Tess Jaray
British · 1937–2026 · Painter
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Record prices
UntitledOlympia Auctions · £750≈ $957≈ €889Sign up to see
Panta Rhei (from the Encounter suite)Wright · $375≈ £271≈ €320Sign up to see
The smell of my writing paper puts me in mind of the woodshavings in my grandfather's coffinRago Auctions · $254≈ £191≈ €221Sign up to see
Tess Jaray’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
5
of 6 offered · 2021–2026
Sell-through
83%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Acrylic | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Works on paper | 1 | 1 | 100% | $957Sign up | $957Sign up | $957Sign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $957Sign up | $957Sign up | $957Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 4 | 4 | 100% | $251Sign up | $252Sign up | $375Sign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | $375Sign up | $375Sign up | $375Sign up |
| Screenprint | 3 | 3 | 100% | $210Sign up | $250Sign up | $254Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.