Jenny Holzer Prints: Auction Prices

American · b. 1950

ArtSell has recorded 87 auction results for Jenny Holzer prints between 2009 and 2026, of which 84 sold (97% sell-through). Prices realised range from $63 to $9,525, with a median of $2,062 across 84 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). The highest recorded price is $9,525 for “Inflammatory Essays: 19 plates (21 prints)” at Phillips in 2025.

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1. 
   The future is stupid, 2000

   Multiple

   8cm

   Van Ham · Sep 7, 2022 · Lot 103
   €660≈ $652≈ £571Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €300–View at Van Ham ↗
2. 
   TRUISMS (SET OF SIX)

   Screenprint

   each 10cm x 15cm (4in x 6in), unframed

   Lyon & Turnbull · Aug 10, 2022 · Lot 245
   £504≈ $611≈ €596Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £400–600View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
3. 
   Inflammatory Essays (set of ten), c. 1982

   Lithograph

   10 h x 10 w in (25 x 25 cm)

   Wright · Jul 14, 2022 · Lot 152
   $3,000≈ £2,535≈ €2,999Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
4. 
   Inflammatory Essays (complete series of twenty-eight works), 1982

   Lithograph

   17 h x 17 w in (43 x 43 cm)

   Wright · Apr 21, 2022 · Lot 135
   $6,930≈ £5,316≈ €6,365Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Wright ↗
5. 
   TRUISMS (SET OF FIVE)

   Screenprint · Board

   each 10cm x 15cm (4in x 6in)

   Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 6, 2022 · Lot 190
   £500≈ $654≈ €599Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £400–600View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
6. 
   Truisms (sixteen postcards)

   Screenprint · Panel

   3½ h x 5½ w in (9 x 14 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Mar 30, 2022 · Lot 107
   $3,000≈ £2,280≈ €2,696Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
7. 
   TRUISMS (SET OF 6)

   Screenprint · Board

   10cm x 15cm (4in x 6in), each

   Lyon & Turnbull · Jan 19, 2022 · Lot 246
   £625≈ $853≈ €751Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £500–700View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
8. 
   Truisms (twelve postcards)

   Screenprint · Panel

   3½ h x 5½ w in (9 x 14 cm)

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 16, 2021 · Lot 230
   $1,500≈ £1,123≈ €1,323Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
9. 
   Truisms (twelve postcards)

   Screenprint · Panel

   3½ h x 5½ w in (9 x 14 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Oct 13, 2021 · Lot 292
   $2,125≈ £1,560≈ €1,838Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
10. 
    Truisms postcards (sixteen works)

    Print (other) · Panel

    4 h x 6 w in (10 x 15 cm)

    Wright · Oct 6, 2021 · Lot 320
    $4,000≈ £2,945≈ €3,466Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
11. 
    Truisms (twelve postcards)

    Screenprint · Panel

    4 h x 6 w in (10 x 15 cm)

    Wright · Jul 16, 2021 · Lot 491
    $2,500≈ £1,807≈ €2,118Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Wright ↗
12. 
    Untitled (Golf Tee), 1995

    Print (other) · Panel

    4 h x 12¾ w x 6 d in (10 x 32 x 15 cm)

    Wright · Jul 16, 2021 · Lot 437
    $1,750≈ £1,265≈ €1,483Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
13. 
    Inflammatory Essays (set of ten), c. 1982

    Lithograph · Paper

    17 h x 17 w in (43 x 43 cm)

    Wright · Jul 15, 2021 · Lot 191
    $3,000≈ £2,164≈ €2,540Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
14. 
    Inflammatory Essays, 1979-1983

    Print (other) · Paper

    25 x 25cm

    Van Ham · Jun 16, 2021 · Lot 163
    €3,354≈ $4,066≈ £2,879Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–View at Van Ham ↗
15. 
    Inflammatory Essays I, 1982

    Print (other) · ed. 5/100

    32,5 x 26,5cm

    Van Ham · Jun 16, 2021 · Lot 32
    €968≈ $1,174≈ £831Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €500–View at Van Ham ↗
16. 
    Inflammatory Essays: 10 works, 1979-82

    Lithograph · Paper

    all I. approximately 20.2 x 22.5 cm (7 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.) all S. 25.4 x 25.4 cm (10 x 10 in.)

    Phillips · Jun 14, 2021 · Lot 295
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £1,500–2,000View at Phillips ↗
17. 
    Inflammatory Essays, 1979-82

    Lithograph · Paper

    all I. various sizes all S. 17 x 17 in. (43.2 x 43.2 cm)

    Phillips · Apr 20, 2021 · Lot 366
    $8,190≈ £5,865≈ €6,796Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
18. 
    Inflammatory Essays (set of ten), c. 1982

    Print (other) · Paper

    20 h x 20 w in (51 x 51 cm)

    Wright · Nov 18, 2020 · Lot 203
    $3,900≈ £2,937≈ €3,286Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
19. 
    Inflammatory Essays, 1979-82

    Lithograph · Paper

    17 h x 17 w in (43 x 43 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Nov 12, 2020 · Lot 399
    $1,000≈ £761≈ €848Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Rago Auctions ↗
20. 
    TRUISMS (SET OF FOUR), 2018

    Screenprint · Panel

    10cm x 15cm (4in x 6in) each, unframed

    Lyon & Turnbull · Aug 19, 2020 · Lot 100
    £688≈ $908≈ €761Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £400–600View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
21. 
    Inflammatory Essays: Shriek When the Pain Hits During Interrogation, 1996

    Multiple · ed. 56/100

    5 x 6.7 x 1 cm (1 7/8 x 2 5/8 x 0 3/8 in.)

