Pat Steir
American · 1938–2026 · Painter, Printmaker
Iris Patricia Steir was an American painter and printmaker. Her early work was loosely associated with conceptual art and minimalism, however, she was best known for her… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Elective Affinity WaterfallPhillips · $2,295,000≈ £1,698,113≈ €1,944,091Sign up to see
Monk Tuyu Meditating WaterfallPhillips · $800,000≈ £624,561≈ €714,094Sign up to see
Calming WaterfallPhillips · £381,000≈ $501,929≈ €432,102Sign up to see
Pat Steir’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
3 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Lots sold
97
of 104 offered · 2011–2026
Sell-through
93%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 20 | 19 | 95% | $349kSign up | $274kSign up | $2.3MSign up |
| Oil | 20 | 19 | 95% | $349kSign up | $274kSign up | $2.3MSign up |
| Works on paper | 5 | 5 | 100% | $42.2kSign up | $44.1kSign up | $100kSign up |
| Gouache | 2 | 2 | 100% | $2.3kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $3.9kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $81.3kSign up | $81.3kSign up | $100kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 76 | 70 | 92% | $4.6kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $50.8kSign up |
| Etching | 19 | 17 | 89% | $3.3kSign up | $2.7kSign up | $9.5kSign up |
| Aquatint | 22 | 22 | 100% | $3.3kSign up | $2kSign up | $10.6kSign up |
| Drypoint | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Lithograph | 9 | 8 | 89% | $882Sign up | $665Sign up | $2.4kSign up |
| Screenprint | 13 | 11 | 85% | $10kSign up | $5.7kSign up | $21.9kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 3 | 3 | 100% | $1.2kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Print (other) | 9 | 9 | 100% | $7.9kSign up | $1kSign up | $50.8kSign up |
| Sculpture | 1 | 1 | 100% | $27.9kSign up | $27.9kSign up | $27.9kSign up |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 100% | $5.5kSign up | $5.5kSign up | $9.4kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.