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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Price trend
1 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 | 4 | 3 | 75% | $3.4MSign up | $2.2MSign up | $7.7MSign up |
| Oil | 3 | 2 | 67% | $4.1MSign up | $4.1MSign up | $7.7MSign up |
| Acrylic | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.2MSign up | $2.2MSign up | $2.2MSign up |
| Works on paper | 27 | 20 | 74% | $112kSign up | $41.7kSign up | $413kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Drawing | 21 | 15 | 71% | $69.7kSign up | $39.5kSign up | $350kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 57 | 53 | 93% | $6.2kSign up | $5.3kSign up | $27.9kSign up |
| Lithograph | 54 | 50 | 93% | $6.4kSign up | $5.5kSign up | $27.9kSign up |
| Screenprint | 3 | 3 | 100% | $2.3kSign up | $2.8kSign up | $3.3kSign up |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 100% | $18kSign up | $18kSign up | $19.7kSign 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 | 6 | 5 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | $11.7kSign up |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | $10.2kSign up |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 | $22.7kSign up |
| 2020 | 3 | 2 | $186kSign up |
| 2019 | 8 | 7 | $350kSign up |
| 2018 | 8 | 5 | $16.3kSign up |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2016 | 6 | 5 | $15.6kSign up |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | $3kSign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 | $4.2kSign up |
| 2013 | 7 | 5 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $19.7kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $3.6kSign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | $21.3kSign up |