Takashi Murakami
Japanese · b. 1962 · Painter, Sculptor
Takashi Murakami is a Japanese contemporary artist. He works in fine arts as well as commercial media and is known for blurring the line between high and low arts. His work… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Red Demon and Blue Demon with 48 ArhatsPhillips · $6,080,000≈ £4,346,583≈ €5,087,440Sign up to see
Flower Parent and ChildPhillips · HK$14,002,000≈ $1,783,715≈ £1,444,654≈ €1,638,540Sign up to see
MPGMP, 1960->2012Phillips · HK$7,300,000≈ $930,531≈ £698,964≈ €799,151Sign up to see
Takashi Murakami’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).
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ArtSell has recorded 1,386 auction results for Takashi Murakami between 2007 and 2026, of which 1,269 sold (92%). A further 12 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $126Sign up free to see to $6.1MSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $6.1MSign up free to see for Red Demon and Blue Demon with 48 Arhats at Phillips in June 2021. The most common medium is lithographs (905 lots). Most results come from Phillips (684), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (282) and Rago Auctions (92).
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- DOB (Rainbow), 2020$704≈ £531≈ €620Sign up free to see
- Kaikai with Moss, 2004$768≈ £580≈ €676Sign up free to see
- Flowers for Algernon, 2009$1,536≈ £1,160≈ €1,353Sign up free to see
- Dokuro (Silver), 2000$832≈ £628≈ €733Sign up free to see
- Time Bokan (RED-TIME), 2008$1,216≈ £918≈ €1,071Sign up free to see
- Flowerball (Soccer Ball), 2002$832≈ £628≈ €733Sign up free to see
- DOB DOB, 1996$23,220≈ £17,335≈ €20,209Sign up free to see
- LV Cherry Brown, 2025$8,320≈ £6,154≈ €7,163Sign up free to see
- And Then x6 Red, 2013$1,408≈ £1,041≈ €1,212Sign up free to see
- $1,664≈ £1,231≈ €1,433Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (12)
Lots by Takashi Murakami that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Takashi Murakami paintings (97)Takashi Murakami acrylic paintings (79)Takashi Murakami works on paper (12)Takashi Murakami drawings (7)Takashi Murakami prints (1184)Takashi Murakami lithographs (905)Takashi Murakami screenprints (140)Takashi Murakami multiples (76)Takashi Murakami photographs (18)Takashi Murakami sculpture (24)
Takashi Murakami: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Takashi Murakami at auction?
$6,080,000Sign up free to see, for Red Demon and Blue Demon with 48 Arhats at Phillips (June 2021) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Takashi Murakami?
The median sale price is $2.8kSign up free to see across 1,249 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Takashi Murakami have sold at auction?
1,269 of 1,386 recorded lots sold between 2007 and 2026. 12 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Takashi Murakami?
Phillips, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) and Rago Auctions account for the most recorded results. Phillips · Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Rago Auctions
Takashi Murakami signature
756 catalogued lots by Takashi Murakami record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (66% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
(i) signed with artist's signature numbered '221/300' lower right (ii) signed with artist's signature numbered '239/300' lower right (iii) signed with artist's
— Three Works: (i) Flower Ball (ii) Flower Ball (iii) Flower Ball: Red, Phillips, May 20, 2026(i) signed ’Fujiko F. Fujio [in Japanese]‘ lower left; further signed, numbered and dated 'TAKASHI 2019 121/300' lower right (ii) signed ’Fujiko F. Fujio [in Ja
— Three works: (i) Many Things Await Beyond Anywhere Door - Dokodemo Door; (ii) On an Endless Journey on a Time Machine with the Author Fujiko F. Fujio!; (i) Wouldn't It Be Nice If We Could Do Such a Thing, Phillips, May 20, 2026Signed and dated 'Takashi 2016' lower right
— Ensō: Beyond the Universe of Total Darkness, Phillips, Dec 1, 2025
About Takashi Murakami
Takashi Murakami is a Japanese contemporary artist. He works in fine arts as well as commercial media and is known for blurring the line between high and low arts. His work draws from the aesthetic characteristics of the Japanese artistic tradition and the nature of postwar Japanese culture. He has designed covers for several hip hop albums, namely Kanye West's Graduation (2007), Future's eponymous fifth studio album (2017), West and Kid Cudi's Kids See Ghosts (2018), and Juice Wrld's posthumous The Party Never Ends (2024).
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