Peter Voulkos
American · 1924–2002 · Painter, Sculptor
Peter Voulkos was an American artist of Greek descent. He is known for his abstract expressionist ceramic sculptures, which crossed the traditional divide between ceramic… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Black BuleriasPhillips · $1,264,200≈ £939,646≈ €1,044,017Sign up to see
RondenaPhillips · $915,000≈ £684,880≈ €777,664Sign up to see
Untitled (Stack)Rago Auctions · $400,000≈ £284,030≈ €329,951Sign up to see
Peter Voulkos’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
258
of 289 offered · 2001–2026
Sell-through
89%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 2 | 2 | 100% | $36.3kSign up | $36.3kSign up | $40kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $40kSign up | $40kSign up | $40kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $32.5kSign up | $32.5kSign up | $32.5kSign up |
| Works on paper | 6 | 3 | 50% | $10.4kSign up | $6.3kSign up | $20kSign up |
| Drawing | 6 | 3 | 50% | $10.4kSign up | $6.3kSign up | $20kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 12 | 12 | 100% | $1.9kSign up | $922Sign up | $9.4kSign up |
| Etching | 2 | 2 | 100% | $662Sign up | $662Sign up | $756Sign up |
| Drypoint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $625Sign up | $625Sign up | $625Sign up |
| Lithograph | 5 | 5 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $1.6kSign up |
| Print (other) | 4 | 4 | 100% | $3.9kSign up | $2.7kSign up | $9.4kSign up |
| Sculpture | 229 | 203 | 89% | $29.9kSign up | $8.2kSign up | $1.3MSign up |
| Other | 40 | 38 | 95% | $16.2kSign up | $7.5kSign up | $200kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 18 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2025 | 36 | 35 | $5.7kSign up |
| 2024 | 25 | 22 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | $5.1kSign up |
| 2022 | 30 | 26 | $13.3kSign up |
| 2021 | 15 | 14 | $9.4kSign up |
| 2020 | 32 | 30 | $8.8kSign up |
| 2019 | 22 | 20 | $8.2kSign up |
| 2018 | 27 | 18 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | $12.5kSign up |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | $5kSign up |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | $9.4kSign up |
| 2014 | 6 | 5 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | $11.3kSign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | $15kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $6.4kSign up |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | $18.4kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 | $8.2kSign up |
| 2006 | 6 | 4 | $4.5kSign up |
| 2005 | 8 | 6 | $14.4kSign up |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | $8.6kSign up |