Norman Bluhm
American · 1920–1999 · Painter, Draughtsman
Norman Bluhm, was an American painter classified as an abstract expressionist, and as an action painter. (Wikipedia)
Email alerts for new results and upcoming sales
Own a work by Norman Bluhm? Get a free auction estimate →
Record prices
Black CardLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $93,750≈ £66,527≈ €85,026Sign up to see
Cloud ChamberKetterer Kunst · €58,560≈ $71,016≈ £48,564Sign up to see
FlambergePhillips · $62,500≈ £47,435≈ €53,250Sign up to see
Norman Bluhm’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
42
of 56 offered · 2005–2026
Sell-through
75%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
2 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 | 25 | 19 | 76% | $30.4kSign up | $25kSign up | $93.8kSign up |
| Oil | 21 | 18 | 86% | $31kSign up | $26.4kSign up | $93.8kSign up |
| Acrylic | 4 | 1 | 25% | $18.8kSign up | $18.8kSign up | $18.8kSign up |
| Works on paper | 23 | 19 | 83% | $11.6kSign up | $8.3kSign up | $40kSign up |
| Watercolor | 2 | 2 | 100% | $22.1kSign up | $22.1kSign up | $30.1kSign up |
| Gouache | 3 | 2 | 67% | $5.1kSign up | $5.1kSign up | $6.4kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 1 | 100% | $900Sign up | $900Sign up | $900Sign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $900Sign up | $900Sign up | $900Sign up |
| Other | 7 | 3 | 43% | $13.5kSign up | $12.8kSign up | $23.8kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.