Christian Marclay
American · b. 1955 · Sculptor, Photographer
Christian Marclay is a visual artist and composer. He holds both American and Swiss nationality. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
DictatorsPhillips · $106,250≈ £82,949≈ €95,506Sign up to see
Just Take My Body (Body Mix Series)Phillips · $106,250≈ £67,870≈ €85,437Sign up to see
Untitled (Luciano Pavarotti, Halo and Four Mix Tapes II)Phillips · $102,500≈ £77,440≈ €87,212Sign up to see
Christian Marclay’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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Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Lots sold
44
of 59 offered · 2004–2026
Sell-through
75%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 4 | 3 | 75% | $6.6kSign up | $6.5kSign up | $8.8kSign up |
| Acrylic | 2 | 1 | 50% | $4.5kSign up | $4.5kSign up | $4.5kSign up |
| Mixed media | 2 | 2 | 100% | $7.6kSign up | $7.6kSign up | $8.8kSign up |
| Works on paper | 2 | 2 | 100% | $51.7kSign up | $51.7kSign up | $103kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $103kSign up | $103kSign up | $103kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $910Sign up | $910Sign up | $910Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 18 | 13 | 72% | $13.4kSign up | $4.5kSign up | $43.8kSign up |
| Lithograph | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.6kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $2.3kSign up |
| Screenprint | 6 | 5 | 83% | $26.5kSign up | $32.5kSign up | $43.8kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 1 | 1 | 100% | $8.1kSign up | $8.1kSign up | $8.1kSign up |
| Print (other) | 4 | 2 | 50% | $2.4kSign up | $2.4kSign up | $4.5kSign up |
| Multiple | 5 | 3 | 60% | $8.4kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $22.5kSign up |
| Photography | 18 | 12 | 67% | $25.9kSign up | $22.6kSign up | $75kSign up |
| Photograph | 18 | 12 | 67% | $25.9kSign up | $22.6kSign up | $75kSign up |
| Sculpture | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $1.6kSign up |
| Other | 15 | 12 | 80% | $30.3kSign up | $8.8kSign up | $106kSign 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 | 6 | 4 | $3.9kSign up |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | $4.5kSign up |
| 2024 | 9 | 6 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | $22.7kSign up |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | $842Sign up |
| 2020 | 6 | 3 | $37.5kSign up |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | $15kSign up |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | $27.5kSign up |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | $73.1kSign up |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 | $32.5kSign up |
| 2014 | 6 | 5 | $52.5kSign up |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 | $12.4kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $250Sign up |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | $826Sign up |