1938–2011
Dennis Oppenheim
169results on record
73%sell-through
$5,268median result (USD, incl. premium; 96% observed, 4% estimated from hammer)
$123,039record in our coverage
Drawn from 169 recorded results (141 sold · 28 passed) across 18 auction houses, 1998–2026. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 96% observed, 4% 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 | 36 | 69% | $6,000 |
| prints | 26 | 69% | $388 |
| photography | 17 | 60% | $13,805 |
| other | 3 | 100% | $6,032 |
Medium is recorded for 82 of 169 results (49%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Andy Warhol Dennis Oppenheim Andy Warhol
| Metric | Dennis Oppenheim | Andy Warhol |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $5,268 | $32,500 |
| Record price | $123,039 | $195,040,000 |
| Results on record | 169 | 15,103 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Andy WarholVictor VasarelySol LewittArman
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
74/ 100
- Sell-through73%
- Meets estimate64%
- Market depth169 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 | 37 | 100% | $8,125 | 1.16× |
| Christie's | 38 | 100% | $5,268 | — |
| Heritage Auctions | 21 | 76% | $1,762 | — |
| Phillips | 16 | 69% | $4,375 | — |
| Bonhams | 16 | 50% | $6,347 | 0.80× |
| Wright | 8 | 75% | $752 | — |
| Rago | 7 | 86% | $126 | — |
| Dorotheum | 7 | 71% | $6,677 | — |
| Artcurial | 4 | — | $11,735 | 1.27× |
| Lempertz | 3 | 67% | $12,480 | — |
| Grisebach | 2 | — | $5,409 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 2 | 100% | $4,938 | 3.95× |
| Stockholms Auktionsverk Fine Art | 2 | — | $12,728 | 0.87× |
| Barcelona Auctions | 2 | — | $88 | 0.75× |
| Galerie Bassenge | 1 | — | $462 | — |
| Finarte | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Art La Rosa - Casa d'Aste | 1 | 0% | — | — |
| Casa d'aste Boetto | 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 170 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 28 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2016·12 | Devil's Hole | Lithograph in colors | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·12 | Whirlpool | Lithograph in colors | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2016·10 | Assembly Line (With By-Products from a Mechanical Trance), Project for PCVA. Portland Oregon. | $1,000–$2,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·09 | Theme for a Major Hit | (ii) photographs and printed paper laid on cardboard | $7,816–$10,421 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·05 | Image Intervention. Project for the City of Geneva | pencil, watercolour and colour crayon on paper | $2,911–$5,823 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·05 | Rolling Explosion: Project for the City of Geneva | pencil and watercolour on paper | $2,911–$5,823 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·04 | Untitled (Study for Digestion: Gypsum Gypsies) | wax crayon, watercolour and gouache on paper | $7,948–$10,220 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·04 | Untitled (Performance with Dog) | ink, photograph and paper collage on cardboard, in two parts | $9,084–$13,626 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·12 | Boundary Line no.2 | $5,472–$7,660 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | Film Stills From Aspen Projects. Super Eight Film 1970. | graphite et collage de photographies et papiers imprimés sur carton | $8,581–$12,871 | Unsold listing | Christie's | |
| 2015·07 | Electric Kiss | $4,674–$7,790 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·06 | Study for Building Poking its Eyes Out | oil, pastel, oil wash, colored pencil and glitter on paper | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·06 | Study for Campfire Project | oil, pastel, oil wash and colored pencil on paper | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·06 | Projects | $4,645–$7,742 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·05 | Study Projection for Tower Rockets (from the Fireworks series) | Pastel, crayon, charcoal, glitter, and watercolor on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2015·05 | Study for Spinning Lanching Structure (from the Fireworks series) | Pastel, crayon, charcoal, glitter, and watercolor on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2015·04 | Directed Harvest | collage de photographies, cartes topographiques et papiers sur papier marouflé sur carton | $7,649–$10,927 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·04 | Two stage transfer drawing. | felt-tip pens, photocollage and typewritten text on paper on board | $8,463–$12,695 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·04 | One Hour Run - Font Kent. ME | pencil, photograph, map and typewritten text on wood | $10,579–$15,868 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·10 | Projects | $2,500–$3,500 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·08 | The Diamond Cutter's Wedding | $300–$500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·07 | Untitled (Ground Mutations) | printed paper collage on paper | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·06 | Study for Soft Collision- House, 1988 | Technique mixte et paillettes sur papier | $8,510–$12,437 | Artcurial | ||
| 2013·04 | Reading Position for Second Degree Burn | $1,000–$1,500 | Wright | |||
