Blinky Palermo
German · 1943–1977 · Painter, Printmaker
Blinky Palermo, artistic name of Peter Schwarze, was a German abstract painter. He was inspired by painters like Kazimir Malevich, Barnett Newman and Ellsworth Kelly. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Wooster StreetPhillips · £729,000≈ $960,385≈ €826,777Sign up to see
Konvolut: „'who knows the beginning and who knows the end' I“ /„'who knows the beginning and who knows the end' IIGrisebach · €177,800≈ $193,358≈ £152,985Sign up to see
Graue ScheibeGrisebach · €81,250≈ $101,424≈ £64,618Sign up to see
Blinky Palermo’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
134
of 141 offered · 2003–2026
Sell-through
95%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 3 | 3 | 100% | $413kSign up | $193kSign up | $960kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $84.4kSign up | $84.4kSign up | $84.4kSign up |
| Acrylic | 2 | 2 | 100% | $577kSign up | $577kSign up | $960kSign up |
| Works on paper | 44 | 40 | 91% | $22.8kSign up | $11.9kSign up | $98.1kSign up |
| Watercolor | 24 | 24 | 100% | $15.4kSign up | $9.9kSign up | $98.1kSign up |
| Gouache | 5 | 5 | 100% | $54kSign up | $56.3kSign up | $65.9kSign up |
| Drawing | 8 | 6 | 75% | $27.3kSign up | $31.2kSign up | $41.1kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 90 | 87 | 97% | $11.8kSign up | $4.4kSign up | $78kSign up |
| Lithograph | 13 | 12 | 92% | $9.2kSign up | $6.5kSign up | $42.1kSign up |
| Screenprint | 52 | 50 | 96% | $12.3kSign up | $6.2kSign up | $57.8kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 1 | 1 | 100% | $9.7kSign up | $9.7kSign up | $9.7kSign up |
| Print (other) | 22 | 22 | 100% | $7.7kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $78kSign up |
| Multiple | 2 | 2 | 100% | $62kSign up | $62kSign up | $70kSign up |
| Other | 4 | 4 | 100% | $38.4kSign up | $25.9kSign up | $101kSign 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 | 2 | 2 | $6.6kSign up |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | $2kSign up |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | $23.5kSign up |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | $7kSign up |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | $12kSign up |
| 2019 | 10 | 8 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2018 | 17 | 13 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2017 | 16 | 15 | $11.2kSign up |
| 2016 | 16 | 16 | $23.8kSign up |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 | $11.8kSign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | $56.3kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $43.3kSign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | $7.9kSign up |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | $7.6kSign up |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | $8kSign up |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | $19kSign up |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | $7.5kSign up |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | $1.5kSign up |