Robert Longo
American · b. 1953 · Painter, Printmaker
Robert Longo is an American artist, filmmaker, photographer and musician. Longo became first well known in the 1980s for his Men in the Cities drawing and print series, which… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Untitled (Backdoor-Pipeline, Hawaii-spring '99)Phillips · £369,000≈ $488,556≈ €418,571Sign up to see
Untitled (Gothic Tree)Phillips · £348,300≈ $465,398≈ €400,584Sign up to see
Untitled (Shark 15)Ketterer Kunst · €375,000≈ $440,325≈ £328,209Sign up to see
Robert Longo’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
3 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 | 9 | 8 | 89% | $13.7kSign up | $7.4kSign up | $42.5kSign up |
| Acrylic | 7 | 6 | 86% | $15.3kSign up | $7.4kSign up | $42.5kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $4.4kSign up | $4.4kSign up | $4.4kSign up |
| Works on paper | 93 | 79 | 85% | $87.9kSign up | $48.7kSign up | $489kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Drawing | 83 | 71 | 86% | $93.5kSign up | $50.8kSign up | $489kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 199 | 188 | 94% | $18.9kSign up | $8.8kSign up | $119kSign up |
| Etching | 10 | 10 | 100% | $2.4kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $3.9kSign up |
| Lithograph | 149 | 142 | 95% | $23.2kSign up | $13.5kSign up | $119kSign up |
| Screenprint | 18 | 15 | 83% | $6.5kSign up | $2.9kSign up | $32.5kSign up |
| Print (other) | 15 | 15 | 100% | $7.4kSign up | $3.4kSign up | $27.7kSign up |
| Multiple | 7 | 6 | 86% | $4.3kSign up | $3.3kSign up | $10.3kSign up |
| Photography | 158 | 146 | 92% | $13.2kSign up | $10.2kSign up | $62.5kSign up |
| Photograph | 158 | 146 | 92% | $13.2kSign up | $10.2kSign up | $62.5kSign up |
| Sculpture | 9 | 8 | 89% | $58.3kSign up | $16.3kSign up | $196kSign up |
| Other | 4 | 4 | 100% | $33.3kSign up | $31.4kSign up | $56.3kSign 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 | 20 | 19 | $22.5kSign up |
| 2025 | 32 | 30 | $17.7kSign up |
| 2024 | 49 | 44 | $6.8kSign up |
| 2023 | 34 | 32 | $7kSign up |
| 2022 | 44 | 40 | $9.1kSign up |
| 2021 | 37 | 30 | $13.7kSign up |
| 2020 | 26 | 25 | $13.9kSign up |
| 2019 | 28 | 27 | $21.3kSign up |
| 2018 | 33 | 32 | $13.8kSign up |
| 2017 | 36 | 33 | $20kSign up |
| 2016 | 32 | 29 | $13.6kSign up |
| 2015 | 32 | 27 | $10.6kSign up |
| 2014 | 33 | 31 | $13.8kSign up |
| 2013 | 17 | 16 | $12kSign up |
| 2012 | 11 | 10 | $8.9kSign up |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 | $7.8kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $18.3kSign up |