up | $818Sign up | $24.5kSign up |
| Etching | 7 | 5 | 71% | $3.3kSign up | $1kSign up | $12.1kSign up |
| Drypoint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $997Sign up | $997Sign up | $997Sign up |
| Lithograph | 28 | 28 | 100% | $1.9kSign up | $834Sign up | $11.4kSign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Woodcut / linocut | 1 | 1 | 100% | $24.5kSign up | $24.5kSign up | $24.5kSign up |
| Print (other) | 9 | 9 | 100% | $683Sign up | $727Sign up | $893Sign up |
| Sculpture | 5 | 2 | 40% | $8.5kSign up | $8.5kSign up | $11kSign up |
| Other | 13 | 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 | 9 | 7 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2025 | 10 | 8 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | $17.2kSign up |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | $11kSign up |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | $29.2kSign up |
| 2021 | 14 | 12 | $9.1kSign up |
| 2020 | 9 | 7 | $723Sign up |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | $34.1kSign up |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | $18.4kSign up |
| 2016 | 5 | 4 | $49.7kSign up |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | $28kSign up |
| 2012 | 9 | 1 | $26.3kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $48.7kSign up |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | $8.2kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $24.5kSign up |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | $7.2kSign up |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | $809Sign up |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | $33.6kSign up |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | $66.8kSign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | $6.5kSign up |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | $628Sign up |