Bridget Riley
British · b. 1931 · Painter, Printmaker
Bridget Louise Riley is an English painter known for her op art paintings. She lives and works in London, Cornwall and the Vaucluse in France. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
RillPhillips · £1,445,000≈ $1,874,310≈ €1,642,258Sign up to see
GiocosoPhillips · £951,000≈ $1,209,101≈ €1,063,414Sign up to see
Orange PairedPhillips · £821,000≈ $1,064,919≈ €933,076Sign up to see
Bridget Riley’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).
Coming up at auction
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Price trend
3 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
6 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 | 6 | 5 | 83% | $958kSign up | $1.1MSign up | $1.9MSign up |
| Oil | 4 | 4 | 100% | $729kSign up | $719kSign up | $1.2MSign up |
| Acrylic | 2 | 1 | 50% | $1.9MSign up | $1.9MSign up | $1.9MSign up |
| Works on paper | 13 | 11 | 85% | $64.7kSign up | $69.7kSign up | $100kSign up |
| Gouache | 13 | 11 | 85% | $64.7kSign up | $69.7kSign up | $100kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 166 | 158 | 95% | $12.9kSign up | $9kSign up | $105kSign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $5kSign up | $5kSign up | $5kSign up |
| Screenprint | 161 | 154 | 96% | $13.1kSign up | $9.3kSign up | $105kSign up |
| Print (other) | 4 | 3 | 75% | $6.3kSign up | $8kSign up | $10.5kSign up |
| Photography | 2 | 2 | 100% | $15.2kSign up | $15.2kSign up | $17.4kSign up |
| Photograph | 2 | 2 | 100% | $15.2kSign up | $15.2kSign up | $17.4kSign up |
| Other | 4 | 4 | 100% | $7.6kSign up | $3.9kSign up | $20kSign 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 | 14 | 12 | $9.4kSign up |
| 2025 | 15 | 14 | $9.4kSign up |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | $10.4kSign up |
| 2023 | 19 | 18 | $19kSign up |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | $11.2kSign up |
| 2021 | 16 | 15 | $13.3kSign up |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | $7.9kSign up |
| 2019 | 21 | 18 | $9kSign up |
| 2018 | 12 | 11 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2017 | 17 | 17 | $7.5kSign up |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | $7.6kSign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | $5.7kSign up |
| 2014 | 5 | 5 | $10.2kSign up |
| 2013 | 5 | 4 | $11.8kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 | $6.7kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | $21kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $6.6kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $8kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $4kSign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $2kSign up |