General Idea

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11auction results2006–2026years recorded91%sold (10)$1.1kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. General Idea, AIDS (Reinhardt) #4, 1991, oil with beeswax glaze on linen over panelAIDS (Reinhardt) #4Phillips · $193,500≈ £144,188≈ €166,825Sign up to see
  2. General Idea, Zigourat, 1986, acrylic on canvasZigouratPhillips · £18,750≈ $28,611≈ €21,874Sign up to see
  3. General Idea, Fear Management (F. 8706), 1987, The complete set of eight screenprints in colors, on hand-painted wove paper, the full sheetsFear Management (F. 8706)Phillips · $8,255≈ £6,580≈ €7,684Sign up to see

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Average price
median $1.1kfree account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
10
of 11 offered · 2006–2026
Sell-through
91%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$1k$10k$100k202220232024202520262021-05-19 · $1,1052022-06-14 · $1,1412024-02-15 · $8,2552024-10-22 · $6302024-12-17 · $4232025-04-16 · $3182026-05-21 · $193,500
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

By medium

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
202611$194kSign up
202511$318Sign up
202433$630Sign up
202211$1.1kSign up
202111$1.1kSign up
201410—Sign up
201311$28.6kSign up
201211$4.2kSign up
200611$461Sign up