Jim Lambie
British · b. 1964 · Painter, Sculptor
James Lambie is a contemporary visual artist, and was shortlisted for the 2005 Turner Prize with an installation called Mental Oyster. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Metal Box (Bird Orchid)Phillips · $69,850≈ £52,416≈ €62,288Sign up to see
Secret Affair (Silver)Phillips · $47,880≈ £34,318≈ €39,741Sign up to see
Metal Box (Northern Star)Phillips · £25,200≈ $33,244≈ €29,391Sign up to see
Jim Lambie’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
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Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 14 | 9 | 64% | $15.6kSign up | $3kSign up | $69.8kSign up |
| Acrylic | 4 | 1 | 25% | $3kSign up | $3kSign up | $3kSign up |
| Mixed media | 3 | 3 | 100% | $8.9kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $24.6kSign up |
| Works on paper | 6 | 5 | 83% | $7.4kSign up | $8kSign up | $12.1kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 7 | 4 | 57% | $11.9kSign up | $7.5kSign up | $30kSign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Multiple | 5 | 4 | 80% | $11.9kSign up | $7.5kSign up | $30kSign up |
| Photography | 3 | 1 | 33% | $3.3kSign up | $3.3kSign up | $3.3kSign up |
| Photograph | 3 | 1 | 33% | $3.3kSign up | $3.3kSign up | $3.3kSign up |
| Sculpture | 5 | 5 | 100% | $21.6kSign up | $11.9kSign up | $47.9kSign up |
| Other | 9 | 4 | 44% | $10kSign up | $9kSign up | $15kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.