Irish/British, b. 1941
Michael Craig-martin
208results on record
70%sell-through
$8,750median result (USD, incl. premium; 96% observed, 4% estimated from hammer)
$452,555record in our coverage
Drawn from 208 recorded results (162 sold · 46 passed) across 8 auction houses, 1998–2026. 3 upcoming lots on the ledger. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| prints | 24 | 75% | $2,478 |
| painting | 21 | 88% | $39,753 |
| ceramics & design | 12 | 56% | $3,290 |
| other | 10 | 50% | $9,767 |
| works on paper | 5 | 33% | $9,973 |
| photography | 4 | 33% | $4,625 |
Medium is recorded for 76 of 208 results (37%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Damien Hirst Michael Craig-martin Damien Hirst
| Metric | Michael Craig-martin | Damien Hirst |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $8,750 | $13,655 |
| Record price | $452,555 | $19,239,376 |
| Results on record | 208 | 5,414 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Damien HirstAndy WarholDavid HockneyJulian Opie
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
68/ 100
- Sell-through70%
- Meets estimate53%
- Market depth208 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 | 58 | 75% | $14,635 | 0.95× |
| Phillips | 58 | 74% | $5,063 | — |
| Christie's | 35 | 80% | $15,875 | — |
| Bonhams | 45 | 60% | $1,467 | 0.80× |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 6 | 100% | $512 | 0.42× |
| Lyon & Turnbull | 2 | 100% | $8,611 | 0.62× |
| Heritage Auctions | 3 | 0% | — | — |
| Dorotheum | 1 | 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 211 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 46 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2021·02 | Study for painting (armchair, chair, table) | $5,534–$8,301 | Phillips | |||
| 2021·01 | Intimate Relations | $6,859–$10,975 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·12 | Book | $1,596–$2,394 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·12 | Sofa, from 'The Catalan Suite II' | $665–$931 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·12 | Real | $77,405–$103,206 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·09 | bulb | $1,947–$2,596 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·09 | book | $7,790–$10,386 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·09 | Intimate Relations | $5,175–$7,762 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·07 | portrait (green) | $10,407–$15,611 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·07 | mies van der rohe chair & saarinen chair | $13,009–$19,514 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·06 | Book, from 'Drawing' | $873–$1,246 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·05 | sandal | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·04 | Art | $618–$865 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·04 | Proposal (book, globe) | $6,180–$8,652 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·03 | tulips (after robert mapplethorpe) | $1,209–$1,814 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·02 | Narrative Painting | $39,090–$52,120 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·02 | Full | $104,271–$156,407 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·12 | Book, from 'Drawing' | $1,307–$1,960 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·12 | Coat, 1983 | $2,634–$3,951 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·12 | (B. 1941) | $6,585–$9,220 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·11 | Eye Test | $5,153–$7,730 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·09 | safety pin | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·09 | sandal | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·09 | lust | $2,473–$3,709 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·06 | untitled (coat hanger) | $8,813–$12,589 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·06 | Signs of Life | $1,272–$1,908 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·04 | Migrate | $5,241–$7,861 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·03 | Handcuffs | acrylic on canvas | $39,758–$66,263 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·03 | Untitled (GOD) | acrylic on canvas | $23,855–$33,132 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·03 | Untitled (SEX) | acrylic on aluminium | $53,011–$79,516 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·03 | Untitled (yellow trainer) | acrylic on aluminium | $13,124–$19,686 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·10 | Small Headphones | $19,486–$25,981 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·09 | portrait (green) | $6,642–$9,299 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·09 | lust | $2,630–$3,944 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·06 | Deconstructing Seurat | $7,944–$10,592 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·06 | Deconstructing Seurat (turquoise green) | $6,620–$9,268 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·04 | fan | $8,505–$11,341 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·03 | Two plates, from 'Book' | $849–$1,132 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·03 | intimate relations | $7,037–$9,851 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·03 | globe and book | $9,797–$12,596 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·01 | Watch , from Fragments | $2,851–$4,276 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·11 | Signs of Life | $1,340–$2,009 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·11 | Lindberg Air Titanium | $13,241–$19,861 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·10 | Pitchfork (Pink), 2008 137 7/8 x 22 1/8 x 7/8 in. (350 x 56 x 2.2 