American, 1954–1992
David Wojnarowicz
117results on record
91%sell-through
$26,130median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$1,515,000record in our coverage
Drawn from 117 recorded results (108 sold · 9 passed) across 9 auction houses, 1999–2026. 1 upcoming lot 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| photography | 12 | 100% | $104,325 |
| painting | 12 | 83% | $118,400 |
| prints | 10 | 100% | $17,640 |
| works on paper | 4 | 100% | $8,594 |
Medium is recorded for 38 of 117 results (32%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Andy Warhol David Wojnarowicz Andy Warhol
| Metric | David Wojnarowicz | Andy Warhol |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $26,130 | $32,500 |
| Record price | $1,515,000 | $195,040,000 |
| Results on record | 117 | 15,103 |
| Years active at auction | 1999–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Andy WarholKeith HaringEd RuschaSol Lewitt
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
86/ 100
- Sell-through91%
- Meets estimate72%
- Market depth117 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christie's | 31 | 94% | $68,750 | — |
| Phillips | 32 | 81% | $22,880 | — |
| Sotheby's | 25 | 100% | $34,375 | 1.02× |
| Rago | 14 | 86% | $13,225 | — |
| Bonhams | 10 | 100% | $7,270 | 0.95× |
| Wright | 4 | 100% | $23,125 | — |
| Grisebach | 2 | — | $30,954 | — |
| Heritage Auctions | 1 | 100% | $12,188 | — |
| Artcurial | 1 | — | — | — |
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 121 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 9 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2026·07 | Untitled (Burning House) | spray paint and acrylic on paper | $30,000–$50,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·06 | Sex Series | $10,000–$15,000 | Rago | |||
| 2026·06 | Sex Series | $10,000–$15,000 | Wright | |||
| 2026·05 | Untitled | $80,000–$120,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2026·05 | Untitled (Desire) from Ant Series | $25,000–$35,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2026·04 | Untitled (Buffaloes) | $15,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·02 | Jean Genet Masturbating in Metteray Prison (London Broil) | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2026·01 | True Myth (Kraft Grape Jelly) | $6,000–$8,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·11 | Burning House / Blue Figure | $30,000–$40,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·11 | Untitled (ART) - Test Stencil | $12,000–$18,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·11 | Romulus and Remus | acrylic, spray paint, printed paper collage and ink on Masonite | $100,000–$150,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·10 | Earth & Wind; and Fire & Water, from Four Elements (W. 95) | $10,000–$15,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·10 | True Myth (Domino Sugar) | $5,000–$7,000 | Rago | |||
| 2025·10 | Untitled (Desire) | $20,000–$30,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·09 | Aus: „Sex Series (for Marion Scemama)“. 1989 | Gelatin silver print | $11,672–$17,508 | Grisebach | ||
| 2025·09 | Untitled (Buffaloes) | $15,000–$25,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·08 | Untitled (Viva Carlo) | $600–$800 | Rago | |||
| 2025·07 | Jean Genet Masturbating in Metteray Prison (London Broil) | $10,000–$15,000 | upcoming | Christie's | ||
| 2025·07 | True Myth (Domino Sugar) | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2025·07 | At the Track Emanuel Pancake Recalled | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2025·06 | Untitled (One Day This Kid...) | $1,000–$2,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·04 | Untitled (Buffaloes) | $15,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·04 | Untitled (Falling Buffalo) | $15,000–$25,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·02 | Untitled (Voodoo Doll and Spider) | $4,000–$6,000 | Rago | |||
| 2025·02 | Untitled (ACT UP Diptych) | $5,000–$8,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·11 | Untitled (Crisp Green Cabbage – Supermarket Poster) | acrylic on supermarket poster | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·11 | Tomato Sauce | $50,000–$70,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·10 | True Myth (Domino Sugar) | $5,000–$7,000 | Rago | |||
| 2024·10 | Untitled (Wolf) | $30,000–$50,000 | Rago | |||
| 2024·10 | Untitled (Buffaloes) | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·10 | Untitled from Sex Series (for Marion Scemama) | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·05 | Diptych II | acrylic and spray paint on Masonite | $180,000–$250,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·05 | Untitled (Cab Ride) | spray paint and stencil on paper | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·05 | Sex Series (for Marion Scemama) | $120,000–$180,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·04 | Untitled (Face in Dirt) | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·12 | Dad's Ship | acrylic and enamel on four joined Masonite panels | $50,000–$70,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·11 | Untitled | $20,000–$30,000 | Rago | |||
| 2023·10 | Untitled (Sandwich in Suit) | $8,000–$12,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·10 | Untitled (Buffaloes) | $10,000–$15,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·06 | Fire & Water, from Four Elements | $3,000–$5,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·06 | Sans titre - circa 1990 | Pochoir, peinture aérosol et acrylique sur carton fin | $32,211–$53,685 | Unsold listing | Artcurial | |
| 2023·05 | The Anatomy and Architecture of June 19, 1953 (for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg) | $150,000–$200,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·05 | Untitled (Time/Money) from the Ant series | $30,000–$50,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·05 | The Boys Go Off to War | diptych—acrylic, spray paint and printed paper collage on Masonite | $250,000–$350,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·03 | Untitled (USA) | $80,000–$100,000 | Rago | |||
