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Artist

Tess Jaray

66results on record
41%sell-through
$125median result (USD, incl. premium; 36% observed, 64% estimated from hammer)
$45,717record in our coverage

Drawn from 66 recorded results (36 sold · 30 passed) across 9 auction houses, 2004–2026. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 36% observed, 64% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$1.4K$2.9K$4.3K2004: $2.3K median, 1 sold2011: $5.4K median, 1 sold2015: $1.8K median, 1 sold2019: $1.8K median, 4 sold2020: $3.3K median, 2 sold2021: $375 median, 3 sold2022: $125 median, 7 sold2023: $50 median, 4 sold2024: $38 median, 8 sold2025: $26 median, 3 sold2026: $396 median, 2 sold200420092014201920242026

Where does a value land in this market?

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$125$26$46K

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

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
prints 14 100% $38

Medium is recorded for 14 of 66 results (21%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Victor Vasarely Tess Jaray Victor Vasarely

$14K$28K$43K1998: $15K median1999: $9.1K median2000: $6.4K median2001: $7.7K median2002: $1.6K median2003: $1.2K median2004: $18K median2005: $2.7K median2006: $48K median2007: $1.6K median2008: $52K median2009: $27K median2010: $26K median2011: $31K median2012: $29K median2013: $8.8K median2014: $13K median2015: $18K median2016: $20K median2017: $10K median2018: $28K median2019: $8.4K median2020: $1.2K median2021: $1.3K median2022: $938 median2023: $875 median2024: $979 median2025: $815 median2026: $803 median2004: $2.3K median2011: $5.4K median2015: $1.8K median2019: $1.8K median2020: $3.3K median2021: $375 median2022: $125 median2023: $50 median2024: $38 median2025: $26 median2026: $396 median19982005201220192026
MetricTess JarayVictor Vasarely
Median result$125$1,951
Record price $45,717 $10,350,000
Results on record663,323
Years active at auction 2004–2026 1998–2026

Related artists: Victor VasarelyJohn BaederSalvador DalíJoan Miró

Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method

43/ 100
  • Sell-through41%
  • Meets estimate22%
  • Market depth66 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

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Lion & Unicorn 13 100% $38 0.10×
Christie's 4 $1,783
Bonhams 4 75% $2,897 1.43×
Rago 2 100% $190
Sotheby's 30 0% $3,839 1.95×
Wright 1 100% $375
Freeman's | Hindman 1 100% $438 0.88×
Chiswick Auctions 1 100% $539
Phillips 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 325 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 30 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
2024·11 Encounter $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·11 Panta Rhei $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·11 16 $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·10 Encounter 5 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·10 Encounter 1 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·10 Encounter 3 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·10 Encounter 4 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·09 Encounter 2 $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·09 Truth $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·09 Panta Rhei $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·09 Encounter $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·09 16 $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
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2024·09 Etching From Encounter Suite (2), signed Etching $200–$400 Lion & Unicorn
2024·09 Etching From Encounter Suite (1), signed Etching $200–$400 Lion & Unicorn
2024·09 Encounter 3 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·09 Encounter 1 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·09 Encounter 5 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·09 Encounter 4 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·08 Encounter 2 $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·08 16 $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·08 Truth $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·08 Panta Rhei $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·08 Encounter $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·08 Etching From Encounter Suite (1), signed Etching $200–$400 Lion & Unicorn
2024·07 Encounter 3 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·07 Encounter 5 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·07 Encounter 1 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·07 Encounter 4 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·06 Etching From Encounter Suite (5), Signed Etching $200–$400 Lion & Unicorn
2024·06 Etching From Encounter Suite (4), Signed Etching $200–$400 Lion & Unicorn
2024·06 Etching From Encounter Suite (1), Signed Etching $200–$400 Lion & Unicorn
2024·06 Etching From Encounter Suite (2), Signed Etching $200–$400 Lion & Unicorn
2024·06 Etching From Encounter Suite (3), Signed Etching $200–$400 Lion & Unicorn
2024·06 Truth $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·06 Encounter $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·06 Encounter 2 $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·06 16 $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·06 Panta Rhei $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·05 Encounter 4 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·05 Encounter 1 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·05 Encounter 3 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·05 Encounter 5 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·05 Encounter 2 $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·05 Truth $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·05 Panta Rhei $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·05 16 $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·05 Encounter $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·04 Encounter 1 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·04 Encounter 5 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·04 Encounter 4 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2024·04 Encounter 3 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·11 Harbinger (unframed) $2,022–$2,697 Bonhams
2023·11 Encounter 3 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·11 Encounter 4 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·11 Encounter 5 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·11 Encounter 1 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·11 Etching From Encounter Suite (1) signed Etching $200–$800 Lion & Unicorn
2023·11 Etching From Encounter Suite (2) signed Etching $200–$800 Lion & Unicorn
2023·10 Encounter $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·10 Encounter 2 $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·10 16 $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·10 Panta Rhei $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·10 Truth $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·09 Encounter 4 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·09 Encounter 1 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·09 Encounter 5 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·09 Encounter 3 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·09 16 $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·09 Encounter $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·09 Panta Rhei $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·09 Truth $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·09 Encounter 2 $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·06 Signed Limited Edition Etching on Paper $10–$200 Lion & Unicorn
2023·06 Encounter 5 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·06 Encounter 1 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·06 Encounter 3 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·06 Encounter 4 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·05 Truth $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·05 16 $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·05 Encounter $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·05 Panta Rhei $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·05 Encounter 2 $1,000–$1,500 Dane Fine Art
2023·05 Encounter 5 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·05 Encounter 1 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·05 Encounter 3 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·05 Encounter 4 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·04 Encounter 2 $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·04 16 $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·04 Truth $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·04 Panta Rhei $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·04 Encounter $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·03 Encounter 3 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·03 Encounter 1 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·03 Encounter 5 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·03 Encounter 4 $300–$400 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·02 Truth $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·02 Panta Rhei $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·02 Encounter $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·02 Encounter 2 $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art
2023·02 16 $1,000–$1,500 Unsold listing Dane Fine Art

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