Sigmar Polke
German · 1941–2010 · Painter, Printmaker
Sigmar Polke was a German painter and photographer. Polke experimented with a wide range of styles, subject matters and materials. In the 1970s, he concentrated on photography,… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
TänzerinPhillips · £3,369,000≈ $4,404,968≈ €3,762,678Sign up to see
NegerplastikPhillips · £3,047,500≈ $4,190,922≈ €3,612,241Sign up to see
Table DancePhillips · $2,180,000≈ £1,697,687≈ €1,982,359Sign up to see
Sigmar Polke’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
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
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 | 55 | 48 | 87% | $469kSign up | $122kSign up | $4.4MSign up |
| Oil | 4 | 3 | 75% | $825kSign up | $490kSign up | $1.9MSign up |
| Acrylic | 37 | 32 | 86% | $426kSign up | $143kSign up | $4.4MSign up |
| Mixed media | 10 | 10 | 100% | $144kSign up | $76.5kSign up | $851kSign up |
| Works on paper | 197 | 182 | 92% | $74.4kSign up | $31kSign up | $1.4MSign up |
| Watercolor | 45 | 43 | 96% | $34.7kSign up | $23.2kSign up | $178kSign up |
| Gouache | 71 | 66 | 93% | $79.2kSign up | $49.3kSign up | $1.4MSign up |
| Drawing | 29 | 28 | 97% | $35.5kSign up | $19.3kSign up | $267kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 282 | 261 | 93% | $9.7kSign up | $2.8kSign up | $165kSign up |
| Lithograph | 39 | 39 | 100% | $5.4kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $40.1kSign up |
| Screenprint | 98 | 93 | 95% | $12.7kSign up | $5kSign up | $64.8kSign up |
| Print (other) | 143 | 127 | 89% | $8.8kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $165kSign up |
| Multiple | 2 | 2 | 100% | $4.9kSign up | $4.9kSign up | $6.4kSign up |
| Photography | 67 | 61 | 91% | $21.5kSign up | $17.1kSign up | $111kSign up |
| Photograph | 67 | 61 | 91% | $21.5kSign up | $17.1kSign up | $111kSign up |
| Sculpture | 3 | 3 | 100% | $639kSign up | $487kSign up | $1.3MSign up |
| Other | 23 | 22 | 96% | $48.9kSign up | $24.3kSign up | $218kSign 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 | 15 | 14 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2025 | 21 | 18 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2024 | 39 | 36 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2023 | 41 | 31 | $13.5kSign up |
| 2022 | 16 | 15 | $7.4kSign up |
| 2021 | 27 | 25 | $5.4kSign up |
| 2020 | 29 | 28 | $12.9kSign up |
| 2019 | 39 | 36 | $14.5kSign up |
| 2018 | 45 | 42 | $29.5kSign up |
| 2017 | 25 | 23 | $32.7kSign up |
| 2016 | 15 | 14 | $20kSign up |
| 2015 | 22 | 19 | $16.8kSign up |
| 2014 | 21 | 18 | $6.5kSign up |
| 2013 | 14 | 13 | $60kSign up |
| 2012 | 22 | 22 | $12.4kSign up |
| 2011 | 23 | 23 | $17.5kSign up |
| 2010 | 54 | 54 | $23.5kSign up |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | $13.8kSign up |
| 2008 | 52 | 39 | $26.1kSign up |
| 2007 | 21 | 21 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2006 | 15 | 15 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2005 | 20 | 20 | $4.2kSign up |
| 2004 | 18 | 18 | $16kSign up |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | $6.1kSign up |
| 2002 | 18 | 18 | $846Sign up |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 | $524Sign up |