American, 1921–1999
Norman Bluhm
236results on record
75%sell-through
$18,750median result (USD, incl. premium; 96% observed, 4% estimated from hammer)
$1,138,600record in our coverage
Drawn from 236 recorded results (207 sold · 29 passed) across 15 auction houses, 1999–2026. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| painting | 84 | 86% | $25,489 |
| works on paper | 14 | 75% | $18,000 |
Medium is recorded for 98 of 236 results (42%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Andy Warhol Norman Bluhm Andy Warhol
| Metric | Norman Bluhm | Andy Warhol |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $18,750 | $32,500 |
| Record price | $1,138,600 | $195,040,000 |
| Results on record | 236 | 15,103 |
| Years active at auction | 1999–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Andy WarholAlexander CalderSam FrancisSol Lewitt
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
71/ 100
- Sell-through75%
- Meets estimate53%
- Market depth236 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 | 73 | 100% | $27,536 | — |
| Sotheby's | 72 | 71% | $16,250 | 0.80× |
| Bonhams | 28 | 75% | $12,750 | 0.80× |
| Rago | 9 | 100% | $16,250 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 10 | 80% | $6,020 | 0.77× |
| Phillips | 15 | 47% | $37,500 | — |
| Dorotheum | 7 | 100% | $7,435 | — |
| Heritage Auctions | 6 | 100% | $10,625 | — |
| Wright | 9 | 56% | $5,040 | — |
| Grisebach | 2 | — | $39,103 | — |
| Artcurial | 1 | — | $10,532 | 0.89× |
| Ketterer Kunst | 1 | — | $71,016 | — |
| Koller | 1 | — | $3,167 | — |
| Capsule Gallery Auction | 1 | 100% | $2,500 | 0.50× |
| Casa d'aste Boetto | 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 238 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 29 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2026·07 | Composition | oil on paper laid down on canvas | $7,000–$10,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·07 | Untitled | oil on paper | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·06 | Untitled | $15,000–$20,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2026·06 | Untitled | $7,000–$10,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2026·06 | Untitled | $7,000–$10,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·05 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2026·05 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2026·02 | Untitled | $15,000–$20,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2026·02 | Lachesis | $15,000–$20,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2026·02 | Green No. 1 | oil on canvas | $50,000–$70,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·02 | Untitled | $7,000–$10,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·01 | Untitled (Abstraction) | ink and watercolor on paper | $2,000–$3,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2025·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2025·10 | Untitled | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·08 | Untitled (Abstraction) | ink on paper | $5,000–$7,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·07 | Untitled (Two Women) | $6,000–$8,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·07 | Untitled | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·07 | Untitled | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·07 | Untitled. 1987. | Acrylic and pastel on paper. | $3,800–$5,066 | Koller | ||
| 2025·06 | Balaclava 1960 | $34,269–$57,115 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·05 | Untitled | $10,000–$15,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·05 | Passing Waterfall | $60,000–$80,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·05 | Untitled | $18,000–$25,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·05 | Untitled | $10,000–$15,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·05 | Untitled , 1980 | acrylic on heavy paper mounted on canvas | $6,000–$8,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·05 | Untitled , 1980 | acrylic on heavy paper mounted on Canvas | $6,000–$8,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·03 | Coelus II , 1971 | acrylic on paper mounted on canvas | $10,000–$15,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·03 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2025·02 | Untitled | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·02 | Untitled | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·02 | Frozen Summer | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·02 | Cheyenne | $25,000–$35,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·12 | Blue & Red | oil on canvas | $25,000–$35,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·12 | Sculpture's Landscape 1960 | $42,160–$63,240 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2024·11 | Open Red | $70,000–$100,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·09 | Untitled, 1964 | $18,000–$25,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·07 | Untitled 1959 | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·06 | Composition | $10,000–$15,000 | Rago | |||
| 2024·05 | Nemesis | $20,000–$30,000 | Wright | |||
| 2024·05 | Krakatoa Sunset | $40,000–$60,000 | Rago | |||
| 2024·05 | Cheyenne 1961 | $40,000–$60,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·11 | Helen | $15,500–$21,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2023·11 | Open Hearth 1960 | $40,000–$60,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·11 | Untitled | $8,000–$12,000 | Rago | |||
| 2023·10 | Helen | $15,500–$21,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2023·05 | Turkish Delight | $25,000–$35,000 | Rago | |||
| 2023·04 | Untitled (Blue and Black) | $2,000–$3,000 | Wright | |||
| 2023·04 | Untitled (Blue and Black) | $2,000–$3,000 | Wright | |||
| 2023·04 | Composition | $15,000–$25,000 | Wright | |||
| 2023·03 | Nemesis | $30,000–$50,000 | Rago | |||
| 2023·03 | Untitled | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·03 | Golden Yoke | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·12 | Untitled , 1964 | oil on paper laid to canvas | $8,000–$12,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2022·11 | Untitled (triptych) | Oil on joined canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·11 | Untitled | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·09 | Purple Light , 1968 | oil on canvas | $10,000–$15,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2022·07 | Bacchantes II | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·07 | Untitled 1959 | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·05 | Untitled 1959 | $40,000–$60,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·05 | Princesse du soleil | huile sur toile; en six panneaux | $8,445–$12,667 | Christie's | ||
| 2022·03 | Orient Express | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·03 | White Kiss | $10,000–$15,000 | Rago | |||
| 2021·12 | Untitled | $3,000–$5,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·12 | B.c | oil on three joined canvases | $12,000–$18,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·11 | Untitled 1972 | $8,000–$12,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·11 | Stoker | oil on canvas | $50,000–$70,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·10 | Senza | $3,485–$3,485 | Casa d'aste Boetto | |||
| 2021·09 | Untitled , 1971 | ink and acrylic on paper | $3,000–$5,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2021·08 | Bacchantes I | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·07 | Untitled [Two Works] | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·06 | Carmenta | huile sur toile | $21,937–$30,468 | Christie's | ||
| 2021·05 | Untitled | $10,000–$15,000 | Rago | |||
| 2021·05 | Composition | $15,000–$25,000 | Rago | |||
| 2021·03 | Bacchantes III | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·12 | Bacchantes II | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·12 | Bacchantes I | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·12 | Untitled , 1981 | acrylic on paper | $4,000–$6,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2020·11 | Untitled 1963 | $12,000–$18,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·11 | Ode 1961 | $15,000–$20,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·10 | lachesis ii | $18,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·10 | triptych no. 1 | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·09 | Untitled | $10,000–$15,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·08 | Beefy Babe | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·07 | Sibyls #1 | $15,000–$25,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·07 | Range 3000 Feet 1960 | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·07 | Shua Shebit 1965 | $30,000–$50,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·06 | Deep Currents | $2,500–$3,500 | Rago | |||
| 2020·03 | untitled | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·03 | Arondite | $40,000–$60,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·02 | Untitled | $6,000–$8,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2020·01 | Untitled | $1,500–$2,000 | Wright | |||
| 2020·01 | Untitled | $1,500–$2,000 | Wright | |||
| 2019·11 | Untitled | Acrylic and ink on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2019·11 | Untitled, 1970 | $15,000–$20,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·09 | untitled | $35,000–$45,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·09 | Byzantine Windows , 1992 | oil on canvas | $15,000–$25,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2019·06 | Black line with blue | huile sur toile | $9,006–$13,508 | Christie's | ||
| 2019·06 | Sans titre | gouache, aquarelle et encre sur papier | $13,508–$20,263 | Christie's | ||
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