    Phillips · Jan 23, 2020 · Lot 223
    £938≈ $1,231≈ €1,110Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
22. 
    AKA, 2006

    Etching · Paper · ed. 7/40

    all I. 48.7 x 37.4 cm (19 1/8 x 14 3/4 in.) all S. 75.6 x 56.3 cm (29 3/4 x 22 1/8 in.) portfolio 77.5 x 58 x 1.5 cm (30 1/2 x 22 7/8 x 0 5/8 in.)

    Phillips · Sep 12, 2019 · Lot 223
    £2,125≈ $2,620≈ €2,390Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
23. 
    Inflammatory Essays: 25 works, circa 1979-82

    Lithograph · Paper

    all I. approximately 32 x 30 cm (12 5/8 x 11 3/4 in.) all S. 43.2 x 43.2 cm (17 x 17 in.)

    Phillips · Jan 24, 2019 · Lot 96
    £4,375≈ $5,698≈ €5,024Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
24. 
    When You're on the Verge of Determining, from The Living Series, 1980-82

    Multiple · ed. 2/3

    6 x 10 in. (15.2 x 25.4 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 17, 2018 · Lot 61
    $9,375≈ £7,151≈ €8,131Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
25. 
    Inflammatory Essays (set of ten), c. 1982

    Print (other) · Paper

    17 h x 17 w in (43 x 43 cm)

    Wright · Jun 22, 2017 · Lot 198
    $3,000≈ £2,368≈ €2,686Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
26. 
    From survival series

    Print (other)

    9.0 x 14.0 cm

    Capitolium Art · Mar 15, 2016 · Lot 134
    €440≈ $489≈ £345Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,500–2,000View at Capitolium Art ↗
27. 
    Inflammatory Essays (set of ten), c. 1982

    Print (other) · Paper

    10 h x 10 w in (25 x 25 cm)

    Wright · Feb 26, 2015 · Lot 242
    $1,500≈ £968≈ €1,325Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Wright ↗
28. 
    Untitled (Golf Tee), 1995

    Print (other) · Panel

    4 h x 12¾ w x 6 d in (10 x 32 x 15 cm)

    Wright · Sep 23, 2014 · Lot 219
    $3,000≈ £1,829≈ €2,327Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
29. 
    Truisms, 1978

    Lithograph · Paper

    22 h x 17 w in (56 x 43 cm)

    Wright · Sep 23, 2014 · Lot 218
    $1,875≈ £1,143≈ €1,454Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
30. 
    Inflammatory Essays (set of ten), c. 1982

    Print (other) · Paper

    17 h x 17 w in (43 x 43 cm)

    Wright · Sep 23, 2014 · Lot 217
    $1,750≈ £1,067≈ €1,357Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
31. 
    Inflammatory Essays (10), 1979-82

    Lithograph · Paper

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 23, 2014 · Lot 50
    $9,375≈ £5,629≈ €6,826Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
32. 
    Inflammatory Essays (set of ten, eight shown), c. 1982

    Print (other) · Paper

    17 h x 17 w in (43 x 43 cm)

    Wright · Sep 26, 2013 · Lot 150
    $8,750≈ £5,456≈ €6,482Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
33. 
    Inflammatory Essays, set of ten, c. 1982

    Print (other) · Paper

    17 h x 17 w in (43 x 43 cm)

    Wright · Apr 26, 2012 · Lot 119
    $5,938≈ £3,668≈ €4,493Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
34. 
    Die fast and quiet...(from the Survival Series), 1990

    Screenprint

    15 h x 18 w x 18 d in (38 x 46 x 46 cm)

    Wright · Sep 15, 2011 · Lot 326
    $4,375≈ £2,768≈ €3,171Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
35. 
    Die fast and quiet...(from the Survival Series), 1990

    Screenprint

    15 h x 18 w x 18 d in (38 x 46 x 46 cm)

    Wright · Dec 10, 2009 · Lot 837
    $2,500≈ £1,535≈ €1,697Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
36. 
    Inflammatory Essays, set of ten, c. 1982

    Print (other) · Paper

    10 h x 10 w in (25 x 25 cm)

    Wright · Jun 4, 2009 · Lot 621
    $313≈ £193≈ €222Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Wright ↗
37. 
    Truisms postcards, collection of five, 2000

    Screenprint

    3½ h x 5½ w in (9 x 14 cm)

    Wright · Jun 4, 2009 · Lot 622
    $125≈ £77≈ €89Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $200–View at Wright ↗

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