Jenny Holzer
American · b. 1950 · Painter, Printmaker
Jenny Holzer is an American neo-conceptual artist based in Hoosick, New York and New York City. Her work focuses on the delivery of words and ideas in public spaces and… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Red Yellow LoomingPhillips · £435,000≈ $534,137≈ €488,912Sign up to see
Truisms: UNEX signPhillips · $471,000≈ £348,502≈ €398,983Sign up to see
Truisms: All things are delicately interconnected...Phillips · $312,500≈ £234,680≈ €274,460Sign up to see
Jenny Holzer’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).
Price trend
3 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 | 15 | 14 | 93% | $22.1kSign up | $8.6kSign up | $131kSign up |
| Oil | 5 | 4 | 80% | $49kSign up | $31.1kSign up | $131kSign up |
| Works on paper | 8 | 7 | 88% | $9.6kSign up | $11.8kSign up | $24.1kSign up |
| Watercolor | 2 | 1 | 50% | $24.1kSign up | $24.1kSign up | $24.1kSign up |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | 100% | $6.9kSign up | $6.5kSign up | $13.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 87 | 84 | 97% | $2.7kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $9.5kSign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.6kSign up | $2.6kSign up | $2.6kSign up |
| Lithograph | 22 | 20 | 91% | $4.1kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $9.5kSign up |
| Screenprint | 38 | 37 | 97% | $2.1kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $8.3kSign up |
| Print (other) | 20 | 20 | 100% | $2.4kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $8.8kSign up |
| Multiple | 6 | 6 | 100% | $2.8kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $9.4kSign up |
| Photography | 11 | 11 | 100% | $6.8kSign up | $3kSign up | $34kSign up |
| Photograph | 11 | 11 | 100% | $6.8kSign up | $3kSign up | $34kSign up |
| Sculpture | 26 | 22 | 85% | $53.7kSign up | $25.3kSign up | $313kSign up |
| Other | 70 | 64 | 91% | $46.2kSign up | $9.4kSign up | $534kSign 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 | 20 | 18 | $8.7kSign up |
| 2025 | 26 | 24 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2024 | 33 | 32 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2023 | 25 | 23 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | $3kSign up |
| 2021 | 17 | 16 | $3kSign up |
| 2020 | 9 | 8 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | $25.4kSign up |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | $9.4kSign up |
| 2017 | 8 | 7 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | $5.1kSign up |
| 2015 | 7 | 4 | $8.8kSign up |
| 2014 | 8 | 6 | $4.6kSign up |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | $17.5kSign up |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | $6kSign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $3.9kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $25.2kSign up |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | $4.7kSign up |