James Turrell
American · b. 1943 · Painter, Sculptor
James Turrell is an American artist known for his work within the Light and Space movement. He is considered the "master of light" often creating art installations that mix… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
ArielPhillips · $660,400≈ £499,584≈ €594,312Sign up to see
First LightPhillips · $191,000≈ £118,252≈ €138,566Sign up to see
Top RightPhillips · $154,800≈ £115,350≈ €133,460Sign up to see
James Turrell’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).
Coming up at auction
1 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Price trend
1 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 | 2 | 1 | 50% | $15.8kSign up | $15.8kSign up | $15.8kSign up |
| Acrylic | 2 | 1 | 50% | $15.8kSign up | $15.8kSign up | $15.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 26 | 26 | 100% | $27.8kSign up | $10.8kSign up | $191kSign up |
| Etching | 10 | 10 | 100% | $57.9kSign up | $17.6kSign up | $191kSign up |
| Aquatint | 15 | 15 | 100% | $9.5kSign up | $7kSign up | $25kSign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1kSign up | $1kSign up | $1kSign up |
| Photography | 4 | 3 | 75% | $11.8kSign up | $12kSign up | $16.5kSign up |
| Photograph | 4 | 3 | 75% | $11.8kSign up | $12kSign up | $16.5kSign up |
| Other | 16 | 13 | 81% | $108kSign up | $60kSign up | $660kSign 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 | 5 | 4 | $11.4kSign up |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | $57.1kSign up |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | $14.6kSign up |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | $33.3kSign up |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | $7kSign up |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | $10.9kSign up |
| 2017 | 5 | 4 | $44.4kSign up |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | $22.9kSign up |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | $6.4kSign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | $25kSign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | $23.8kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $12kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $2.3kSign up |