Roni Horn
American · b. 1955 · Painter, Sculptor
Roni Horn is an American visual artist and writer. The granddaughter of Eastern European immigrants, she was born in New York City, where she lives and works. She is currently… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Untitled ("Peacocks not only eat flowers; they eat them systematically, beginning at the head of a row and going down it. If they are not hungry, they will pick the flower anyway and let it drop. For general eating, they prefer chrysanthemums and roses.")Bonhams · $826,000≈ £616,326≈ €712,069Sign up to see
Clowd and Cloun (Gray)Phillips · $350,000≈ £258,742≈ €294,662Sign up to see
Key and Cue, No. 983 IDEALS ARE THE FAIRY OILPhillips · $126,000≈ £93,486≈ €111,062Sign up to see
Roni Horn’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).
Lots sold
73
of 87 offered · 2002–2026
Sell-through
84%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 3 | 3 | 100% | $15.4kSign up | $14.7kSign up | $22.2kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $9.3kSign up | $9.3kSign up | $9.3kSign up |
| Works on paper | 20 | 16 | 80% | $12.4kSign up | $10.2kSign up | $37.5kSign up |
| Gouache | 3 | 3 | 100% | $9.6kSign up | $10.1kSign up | $11.1kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $6.3kSign up | $6.3kSign up | $6.3kSign up |
| Drawing | 10 | 6 | 60% | $8.4kSign up | $8.6kSign up | $17.5kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 17 | 16 | 94% | $7.8kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $27.9kSign up |
| Lithograph | 9 | 8 | 89% | $9kSign up | $2.8kSign up | $27.9kSign up |
| Print (other) | 8 | 8 | 100% | $6.5kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $22.5kSign up |
| Photography | 37 | 30 | 81% | $28.6kSign up | $10kSign up | $350kSign up |
| Photograph | 37 | 30 | 81% | $28.6kSign up | $10kSign up | $350kSign up |
| Sculpture | 1 | 1 | 100% | $826kSign up | $826kSign up | $826kSign up |
| Other | 9 | 7 | 78% | $62.9kSign up | $88.9kSign up | $126kSign 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 | 10 | 8 | $4.6kSign up |
| 2025 | 8 | 7 | $7.7kSign up |
| 2024 | 10 | 8 | $7.3kSign up |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | $567Sign up |
| 2022 | 9 | 8 | $945Sign up |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | $24.6kSign up |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | $7.5kSign up |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 | $24.8kSign up |
| 2018 | 6 | 5 | $40.6kSign up |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | $20.6kSign up |
| 2016 | 6 | 4 | $23.1kSign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2013 | 6 | 4 | $18.9kSign up |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | $11.1kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $12.2kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $6.3kSign up |