Ken Price
American · 1935–2012 · Painter, Printmaker
Kenneth Price was an American artist who predominantly created ceramic sculpture. He studied at the Chouinard Art Institute and Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles, before… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Pink EggPhillips · $509,000≈ £304,918≈ €370,316Sign up to see
Oh GeePhillips · $314,500≈ £209,109≈ €241,737Sign up to see
"Unit 6" from "Happy's Curios," 1972-1978Phillips · $293,000≈ £180,208≈ €213,106Sign up to see
Ken Price’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
2 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Price trend
2 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 | 29 | 18 | 62% | $102kSign up | $81.3kSign up | $315kSign up |
| Acrylic | 19 | 12 | 63% | $92kSign up | $81.3kSign up | $293kSign up |
| Works on paper | 39 | 35 | 90% | $18.9kSign up | $12.8kSign up | $58.8kSign up |
| Watercolor | 19 | 18 | 95% | $17.5kSign up | $12.1kSign up | $58.5kSign up |
| Gouache | 3 | 3 | 100% | $18.4kSign up | $20.3kSign up | $25kSign up |
| Drawing | 6 | 3 | 50% | $10.4kSign up | $6.3kSign up | $18.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 69 | 63 | 91% | $2.9kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $16.9kSign up |
| Engraving | 2 | 2 | 100% | $3.8kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $6.9kSign up |
| Lithograph | 26 | 24 | 92% | $2.3kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $7.5kSign up |
| Screenprint | 33 | 31 | 94% | $3.6kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $16.9kSign up |
| Print (other) | 8 | 6 | 75% | $1.6kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $3.1kSign up |
| Sculpture | 80 | 71 | 89% | $18.5kSign up | $5.9kSign up | $509kSign up |
| Other | 12 | 12 | 100% | $3.8kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $8.1kSign 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 | 15 | 13 | $5.1kSign up |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2024 | 33 | 29 | $5kSign up |
| 2023 | 29 | 21 | $2.7kSign up |
| 2022 | 25 | 22 | $3.9kSign up |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | $10.3kSign up |
| 2020 | 9 | 8 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | $27.5kSign up |
| 2018 | 13 | 10 | $9.7kSign up |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | $9kSign up |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | $8.8kSign up |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | $8.4kSign up |
| 2013 | 26 | 18 | $10.9kSign up |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | $630Sign up |
| 2007 | 5 | 4 | $8kSign up |