Marc Quinn

British · b. 1964 · Painter, Printmaker

Marc Quinn is a British contemporary visual artist whose work includes sculpture, installation, and painting. Quinn explores "what it is to be human in the world today" through… (Wikipedia)

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Frozen HeadPhillips · Feb 2013£713,250≈ $1,106,037≈ €829,922Sign up to see
Careless DesirePhillips · Feb 2013£157,250≈ $243,848≈ €182,973Sign up to see
The Antarctic Nurseries of El Dorado (True North)Phillips · Oct 2013£134,500≈ $215,617≈ €158,998Sign up to see

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Ganesh Temple Steps, 2008
Oil · Canvas
66 1/2 x 100 3/8 in. (169 x 255 cm)
Phillips · May 15, 2015 · Lot 309
$149,000≈ £94,850≈ €131,532Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $120,000–180,000View at Phillips ↗
Separation of Body and Soul. YYRBGGYRRBWYYY, 2011
Oil · Canvas
169 x 254.5 cm (66 1/2 x 100 1/4 in.)
Phillips · Apr 13, 2015 · Lot 68
£98,500≈ $144,056≈ €136,520Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £80,000–120,000View at Phillips ↗
Perfluorocarbonation, 2006
Oil · Canvas
167 x 255.3 cm (65 3/4 x 100 1/2 in.)
Phillips · Feb 13, 2015 · Lot 180
£86,500≈ $133,020≈ €116,879Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £70,000–100,000View at Phillips ↗
Maquette for Siren, 2008
Sculpture · ed. AP
32.5 x 24 x 18 cm (12 3/4 x 9 1/2 x 7 1/8 in.)
Phillips · Feb 13, 2015 · Lot 181
£112,900≈ $173,618≈ €152,550Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £70,000–90,000View at Phillips ↗
Red Green Hallucination, 2008
Acrylic · Panel
40.6 x 30.5 x 7.8 cm (15 7/8 x 12 x 3 1/8 in.)
Phillips · Feb 13, 2015 · Lot 183
£18,750≈ $28,834≈ €25,335Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
Drowned World, 2008
Sculpture · ed. 21/45
35.5 x 10.5 x 10 cm (13 7/8 x 4 1/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
Phillips · Jan 22, 2015 · Lot 226
£4,375≈ $6,650≈ €5,723Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
Winter Garden, 2004
Photograph · Paper
all S. 83.5 x 124 cm (32 7/8 x 48 7/8 in.)
Phillips · Jan 22, 2015 · Lot 56
£10,625≈ $16,149≈ €13,900Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
Sleeping Beauty, 2005
Sculpture · ed. 4/25
25 x 15.5 x 25.4 cm (9 7/8 x 6 1/8 x 10 in.)
Phillips · Dec 10, 2014 · Lot 48
£7,500≈ $11,768≈ €9,497Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
Meeting of the Tigris and Euphrates, 2009
Oil · Canvas
66 x 101 1/4 in. (167.6 x 257.2 cm)
Phillips · Nov 14, 2014 · Lot 275
$149,000≈ £95,177≈ €119,813Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $120,000–180,000View at Phillips ↗
Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man, 2005
Sculpture · ed. 3/3
36.5 x 92.6 x 61.8 cm (14 3/8 x 36 1/2 x 24 3/8 in.)
Phillips · Oct 16, 2014 · Lot 223
£62,500≈ $99,975≈ €78,418Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗

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Marc Quinn signature

76 catalogued lots by Marc Quinn record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (73% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

on the reverse24
lower left3
in the margin2
lower right2
lower centre1
on the base1

Form

signed55
signed and dated17
signed in pencil3
initialled1

Dated "24-9-06" center left; titled "RED CARPET" lower center; signed, inscribed and dated "Marc Quinn 8/5/06 V" center right — Red Carpet, Phillips, Sep 26, 2026
Signiert, datiert und betitelt verso: Marc Quinn 2009 EMPeror Penajus (sic!) Hunting Ground — "Emperor Penguins Hunting Ground", Van Ham, Dec 3, 2025
Signed, titled and dated 'Snow Fields of Gstaad Marc Quinn 2010' on the reverse — Snow Fields of Gstaad, Phillips, Dec 4, 2024

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About Marc Quinn

Marc Quinn is a British contemporary visual artist whose work includes sculpture, installation, and painting. Quinn explores "what it is to be human in the world today" through subjects including the body, genetics, identity, environment, and the media. His work has used materials that vary widely, from blood, bread and flowers, to marble and stainless steel. Quinn has been the subject of solo exhibitions at Sir John Soane's Museum, the Tate Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Fondation Beyeler, Fondazione Prada, and South London Gallery. The artist was a notable member of the Young British Artists movement.

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