Marilyn Minter
American · b. 1948 · Painter, Printmaker
Marilyn Minter is an American visual artist who is perhaps best known for her sensual paintings and photographs done in the photorealism style that blurs the line between… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
WavePhillips · $269,000≈ £175,256≈ €240,867Sign up to see
NebulousPhillips · $116,100≈ £86,513≈ €100,095Sign up to see
Sun SpotsPhillips · £62,500≈ $96,650≈ €84,492Sign up to see
Marilyn Minter’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).
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Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 16 | 12 | 75% | $62.5kSign up | $33.8kSign up | $269kSign up |
| Acrylic | 3 | 2 | 67% | $1.5kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $1.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 16 | 15 | 94% | $7.3kSign up | $5.1kSign up | $30.2kSign up |
| Screenprint | 7 | 6 | 86% | $3.8kSign up | $4kSign up | $6.9kSign up |
| Print (other) | 8 | 8 | 100% | $10.8kSign up | $10.1kSign up | $30.2kSign up |
| Multiple | 1 | 1 | 100% | $889Sign up | $889Sign up | $889Sign up |
| Photography | 72 | 63 | 88% | $19.1kSign up | $17.5kSign up | $95kSign up |
| Photograph | 72 | 63 | 88% | $19.1kSign up | $17.5kSign up | $95kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $60kSign up | $60kSign up | $60kSign 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 | 5 | 4 | $23.2kSign up |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | $8.3kSign up |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 | $6.8kSign up |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | $13.9kSign up |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | $11.1kSign up |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | $16.5kSign up |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | $14.4kSign up |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | $13.4kSign up |
| 2016 | 6 | 4 | $13.8kSign up |
| 2015 | 12 | 12 | $25kSign up |
| 2014 | 14 | 9 | $21.3kSign up |
| 2013 | 16 | 13 | $17.5kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $1.3kSign up |