Mark Rothko
American · 1903–1970 · Painter, Draughtsman
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Record prices
Untitled (Red, Blue, Orange)Phillips · $56,165,000≈ £33,521,337≈ €41,119,408Sign up to see
UntitledPhillips · $8,435,000≈ £6,787,094≈ €8,015,775Sign up to see
Black Blue PaintingPhillips · $4,215,000≈ £3,294,771≈ €3,728,439Sign up to see
Mark Rothko’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).
Lots sold
15
of 16 offered · 2013–2025
Sell-through
94%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
1 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 | 2 | 1 | 50% | $56MSign up | $56MSign up | $56MSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $56MSign up | $56MSign up | $56MSign up |
| Acrylic | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Works on paper | 9 | 9 | 100% | $2.7MSign up | $3.7MSign up | $8.4MSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 5 | 5 | 100% | $408Sign up | $275Sign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Lithograph | 2 | 2 | 100% | $301Sign up | $301Sign up | $363Sign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 2 | 100% | $176Sign up | $176Sign up | $275Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.