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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| 2019·05 | Dhatri II, 1971 | $12,000–$18,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·04 | Helen | $6,000–$8,000 | Wright | |||
| 2019·02 | Untitled (X) | $25,000–$35,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2019·02 | Untitled (1983) | $3,000–$5,000 | Capsule Gallery Auction | |||
| 2018·11 | Sweet Sue | Ink and acrylic on Arches paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·11 | Arondite | oil on canvas | $60,000–$80,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·11 | Oil Burner, 1960 | $12,000–$18,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·09 | Helen | $10,000–$15,000 | Wright | |||
| 2018·09 | Flamberge | $40,000–$60,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2018·09 | untitled | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·03 | Untitled, 1967 | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·03 | Untitled, 1958 | $7,000–$9,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·03 | Untitled | ink and gouache on brown paper | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·12 | Turkish Delight | oil on canvas | $25,000–$35,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·11 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2017·11 | Untitled | $12,000–$18,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·11 | Northern Lights, 1961 | $20,000–$30,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·09 | Fresco #3 | acrylic and pastel on paper laid down on canvas | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·09 | Roman Baths | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·05 | Untitled | Acrylic on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·05 | Untitled | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·03 | Untitled | triptych—oil on canvas | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·03 | Untitled | oil on paper mounted on panel | $12,000–$18,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·03 | Winter | oil on paper mounted on canvas | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·03 | Untitled | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·02 | Traveling | $20,000–$30,000 | Wright | |||
| 2016·12 | Nu No. 1 | huile et crayon gras sur papier | $2,152–$3,229 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·12 | Sans titre | huile sur toile | $3,229–$4,305 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·11 | Untitled | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·05 | Shua Shebit, 1965 | $30,000–$50,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·05 | World #3 | $40,000–$60,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·05 | Untitled | $40,000–$60,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2016·03 | Untitled (Blue, Black and Ochre) | watercolor on paper | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·11 | Untitled | watercolor and ink on paper mounted on canvas | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·11 | Untitled | oil on canvas | $30,000–$50,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·09 | Hexagon | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·09 | Untitled | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·09 | Untitled | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·07 | Untitled | ink and watercolor on paper | $18,000–$25,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·06 | Untitled | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·04 | Bear trap | huile sur toile | $21,854–$32,781 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·03 | Untitled | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | Dusk, 1956 | $20,000–$30,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·10 | Untitled | oil on paper | $12,000–$18,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·05 | Senza titolo | $6,804–$9,526 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·05 | Flamberge | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·12 | Sans titre | huile sur papier marouflé sur toile | $19,032–$24,469 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·12 | Lucretia | huile sur toile | $27,188–$40,782 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·12 | Eridan | acrylique sur toile | $8,156–$10,875 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·11 | Lava | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | Idol | $250,000–$350,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·06 | Untitled | $3,000–$5,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·06 | Hell's bell | huile sur toile | $45,734–$58,802 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·06 | Bear trap | huile sur toile | $26,134–$39,201 | Christie's | ||
| 2012·11 | Ohne Titel. 1956 | Watercolour and brush and India ink on nacreous wove paper | $15,583–$19,479 | Grisebach | ||
| 2012·09 | Untitled (Blue) | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·09 | untitled | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·09 | Butte | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·06 | untitled (nude study) | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·06 | Untitled | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·06 | Ohne Titel. 1964 | Oil on nacreous wove paper | $7,393–$9,858 | Grisebach | ||
| 2012·03 | Sans Titre, 1961 | Huile sur papier marouflé sur panneau d'isorel | $7,919–$10,558 | Artcurial | ||
| 2012·03 | Russian Easter | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·03 | Untitled | oil and watercolor on paper | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2012·03 | Bear Trail | oil on canvas | $120,000–$180,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2012·03 | Untitled | acrylic on canvas | $7,000–$10,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2012·03 | Untitled | oil and watercolor on paper | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2011·12 | Uranus | $6,705–$9,387 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·10 | Othello | Watercolor on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2011·09 | Butte | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·09 | Untitled | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·09 | Untitled; two works | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·09 | untitled (#20) | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·03 | Mid Day | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·09 | Untitled | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·06 | Cloud Chamber, 1963 | Oil on canvas | $58,210–$58,210 | Ketterer Kunst | ||
| 2010·03 | Untitled | acrylic and wax crayon on paper laid down on canvas | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·03 | Red Lead | oil on canvas | $30,000–$40,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·03 | Untitled | oil and wax crayon on paper laid down on canvas | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·03 | Hexagon | oil on canvas | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·03 | Untitled | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·11 | Untitled | triptych--oil on paper | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·11 | Yellow Rock | triptych--oil on canvas | $60,000–$80,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·03 | Untitled | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·03 | Blue # 2 | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·03 | Composition Deep Crimson over yellow and green with dark blue edge | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·03 | Composition Pale Crimson over yellow and green | $7,000–$9,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·11 | F State | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·05 | Chicago 1920 | triptych--oil on canvas | $250,000–$350,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·04 | Shower | $18,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·04 | Devil's Rock | oil on canvas | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·04 | Flamberge | oil on canvas | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·09 | Untitled | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·09 | Untitled | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·07 | Noir | oil on canvas | $30,000–$40,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·02 | White Eye | oil on canvas | $30,000–$40,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·02 | Silence | oil on canvas | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·02 | Untitled | watercolor on paper | $7,000–$9,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·02 | untitled | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·02 | untitled (triptych) | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
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