What is a Louise Bourgeois print worth?
1911–2010 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 237 works by Louise Bourgeois with a published auction price sold between $4,410Sign up free to see and $25,000Sign up free to see, and the median is $8,657Sign up free to see. For prints alone, the median is $6,250Sign up free to see across 169 sales. In the last five years the median was $6,400Sign up free to see across 107 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Louise Bourgeois prices by medium
- Auction results
- 255
- Sold rate
- 93%
- Active at auction
- 2001–2026
- Median price
- $8.7kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $1.9MSign up free to see Untitled (The Wedges), Phillips, May 2016
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prints | 169 | $3.8k–$10.7kSign up free to see | $6.3kSign up free to see |
| Sculpture | 28 | $21.2k–$326kSign up free to see | $41kSign up free to see |
| Works on Paper | 28 | $9k–$63.1kSign up free to see | $30kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (161), Rago Auctions (16), Bonhams (13)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 91 | $5.3k–$25.3kSign up free to see | $9.4kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 95 | $4.4k–$70kSign up free to see | $8.9kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 32 | $4k–$8.5kSign up free to see | $5kSign up free to see |
| Very large (over 150 cm) | 3 | $63k–$1MSign up free to see | $115kSign up free to see |
Recent Louise Bourgeois sales
- The Happy House, from La Réparation (Wye 587), Aquatint with drypoint and engraving in colors on wove paper — $2,176Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jul 30, 2026
- Eight in Bed (MoMA 224.3), Lithograph in colors with embossing, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins — $3,870Sign up free to see, Phillips, Jun 24, 2026
- Hamlet and Ophelia, lithograph in colors with hand-coloring additions — $6,400Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Jun 3, 2026
- Together (MoMA 1094-1099), The complete set of six drypoint and engravings in colours, one with aquatint an — $5,192Sign up free to see, Phillips, May 22, 2026
- Champfleurette, the White Cat (MoMA 133), Etching, aquatint and drypoint, on Somerset paper, with full margins — $5,192Sign up free to see, Phillips, May 22, 2026
- Untitled, plate 1 from Topiary: The Art of Improving Nature (MoMA 444), Etching and drypoint, on Magnani Incisione paper, with full margins — $11,250Sign up free to see, Phillips, May 22, 2026
- Untitled, plate 9 from Topiary: The Art of Improving Nature (MoMA 452), Etching, drypoint and aquatint in colours, on Magnani Incisione paper, with full — $3,808Sign up free to see, Phillips, May 22, 2026
- Untitled, ink on paper — $90,300Sign up free to see, Phillips, May 21, 2026
Questions about Louise Bourgeois prices
What is a Louise Bourgeois print worth?
Based on 237 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Louise Bourgeois have sold for a median of $8,657, and half of them sold between $4,410 and $25,000. For prints alone the median is $6,250 (169 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Louise Bourgeois sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $1,925,000 for “Untitled (The Wedges)” at Phillips in May 2016.
Which Louise Bourgeois medium sells for the most?
By median price, sculpture lead with $41,011 (28 sales).
How often do Louise Bourgeois works sell at auction?
93% of the 255 lots recorded between 2001 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Louise Bourgeois print?
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ArtSell has recorded 255 auction results for Louise Bourgeois between 2001 and 2026, and 237 of them sold (93%).
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