Philip Guston
American · 1913–1980 · Painter, Printmaker
Philip Guston was a Canadian and American painter, printmaker, muralist and draftsman. "Guston worked in a number of artistic modes, from Renaissance-inspired figuration to… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Smoking IIPhillips · $7,657,500≈ £5,963,321≈ €6,963,263Sign up to see
At the TablePhillips · $2,180,000≈ £1,697,687≈ €1,982,359Sign up to see
Lemonade and DoughnutsPhillips · $457,200≈ £365,292≈ €420,182Sign up to see
Philip Guston’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).
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ArtSell has recorded 90 auction results for Philip Guston between 2008 and 2026, of which 78 sold (87%). A further 1 lot was offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $813Sign up free to see to $7.7MSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $7.7MSign up free to see for Smoking II at Phillips in November 2019. The most common medium is lithographs (54 lots). Most results come from Phillips (49), Rago Auctions (18) and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (6).
90 results · page 1 of 3
- Woman, c. 1944-45$9,600≈ £7,224≈ €8,436Sign up free to see
- Untitled, 1966$1,280≈ £954≈ €1,096Sign up free to see
- £1,806≈ $2,405≈ €2,072Sign up free to see
- $10,160≈ £7,498≈ €8,600Sign up free to see
- $3,096≈ £2,278≈ €2,625Sign up free to see
- Car (G. 875), 1980HK$38,700≈ $4,977≈ £3,786≈ €4,309Sign up free to see
- $10,965≈ £8,198≈ €9,447Sign up free to see
- $2,540≈ £1,866≈ €2,188Sign up free to see
- Sky, 1980$6,350≈ £4,680≈ €5,559Sign up free to see
- Untitled, 1963$4,064≈ £2,995≈ €3,558Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (1)
Lots by Philip Guston that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Philip Guston paintings (4)Philip Guston oil paintings (3)Philip Guston works on paper (27)Philip Guston drawings (21)Philip Guston prints (57)Philip Guston lithographs (54)Philip Guston screenprints (3)
Philip Guston: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Philip Guston at auction?
$7,657,500Sign up free to see, for Smoking II at Phillips (November 2019) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Philip Guston?
The median sale price is $8.2kSign up free to see across 78 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Philip Guston have sold at auction?
78 of 90 recorded lots sold between 2008 and 2026. 1 further lot was offered with no published result and is not counted.
Which auction houses sell Philip Guston?
Phillips, Rago Auctions and Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) account for the most recorded results. Phillips · Rago Auctions · Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA)
About Philip Guston
Philip Guston was a Canadian and American painter, printmaker, muralist and draftsman. "Guston worked in a number of artistic modes, from Renaissance-inspired figuration to formally accomplished abstraction," and is now regarded as one of the "most important, powerful, and influential American painters of the last 100 years". He frequently depicted racism, antisemitism, fascism and American identity, as well as—especially in his later most cartoonish and mocking work—the banality of evil. In 2013, Guston's painting To Fellini set an auction record at Christie's when it sold for US$25.8 million.
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