What is a Cory Arcangel photograph worth?
b. 1978 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 35 works by Cory Arcangel with a published auction price sold between $22,484Sign up free to see and $228,941Sign up free to see, and the median is $81,250Sign up free to see. For photographs alone, the median is $150,000Sign up free to see across 25 sales. In the last five years the median was $60,150Sign up free to see across 12 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Cory Arcangel prices by medium
- Auction results
- 40
- Sold rate
- 88%
- Active at auction
- 2013–2026
- Median price
- $81.3kSign up free to see
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 25 | $76.2k–$269kSign up free to see | $150kSign up free to see |
| Prints | 5 | $1k–$4kSign up free to see | $3.8kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (38), Rago Auctions (1), Wright (1)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 3 | $774–$2.6kSign up free to see | $1.3kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 4 | $11.5k–$40.3kSign up free to see | $20.7kSign up free to see |
| Very large (over 150 cm) | 24 | $70.5k–$282kSign up free to see | $159kSign up free to see |
Recent Cory Arcangel sales
- F1 Racer Mod (aka Japanese Driving Game), offset lithograph in colors — $1,024Sign up free to see, Wright, Aug 6, 2026
- Landscape Study, Screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins — $258Sign up free to see, Phillips, Jun 24, 2026
- Untitled (Taurus), Graphite pencil drawing produced with a Mutoh XP-300 Series printer, on wove pap — $1,290Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 22, 2026
- Photoshop CS: 84 by 66 inches, 300 DPI, RGB, square pixels, default gradient "Russell's Rainbow" (turn transparency off), mousedown y=25180 x=15100, mouseup y=1400 x=6400, chromogenic print face mounted to Diasec, in artist's frame — $76,200Sign up free to see, Phillips, Jul 17, 2024
- PHOTOSHOP CS: 60 BY 48 INCHES, 300 DPI, RGB, SQUARE PIXELS, DEFAULTS “BLUE, YELLOW, BLUE”, MOUSEDOWN Y=30 X=5100, MOUSEUP Y=1170 X=13890; PHOTOSHOP TOOL “WAND”, CLICK= Y=1080 X=8460, TOLERANCE=30; DEFAULT GRADIENT “BLUE, RED, YELLOW”, MOUSEDOWN Y=450 X=9240, MOUSEUP Y=11940 X=7800, chromogenic print, in artist's frame — $35,176Sign up free to see, Phillips, Dec 6, 2023
- Photoshop CS: 84 by 144 inches, 300 DPI, RGB, square pixels, default gradient “Spectrum”, mousedown y=1200 x=20800, mouseup y=24020 x=20800; tool "Wand", select y=2600 x=20000, tolerance=72, contiguous= off; default gradient "Spectrum", mousedown y=2480 x=41600, mouseup y=2480 x=1200, c-print Diasec mounted, in artist's frame, in 3 parts — $167,500Sign up free to see, Phillips, Mar 3, 2023
- Photoshop CS: 84 by 50 inches, 300 DPI, RGB, square pixels, default gradient "Spectrum", mousedown y=2000 x=1000, mouseup y=2000 x=14000; tool "Wand", select y=14000 x=8720, tolerance=40, contiguous= off; default gradient "Spectrum", mousedown y=24000 x=1, chromogenic print — $145,367Sign up free to see, Phillips, Nov 30, 2022
- Photoshop CS: 30 by 30 inches, 300 DPI, RGB, square pixels, default gradient "Blue, Red, Yellow," mousedown y=3375 x=6405, mouseup y=0 x=4160, chromogenic print — $81,900Sign up free to see, Phillips, Nov 16, 2022
Questions about Cory Arcangel prices
What is a Cory Arcangel photograph worth?
Based on 35 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Cory Arcangel have sold for a median of $81,250, and half of them sold between $22,484 and $228,941. For photographs alone the median is $150,000 (25 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 Cory Arcangel sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $399,068 for “Photoshop CS: 110 by 72 inches, 300 DPI, RGB, square pixels, default gradient "Spectrum," mousedown y=31100 x=1500, mouse up y=32850 x=800” at Phillips in October 2019.
Which Cory Arcangel medium sells for the most?
By median price, photographs lead with $150,000 (25 sales).
How often do Cory Arcangel works sell at auction?
88% of the 40 lots recorded between 2013 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Cory Arcangel photograph?
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Cory Arcangel have appeared at auction 40 times in ArtSell’s records between 2013 and 2026; 35 sold, a sell-through rate of 88%.
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