Franz West
Austrian · 1947–2012 · Sculptor, Draughtsman
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Record prices
FloraGrisebach · €571,500≈ $652,824≈ £481,150Sign up to see
Untitled (Two heads)Phillips · $461,000≈ £302,394≈ €357,642Sign up to see
UntitledPhillips · £350,000≈ $444,990≈ €391,372Sign up to see
Franz West’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).
Lots sold
250
of 288 offered · 2002–2026
Sell-through
87%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 46 | 42 | 91% | $103kSign up | $46.7kSign up | $461kSign up |
| Oil | 3 | 3 | 100% | $86.9kSign up | $27.5kSign up | $208kSign up |
| Acrylic | 16 | 15 | 94% | $88kSign up | $41.8kSign up | $445kSign up |
| Mixed media | 14 | 11 | 79% | $29.4kSign up | $28.8kSign up | $63.7kSign up |
| Works on paper | 78 | 70 | 90% | $32.2kSign up | $23.7kSign up | $225kSign up |
| Watercolor | 4 | 4 | 100% | $31.5kSign up | $31.2kSign up | $57.7kSign up |
| Gouache | 14 | 11 | 79% | $16.8kSign up | $15.6kSign up | $28.7kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $104kSign up | $104kSign up | $104kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 15 | 13 | 87% | $13.7kSign up | $15.5kSign up | $25.2kSign up |
| Screenprint | 3 | 3 | 100% | $3.9kSign up | $4.1kSign up | $7.1kSign up |
| Print (other) | 4 | 3 | 75% | $23kSign up | $22.8kSign up | $25.2kSign up |
| Multiple | 8 | 7 | 88% | $13.9kSign up | $15.5kSign up | $15.5kSign up |
| Photography | 10 | 9 | 90% | $18.3kSign up | $12.7kSign up | $56kSign up |
| Photograph | 10 | 9 | 90% | $18.3kSign up | $12.7kSign up | $56kSign up |
| Sculpture | 84 | 66 | 79% | $39.2kSign up | $15.7kSign up | $391kSign up |
| Other | 55 | 50 | 91% | $48kSign up | $16.2kSign up | $653kSign 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 | 11 | 10 | $15.5kSign up |
| 2025 | 18 | 16 | $30kSign up |
| 2024 | 20 | 18 | $36.7kSign up |
| 2023 | 9 | 6 | $29.9kSign up |
| 2022 | 13 | 12 | $34kSign up |
| 2021 | 14 | 13 | $24.4kSign up |
| 2020 | 10 | 9 | $16.2kSign up |
| 2019 | 16 | 14 | $15.6kSign up |
| 2018 | 12 | 11 | $38.2kSign up |
| 2017 | 23 | 23 | $16.7kSign up |
| 2016 | 39 | 25 | $15.5kSign up |
| 2015 | 45 | 38 | $29.7kSign up |
| 2014 | 24 | 22 | $24.3kSign up |
| 2013 | 8 | 7 | $28.6kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $56kSign up |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | $15.9kSign up |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | $16.4kSign up |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | $9.9kSign up |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 | $10.8kSign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $50.3kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $30.4kSign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $6.9kSign up |