Philip Pearlstein
American · 1924–2022 · Painter, Printmaker
Philip Martin Pearlstein was an American painter best known for Modernist Realist nudes. Cited by critics as the preeminent figure painter of the 1960s to 2000s, he led a… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Model with Empire State BuildingPhillips · $125,000≈ £97,042≈ €111,777Sign up to see
Nude with Outstretched Arms, Green SofaRago Auctions · $94,500≈ £76,265≈ €87,670Sign up to see
Male and Female RecliningVan Ham · €66,000≈ $70,699≈ £56,204Sign up to see
Philip Pearlstein’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).
Price trend
27 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 | 11 | 11 | 100% | $46.1kSign up | $36kSign up | $125kSign up |
| Oil | 11 | 11 | 100% | $46.1kSign up | $36kSign up | $125kSign up |
| Works on paper | 20 | 16 | 80% | $7.5kSign up | $3kSign up | $32.8kSign up |
| Watercolor | 9 | 9 | 100% | $12kSign up | $10.6kSign up | $32.8kSign up |
| Drawing | 11 | 7 | 64% | $1.8kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $2.7kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 81 | 70 | 86% | $734Sign up | $542Sign up | $4.1kSign up |
| Etching | 31 | 27 | 87% | $953Sign up | $756Sign up | $4.1kSign up |
| Aquatint | 6 | 6 | 100% | $878Sign up | $969Sign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Lithograph | 43 | 37 | 86% | $552Sign up | $445Sign up | $2kSign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Other | 5 | 5 | 100% | $12.9kSign up | $2.7kSign up | $54.4kSign 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 | 9 | 8 | $965Sign up |
| 2025 | 13 | 12 | $731Sign up |
| 2024 | 15 | 14 | $510Sign up |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | $774Sign up |
| 2022 | 8 | 7 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2021 | 16 | 14 | $757Sign up |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | $64.3kSign up |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | $875Sign up |
| 2016 | 6 | 5 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | $750Sign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 | $31.4kSign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $300Sign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2009 | 4 | 3 | $375Sign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $36kSign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $2.1kSign up |