Erwin Wurm
Austrian · b. 1954 · Sculptor, Draughtsman
Erwin Wurm is an Austrian artist. He lives and works in Vienna and Limberg in Austria; Hydra, Greece; and in New York City. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Fat Carim Kinsky · €111,850≈ $123,941≈ £94,633Sign up to see
Model for a telekinetic sculptureim Kinsky · €67,310≈ $75,387≈ £60,669Sign up to see
Untitled (Kastenmann Hérmes)Phillips · $75,000≈ £60,222≈ €69,982Sign up to see
Erwin Wurm’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
1 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 34 | 30 | 88% | $22.2kSign up | $15.7kSign up | $67.5kSign up |
| Oil | 3 | 3 | 100% | $13.2kSign up | $14.3kSign up | $19kSign up |
| Acrylic | 19 | 16 | 84% | $26.3kSign up | $20.9kSign up | $67.5kSign up |
| Mixed media | 6 | 5 | 83% | $6.1kSign up | $6.2kSign up | $14.5kSign up |
| Works on paper | 13 | 11 | 85% | $7.5kSign up | $5.5kSign up | $23.3kSign up |
| Drawing | 6 | 5 | 83% | $6.3kSign up | $7.4kSign up | $10.6kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 1 | 100% | $913Sign up | $913Sign up | $913Sign up |
| Multiple | 1 | 1 | 100% | $913Sign up | $913Sign up | $913Sign up |
| Photography | 35 | 27 | 77% | $5kSign up | $3.4kSign up | $17.4kSign up |
| Photograph | 35 | 27 | 77% | $5kSign up | $3.4kSign up | $17.4kSign up |
| Sculpture | 28 | 23 | 82% | $44.9kSign up | $46.5kSign up | $124kSign up |
| Other | 22 | 18 | 82% | $29.2kSign up | $26kSign up | $75kSign 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 | $10.9kSign up |
| 2025 | 9 | 7 | $7kSign up |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 | $18.1kSign up |
| 2023 | 14 | 12 | $11.4kSign up |
| 2022 | 8 | 6 | $15.4kSign up |
| 2021 | 12 | 9 | $15.8kSign up |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | $40.3kSign up |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | $29.9kSign up |
| 2017 | 8 | 6 | $7kSign up |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | $21.8kSign up |
| 2015 | 8 | 4 | $22.8kSign up |
| 2014 | 14 | 9 | $6.4kSign up |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | $16.8kSign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | $23.4kSign up |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 | $6.8kSign up |