Chris Burden
American · 1946–2015 · Painter, Printmaker
Christopher Lee Burden was an American artist working in performance art, sculpture, and installation art. Burden became known in the 1970s for his performance art works,… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Viagra TowerBonhams · $152,900≈ £114,309≈ €133,177Sign up to see
747, Bed Piece, and Prelude to 220 or 110 (4)Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $93,750≈ £76,387≈ €88,510Sign up to see
Hospital ShipPhillips · $62,500≈ £50,185≈ €58,319Sign up to see
Chris Burden’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
37
of 48 offered · 2007–2026
Sell-through
77%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
2 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 1 | 100% | $40kSign up | $40kSign up | $40kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $40kSign up | $40kSign up | $40kSign up |
| Works on paper | 2 | 2 | 100% | $5kSign up | $5kSign up | $5kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $5kSign up | $5kSign up | $5kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 24 | 20 | 83% | $6.3kSign up | $3.9kSign up | $27.5kSign up |
| Etching | 2 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Lithograph | 14 | 12 | 86% | $4kSign up | $3.9kSign up | $6kSign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $448Sign up | $448Sign up | $448Sign up |
| Print (other) | 7 | 7 | 100% | $11kSign up | $6.3kSign up | $27.5kSign up |
| Photography | 14 | 8 | 57% | $29.8kSign up | $20.3kSign up | $93.8kSign up |
| Photograph | 14 | 8 | 57% | $29.8kSign up | $20.3kSign up | $93.8kSign up |
| Sculpture | 4 | 3 | 75% | $72.2kSign up | $62.5kSign up | $153kSign up |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 100% | $8.5kSign up | $8.8kSign up | $15kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.