György Kepes
Hungarian · 1906–2001 · Painter, Photographer
György Kepes was a Hungarian-born painter, photographer, designer, educator, and art theorist. After immigrating to the U.S. in 1937, he taught design at the New Bauhaus in… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Juliet with FramesPhillips · $21,930≈ £16,400≈ €18,887Sign up to see
untitledWright · $18,750≈ £12,233≈ €14,108Sign up to see
Juliet (with peacock feather and red concentric circles)Phillips · $12,700≈ £9,811≈ €11,756Sign up to see
György Kepes’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).
ArtSell has recorded 34 auction results for György Kepes between 2004 and 2025, of which 31 sold (91%). A further 1 lot was offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $243Sign up free to see to $21.9kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $21.9kSign up free to see for Juliet with Frames at Phillips in October 2025. The most common medium is oil paintings (17 lots). Most results come from Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (10), Bonhams (8) and Wright (7).
34 results
- Juliet with Frames, 1938-1939$21,930≈ £16,400≈ €18,887Sign up free to see
- $12,700≈ £9,811≈ €11,756Sign up free to see
- Souvenir for Children, 1965$2,358≈ £1,769≈ €2,127Sign up free to see
- Untitled, 1942$3,528≈ £2,778≈ €3,224Sign up free to see
- $243≈ £188≈ €219Sign up free to see
- $1,403≈ £1,124≈ €1,279Sign up free to see
- $1,211≈ £971≈ €1,105Sign up free to see
- $1,913≈ £1,533≈ €1,744Sign up free to see
- $1,658≈ £1,328≈ €1,512Sign up free to see
- $765≈ £613≈ €698Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (1)
Lots by György Kepes that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
György Kepes paintings (17)György Kepes oil paintings (17)György Kepes works on paper (5)György Kepes gouaches (5)György Kepes photographs (9)
György Kepes: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by György Kepes at auction?
$21,930Sign up free to see, for Juliet with Frames at Phillips (October 2025) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for György Kepes?
The median sale price is $1.9kSign up free to see across 31 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by György Kepes have sold at auction?
31 of 34 recorded lots sold between 2004 and 2025. 1 further lot was offered with no published result and is not counted.
Which auction houses sell György Kepes?
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Bonhams and Wright account for the most recorded results. Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Bonhams · Wright
About György Kepes
György Kepes was a Hungarian-born painter, photographer, designer, educator, and art theorist. After immigrating to the U.S. in 1937, he taught design at the New Bauhaus in Chicago. In 1967 he founded the Center for Advanced Visual Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he taught until his retirement in 1974.
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