Jules Olitski
American · 1922–2007 · Painter, Printmaker
Jevel Demikovski, known professionally as Jules Olitski, was an American painter, printmaker, and sculptor. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Boyar TimePhillips · $635,000≈ £505,734≈ €588,181Sign up to see
Untitled-SevenPhillips · $447,000≈ £344,456≈ €395,715Sign up to see
Basium BlushPhillips · $389,000≈ £246,327≈ €340,660Sign up to see
Jules Olitski’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
5 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.
1 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 40 | 37 | 93% | $71.2kSign up | $20.2kSign up | $635kSign up |
| Oil | 3 | 2 | 67% | $4.9kSign up | $4.9kSign up | $5.3kSign up |
| Acrylic | 37 | 35 | 95% | $74.9kSign up | $21.4kSign up | $635kSign up |
| Works on paper | 8 | 6 | 75% | $5.3kSign up | $3.3kSign up | $10kSign up |
| Watercolor | 2 | 1 | 50% | $2.5kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $2.5kSign up |
| Pastel | 4 | 3 | 75% | $5.3kSign up | $3.3kSign up | $10kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 15 | 14 | 93% | $1.5kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $2.8kSign up |
| Screenprint | 10 | 9 | 90% | $1.3kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $2kSign up |
| Print (other) | 5 | 5 | 100% | $1.7kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $2.8kSign up |
| Other | 4 | 4 | 100% | $13.2kSign up | $11.3kSign up | $26.3kSign 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 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | $7kSign up |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | $20.2kSign up |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 | $27kSign up |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | $5.3kSign up |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | $16.2kSign up |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 | $19.7kSign up |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | $11.3kSign up |
| 2017 | 5 | 4 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | $13.8kSign up |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | $389kSign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $18.8kSign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $19.2kSign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $800Sign up |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | —Sign up |