Jens Risom
1916–2016
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Record prices
Big chair and Round ottomanLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $12,700≈ £9,192≈ €10,612Sign up to see
'Big' Lounge Chairs (2)Billings · $7,000≈ £5,537≈ €6,475Sign up to see
Big chairLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $6,985≈ £5,055≈ €5,836Sign up to see
Jens Risom’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).
Lots sold
123
of 126 offered · 2001–2026
Sell-through
98%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
2 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 7 | 7 | 100% | $3.2kSign up | $875Sign up | $12.7kSign up |
| Acrylic | 1 | 1 | 100% | $188Sign up | $188Sign up | $188Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 7 | 7 | 100% | $917Sign up | $813Sign up | $1.5kSign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $520Sign up | $520Sign up | $520Sign up |
| Multiple | 6 | 6 | 100% | $983Sign up | $1.1kSign up | $1.5kSign up |
| Photography | 1 | 1 | 100% | $293Sign up | $293Sign up | $293Sign up |
| Photograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $293Sign up | $293Sign up | $293Sign up |
| Other | 111 | 108 | 97% | $1.9kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $7kSign 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 | 5 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2020 | 28 | 28 | $759Sign up |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | $2kSign up |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | $3.7kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 | $2.3kSign up |