Marlene Dumas
South African · b. 1953 · Painter, Printmaker
Marlene Dumas is a South African artist and painter based in the Netherlands. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
ColorfieldsPhillips · $4,170,000≈ £3,198,589≈ €3,746,967Sign up to see
Snow White in the Wrong StoryPhillips · $3,781,000≈ £3,178,379≈ €3,634,179Sign up to see
De gele vingers van de kunstenaar [The yellow fingers of the artist]Phillips · $3,615,000≈ £2,738,844≈ €3,071,107Sign up to see
Marlene Dumas’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
144
of 174 offered · 2004–2026
Sell-through
83%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 14 | 11 | 79% | $2MSign up | $2.3MSign up | $4.2MSign up |
| Oil | 14 | 11 | 79% | $2MSign up | $2.3MSign up | $4.2MSign up |
| Works on paper | 68 | 54 | 79% | $36.8kSign up | $16.2kSign up | $424kSign up |
| Watercolor | 26 | 24 | 92% | $20.1kSign up | $16kSign up | $60kSign up |
| Gouache | 7 | 5 | 71% | $94.2kSign up | $9.7kSign up | $424kSign up |
| Pastel | 5 | 5 | 100% | $21.8kSign up | $15.4kSign up | $56.8kSign up |
| Drawing | 18 | 11 | 61% | $16.7kSign up | $11.8kSign up | $29.3kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 82 | 70 | 85% | $4kSign up | $2.7kSign up | $13.1kSign up |
| Lithograph | 68 | 62 | 91% | $4.2kSign up | $2.7kSign up | $13.1kSign up |
| Screenprint | 5 | 5 | 100% | $2.1kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $3.3kSign up |
| Print (other) | 9 | 3 | 33% | $3.9kSign up | $3.9kSign up | $4.6kSign up |
| Photography | 7 | 7 | 100% | $6kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $11.3kSign up |
| Photograph | 7 | 7 | 100% | $6kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $11.3kSign up |
| Other | 3 | 2 | 67% | $1.5kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $2.4kSign 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 | 8 | 6 | $20.3kSign up |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2024 | 21 | 17 | $6kSign up |
| 2023 | 14 | 13 | $9.5kSign up |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | $3.8MSign up |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 | $7.6kSign up |
| 2020 | 15 | 10 | $18.9kSign up |
| 2019 | 25 | 22 | $7.7kSign up |
| 2018 | 20 | 15 | $9.7kSign up |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | $11.2kSign up |
| 2016 | 9 | 8 | $16.2kSign up |
| 2015 | 8 | 7 | $8kSign up |
| 2014 | 6 | 5 | $11.6kSign up |
| 2013 | 5 | 3 | $4.2kSign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | $8.5kSign up |
| 2010 | 7 | 7 | $9.6kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $5.5kSign up |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | $9.9kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $8.4kSign up |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 | $16.7kSign up |