Kenny Scharf
American · b. 1958 · Painter, Sculptor
Kenneth Paul Scharf is an American painter known for his participation in New York City's interdisciplinary East Village art scene during the 1980s, alongside Jean-Michel… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
DR. PURPLEPhillips · $302,400≈ £243,439≈ €287,316Sign up to see
SomnoplayaPhillips · $292,100≈ £233,381≈ €268,450Sign up to see
Controlopuss IIPhillips · $279,400≈ £224,148≈ €257,085Sign up to see
Kenny Scharf’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
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Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Price trend
10 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 | 93 | 81 | 87% | $81.1kSign up | $56.3kSign up | $302kSign up |
| Oil | 49 | 42 | 86% | $91.7kSign up | $59.6kSign up | $292kSign up |
| Acrylic | 30 | 26 | 87% | $62.4kSign up | $37.5kSign up | $277kSign up |
| Mixed media | 2 | 2 | 100% | $11.8kSign up | $11.8kSign up | $12.8kSign up |
| Works on paper | 16 | 14 | 88% | $7.9kSign up | $4.6kSign up | $28.4kSign up |
| Drawing | 6 | 6 | 100% | $7.1kSign up | $4.9kSign up | $19.4kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 83 | 77 | 93% | $4.2kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $37.5kSign up |
| Etching | 6 | 6 | 100% | $2.9kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $7.5kSign up |
| Lithograph | 5 | 5 | 100% | $2.8kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $4.8kSign up |
| Screenprint | 53 | 48 | 91% | $5.4kSign up | $2kSign up | $37.5kSign up |
| Print (other) | 19 | 18 | 95% | $1.9kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $12.6kSign up |
| Photography | 7 | 6 | 86% | $937Sign up | $881Sign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Photograph | 7 | 6 | 86% | $937Sign up | $881Sign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Sculpture | 16 | 16 | 100% | $14.9kSign up | $7.2kSign up | $70kSign up |
| Other | 15 | 12 | 80% | $5.4kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $30kSign 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 | 19 | 18 | $2.7kSign up |
| 2025 | 35 | 32 | $7.6kSign up |
| 2024 | 32 | 30 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2023 | 27 | 19 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2022 | 33 | 29 | $3kSign up |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | $30.2kSign up |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | $72.1kSign up |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | $14.5kSign up |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 | $63.2kSign up |
| 2016 | 10 | 6 | $18.9kSign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | $37.5kSign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | $23.8kSign up |
| 2013 | 6 | 6 | $22kSign up |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | $9.4kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $1.5kSign up |