American, 1924–2022
Philip Pearlstein
216results on record
84%sell-through
$3,510median result (USD, incl. premium; 82% observed, 18% estimated from hammer)
$180,000record in our coverage
Drawn from 216 recorded results (190 sold · 26 passed) across 13 auction houses, 1998–2026. 2 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 82% observed, 18% 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ceramics & design | 41 | 92% | $10,625 |
| prints | 40 | 88% | $594 |
| works on paper | 21 | 88% | $5,000 |
| painting | 20 | 88% | $56,250 |
Medium is recorded for 122 of 216 results (56%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Andy Warhol Philip Pearlstein Andy Warhol
| Metric | Philip Pearlstein | Andy Warhol |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $3,510 | $32,500 |
| Record price | $180,000 | $195,040,000 |
| Results on record | 216 | 15,103 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Andy WarholAlexander CalderJim DineClaes Oldenburg
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
77/ 100
- Sell-through84%
- Meets estimate59%
- Market depth216 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 | 47 | 91% | $33,750 | 0.88× |
| Christie's | 27 | 100% | $21,250 | — |
| Rago | 23 | 96% | $844 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 24 | 88% | $3,000 | 1.00× |
| Heritage Auctions | 22 | 91% | $844 | — |
| Bonhams | 23 | 65% | $1,275 | 0.67× |
| Wright | 22 | 68% | $1,250 | — |
| Phillips | 13 | 92% | $1,342 | — |
| Art collect | 2 | — | $169 | 0.26× |
| Hoch Ltd | 1 | 100% | $688 | 1.83× |
| PASAREL | 2 | 50% | $200 | 0.36× |
| Locati LLC | 1 | 100% | $812 | 2.17× |
| Strauss & Co | 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 295 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 26 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026·09 | Nude on Red Drape | $25,000–$35,000 | upcoming | Rago | ||
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| 2026·09 | Nude on Bamboo | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·07 | Monument Valley | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·07 | Untitled | $600–$800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·07 | Nude on Couch | $1,500–$2,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·07 | Woman in Mirror | $4,000–$6,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·07 | Nude Model with Banner and Fish Weathervane | $700–$1,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·07 | Mummy Cave Ruins at Canyon de Chelly | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Nude on Eames Stool (with Mirror), Color Lithograph | lithograph | $200–$400 | Hoch Ltd | ||
| 2026·05 | Nude on Couch | $1,500–$2,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·05 | Mummy Cave Ruins at Canyon de Chelly | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·04 | Monument Valley | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·04 | Nude on Couch | $1,500–$2,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·04 | Mummy Cave Ruins at Canyon de Chelly | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·03 | Mummy Cave Ruins at Canyon de Chelly | $500–$700 | Rago | |||
| 2026·03 | Monument Valley | $500–$700 | Rago | |||
| 2026·03 | Monument Valley | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·02 | Two Seated Models on Office Chair and Rug | sepia wash on paper | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·02 | Two prints by the artist | $800–$1,200 | Christie's | |||
| 2026·02 | Nude on Couch | $1,500–$2,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·02 | Two Models study | Watercolor on Fabriano paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·02 | Mummy Cave Ruins at Canyon de Chelly | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2026·02 | Two Female Models on Rocker and Stool / Color; Two Female Models on Rocker and Stool / B&W; and Female Nude with Legs Up / Color (F. 36, 37 & 39) | $1,500–$2,500 | Phillips | |||
| 2026·01 | Nude on Bamboo | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·01 | Nude in a Hammock | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·12 | Nude on Couch | $1,500–$2,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2025·12 | Mummy Cave Ruins at Canyon de Chelly | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2025·12 | Three works | $500–$700 | Rago | |||
| 2025·11 | Monument Valley | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2025·11 | Nude on Kilim Rug | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·11 | Nude on Bamboo | $900–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·11 | Mercury and Accordion II , 1993 | watercolor on paper | $30,000–$50,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·11 | Two Models with Empire State Building, Night , 1992 | oil on canvas | $120,000–$180,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·11 | Nude on Couch | $1,500–$2,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2025·11 | Mummy Cave Ruins at Canyon de Chelly | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2025·09 | Mummy Cave Ruins at Canyon de Chelly | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2025·09 | Untitled | Etching on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·09 | Two Models with Chair and Chief's Blanket | $20,000–$30,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·09 | Small Nude | $500–$700 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·08 | Monument Valley | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2025·08 | Model with Flamingos | Lithograph in colors on B.F.K. Rives paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·08 | At Las Golondrinas, 1994 | watercolor on paper | $4,000–$6,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·08 | Trees on Cape Cod, 2021 | watercolor on paper | $2,000–$3,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·08 | Nude on Couch | $1,500–$2,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2025·07 | Mummy Cave Ruins at Canyon de Chelly | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2025·07 | Two Models with Giraffe and Bird Masks, Chrome Chair and Bookshelves | oil on canvas | $50,000–$70,000 | upcoming | Christie's | |
