Nick Cave
American · b. 1959 · Sculptor
African-American fabric sculptor, dancer, and performance artist (born 1959)
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2 works by Nick Cave coming up at auction · bid with the house ↓
Record prices
SoundsuitPhillips · $190,500≈ £142,954≈ €169,877Sign up to see
SoundsuitPhillips · £82,550≈ $101,619≈ €95,695Sign up to see
SoundsuitRago Auctions · $101,600≈ £75,798≈ €89,745Sign up to see
Nick Cave’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).
Coming up at auction
2 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Lots sold
12
of 12 offered · 2014–2025
Sell-through
100%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 7 | 7 | 100% | $95.2kSign up | $100kSign up | $191kSign up |
| Mixed media | 5 | 5 | 100% | $100kSign up | $100kSign up | $191kSign up |
| Works on paper | 1 | 1 | 100% | $4.4kSign up | $4.4kSign up | $4.4kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 2 | 2 | 100% | $870Sign up | $870Sign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Lithograph | 2 | 2 | 100% | $870Sign up | $870Sign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 100% | $7.2kSign up | $7.2kSign up | $10.6kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.