Barbara Kruger
American · b. 1945 · Painter, Printmaker
Barbara Kruger is an American conceptual artist and collagist associated with the Pictures Generation. She is most known for her visual word art that consists of… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Untitled (My face is your fortune)Phillips · $1,032,000≈ £769,747≈ €888,124Sign up to see
Untitled (Our prices are insane!)Phillips · $571,500≈ £464,861≈ €532,917Sign up to see
Untitled (Time is Money)Phillips · HK$3,429,000≈ $436,820≈ £353,787≈ €401,268Sign up to see
Barbara Kruger’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).
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Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 2 | 2 | 100% | $2kSign up | $2kSign up | $2.3kSign up |
| Works on paper | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Prints & multiples | 64 | 63 | 98% | $46.4kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $572kSign up |
| Aquatint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.8kSign up | $2.8kSign up | $2.8kSign up |
| Lithograph | 38 | 37 | 97% | $7.9kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $76.2kSign up |
| Screenprint | 9 | 9 | 100% | $54.8kSign up | $4.8kSign up | $285kSign up |
| Print (other) | 7 | 7 | 100% | $1.4kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $3.7kSign up |
| Multiple | 9 | 9 | 100% | $236kSign up | $241kSign up | $572kSign up |
| Photography | 31 | 25 | 81% | $134kSign up | $46.1kSign up | $1MSign up |
| Photograph | 31 | 25 | 81% | $134kSign up | $46.1kSign up | $1MSign up |
| Other | 9 | 9 | 100% | $35kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $290kSign 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 | 10 | 10 | $1kSign up |
| 2025 | 12 | 11 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | $4.7kSign up |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 | $4.7kSign up |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | $100kSign up |
| 2018 | 10 | 9 | $58.8kSign up |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | $22.2kSign up |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | $15.9kSign up |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 | $9.8kSign up |
| 2014 | 9 | 6 | $5.3kSign up |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | $66.8kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $10.7kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $3.7kSign up |