British, b. 1968
Chris Ofili
366results on record
84%sell-through
$16,742median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$4,533,637record in our coverage
Drawn from 366 recorded results (339 sold · 27 passed) across 10 auction houses, 1998–2026. 11 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?
The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.
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 | 61 | 89% | $15,831 |
| painting | 26 | 100% | $161,017 |
| prints | 22 | 100% | $1,700 |
| ceramics & design | 6 | 60% | $92,475 |
| sculpture | 5 | 100% | $53,059 |
Medium is recorded for 120 of 366 results (33%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Andy Warhol Chris Ofili Andy Warhol
| Metric | Chris Ofili | Andy Warhol |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $16,742 | $32,500 |
| Record price | $4,533,637 | $195,040,000 |
| Results on record | 366 | 15,103 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Andy WarholDamien HirstGerhard RichterSol Lewitt
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
83/ 100
- Sell-through84%
- Meets estimate73%
- Market depth366 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 | 152 | 98% | $23,417 | 0.89× |
| Christie's | 105 | 94% | $19,066 | — |
| Phillips | 53 | 81% | $12,500 | — |
| Bonhams | 41 | 66% | $2,018 | 0.83× |
| Rago | 5 | 100% | $1,651 | — |
| Wright | 6 | 83% | $975 | — |
| Grisebach | 4 | — | $4,948 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 1 | 100% | $25,000 | 1.60× |
| Heritage Auctions | 1 | 100% | $2,000 | — |
| Dorotheum | 1 | 100% | $452,400 | — |
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 380 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 27 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2021·01 | (Detail), from Stützmappe (Support Portfolio) | $686–$960 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·12 | Christmas Eve (Black Palms) | $106,966–$160,449 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·12 | Footsteps (Devil's staircase) | $60,000–$80,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·10 | (i) Untitled (ii) Untitled | each: watercolour and graphite on paper | $13,075–$19,613 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·10 | Black Milky Way | $19,589–$26,119 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·09 | Half Moon (Silver), 2005 | $12,000–$18,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·09 | Ritual & Desire | $1,294–$1,941 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·07 | Untitled | watercolor and graphite on paper | $35,000–$45,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2020·06 | Afro Lunar Lovers | $1,246–$1,870 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·03 | untitled | $1,209–$1,814 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·02 | half moon (blue) | $19,476–$25,968 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·01 | Skatedeck | $500–$700 | Wright | |||
| 2019·12 | Afro Harlem Muses | $1,500–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·11 | poolside (crystal) | $300,000–$400,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·10 | Untitled | watercolour and graphite on paper, in artist's frame | $18,495–$24,659 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·10 | Blind Leading Blind 2005 | $111,002–$148,003 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·09 | triangle green | $180,000–$250,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·09 | untitled (couple a) | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·09 | Study for Ovid-Desire, 2011-2012 | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·06 | Actaeon Stag (Study for Diana & Actaeon) | $10,171–$15,257 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·05 | The Naked Spirit of Captain Shit and the Legend of the Black Stars | $400,000–$600,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·05 | Silver Moon, 2005 | $150,000–$200,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·05 | Afro Lunar Lovers I | $1,305–$1,957 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·05 | Regal | $652–$913 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·03 | Untitled | watercolour and graphite on paper | $7,952–$10,602 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·03 | Study for Ovid-Jupiter | $10,499–$15,749 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·03 | untitled | $10,520–$15,780 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·03 | afro love and envy | $655,932–$918,305 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·03 | confession (grey rainbow) | $20,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·01 | Skatedeck | $500–$700 | Wright | |||
| 2018·12 | afro lunar lovers; and afro lunar lovers ii | $2,000–$4,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·11 | untitled | $3,854–$5,138 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·10 | Untitled | $4,000–$6,000 | Wright | |||
| 2018·10 | Untitled | $4,000–$6,000 | Wright | |||
| 2018·10 | lovers touches | $78,303–$104,404 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·10 | cherchez la femme calypso and odysseus | $130,505–$195,758 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·10 | afromantics | $1,305,053–$1,957,580 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·06 | Untitled | $26,348–$39,522 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·06 | Four works: (i-iv) Untitled | $26,579–$39,868 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·06 | Ohne Titel. 2001 | Watercolour over pencil on laid paper | $5,834–$8,168 | Grisebach | ||
| 2018·05 | Black Triangle 1 | $300,000–$400,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·04 | The Agony in the Garden | $5,000–$7,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·04 | Black Kiss | $6,000–$8,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·03 | Half Moon (Silver) | $20,000–$30,000 | Wright | |||
