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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| 2014·10 | afromatrix -11 | $4,836–$8,060 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·10 | Untitled | $19,343–$29,015 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·10 | Untitled | $80,597–$112,836 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·10 | Pramnian Odyssey I | $127,344–$191,017 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·09 | untitled [nine works] | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·09 | no title | $20,000–$30,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·07 | Afro Harlem Muses | $3,433–$5,149 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·07 | Two Blues Two | $25,726–$34,301 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·07 | The Chosen Ones | $51,452–$68,603 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·07 | Love Alphabet | $20,581–$30,871 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·06 | Blue Riders | $255,608–$340,811 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·06 | untitled [four works] | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·06 | Regal | $838–$1,173 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·05 | Silver Moon | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·05 | Afrodizzia | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·03 | Half Moon (Silver) | $10,000–$15,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·03 | Untitled (Afromuse) | $10,000–$15,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·03 | Untitled [Nine Works] | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·03 | Black Cinema | $25,000–$35,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·02 | Untitled | watercolour and pencil on paper, in four parts | $25,063–$33,417 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·02 | Popcorn Tits | acrylic, oil, polyester resin, paper collage, glitter, map pins and elephant dung on linen | $665,855–$998,783 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·02 | Pramnian Odyssey I | $199,757–$299,635 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·02 | Pramnian Odyssey 2 | $131,698–$197,547 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·02 | The Saga Continues...The Journey from Hell | $983,983–$1,311,977 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·12 | Lazarus 3 | $16,384–$24,577 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·10 | Half Moon (Blue) | $11,334–$16,191 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·10 | Untitled | $6,476–$9,715 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·10 | Pramnian Odyssey 2 | $239,139–$398,564 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·09 | Charmant Eight | $300,000–$400,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·09 | Untitled | $8,000–$12,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·09 | Untitled | $8,000–$12,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·09 | Celestial | $1,598–$2,396 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·07 | Untitled, CO 286 | watercolor and color pencil on paper | $6,000–$8,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·07 | (b. 1968) | $7,000–$9,000 | Unsold listing | Christie's | ||
| 2013·07 | Untitled CO 058 | watercolor on paper | $7,000–$10,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·07 | Untitled, from the Cubitt portfolio | $2,264–$3,018 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·07 | Afro Harlem Muses | $3,773–$5,282 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·06 | Untitled | $30,552–$45,828 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·06 | Searchers | $15,276–$22,914 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·06 | Untitled (Couple) | $30,552–$45,828 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·06 | untitled (old san juan + kiel) | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·06 | Untitled | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·06 | Regal | $768–$1,075 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·04 | (i) Untitled (ii) Untitled | each: watercolour and graphite on paper | $15,243–$22,865 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·04 | Untitled | watercolour and graphite on paper | $4,573–$7,622 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·03 | Untitled | $8,000–$12,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·03 | Untitled | $8,000–$12,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·02 | Afro Harlem Muses | $3,827–$5,358 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·02 | Afro Lunar Lovers II | $1,072–$1,531 | Bonhams | |||
| 2012·11 | Untitled | watercolour and graphite on paper | $6,367–$9,551 | Christie's | ||
| 2012·10 | Untitled | $9,649–$12,865 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·10 | Untitled | $24,123–$32,164 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·09 | Ritual and Desire | $1,133–$1,619 | Christie's | |||
| 2012·09 | London 14/9/94 | $4,047–$5,666 | Christie's | |||
| 2012·06 | Untitled | $23,399–$31,199 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·06 | Untitled | $46,798–$62,398 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·03 | Untitled | two elements--watercolor and graphite on paper | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2012·02 | Untitled | $15,670–$23,505 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·02 | Untitled | $47,011–$62,681 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·10 | Untitled (Couple) | $15,783–$23,675 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·10 | untitled (bird) | $9,470–$12,626 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·10 | Charmant eight | $313,456–$470,183 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·09 | Untitled; Three Works | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·05 | Untitled | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·04 | senza titolo | $14,470–$21,705 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·03 | untitled (two works) | $18,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·02 | Untitled (Afro Heads) | $16,047–$24,071 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·02 | blue riders (eye for eye, tooth for tooth) | $320,941–$481,411 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·10 | Untitled (Couple) | $16,056–$24,084 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·10 | Untitled | watercolour and graphite on paper, in two parts | $12,845–$19,267 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·10 | The Artist's Sister | graphite on paper | $16,056–$24,084 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·05 | Dead Monkey--sex, money and drugs | oil, polyester resin, glitter, map pins and elephant dung on canvas | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·03 | Untitled | watercolor and graphite on paper | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·02 | Untitled | $4,690–$6,253 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·02 | Salzau | $4,690–$6,253 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·02 | Within Reach 5 | $23,450–$31,266 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·02 | Through the grapevine | $390,430–$546,602 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·07 | Blaenau Ffestiniog from North Wales portfolio (Paragon catalogue, Vol. 11 p. 88-89) | $1,152–$1,482 | Christie's | |||
| 2009·04 | Untitled | pencil and watercolour on paper | $4,458–$5,944 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·04 | Blaenau Ffestiniog from North Wales portfolio (Paragon catalogue, Vol. II p. 88-89) | $1,027–$1,321 | Christie's | |||
| 2009·04 | Regal | $734–$1,027 | Christie's | |||
| 2008·10 | Untitled | diptych--watercolour and graphite on paper | $6,787–$10,181 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·10 | Afrotranslinear Two | $48,710–$60,888 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·10 | Untitled | $26,095–$34,793 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·09 | untitled: a pair | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·09 | Untitled (Bird) | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·09 | untitled | $7,000–$9,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·07 | Rara and Mala | $299,184–$398,913 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·04 | North Wales | on Somerset TP Textured paper | $11,894–$15,859 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·04 | untitled; 2 works | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·02 | Untitled | $13,903–$19,861 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·12 | Untitled | $16,315–$24,472 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·06 | Untitled | $9,985–$13,979 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·06 | Untitled | $23,964–$35,947 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·05 | Untitled | $14,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·04 | Untitled | acrylic on canvas | $7,870–$11,805 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·02 | Untitled | watercolor and graphite on paper | $7,000–$9,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·02 | Untitled | chalk, pastel, charcoal and ink on paper | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·02 | Untitled | watercolour and pencil on paper | $7,794–$11,691 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·02 | Untitled | $19,588–$29,383 | Sotheby's | |||
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