What is a Christo print worth?
1935–2020 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 586 priced auction sales, works by Christo have sold for a median of $2,750Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $1,123Sign up free to see and $13,250Sign up free to see. For prints alone, the median is $1,512Sign up free to see across 371 sales. In the last five years the median was $2,081Sign up free to see across 326 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
Christo prices by medium
- Auction results
- 648
- Sold rate
- 91%
- Active at auction
- 2002–2026
- Median price
- $2.8kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $383kSign up free to see Over the River (Project for Arkansas River, State of Colorado), Phillips, Jun 2025
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prints | 371 | $872–$3.4kSign up free to see | $1.5kSign up free to see |
| Photographs | 69 | $2.5k–$52.1kSign up free to see | $6.2kSign up free to see |
| Paintings | 58 | $28.2k–$81kSign up free to see | $46.7kSign up free to see |
| Works on Paper | 49 | $26.6k–$88kSign up free to see | $66.1kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Rago Auctions (105), Van Ham (103), Phillips (99)
Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 26 | $1.5k–$27.5kSign up free to see | $13.1kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 298 | $1.4k–$36.9kSign up free to see | $5.5kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 214 | $855–$3.3kSign up free to see | $1.5kSign up free to see |
| Very large (over 150 cm) | 9 | $123k–$240kSign up free to see | $188kSign up free to see |
Recent Christo sales
- The Gates, color lithograph — $1,591Sign up free to see, Artmark, Sep 24, 2026
- Reichstag, color lithography — $568Sign up free to see, Artmark, Sep 24, 2026
- The Wrapped Reichstag, color offset lithography — $909Sign up free to see, Artmark, Sep 24, 2026
- The Islands, colored lithography — $796Sign up free to see, Artmark, Sep 24, 2026
- Wrapped Reichstag (Project for Berlin), Mixed media — $27,832Sign up free to see, Ketterer Kunst, Sep 15, 2026
- Walkways, print and fabric sample — $370Sign up free to see, Morgan O'Driscoll, Sep 14, 2026
- Texas Mastaba, Project for 500,000 Stacked Oil Drums (from the America: The Third Century portfolio), lithograph with collaged screenprint in colors on cardboard — $1,664Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Sep 10, 2026
- Wrapped Reichstag, Project for Berlin, offset lithograph in colors with embossed elements — $665Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Aug 14, 2026
Questions about Christo prices
What is a Christo print worth?
Based on 586 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Christo have sold for a median of $2,750, and half of them sold between $1,123 and $13,250. For prints alone the median is $1,512 (371 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Christo sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $382,834 for “Over the River (Project for Arkansas River, State of Colorado)” at Phillips in June 2025.
Which Christo medium sells for the most?
By median price, works on paper lead with $66,126 (49 sales).
How often do Christo works sell at auction?
91% of the 648 lots recorded between 2002 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Christo print?
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Of the 648 lots by Christo recorded at auction between 2002 and 2026, 587 found a buyer (91%).
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