Carrie Mae Weems

American · b. 1954

Carrie Mae Weems is an American artist working in text, fabric, audio, digital images and installation video, and is best known for her photography. She achieved prominence… (Wikipedia)

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65lots offered2009–2026years recorded84%sold (54)$5kSign up free to seemedian price

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Untitled (man smoking) from Kitchen Table SeriesPhillips · Jun 2019$70,000≈ £55,062≈ €62,095Sign up to see
Untitled (Woman Playing Solitaire) from The Kitchen TablePhillips · Oct 2014$62,500≈ £38,592≈ €49,591Sign up to see
Untitled (Woman and daughter with makeup) from Kitchen Table SeriesPhillips · Nov 2017£40,000≈ $52,520≈ €45,101Sign up to see

Carrie Mae Weems’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).

ArtSell has recorded 64 auction results for Carrie Mae Weems between 2009 and 2026, of which 54 sold (84%). A further 1 lot was offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $1.2kSign up free to see to $70kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $70kSign up free to see for Untitled (man smoking) from Kitchen Table Series at Phillips in June 2019. The most common medium is photographs (51 lots). Most results come from Phillips (40), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (10) and Wright (5).

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Side Girls, 2009
two channel video with color, in artist's frame, in 2 parts · ed. 1/5
each 13 1/4 x 19 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (33.7 x 48.9 x 11.4 cm) overall installation dimensions variable runtime 3:30 minutes on continuous loop
Phillips · Sep 26, 2026 · Lot 103
$23,220≈ £17,522≈ €20,363Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
Afro Chic, 2009
video with color and sound, in artist's frame · ed. 1/5
45 1/8 x 29 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (114.6 x 74.3 x 14 cm) runtime 5:26 minutes on continuous loop
Phillips · Sep 26, 2026 · Lot 104
$19,350≈ £14,602≈ €16,969Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
Untitled (from the Eatonville portfolio), 2004
Photograph
10 h x 10 w in (25 x 25 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 5, 2026 · Lot 120
$1,330≈ £983≈ €1,138Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Untitled (Woman and daughter with Makeup), 1990/2010
Photograph · ed. 75/100
sheet 14 x11 in.
Brunk Auctions · Apr 23, 2026 · Lot 509
$4,250≈ £3,147≈ €3,634HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
Untitled (Woman Feeding Bird) (from the Kitchen Table series)
Photograph · Paper
7½ h x 7½ w in (19 x 19 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 10, 2026 · Lot 101
$1,905≈ £1,416≈ €1,636Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Untitled (Woman Feeding Bird), from FOUR, 1990/2022
Photograph · Paper
S. 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (19.1 x 19.1 cm)
Phillips · Feb 7, 2026 · Lot 78
$2,838≈ £2,088≈ €2,406Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Phillips ↗
Shape of Things (female) (from 'Africa'), 1993
Photograph · ed. 77/100
8 x 7 7/8 in. (20.3 x 20 cm.)
Bonhams · Jan 22, 2026 · Lot 372
$1,408≈ £1,049≈ €1,203Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
The Apple of Adam's Eye (Weems p. 26), 1993
Pigment and embroidery in colors on sateen with Australian lacewood frame (as issued)
Bonhams · Oct 7, 2025 · Lot 134
$5,120≈ £3,819≈ €4,389Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Bonhams ↗
Untitled (Woman Feeding Bird), from FOUR, 1990/2022
Photograph · Paper
S. 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (19.1 x 19.1 cm)
Phillips · Apr 16, 2025 · Lot 310
$4,064≈ £3,064≈ €3,579Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
Untitled (Woman Feeding Bird) (from the FOUR series)
Photograph
7½ h x 7½ w in (19 x 19 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 4, 2025 · Lot 165
$2,540≈ £1,992≈ €2,406Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗

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Carrie Mae Weems: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Carrie Mae Weems at auction?

$70,000Sign up free to see, for Untitled (man smoking) from Kitchen Table Series at Phillips (June 2019) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Carrie Mae Weems?

The median sale price is $5kSign up free to see across 54 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Carrie Mae Weems have sold at auction?

54 of 64 recorded lots sold between 2009 and 2026. 1 further lot was offered with no published result and is not counted.

Which auction houses sell Carrie Mae Weems?

Phillips, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) and Wright account for the most recorded results. Phillips · Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Wright

About Carrie Mae Weems

Carrie Mae Weems is an American artist working in text, fabric, audio, digital images and installation video, and is best known for her photography. She achieved prominence through her early 1990s photographic project The Kitchen Table Series. Her photographs, films and videos focus on serious issues facing African Americans today, including racism, sexism, politics and personal identity.

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