| 2013·04 | Study for Soft Collision | $7,654–$10,716 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·04 | Rocked Circle - Fear | $8,000–$12,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·03 | Projection Study for Power Fingers, (From the Fireworks Series), 1984 | Technique mixte sur papier | $5,144–$6,430 | Artcurial | ||
| 2013·03 | study for spinning dancers, from the power tools series | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·12 | 'leafed hand' | $15,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·10 | Study for Launching Structure (diptych) | Pencil, oil, wash, pastel on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2011·10 | Study for Final Stroke, Project for a Glass Factory (diptych) | Pencil, oil wash, oil pastel on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2011·10 | Study for Charmel Jourvey (diptych) | Watercolor, pastel, charcoal | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2011·09 | study for object with a memory (diptych) | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·09 | The Assembly Line, with By-Products from a Mechanical Trance | enamel, metallic paint, ink and graphite on paper | $3,158–$4,737 | Christie's | ||
| 2011·09 | An Attempt to Raise Hell | plated cast iron bell, cast aluminium, cloth, felt and wooden base with timing mechanism | $11,053–$15,790 | Christie's | ||
| 2011·09 | Scan (A Detection Device) | enamel, metallic paint, ink and graphite on paper | $3,158–$4,737 | Christie's | ||
| 2011·09 | A Way Station Launching an Obsolete Power (A Thought Collision Factory in Pursuit of a Journey) (A Clip in a Rifle - a Weapon) | enamel, metallic paint and graphite on paper, in two parts | $3,947–$5,526 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·06 | two-stage transfer drawings: (returning to a past state) dennis to erik oppenheim - (advancing to a future state) erik to dennis oppenheim | $12,268–$18,402 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·09 | fireworks projection study for launching structure: project for university of ny at potsdam #2 | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·02 | Still from Aspen Projects #1; and Still from Project | $800–$1,200 | Christie's | |||
| 2007·10 | Black Skin - Black Walls | (ii) pastel, charcoal, pencil on paper, four c-prints and one printed sheet on card | $20,316–$30,474 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·02 | Beehive Volcano | $5,917–$7,889 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·06 | Study for Woven Explosion, Mondrian under pressure #6 | pencil, watercolour, charcoal and colour chalks on card | $3,685–$5,528 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·06 | Above the Wall of Electrocution | charcoal, watercolour, enamel and coloured chalks on two sheets of paper | $7,371–$11,056 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·06 | untitled (head) | $2,770–$3,694 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·05 | Scan | $1,129–$1,506 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·05 | 2 stage transfer drawing | $2,568–$3,852 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·11 | Proposal for Black Skin - Black Walls | $12,000–$18,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2005·06 | identity stretch 1970-1975 | $9,108–$12,751 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·04 | Removal Transplant NY | pencil, black and white photograph, printed map and paper collage laid down on paper | $4,693–$6,570 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·04 | Roots in Cubism | pencil, charcoal, coloured crayon and gouache on paper | $2,816–$3,754 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·03 | stills from aspen h1, stills from aspen h2 | $1,318–$1,976 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·12 | one hour run | $9,306–$13,294 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·12 | indentations | $3,988–$5,318 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·06 | Cobalt Vectors, et al, five lithographs | $732–$977 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·02 | Study for Upper Cut | $4,000–$6,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·02 | indirect hit/crossfire | $5,502–$7,336 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·02 | Untitled | $4,592–$6,428 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·02 | Wishing the Mountains Madness | $5,510–$7,347 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·02 | Annual Rings | $2,755–$3,673 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·02 | Polarities | $2,755–$3,673 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·10 | Study for cutting tools: two electric drill - saw blades - masks | $6,730–$10,096 | Christie's | |||
| 2003·10 | Mindtwist: A Portfolio Of Burned Out Thoughts | $666–$833 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·06 | Study for Impersonation Station: Proposal for Police Precinct | $3,000–$5,000 | Wright | |||
| 2002·11 | lithographs, set of three | $1,200–$1,500 | Wright | |||
| 2001·10 | Objectified Common Forces | $200–$300 | Wright | |||
| 2001·10 | Identity Transfer | $200–$300 | Wright | |||
| 1998·12 | Impersonation Station | watercolor and wax on paper | $1,500–$2,000 | Christie's | ||
| 1998·12 | Study for Image Intervention | pencil, colored pencil, oil, wash, oil pastel on two sheets of paper | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
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