What is a Marcel Broodthaers print worth?
1924–1976 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 79 priced auction sales, works by Marcel Broodthaers have sold for a median of $8,198Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $4,380Sign up free to see and $25,384Sign up free to see. For prints alone, the median is $7,478Sign up free to see across 40 sales. In the last five years the median was $7,547Sign up free to see across 39 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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Marcel Broodthaers prices by medium
- Auction results
- 103
- Sold rate
- 77%
- Active at auction
- 2004–2025
- Median price
- $8.2kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $498kSign up free to see Éloge du sujet, Phillips, Oct 2024
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prints | 40 | $4.4k–$10.4kSign up free to see | $7.5kSign up free to see |
| Paintings | 11 | $51.8k–$130kSign up free to see | $87.5kSign up free to see |
| Works on Paper | 11 | $9.2k–$24.3kSign up free to see | $14kSign up free to see |
| Photographs | 6 | $1.5k–$118kSign up free to see | $6.2kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (63), Lempertz (21), Grisebach (7)
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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) | 25 | $2.3k–$8kSign up free to see | $4.4kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 17 | $4.4k–$13.4kSign up free to see | $8.6kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 31 | $7.5k–$81.1kSign up free to see | $11.7kSign up free to see |
Recent Marcel Broodthaers sales
- Two works: (i) Département des Aigles (David-Ingres-Wiertz-Courbet); (ii) Département des Aigles (David-Ingres-Wiertz-Courbet), (i) painted vacuum formed plastic plate (black on a gilt background version) (ii — $51,514Sign up free to see, Phillips, Dec 3, 2025
- Écran fig. 1, fig. 2, fig. O, fig. A, oil on canvas and wood — $51,990Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 18, 2025
- Two works: (i) La chasse ; (ii) La chasse – vive la liberté, (i) graphite and postcard on paper, in 2 parts (ii) graphite and postcard on pap — $10,264Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 14, 2025
- Les animaux de la ferme (Farm Animals) (V. 22), The complete set of two offset lithographs in colours, one with hand additions i — $7,904Sign up free to see, Phillips, Sep 18, 2025
- My Ogre Book, Shadow Theater, Midnight [3 titles, one inscribed] — $22Sign up free to see, Art+Object, Sep 9, 2025
- Les Animaux de la Ferme, Jeweils: Farboffset auf beschichtetem Halbkarton — $7,547Sign up free to see, Van Ham, May 21, 2025
- 24 images/seconde, filmreel collage and pencil on card — $6,565Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 10, 2025
- La pipe – Modèle: La pipe, ballpoint pen on paper — $8,198Sign up free to see, Phillips, Mar 7, 2025
Questions about Marcel Broodthaers prices
What is a Marcel Broodthaers print worth?
Based on 79 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Marcel Broodthaers have sold for a median of $8,198, and half of them sold between $4,380 and $25,384. For prints alone the median is $7,478 (40 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 Marcel Broodthaers sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $497,700 for “Éloge du sujet” at Phillips in October 2024.
Which Marcel Broodthaers medium sells for the most?
By median price, paintings lead with $87,500 (11 sales).
How often do Marcel Broodthaers works sell at auction?
77% of the 103 lots recorded between 2004 and 2025 sold.
How can I sell a Marcel Broodthaers print?
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Marcel Broodthaers have appeared at auction 103 times in ArtSell’s records between 2004 and 2025; 79 sold, a sell-through rate of 77%.
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