cm) | $12,000–$18,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·10 | Study for Common History: Park | $3,923–$5,230 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·10 | Common History: Park | $32,688–$45,764 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·09 | Pitchfork on Green; Pitchfork on Pink | $15,929–$23,893 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·09 | deconstructing piero (pink) | $1,593–$2,389 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·09 | deconstructing seurat (turquoise green) | $1,593–$2,389 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·06 | Common History: Vanitas | $32,427–$45,398 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·06 | All/Ball | $19,456–$25,942 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·06 | Signs of Life | $2,552–$3,829 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·06 | Intimate Relations | $6,453–$9,034 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·11 | Alphabet 26 unframed | $7,457–$9,943 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·05 | Untitled (no. 11) | $15,000–$20,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·04 | 'Timetable' desk | $58,357–$87,535 | Phillips | |||
| 2015·09 | Deconstructing Seurat | $6,064–$9,095 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·09 | U, from Alphabet | $773–$1,082 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·07 | Pitchfork on Green; Pitchfork on Pink | $31,159–$46,738 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·07 | Telephone Receiver | painted steel rods | $6,262–$9,393 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·06 | Order of Appearance | $1,837–$2,755 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·03 | Venetian | $8,949–$11,932 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·03 | Untitled (Skeleton) | $29,934–$44,901 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·02 | Untitled (Light Bulb) | acrylic on aluminium | $24,573–$30,716 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·12 | Book | $6,262–$9,392 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·09 | Private Dancer | $10,000–$15,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·06 | Go | $838–$1,173 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·06 | Love/Glove | $670–$1,006 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·09 | Deconstructing Seurat | $11,170–$14,362 | Christie's | |||
| 2013·09 | Piano and Metronome | $799–$1,118 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·03 | Untitled | $10,000–$15,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2013·02 | Lindberg Air Titanium | $18,679–$28,018 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·10 | order of appearance: book; cassette; canvas and drawer | $1,582–$2,109 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·02 | Innocence and Experience (fire extinguisher) | $32,094–$48,141 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·02 | Innocence and Experience (Fan) | $32,094–$48,141 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·11 | Common History: Ready or Not | $48,307–$80,512 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·10 | Squeeze | inkjet print on archival paper | $4,014–$5,620 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·06 | Cassette (from Order of Appearance) | Silkscreen in color<... | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2010·06 | Drawer (from Order of Appearance) | Screenprint in colors... | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2010·06 | Canvas (from Order of Appearance) | Screenprint in colors<... | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·10 | Alphabet | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·09 | Deconstructing Seurat (green turquoise & turquoise) | $1,983–$2,974 | Christie's | |||
| 2009·09 | Folio, The Alan Cristea Gallery, London, 2004 | $4,956–$8,261 | Christie's | |||
| 2009·04 | Intimate Relations: Handcuffs, Safety Pin, Sunglasses | $4,394–$7,323 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·11 | Box with Four Rounded Corners | black tape on graph paper | $918–$1,224 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·07 | Globe and Book | acrylic on paper, laid on aluminium, unframed | $12,007–$16,009 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·07 | Fan | acrylic on paper, laid on aluminium, unframed | $12,007–$16,009 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·07 | Innocence & Experience | acrylic on canvas | $39,891–$59,837 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·07 | Untitled | acrylic on canvas | $39,891–$59,837 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·02 | untitled (sardine) | $15,889–$23,833 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·02 | Two chairs and a table | $1,986–$2,979 | Christie's | |||
| 2008·02 | untitled (drainer/globe) | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·10 | Cello | aluminium, painted steel and painted wood | $12,190–$16,253 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·07 | (B. 1941) | $2,050–$3,076 | Christie's | |||
| 2007·04 | Little Venice | aluminium and painted steel with venetian blind | $5,902–$9,837 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·04 | Untitled | acrylic on canvas, in two parts | $59,025–$78,699 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·10 | Black Painting (Toaster) | acrylic on canvas | $13,069–$16,803 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·06 | Coat | $18,305–$27,458 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·06 | white interior with figure | $14,775–$22,162 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·04 | Eye Test | $10,715–$14,286 | Christie's | |||
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