| 2025·07 | Man and Female Figure (from Six Lithographs Drawn from Life ), 1970 | lithograph | $800–$1,200 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·06 | Nude on Couch | $1,500–$2,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2025·06 | Mummy Cave Ruins at Canyon de Chelly | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2025·05 | Untitled | $500–$700 | Rago | |||
| 2025·05 | Model with Horn Chair | oil on canvas | $60,000–$80,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·05 | Monument Valley | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2025·05 | Sphinx | $500–$750 | Dane Fine Art | |||
| 2025·05 | Punch on a Ladder #2 | $25,000–$35,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·04 | Mummy Cave Ruins at Canyon de Chelly | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2025·04 | Two Female Models on Rocker and Stool; Female Nude with Legs Up / Color; and Female Nude with Legs Up / B&W (F. 37, 39 & 40) | $1,500–$2,500 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·04 | Two Nudes with Federal Sofa, 1981 | lithograph | $600–$800 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·03 | Monument Valley | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2025·03 | Philip Pearlstein | $400–$500 | Art collect | |||
| 2025·03 | Philip Pearlstein | ETCHING | $600–$800 | Art collect | ||
| 2025·03 | Model in Kimono on Plastic Chair (from the Landfall Press 30th Anniversary portfolio) | $600–$800 | Rago | |||
| 2025·03 | Two Models with Red Rooster Weathervane, 1987 | $30,000–$50,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·03 | Mummy Cave Ruins at Canyon de Chelly | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2025·02 | Nude Lying with Crossed Legs; Two Female Models on Rocker and Stool; and Models with Mirror (F. 11 & 37) | $1,500–$2,500 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·02 | Figure on Couch, from Six Lithographs Drawn from Life; Nude with Rocker; and Models and Horses (F. 17 & 43) | $800–$1,200 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·02 | Monument Valley | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2025·02 | Sphinx | $500–$750 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2025·02 | Model on Navajo Blanket | $8,000–$12,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·01 | Nude on Couch | $1,500–$2,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2025·01 | Color Lithograph | Lithograph | $200–$400 | Locati LLC | ||
| 2025·01 | Reclining Nude with Kimono | color aquatint and etching on paper | $500–$700 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·01 | Mummy Cave Ruins at Canyon de Chelly | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·12 | Monument Valley | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·12 | Sphinx | $500–$750 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·12 | Nude in Santa Fe | watercolor on paper | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2024·12 | Two Models and Reflection | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·11 | Mummy Cave Ruins at Canyon de Chelly | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·10 | Sphinx | $500–$750 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·10 | Monument Valley | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·10 | View of Rome | $1,000–$2,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·10 | Nude on Couch | $1,500–$2,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·10 | Mummy Cave Ruins at Canyon de Chelly | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·09 | The Violinist | $4,000–$6,000 | Rago | |||
| 2024·09 | Seated Couple , 1969-70 | graphite on paper | $3,000–$5,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2024·09 | Two Models with African Policeman and Carousel Lion | $8,000–$12,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·09 | Sphinx | $500–$750 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·09 | Monument Valley | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·09 | Figure on Couch, from Six Lithographs Drawn from Life; Nude with Rocker; and Models and Horses | $1,500–$2,500 | Phillips | |||
| 2024·08 | Nude on Couch | $1,500–$2,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·07 | Sphinx | $500–$750 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·07 | Monument Valley | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·07 | Han Warriors on Horseback in My Studio; Indonesian Marionettes in My Studio | $519–$778 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·07 | Two Nudes | $2,000–$3,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·07 | Nude with Rocker | $600–$800 | Rago | |||
| 2024·07 | Mummy Cave Ruins at Canyon de Chelly | $300–$500 | Rago | |||
| 2024·07 | Nude on Couch | $1,500–$2,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·07 | Mummy Cave Ruins at Canyon de Chelly | $1,000–$1,500 | Unsold listing | Dane Fine Art | ||
| 2024·06 | The Sphinx | $600–$800 | Rago | |||
| 2024·06 | Han Warriors on Horseback in My Studio; Indonesian Marionettes in My Studio | $633–$887 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·06 | The Temple at Paestum, 1983 | color aquatint | $600–$800 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.