Willem de Kooning
American · 1904–1997 · Painter, Printmaker
Willem de Kooning was a Dutch abstract expressionist artist. Born in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, he moved to the United States in 1926, becoming a U.S. citizen in 1962. In… (Wikipedia)
Own a work by Willem de Kooning? Get a free auction estimate →
4 works by Willem de Kooning with an auction history (offered more than once) →
1 work by Willem de Kooning coming up at auction · bid with the house ↓
Record prices
Untitled IIPhillips · $13,130,000≈ £10,071,335≈ €11,798,005Sign up to see
Untitled XXVIIIPhillips · $11,365,000≈ £7,531,478≈ €10,546,585Sign up to see
Untitled XVIPhillips · $10,268,000≈ £8,016,239≈ €9,165,402Sign up to see
Willem de Kooning’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).
Coming up at auction
1 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
ArtSell has recorded 258 auction results for Willem de Kooning between 2002 and 2026, of which 217 sold (84%). A further 6 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $275Sign up free to see to $13MSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $13MSign up free to see for Untitled II at Phillips in May 2017. The most common medium is lithographs (141 lots). Most results come from Phillips (104), Rago Auctions (58) and Wright (24).
269 results · page 1 of 7
- Composition for Lisa, 1984$3,072≈ £2,272≈ €2,645Sign up free to see
- $2,048≈ £1,521≈ €1,774Sign up free to see
- Untitled, c. 1968$23,040≈ £17,338≈ €20,246Sign up free to see
- Untitled (Two Works), circa 1965$15,360≈ £11,558≈ €13,497Sign up free to see
- Tutorial sketcher Homer, 1944$8,320≈ £6,207≈ €7,189Sign up free to see
- $1,920≈ £1,428≈ €1,653Sign up free to see
- Woman, circa 1975$20,480≈ £15,261≈ €17,657Sign up free to see
- $12,800≈ £9,538≈ €11,035Sign up free to see
- $2,048≈ £1,528≈ €1,762Sign up free to see
- Untitled, c. 1960$17,920≈ £13,264≈ €15,314Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (6)
Lots by Willem de Kooning that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Willem de Kooning paintings (25)Willem de Kooning oil paintings (23)Willem de Kooning works on paper (63)Willem de Kooning pastels (4)Willem de Kooning drawings (41)Willem de Kooning prints (150)Willem de Kooning lithographs (141)Willem de Kooning screenprints (5)Willem de Kooning sculpture (4)
Willem de Kooning: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Willem de Kooning at auction?
$13,130,000Sign up free to see, for Untitled II at Phillips (May 2017) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Willem de Kooning?
The median sale price is $6.3kSign up free to see across 217 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Willem de Kooning have sold at auction?
217 of 258 recorded lots sold between 2002 and 2026. 6 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Willem de Kooning?
Phillips, Rago Auctions and Wright account for the most recorded results. Phillips · Rago Auctions · Wright
Willem de Kooning signature
128 catalogued lots by Willem de Kooning record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (67% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
About Willem de Kooning
Willem de Kooning was a Dutch abstract expressionist artist. Born in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, he moved to the United States in 1926, becoming a U.S. citizen in 1962. In 1943, he married painter Elaine Fried.
From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
In museum collections
International Sculpture Collection · Public domainStanding Figure, 1969
International Sculpture Collection · Public domain