| 2023·03 | Earth & Wind and Fire & Water, from Four Elements | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2022·11 | Sex Series (For Marion Scemama) | eight vintage gelatin silver prints, in artist's frames | $120,000–$180,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·11 | Tuna | acrylic and printed paper collage on supermarket poster | $100,000–$150,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·11 | History Keeps Me Awake at Night (For Rilo Chmierlorz) | acrylic, spray paint, and printed paper collage on panel | $800,000–$1,200,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·11 | True Myth (Domino Sugar) | $10,000–$15,000 | Rago | |||
| 2022·05 | Fuck You Faggot Fucker | $800,000–$1,200,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·05 | Sex Series (For Marion Scemama) | eight vintage gelatin silver prints, in artist's frames | $100,000–$150,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·05 | Untitled (Pampers) | acrylic on found supermarket poster | $30,000–$40,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·04 | Untitled (Act Up Diptych) | $6,000–$9,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·04 | Earth & Wind; and Fire & Water, from Four Elements | $10,000–$15,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2022·03 | Untitled (Burning House) | Stencil on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·03 | Untitled (from The Metamorphosis series) | $30,000–$50,000 | Rago | |||
| 2021·12 | Dollar Bill | $4,000–$6,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·11 | Something from Sleep IV (Dream) | gelatin silver print, acrylic and printed paper collage on Masonite mounted on panel | $180,000–$250,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·11 | Untitled (To Luis from David) | $2,000–$3,000 | Rago | |||
| 2021·10 | Jean Genêt Masturbating in Metteray Prison | $6,000–$9,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·09 | Arthur Rimbaud in New York (Motorcycle, Pride 79) | $10,000–$15,000 | Rago | |||
| 2021·06 | Dear Russell | $30,000–$40,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·06 | Untitled (To Luis from David) | $5,000–$7,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·06 | USDA Choice Beef | $50,000–$70,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·06 | Untitled (Wolf) | $40,000–$60,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·06 | „One Day This Kid“. 1990-91/2018 | Portfolio consisting of 10 silkscreens in various languages (Arabic, Chinese, German, English, French, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish) on wove paper, in original linen-covered box | $48,500–$60,625 | Grisebach | ||
| 2021·04 | Earth & Wind; and Fire & Water, from Four Elements (W. 95) | $8,000–$12,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·04 | Jean Genêt Masturbating in Metteray Prison (London Broil); and True Myth (Domino Sugar) (W. 38, 42) | $20,000–$30,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·03 | Rimbaud Series (Diner Counter) | $30,000–$50,000 | Rago | |||
| 2021·03 | Untitled | $9,000–$12,000 | Rago | |||
| 2021·02 | Zig Zag chairs from L'est Parisien, set of twelve | $12,000–$16,000 | Wright | |||
| 2021·02 | Falling in Memory | $3,000–$5,000 | Wright | |||
| 2020·10 | Untitled (Buffaloes) | $10,000–$15,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·10 | dust track ii | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·06 | Untitled | $2,000–$3,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·05 | untitled (sheep's skull) | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·05 | where i'll go after i'm gone | $250,000–$350,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·05 | plane crash | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·03 | untitled | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·03 | plane crash | $150,000–$200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·11 | desert journal | $250,000–$350,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·10 | Untitled | $12,000–$18,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·06 | rimbaud in new york (with gun in west side pier warehouse) | $3,000–$5,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·06 | untitled (to russell sharon and luis frangella from berlin) | $3,000–$5,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·05 | Untitled | acrylic on printed paper | $70,000–$100,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·05 | Untitled | $80,000–$120,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·04 | Untitled (Act Up Diptych) | $6,000–$9,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·11 | earth, wind, fire and water | $500,000–$700,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·10 | Jean Genêt Masturbating in Metteray Prison (London Broil) | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·10 | Untitled | $5,000–$7,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·10 | Untitled (Buffaloes) | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·05 | Science Lesson | acrylic, spray enamel and photographs mounted on four Masonite panels | $400,000–$600,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·04 | 'rimbaud in new york' (in diner) | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·11 | Mexico Crucifix | acrylic and printed paper collage on panel, in five parts | $80,000–$120,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·02 | Untitled | $10,000–$15,000 | Wright | |||
| 2014·10 | Untitled (Tree, Hand, Cogs, Gun) | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·10 | Untitled (Buffaloes) | $20,000–$30,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·10 | Earth & Wind | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·10 | Fire & Water | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
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