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Mike Kelley Photographs: Value & Auction Prices

1954–2012

ArtSell has recorded 35 auction results for Mike Kelley photographs between 2009 and 2026, and 24 of them sold (69%). Half of the priced sales fell between $1.9kSign up free to see and $11.9kSign up free to see, with a median of $6.1kSign up free to see. The highest recorded price is $60kSign up free to see for Poetry of Form: Part of an Ongoing Attempt to Develop an Auteur Theory of Naming at Phillips in May 2013. Most results come from Phillips (22), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (5) and Wright (2).

$60,000≈ £39,386≈ €46,624Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumPoetry of Form: Part of an Ongoing Attempt to Develop an Auteur Theory of NamingPhillips35auction results2009–2026years recorded69%sold$6.1kSign up free to seemedian price

Mike Kelley photographs: key figures

Auction results
35
Sold rate
69%
Active at auction
2009–2026
Median price
$6.1kSign up free to see
Record price
$60kSign up free to see Poetry of Form: Part of an Ongoing Attempt to Develop an Auteur Theory of Naming, Phillips, May 2013

Top auction houses: Phillips (22), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (5), Wright (2)

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  1. Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #23 (Joseph Supplicates) by Mike Kelley, 2004–2005, Piezo print and chromogenic print, in artist's chosen frame, sold Jun 2026
    Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #23 (Joseph Supplicates), 2004–2005
    Photograph · ed. 4/5
    36 x 73 1/2 in. (91.4 x 186.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 156
    $10,320≈ £7,697≈ €8,901Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Pin Up Board (7070 Hollywood Blvd) by Mike Kelley, 2000, found photographs, printed ephemera, push pins and cork board, offered Jun 2026
    Pin Up Board (7070 Hollywood Blvd), 2000
    Photograph · Board
    49 7/8 x 32 in. (126.7 x 81.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 152
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Plaster statue of John Glenn, John Glenn H.S., Westland, MI and Chainsaw Sculpture of Bigfoot, Redwood Area of Northern CA by Mike Kelley, 2001, dye destruction print, mounted, in 2 parts, offered Apr 2026
    Plaster statue of John Glenn, John Glenn H.S., Westland, MI and Chainsaw Sculpture of Bigfoot, Redwood Area of Northern CA, 2001
    Photograph · ed. 3/5
    each image 181 x 121 cm (71 1/4 x 47 5/8 in.) each frame 186.1 x 125.1 cm (73 1/4 x 49 1/4 in.) overall installation dimensions variable
    Phillips · · Lot 63
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Toy Santa Claus by Mike Kelley, 1993, Chromogenic print, on Fujicolor Crystal Archive paper, with full margins, sold Apr 2025
    Toy Santa Claus, 1993
    Photograph · Paper
    I. 9 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. (24.1 x 15.9 cm) S. 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 353
    $699≈ £527≈ €616Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $200–300View at Phillips ↗
  5. Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #3 (Co-Workers) by Mike Kelley, 2004, C-print, sold Apr 2025
    Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #3 (Co-Workers), 2004
    Photograph
    20⅞ h x 30 w in (53 x 76 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 131
    $8,890≈ £6,879≈ €8,022Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  6. The Eternal Kiss from The Poetry of Form: Part of an Ongoing Attempt to Develop an Auteur Theory of Naming by Mike Kelley, 1985-1996, gelatin silver print in artist's mount, sold Mar 2025
    The Eternal Kiss from The Poetry of Form: Part of an Ongoing Attempt to Develop an Auteur Theory of Naming, 1985-1996
    Photograph · ed. 5/5
    40.9 x 30.7 cm (16 1/8 x 12 1/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 43
    £1,143≈ $1,458≈ €1,381Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
  7. Toy Santa Claus by Mike Kelley, 1993, C-print, sold Nov 2024
    Toy Santa Claus, 1993
    Photograph
    9⅛ h x 6 w in (23 x 15 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 137
    $567≈ £453≈ €545Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  8. Toy Santa Claus by Mike Kelley, 1993, C-print on Fujicolor Crystal Archive Paper, sold Dec 2023
    Toy Santa Claus, 1993
    Photograph · Paper
    9⅝ h x 6⅜ w in (24 x 16 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 434
    $882≈ £702≈ €819Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
  9. With Malice Toward None: With Charity for All from the series Reconstructed History by Mike Kelley, 1989, gelatin silver print, sold Jul 2023
    With Malice Toward None: With Charity for All from the series Reconstructed History, 1989
    Photograph · ed. AP
    11 1/4 x 9 3/8 in. (28.6 x 23.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 119