| 2018·03 | Nude Study in Blue | $41,480–$69,134 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·03 | untitled (portrait) | $5,553–$8,330 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·01 | Regal | $713–$998 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·01 | Afro Lunar Lovers I | $1,425–$2,138 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·11 | Afro Muses: The Gardener | watercolor and graphite on paper, in nine parts | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·10 | Untitled | $45,764–$58,839 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·10 | Untitled | $13,278–$19,918 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·09 | Afro Lunar Lovers | $1,200–$1,800 | Christie's | |||
| 2017·09 | Dancers in Blue | $13,274–$19,911 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·09 | Afro Harlem Muses | $1,991–$2,655 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·07 | Afro Harlem Muses | $2,324–$2,841 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·04 | Untitled | $5,000–$7,500 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | untitled (two works) | $12,500–$18,750 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·03 | Afro Harlem Muses | $2,490–$3,736 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·03 | Untitled | $4,870–$7,306 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·03 | Untitled | $8,523–$12,176 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·03 | Untitled | $8,523–$12,176 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·11 | Untitled, from 'The Stütz Mappe Portfolio' | $624–$873 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·11 | i. untitled; ii. untitled [two works] | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·11 | Celestial | $760–$1,013 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·09 | Untitled | each: watercolour and graphite on paper | $9,119–$13,027 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·06 | Untitled | $1,458–$2,187 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·05 | Afro Harlem Muses (diptych) | Two lithographs in colors with embossing, on one sheet of Somerset velvet paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·05 | Blue Lazarus | acrylic on canvas | $50,000–$70,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·05 | Afro Muses: Harem 5 | nine elements--watercolor and graphite on paper in artist's frames | $80,000–$120,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·04 | Afro Lunar Lovers I | $1,000–$2,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·03 | Untitled (Afrohead) | $1,418–$2,127 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·03 | Untitled, Red Dots, 1997 | $4,962–$6,380 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·03 | Untitled | $8,506–$11,342 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·03 | Untitled | watercolor and graphite on paper | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·02 | Two works: (i) Untitled; (ii) Untitled | $15,000–$20,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·02 | Untitled | $14,411–$21,616 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·12 | After the Dance, from The Rivington Place Portfolio | $1,207–$1,811 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·11 | Study for Ovid-Windfall | charcoal, watercolour and oil on paper | $6,004–$9,006 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·11 | Study for Ovid-Windfall | charcoal, watercolour and oil on paper | $6,004–$9,006 | Unsold listing | Christie's | |
| 2015·11 | Afro Harlem Muses | $3,016–$4,525 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·11 | i. untitledii. untitled [two works] | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | Two Women (Blue) | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·10 | Two Women (Blue) | painted bronze on artist’s leather covered wooden plinth | $15,443–$23,165 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·09 | Untitled | $1,517–$2,275 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·09 | Afro Lunar Lovers II | $1,242–$1,863 | Christie's | |||
| 2015·09 | Afro Lunar Lovers I and II | $3,863–$5,408 | upcoming | Bonhams | ||
| 2015·07 | Afro Lunar Lovers I and II | $3,893–$5,450 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·06 | The Naked Soul of Captain Shit and the Legend of the Black Stars | acrylic, oil, polyester resin, paper collage, glitter, map pins and elephant dung on linen | $629,126–$943,688 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·06 | The Holy Virgin Mary | acrylic, oil, polyester resin, paper collage, glitter, map pins and elephant dung on linen | $2,201,940–$2,831,066 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·06 | Homage | $471,796–$786,326 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·06 | Untitled | $2,000–$3,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·06 | Afro Harlem Muses | $3,061–$4,591 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·02 | Afro Muses: Harem 6 | watercolour and graphite on paper, in nine parts | $122,863–$184,295 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·02 | Afro Red Web | oil, polyester resin, glitter, map pins and elephant dung on linen | $764,873–$1,070,822 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·02 | Cupid's Wings | oil, glitter, polyester resin and elephant dung on canvas | $229,462–$305,949 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·01 | north wales series (ten works) | $10,319–$15,478 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | untitled [three works] | $12,000–$16,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | untitled [two works] | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | Charmant Four, 2005 | $125,000–$175,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·10 | Untitled | $16,119–$24,179 | Sotheby's | |||
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