What is a Martin Puryear print worth?
b. 1941 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 26 priced auction sales, works by Martin Puryear have sold for a median of $3,024Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $2,008Sign up free to see and $4,779Sign up free to see. For prints alone, the median is $3,000Sign up free to see across 24 sales. In the last five years the median was $3,000Sign up free to see across 17 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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Martin Puryear prices by medium
- Auction results
- 27
- Sold rate
- 96%
- Active at auction
- 2015–2026
- Median price
- $3kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $475kSign up free to see Untitled, Phillips, Nov 2019
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prints | 24 | $1.8k–$4.5kSign up free to see | $3kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (8), Rago Auctions (7), Wright (6)
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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) | 3 | $3.4k–$4.8kSign up free to see | $4.8kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 9 | $2.8k–$4.4kSign up free to see | $3.3kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 12 | $1,000–$4.4kSign up free to see | $2.1kSign up free to see |
Recent Martin Puryear sales
- Jug, spit bite aquatint etching with drypoint and Chine collé — $2,032Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Feb 26, 2026
- Untitled (from The MoCA Portfolio), etching and aquatint with chine-collé on BFK Rives — $5,080Sign up free to see, Wright, Dec 16, 2025
- Untitled, from The MOCA Portfolio, Etching and aquatint in colors on Rives BFK paper — $3,328Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Nov 25, 2025
- Navy Pier, lithograph in colors — $508Sign up free to see, Wright, Apr 3, 2025
- Untitled (Navy Pier), lithograph in colors — $524Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Nov 1, 2024
- Untitled (State 2), Etching, on Hahnemühle paper, with full margins — $5,334Sign up free to see, Phillips, Sep 4, 2024
- Lean To, Etching and aquatint, on Chine collé to Somerset paper, with full margins — $3,048Sign up free to see, Phillips, Jun 27, 2024
- Untitled (Navy Pier), Lithograph in colors, on wove paper, the full sheet — $1,143Sign up free to see, Phillips, Jun 27, 2024
Questions about Martin Puryear prices
What is a Martin Puryear print worth?
Based on 26 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Martin Puryear have sold for a median of $3,024, and half of them sold between $2,008 and $4,779. For prints alone the median is $3,000 (24 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 Martin Puryear sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $475,000 for “Untitled” at Phillips in November 2019.
How often do Martin Puryear works sell at auction?
96% of the 27 lots recorded between 2015 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Martin Puryear print?
Request a free auction estimate on ArtSell: send photos and details, and our specialists will reply with an estimate. There is no obligation.
ArtSell has recorded 27 auction results for Martin Puryear between 2015 and 2026, and 26 of them sold (96%).
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