    $6,985≈ £5,341≈ €6,220Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Reconstructed History by Mike Kelley, 1990, The complete artist's book with photographic reproductions, with the publisher's decorated cloth in the format of a high, sold Jun 2023
    Reconstructed History, 1990
    Photograph · ed. 103/250
    12 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 7/8 in. (31.8 x 24.1 x 2.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 111
    $2,032≈ £1,597≈ €1,860Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  11. The Empire State Building from the series Reconstructed History by Mike Kelley, 1989, gelatin silver print, sold Mar 2023
    The Empire State Building from the series Reconstructed History, 1989
    Photograph
    10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 33
    $9,525≈ £7,781≈ €8,839Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  12. Runway by Mike Kelley, 1999, Inkjet-Print, sold Nov 2022
    Runway, 1999
    Photograph
    49,5 x 34cm
    Van Ham · · Lot 52
    €1,320≈ $1,363≈ £1,140Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,000–View at Van Ham ↗
  13. Black Garbage (Grassy Island [Canadian]); White Garbage (Bob Lo Island) by Mike Kelley, 2001, Cibachrome print flush-mounted to board, diptych, sold Sep 2022
    Black Garbage (Grassy Island [Canadian]); White Garbage (Bob Lo Island), 2001
    Photograph · Board · ed. 4/5
    each print 71 1/2 x 48 in. (181.6 x 121.9 cm) installation dimensions approximately 71 1/2 x 98 in. (181.6 x 248.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 160
    $13,860≈ £13,080≈ €14,490Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  14. Three Valleys by Mike Kelley, 1980, Fuji crystal archive color photograph, in 12 parts, sold Jul 2020
    Three Valleys, 1980
    Photograph · ed. 2/5
    [1-5, 8-12] 19 7/8 x 23 7/8 in. (50.5 x 60.6 cm.) [6-7] 23 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (60.6 x 50.5 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 256
    $10,000≈ £7,994≈ €8,861Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  15. Bedknobbed and Broom Struck by Mike Kelley, 1992, gelatin silver print, offered Jul 2020
    Bedknobbed and Broom Struck, 1992
    Photograph
    image 7 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (19.4 x 19.4 cm) sheet 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 254
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  16. The Start of the Slave Trade in the English Colonies from the series Reconstructed History by Mike Kelley, 1989, gelatin silver print, sold Jul 2020
    The Start of the Slave Trade in the English Colonies from the series Reconstructed History, 1989
    Photograph · ed. AP
    image 8 x 7 1/2 in. (20.3 x 19.1 cm) sheet 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 253
    $5,250≈ £4,197≈ €4,652Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
  17. Nostalgic Depiction of the Innocence of Childhood by Mike Kelley, 1990, gelatin silver print, sold Jul 2020
    Nostalgic Depiction of the Innocence of Childhood, 1990
    Photograph · ed. AP
    image 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (24.1 x 16.5 cm) sheet 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 252
    $20,000≈ £15,988≈ €17,721Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  18. Black Out (Detroit River) by Mike Kelley, 2001, Cibachrome print, in 8 parts, sold Mar 2020
    Black Out (Detroit River), 2001
    Photograph
    installation dimensions 26 1/2 x 400 in. (67.3 x 1016 cm.) each 26 1/2 x 50 in. (67.3 x 127 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 175
    $11,875≈ £9,271≈ €10,674Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  19. Three Valleys by Mike Kelley, 1980, Fuji crystal archive color photograph, in 12 parts, offered May 2019
    Three Valleys, 1980
    Photograph · ed. 2/5
    [1-5, 8-12] 19 7/8 x 23 7/8 in. (50.5 x 60.6 cm.) [6-7] 23 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (60.6 x 50.5 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 426
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  20. Senza titolo by Mike Kelley, 1994, Fotografia in bianco e nero, offered Dec 2018
    Senza titolo, 1994
    Photograph
    78,6x57,2 cm
    Farsettiarte · · Lot 479
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €4,000–7,000View at Farsettiarte ↗
  21. Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #19 (Shy Satanist) by Mike Kelley, 2004-2005, Piezo print and chromogenic print, in 2 parts, offered Sep 2018
    Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #19 (Shy Satanist), 2004-2005
    Photograph · ed. 5/5
    each 33 7/8 x 22 1/2 in. (86 x 57.2 cm.) overall 67 3/8 x 22 1/2 in. (171.1 x 57.2 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 162
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
  22. #3 (from We Communicate Only Through Our Shared Dismissal of the Pre-Linguistic) by Mike Kelley, 1995, Ektacolor photograph mounted on museum board, sold Mar 2017
