Francis Alÿs
Belgian · b. 1959 · Painter, Sculptor
Francis Alÿs is a Belgian-born contemporary and multidisciplinary artist based in Mexico City. Alÿs explores themes including geopolitics, collective action, urban tensions,… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Untitled (Installation of two works, in collaboration with Emilio Rivera)Phillips · £239,400≈ $291,206≈ €276,891Sign up to see
Déjà-vu (Clock)Phillips · £165,100≈ $208,769≈ €195,184Sign up to see
Cityscapes - (con sabana), (Triptych: Francis - Juan Garcia - Emilio Rivera)Phillips · £149,000≈ $181,303≈ €171,754Sign up to see
Francis Alÿs’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
3 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 | 39 | 33 | 85% | $82.5kSign up | $69.6kSign up | $291kSign up |
| Oil | 35 | 29 | 83% | $86.1kSign up | $69.6kSign up | $291kSign up |
| Acrylic | 2 | 2 | 100% | $97.2kSign up | $97.2kSign up | $113kSign up |
| Mixed media | 2 | 2 | 100% | $14.7kSign up | $14.7kSign up | $18.1kSign up |
| Works on paper | 18 | 16 | 89% | $24.4kSign up | $20kSign up | $82kSign up |
| Gouache | 2 | 2 | 100% | $29.6kSign up | $29.6kSign up | $35kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Drawing | 8 | 7 | 88% | $19.3kSign up | $18.1kSign up | $31.4kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 4 | 2 | 50% | $20.7kSign up | $20.7kSign up | $38.4kSign up |
| Drypoint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3.1kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $3.1kSign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Multiple | 2 | 1 | 50% | $38.4kSign up | $38.4kSign up | $38.4kSign up |
| Photography | 5 | 5 | 100% | $36.1kSign up | $24.6kSign up | $104kSign up |
| Photograph | 5 | 5 | 100% | $36.1kSign up | $24.6kSign up | $104kSign up |
| Other | 6 | 5 | 83% | $51.8kSign up | $65.7kSign up | $100kSign 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 | 2 | 1 | $14.2kSign up |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | $38.4kSign up |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | $44kSign up |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | $11.4kSign up |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | $178kSign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | $104kSign up |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | $35kSign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | $20kSign up |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 | $30kSign up |
| 2014 | 10 | 4 | $32.5kSign up |
| 2013 | 6 | 5 | $75kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $101kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | $32.3kSign up |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | $25.4kSign up |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 | $38.8kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $29.9kSign up |