What is a Cy Twombly print worth?
1928–2011 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 201 works by Cy Twombly with a published auction price sold between $4,462Sign up free to see and $57,150Sign up free to see, and the median is $8,820Sign up free to see. For prints alone, the median is $7,395Sign up free to see across 161 sales. In the last five years the median was $8,855Sign up free to see across 76 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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Cy Twombly prices by medium
- Auction results
- 224
- Sold rate
- 90%
- Active at auction
- 2002–2026
- Median price
- $8.8kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $42MSign up free to see Untitled, Phillips, Nov 2022
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prints | 161 | $4.1k–$17.5kSign up free to see | $7.4kSign up free to see |
| Works on Paper | 22 | $157k–$831kSign up free to see | $589kSign up free to see |
| Paintings | 12 | $269k–$6.5MSign up free to see | $528kSign up free to see |
| Photographs | 5 | $4.8k–$9.4kSign up free to see | $5.2kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (82), Lempertz (30), Ketterer Kunst (27)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 16 | $3.7k–$25.8kSign up free to see | $5.2kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 70 | $4.7k–$48.9kSign up free to see | $9kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 105 | $5k–$59.4kSign up free to see | $8.8kSign up free to see |
| Very large (over 150 cm) | 4 | $7.2M–$20MSign up free to see | $9.9MSign up free to see |
Recent Cy Twombly sales
- Gaeta Sets, photolithograph on Hopper Natural vellum — $2,432Sign up free to see, Wright, Aug 6, 2026
- Natural History Part I, Mushrooms, Series of 10 Lithograph in colors with heliotyp... — $96,989Sign up free to see, Ketterer Kunst, Jun 13, 2026
- Gladings (Love’s Infinite Causes), Collage. Colored oil pastels, pencil, and colla... — $149,214Sign up free to see, Ketterer Kunst, Jun 13, 2026
- Bay of Gaeta, 3-farbige Dryprints auf Karton — $42,044Sign up free to see, Grisebach, Jun 5, 2026
- Untitled (B. 28), Offset lithograph in colours, on heavy wove paper, the full sheet — $6,923Sign up free to see, Phillips, May 22, 2026
- Sarajevo, from Art and Sports, Lithograph, Etching and Aquatint in Colors, on Arches Paper — $1,800Sign up free to see, DuMouchelles, May 15, 2026
- MUSHROOMS II. FROM: NATURAL HISTORY PART I — $12,068Sign up free to see, Capitolium Art, Apr 28, 2026
- Natural History Part I - Mushrooms (Nr. II), Collage — $8,682Sign up free to see, Ketterer Kunst, Apr 15, 2026
Questions about Cy Twombly prices
What is a Cy Twombly print worth?
Based on 201 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Cy Twombly have sold for a median of $8,820, and half of them sold between $4,462 and $57,150. For prints alone the median is $7,395 (161 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 Cy Twombly sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $41,640,000 for “Untitled” at Phillips in November 2022.
Which Cy Twombly medium sells for the most?
By median price, works on paper lead with $589,419 (22 sales).
How often do Cy Twombly works sell at auction?
90% of the 224 lots recorded between 2002 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Cy Twombly print?
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Cy Twombly have appeared at auction 224 times in ArtSell’s records between 2002 and 2026; 201 sold, a sell-through rate of 90%.
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