    #3 (from We Communicate Only Through Our Shared Dismissal of the Pre-Linguistic), 1995
    Photograph · Board
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 14
    $2,250≈ £1,833≈ €2,124Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  23. #12 (from We Communicate Only Through Our Shared Dismissal of the Pre-Linguistic) by Mike Kelley, 1995, Ektacolor photograph mounted on museum board, sold Mar 2017
    #12 (from We Communicate Only Through Our Shared Dismissal of the Pre-Linguistic), 1995
    Photograph · Board
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 13
    $2,375≈ £1,935≈ €2,242Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  24. Test Room Containing Multiple Stimuli Known to Elicit Curiosity and Manipulatory Responses (2) by Mike Kelley, 2001, C-print mounted to Plexiglas, sold Mar 2015
    Test Room Containing Multiple Stimuli Known to Elicit Curiosity and Manipulatory Responses (2), 2001
    Photograph
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 124
    $11,875≈ £7,715≈ €10,577Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  25. Timeless/Authorless by Mike Kelley, 1995, A series of fifteen black and white photographs mounted to museum board, sold Mar 2015
    Timeless/Authorless, 1995
    Photograph · Board
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 123
    $31,250≈ £20,303≈ €27,835Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  26. s/ título, 1975/1997 by Mike Kelley, C-PRINT, offered Aug 2014
    s/ título, 1975/1997
    Photograph
    23 x 15,5 cm
    Bolsa de Arte · · Lot 159
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. R$3,000–6,000View at Bolsa de Arte ↗
  27. Goethe Quote (for Parkett 31) by Mike Kelley, 1992, Photograph with screenprinted text on the mount,, sold Dec 2013
    Goethe Quote (for Parkett 31), 1992
    Photograph · ed. 24/60
    overall 61 x 41.9 cm (24 x 16 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 156
    £1,250≈ $2,051≈ €1,489Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
  28. Timeless/Authorless by Mike Kelley, 1995, series of 15 black and white photographs mounted on museum board, offered Nov 2013
    Timeless/Authorless, 1995
    Photograph · Board · ed. 2/5
    each 31 x 24 in. (78.7 x 61 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 265
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $60,000–80,000View at Phillips ↗
  29. Poetry of Form: Part of an Ongoing Attempt to Develop an Auteur Theory of Naming by Mike Kelley, 1985-96, 34 gelatin silver prints, in painted wood and Plexiglas frames, sold May 2013
    Poetry of Form: Part of an Ongoing Attempt to Develop an Auteur Theory of Naming, 1985-96
    Photograph · Panel · ed. 1/5
    each 16 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. (42.5 x 32.4 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 208
    $60,000≈ £39,386≈ €46,624Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  30. Timeless/Authorless by Mike Kelley, 1995, The complete series of fifteen black and white photographs, mounted on museum board (as issued), the full sheets,, offered Feb 2013
    Timeless/Authorless, 1995
    Photograph · Board · ed. 2/5
    all S. 78.5 x 60.2 cm (30 7/8 x 23 3/4 in)
    Phillips · · Lot 50
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
  31. Pre and Post (diptych) by Mike Kelley, 1999-2000, lightjet photographic print: Fuji crystal archive type C, offered Feb 2013
    Pre and Post (diptych), 1999-2000
    Photograph
    each: 184 x 122 cm (72 1/2 x 48 in)
    Phillips · · Lot 186
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  32. Black Out (Detroit River) by Mike Kelley, 2001, cibachrome print (in eight parts), offered Feb 2013
    Black Out (Detroit River), 2001
    Photograph · ed. AP
    each 65.9 x 126.2 cm (25 7/8 x 49 5/8 in)
    Phillips · · Lot 132
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
  33. Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #12 (Thugs) by Mike Kelley, 2004, Zweiteilige Arbeit: C-Print bzw. Piezo-Inkjetdruck, im Künstlerrahmen, sold Jun 2010
    Extracurricular Activity Projective Reconstruction #12 (Thugs), 2004
    Photograph
    78,5 × 66,5 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 362
    €17,850≈ $21,527≈ £14,770Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €15,000–20,000View at Grisebach ↗
  34. # 6 by Mike Kelley, C-print on Fujicolor-Crystal-Archive-Paper, sold Dec 2009
    # 6
    Photograph · Paper
    59.5 x 40.2 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 466
    €2,160≈ $3,255≈ £1,992Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–View at Lempertz ↗
  35. untitled (#10) by Mike Kelley, 1998, cibachrome print on Fuji Crystal archive paper, sold Sep 2009
    untitled (#10), 1998
    Photograph · Paper
    20 h x 24 w in (51 x 61 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 152
    $1,275≈ £772≈ €867Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Wright ↗

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