Dale Chihuly
American · b. 1941 · Painter, Printmaker
Dale Patrick Chihuly is an American glass artist. He is well known in the field of blown glass, "moving it into the realm of large-scale sculpture". (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Persian Ceiling InstallationRago Auctions · $200,000≈ £147,395≈ €176,243Sign up to see
Clear with Gold Leaf ChandelierRago Auctions · $166,400≈ £124,570≈ €143,103Sign up to see
Persian and Horn ChandelierRago Auctions · $125,000≈ £88,759≈ €103,110Sign up to see
Dale Chihuly’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).
Price trend
Showing 572 of 762 priced sales (evenly sampled; every year’s high and low included). Medians use all sales.
7 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 11 | 10 | 91% | $4.8kSign up | $4.4kSign up | $9kSign up |
| Acrylic | 8 | 7 | 88% | $5.8kSign up | $6.4kSign up | $9kSign up |
| Mixed media | 3 | 3 | 100% | $2.5kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $3.6kSign up |
| Works on paper | 38 | 36 | 95% | $4.7kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $21.1kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.2kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $2.2kSign up |
| Drawing | 4 | 2 | 50% | $824Sign up | $824Sign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 21 | 21 | 100% | $5.9kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $22.5kSign up |
| Engraving | 9 | 9 | 100% | $11.8kSign up | $8.8kSign up | $22.5kSign up |
| Aquatint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Drypoint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $819Sign up | $819Sign up | $819Sign up |
| Lithograph | 10 | 10 | 100% | $1.5kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $4.5kSign up |
| Sculpture | 18 | 17 | 94% | $21.1kSign up | $7.5kSign up | $200kSign up |
| Other | 696 | 678 | 97% | $9.7kSign up | $6.3kSign up | $166kSign 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 | 79 | 77 | $7kSign up |
| 2025 | 112 | 110 | $7kSign up |
| 2024 | 105 | 104 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2023 | 87 | 85 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2022 | 69 | 67 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2021 | 84 | 82 | $5.4kSign up |
| 2020 | 61 | 60 | $5.7kSign up |
| 2019 | 62 | 59 | $4.7kSign up |
| 2018 | 52 | 50 | $4.2kSign up |
| 2017 | 11 | 10 | $7.8kSign up |
| 2016 | 27 | 27 | $5kSign up |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | $11.3kSign up |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | $16.1kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $4.7kSign up |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | $6kSign up |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | $6kSign up |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $5.3kSign up |