Thomas Demand
German · b. 1964 · Sculptor, Photographer
Thomas Cyrill Demand is a German sculptor and photographer. He currently lives and works in Berlin and Los Angeles, and teaches at the University of Fine Arts, Hamburg. He… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Yellowcake (Embassy I,II, III, IV, IV.a, V, VI, VII, VII.a)Phillips · $413,000≈ £262,907≈ €364,583Sign up to see
RaumGrisebach · €190,400≈ $295,272≈ £149,657Sign up to see
VaultPhillips · £104,500≈ $164,201≈ €147,490Sign up to see
Thomas Demand’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
78
of 90 offered · 2004–2026
Sell-through
87%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 1 | 100% | $16.6kSign up | $16.6kSign up | $16.6kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $16.6kSign up | $16.6kSign up | $16.6kSign up |
| Works on paper | 2 | 2 | 100% | $5kSign up | $5kSign up | $5.6kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 18 | 16 | 89% | $10.9kSign up | $2.9kSign up | $76.3kSign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.2kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $2.2kSign up |
| Print (other) | 14 | 12 | 86% | $13.2kSign up | $2.7kSign up | $76.3kSign up |
| Multiple | 3 | 3 | 100% | $4.4kSign up | $4.4kSign up | $5.9kSign up |
| Photography | 68 | 58 | 85% | $53.1kSign up | $32.8kSign up | $413kSign up |
| Photograph | 68 | 58 | 85% | $53.1kSign up | $32.8kSign up | $413kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign 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 | 2 | 2 | $28.4kSign up |
| 2025 | 7 | 6 | $13.9kSign up |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 | $13.7kSign up |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 | $24.3kSign up |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | $25.8kSign up |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2018 | 6 | 5 | $3.5kSign up |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | $98.6kSign up |
| 2016 | 6 | 4 | $70.5kSign up |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | $79.6kSign up |
| 2014 | 13 | 9 | $50kSign up |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | $6.6kSign up |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 | $57.8kSign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | $8.7kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $16.6kSign up |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | $295kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $11.8kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $85.5kSign up |