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General Idea Prints: Value & Auction Prices

1969–1994

General Idea prints have appeared at auction 4 times in ArtSell’s records between 2018 and 2025; 4 sold, a sell-through rate of 100%. The median price realised is $460Sign up free to see across 4 priced sales; the middle half sold for $383Sign up free to see–$531Sign up free to see. The highest recorded price is $669Sign up free to see for The Poodle Never Begs Except for Meaning (Ghent Scarf) at Heffel Fine Art Auction House in September 2018. Sales were recorded mainly at Quittenbaum (2), Clars Auction Gallery (1) and Heffel Fine Art Auction House (1).

CA$875≈ $669≈ £509≈ €572Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumThe Poodle Never Begs Except for Meaning (Ghent Scarf)Heffel Fine Art Auction House4auction results2018–2025years recorded100%sold$460Sign up free to seemedian price

General Idea prints prices at a glance

Auction results
4 2018–2025
Price range
$225–$669Sign up free to see
Median price
$460Sign up free to see 4 sold
Most recent sale
$225Sign up free to see Sep 2025, Clars Auction Gallery
Record sale
$669Sign up free to see 2018, Heffel Fine Art Auction House

Recent sales: AIDS · Aqui, General Idea, Issue No. 7 · TV 'Test Pattern

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General Idea prints: key figures

Auction results
4
Sold rate
100%
Active at auction
2018–2025
Median price
$460Sign up free to see
Record price
$669Sign up free to see The Poodle Never Begs Except for Meaning (Ghent Scarf), Heffel Fine Art Auction House, Sep 2018

Top auction houses: Quittenbaum (2), Clars Auction Gallery (1), Heffel Fine Art Auction House (1)

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  1. AIDS by General Idea, 1987, screenprint in colors, sold Sep 2025
    AIDS, 1987
    Screenprint
    Clars Auction Gallery · · Lot 5187
    $225≈ £165≈ €190HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Clars Auction Gallery ↗
  2. TV 'Test Pattern by General Idea, 1998, multiple, sold Dec 2020
    TV 'Test Pattern, 1998
    Multiple
    22,5 x 30,0 cm
    Quittenbaum · · Lot 443
    €400≈ $485≈ £364HammerSign up free to seeView at Quittenbaum ↗
  3. Aqui, General Idea, Issue No. 7 by General Idea, 1985, lithograph, sold Dec 2020
    Aqui, General Idea, Issue No. 7, 1985
    Lithograph
    43,2 x 27,8 cm
    Quittenbaum · · Lot 442
    €360≈ $436≈ £328HammerSign up free to seeView at Quittenbaum ↗
  4. The Poodle Never Begs Except for Meaning (Ghent Scarf) by General Idea, screenprint on nylon, sold Sep 2018
    The Poodle Never Begs Except for Meaning (Ghent Scarf)
    Screenprint
    29 x 28 in
    Heffel Fine Art Auction House · · Lot 411
    CA$875≈ $669≈ £509≈ €572Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$600–800View at Heffel Fine Art Auction House ↗

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