Armenian/American, 1904–1948
Arshile Gorky
186results on record
80%sell-through
$68,750median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$23,410,000record in our coverage
Drawn from 186 recorded results (172 sold · 14 passed) across 7 auction houses, 1998–2026. 2 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer method · log scale
Where does a value land in this market?
Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.
By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line
| Medium | Results | Sell-through | Median result (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| works on paper | 63 | 92% | $64,234 |
| painting | 19 | 100% | $174,850 |
Medium is recorded for 82 of 186 results (44%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Andy Warhol Arshile Gorky Andy Warhol
| Metric | Arshile Gorky | Andy Warhol |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $68,750 | $32,500 |
| Record price | $23,410,000 | $195,040,000 |
| Results on record | 186 | 15,103 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Andy WarholWillem De KooningAlexander CalderSam Francis
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
73/ 100
- Sell-through80%
- Meets estimate51%
- Market depth186 results
How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →
Where this artist sells best
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sotheby's | 97 | 87% | $72,000 | 0.80× |
| Christie's | 68 | 100% | $108,000 | — |
| Phillips | 13 | 62% | $77,470 | — |
| Bonhams | 7 | 71% | $25,312 | 0.75× |
| Heritage Auctions | 3 | 100% | $25,000 | — |
| Rago | 1 | 100% | $17,640 | — |
| Lempertz | 2 | 0% | — | — |
The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →
Prices realized 193 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 14 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2014·03 | untitled (still life) | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | Untitled | $8,000–$12,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·09 | Untitled (Portrait of a Woman's Head) | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·09 | Untitled (Antique Heads) | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·07 | Untitled (Drawing from a 1931 Sketchbook) | pencil on paper | $7,000–$10,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·07 | Untitled | graphite and wax crayon on paper | $80,000–$120,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·05 | Untitled (Head), c. | Oil on cardboard | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2013·05 | Untitled | $90,000–$120,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·05 | Untitled | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·11 | Impatience | $6,000,000–$8,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·11 | Untitled (Portrait of a Woman's Head) | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·11 | Gaylordsville | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·11 | Vase of Flowers | $150,000–$200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·11 | Portrait of a Woman (The Artist's Wife) | $90,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·11 | Untitled (Antique Heads) | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·09 | Untitled | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·09 | Untitled (Study for Khatchdzar [Tree of the Cross]) | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | Khorkom | $3,000,000–$4,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·11 | Child’s Companions | oil and graphite on canvas | $4,000,000–$7,000,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2011·11 | Study for the Unattainable | $600,000–$800,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·09 | untitled (cubist standing figure) | $70,000–$90,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·09 | Head of a Woman | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·05 | study for image in xhorkom | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·03 | portrait of elinor graham (recto); portrait of john graham (verso) (double-sided drawing) | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·11 | Housatonic | $800,000–$1,200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·11 | Untitled | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·11 | Untitled | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·05 | Portrait of Vartoosh | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·11 | Abstraction | oil on canvas laid down on masonite | $450,000–$550,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·05 | (1904-1948) | ink, crayon and graphite on paper | $200,000–$300,000 | Unsold listing | Christie's | |
| 2008·05 | (1904-1948) | ink and graphite on paper | $30,000–$40,000 | Unsold listing | Christie's | |
| 2008·05 | (1904-1948) | pencil and crayon on paper | $200,000–$300,000 | Unsold listing | Christie's | |
| 2008·05 | Untitled (Still Life) | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·05 | Untitled | $400,000–$600,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·05 | Untitled | $250,000–$350,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·05 | Untitled | $180,000–$250,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·05 | Untitled | wax crayon and charcoal on paper | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·04 | Untitled | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·04 | untitled: a double-sided drawing | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·04 | untitled | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·04 | Untitled | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·04 | Untitled | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·04 | Composition: A Double-Sided Drawing | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·04 | Composition: A Double-Sided Drawing | $7,000–$9,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·04 | Untitled | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | untitled (double sided drawing) | $350,000–$450,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·05 | Untitled | graphite on paper | $50,000–$70,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·05 | Study for Nighttime, Enigma and Nostalgia | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·05 | Khorkom | oil on canvas | $2,500,000–$3,000,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·02 | Sans Titre | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·02 | Untitled | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·02 | Untitled | charcoal on paper | $20,225–$26,967 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·11 | Untitled | $70,000–$90,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | Untitled | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | Study for The Betrothal | pencil, charcoal, pastel and wax crayon on rough burlap paper | $1,800,000–$2,500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·11 | Still Life Abstraction | Pencil on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2006·05 | Study for Nighttime, Enigma and Nostalgia | $70,000–$90,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·05 | Untitled | $150,000–$200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·05 | Untitled | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·05 | Fireplace in Virginia | pen, pencil and wash on paper | $150,000–$200,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·05 | Two Forms (Study for Nighttime, Enigma, and Nostalgia ) ( recto ); Untitled ( Head of a Woman ) ( verso ) | pen and India ink on paper | $60,000–$80,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·03 | Still Life (Nature morte) | oil on canvas | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·03 | Untitled | graphite on paper | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | Untitled | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·08 | Portrait of Mougouch | pencil on paper laid on card | $10,787–$16,180 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·05 | Composition II | graphite and wax crayon on paper | $900,000–$1,200,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·11 | Untitled | charcoal on paper | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·11 | Untitled | ink on paper | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·11 | Column with Objects | graphite and ink on paper | $150,000–$200,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·11 | Untitled | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·11 | Nighttime, Enigma and Nostalgia | pen, brush and ink on paper | $180,000–$250,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·09 | Untitled | double-sided--ink on paper | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·05 | Study for Painting | ink on paper | $30,000–$40,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2003·11 | Portrait of Y.D. | $3,000,000–$4,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·05 | Abstraction | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·11 | Untitled | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2001·10 | Portrait of Elaine de Kooning | graphite on paper | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2001·10 | Untitled | graphite on paper | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2001·10 | Portrait of Elaine de Kooning | graphite on paper | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2000·11 | Still Life | oil on canvas | $120,000–$180,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2000·11 | Study for Delicate Game | graphite and crayon on paper | $400,000–$600,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2000·05 | The City | $30,000–$40,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·05 | Untitled | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·12 | Composition | $53,933–$80,900 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·12 | Untitled | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·11 | Year After Year | — | Unsold listing | Christie's | ||
| 1999·09 | Untitled | $14,000–$18,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·05 | Untitled | $150,000–$200,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·05 | Study for Mother and Son ( recto ); Untitled ( verso ) | $9,000–$12,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·12 | Still life with red apple | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·11 | Untitled | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·10 | Untitled | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·05 | Study for Nighttime, Enigma and Nostalgia | $35,000–$45,000 | Christie's | |||
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