What is a Portfolio work worth?
Price guide from past auction results
Based on 8 priced auction sales, works by Portfolio have sold for a median of $1,813Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $938Sign up free to see and $3,314Sign up free to see. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Portfolio prices by medium
- Auction results
- 12
- Sold rate
- 67%
- Active at auction
- 2005–2022
- Median price
- $1.8kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $3.9kSign up free to see Triptych. The second Apeiron Portfolio, Grisebach, Nov 2014
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | 2 | $3.2k–$3.9kSign up free to see | $3.6kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Lempertz (6), Bonhams (5), Grisebach (1)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 4 | $1.9k–$3.4kSign up free to see | $2.6kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 3 | $625–$875Sign up free to see | $750Sign up free to see |
Recent Portfolio sales
- European Portfolio 2, Portfolio containing 10 gelatin silver prints, printed 1980. From — $3,239Sign up free to see, Lempertz, Jun 1, 2022
- Künstler für Äthiopien. 1. Station, 5 works by Hans-Peter Adamski, Karl Marx, C.O. Paeffgen, Gerhard Richter (Butin — $3,537Sign up free to see, Lempertz, May 30, 2015
- Triptych. The second Apeiron Portfolio, 15 Silbergelatineabzüge, davon 3 auf Kodak-Papier, 3 C-Prints auf Agfa-Color-Pap — $3,898Sign up free to see, Grisebach, Nov 26, 2014
- S.M.S. Portfolios, nos. 1-6, Artists include: Richard Artschwager; John Cage; Marcel Duchamp; Richard Hamilto — $2,000Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Sep 7, 2014
- S.M.S. Portfolios, nos. 1-6, Artists include: Richard Artschwager; John Cage; Marcel Duchamp; Richard Hamilto — $1,625Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Apr 27, 2014
- Paroles Peintes III — $750Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jul 14, 2013
- 20 Jahre: Galerie d'Art Moderne Bâle — $1,000Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Apr 21, 2013
- The S.A.F.E. Portfolio — $499Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Nov 6, 2005
Questions about Portfolio prices
What is a Portfolio work worth?
Based on 8 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Portfolio have sold for a median of $1,813, and half of them sold between $938 and $3,314. Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Portfolio sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $3,898 for “Triptych. The second Apeiron Portfolio” at Grisebach in November 2014.
How often do Portfolio works sell at auction?
67% of the 12 lots recorded between 2005 and 2022 sold.
How can I sell a Portfolio work?
Request a free auction estimate on ArtSell: send photos and details, and our specialists will reply with an estimate. There is no obligation.
Portfolio have appeared at auction 12 times in ArtSell’s records between 2005 and 2022; 8 sold, a sell-through rate of 67%.
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