Joseph Kosuth
American · b. 1945 · Painter, Sculptor
Joseph Kosuth is an American conceptual artist, who lives in New York and Venice, after having resided in various cities in Europe, including London, Ghent, and Rome. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
North, East, South, West (From Art as Idea as Idea)Phillips · £158,500≈ $228,478≈ €203,344Sign up to see
Self-ReflectivePhillips · £50,000≈ $77,320≈ €67,593Sign up to see
Self-ReflectivePhillips · £60,000≈ $75,984≈ €67,934Sign up to see
Joseph Kosuth’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
8 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 | 1 | 1 | 100% | $15.9kSign up | $15.9kSign up | $15.9kSign up |
| Works on paper | 7 | 6 | 86% | $5.7kSign up | $5.9kSign up | $12.3kSign up |
| Drawing | 6 | 5 | 83% | $6.7kSign up | $6kSign up | $12.3kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 21 | 15 | 71% | $29.6kSign up | $719Sign up | $228kSign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Screenprint | 15 | 11 | 73% | $4.6kSign up | $563Sign up | $45.1kSign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 1 | 50% | $11.1kSign up | $11.1kSign up | $11.1kSign up |
| Multiple | 3 | 3 | 100% | $127kSign up | $77.3kSign up | $228kSign up |
| Photography | 10 | 6 | 60% | $50.6kSign up | $57.5kSign up | $65.2kSign up |
| Photograph | 10 | 6 | 60% | $50.6kSign up | $57.5kSign up | $65.2kSign up |
| Sculpture | 2 | 2 | 100% | $3kSign up | $3kSign up | $5kSign up |
| Other | 13 | 10 | 77% | $22.7kSign up | $17.7kSign up | $50kSign 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 | 6 | 2 | $32.4kSign up |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | $45.1kSign up |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | $11.6kSign up |
| 2023 | 7 | 5 | $11.1kSign up |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | $600Sign up |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | $780Sign up |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | $39.5kSign up |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | $15.9kSign up |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | $76kSign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2013 | 5 | 4 | $6.4kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | $6.1kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $9kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $5kSign up |