| Mark Rothko Auction Results
Mark Rothko Auction Archive
Auction Results| Premium is the auction house commission. It is added to the winning bid and charged to the buyer. To allow a comparison of winning bids and auction house estimates, the amounts below do not include buyer's premium, unless explicitly stated. Only contemporary art auctions after November 1, 2006 are included. The results do not include all actions at all auction houses. |
| Phillips De Pury, Contemporary Art Day Sale, London, June 30, 2010
| | Lot: 218 |  | Orange over Violet
c. 1968
Hand-knotted wool. 249.5 x 168.3 cm (98 ... more | Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000| Premium: 25.0% | £3,250 | | Result with premium: | £16,250 |
| £13,000 | | Sotheby's, Contemporary Art Evening Auction, New York, May 12, 2010
| | Lot: 14 |  | Untitled
signed and dated 1961 on the reverseoil on canvas... more | Estimate: $18,000,000 - $25,000,000| Premium: 12.3% | $3,442,500 | | Result with premium: | $31,442,500 |
| $28,000,000 | | Christie's, Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, New York, May 11, 2010
| | Lot: 53 |  | Untitled (1959)
oil on paper laid down on board 37¾ x 25 7/8 in. (... more | Estimate: $3,500,000 - $4,500,000| Premium: 14.0% | $586,500 | | Result with premium: | $4,786,500 |
| $4,200,000 | | Lot: 77 |  | Untitled (1948)
oil on canvas
38¾ x 24 7/8 in. (98.4 x 63.2 cm.) | Estimate: $1,200,000 - $1,800,000| Premium: 17.2% | $274,500 | | Result with premium: | $1,874,500 |
| $1,600,000 | | Sotheby's, Contemporary Art Day Auction, New York, November 12, 2009
| | Lot: 169 |  | Untitled (Study For Social Sec...
Executed in 1940.
oil on gesso board18 7/8 by 13 7... more | Estimate: $100,000 - $150,000| Premium: 21.5% | $36,500 | | Result with premium: | $206,500 |
| $170,000 | | Sotheby's, Contemporary Art Evening Sale, New York, November 11, 2009
| | Lot: 47 |  | Orange, Red, Orange
Executed circa 1961 - 1962.
oil on paper mounted o... more | Estimate: $2,000,000 - $3,000,000| Premium: 14.8% | $436,500 | | Result with premium: | $3,386,500 |
| $2,950,000 | | Christie's, Post-War & Contemporary Evening Sale, New York, November 10, 2009
| | Lot: 33 |  | Blue, Red, Black on Red (1967)
acrylic on paper laid down on panel
24 x 18 in. (70 x 45.7 cm.) | Estimate: $1,500,000 - $2,000,000| Premium: 16.7% | $292,500 | | Result with premium: | $2,042,500 |
| $1,750,000 | | Lot: 40 |  | Untitled (Gray and Mauve) (1969)
acrylic on paper laid down on canvas 46½ x 33¼ in.... more | Estimate: $1,500,000 - $2,000,000| Premium: 16.9% | $286,500 | | Result with premium: | $1,986,500 |
| $1,700,000 | | Christie's, Post-War And Contemporary Art Evening Sale, New York, May 13, 2009
| | Lot: 32 |  | Untitled (1959)
oil on paper laid down on board 29 7/8 x 21 7/8 in... more | Estimate: $3,000,000 - $4,000,000 | unsold/withdrawn | | Sotheby's, Contemporary Art Evening, New York, May 12, 2009
| | Lot: 16 |  | Black, Red-Brown On Violet
39 x 25 1/2 in. 99 x 64.7 cm.
acrylic on paper mounted on panel | Estimate: $1,500,000 - $2,000,000| Premium: 17.9% | $250,500 | | Result with premium: | $1,650,500 |
| $1,400,000 | | Christie's, First Open Post-War And Contemporary Art, New York, March 11, 2009
| | Lot: 78 |  | Untitled
ink, watercolor and graphite on paper 8½ x 11 in.... more | Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000| Premium: 25.0% | $4,500 | | Result with premium: | $22,500 |
| $18,000 | | Christie's, Post-War And Contemporary Art Evening, London, February 11, 2009
| | Lot: 17 |  | Green, Blue, Green on Blue (1968)
acrylic on paper laid down on canvas 40½ x 26½in. ... more | Estimate: £2,500,000 - £3,500,000 | unsold/withdrawn | | Christie's, Post-War And Contemporary Art Morning, New York, November 13, 2008
| | Lot: 144 |  | No. 9
oil on canvas
17¾ x 14¾ in. (45.1 x 37.5 cm.) | Estimate: $500,000 - $700,000| Premium: 20.6% | $86,500 | | Result with premium: | $506,500 |
| $420,000 | | Christie's, Post-War And Contemporary Art Evening, New York, November 12, 2008
| | Lot: 3 |  | Composition (1958)
oil on paper laid down on board
29¾ x 22½ in. (75.6 x 57.2 cm.) | Estimate: $4,000,000 - $6,000,000| Premium: 14.6% | $466,500 | | Result with premium: | $3,666,500 |
| $3,200,000 | | Sotheby's, Contemporary Art Evening, New York, November 11, 2008
| | Lot: 33 |  | Untitled (Red/black)
29 ½ x 22 3/8 in. 74.9 x 56.8 cm.oil on paper ... more | Estimate: $4,000,000 - $6,000,000| Premium: 14.3% | $520,500 | | Result with premium: | $4,170,500 |
| $3,650,000 | | Sotheby's, Contemporary Art Evening, New York, May 14, 2008
| | Lot: 38 |  | Orange, Red, Yellow
oil on canvas | No Estimate Published | unsold/withdrawn | | Christie's, Post-War And Contemporary Art Morning, New York, May 14, 2008
| | Lot: 110 |  | Untitled (Artist and Model)
| Estimate: $35,000 - $45,000| Premium: 23.3% | $7,000 | | Result with premium: | $37,000 |
| $30,000 | | Lot: 111 |  | Untitled (Figure and Doorway)
| Estimate: $35,000 - $45,000| Premium: 23.3% | $7,000 | | Result with premium: | $37,000 |
| $30,000 | | Christie's, Post-War And Contemporary Art Evening, New York, May 13, 2008
| | Lot: 23 |  | No. 15
| No Estimate Published| Premium: 12.1% | $5,441,000 | | Result with premium: | $50,441,000 |
| $45,000,000 | | Sotheby's, Contemporary Art, New York, April 2, 2008
| | Lot: 106 |  | The Cat and the Canary
gouache on paper | Estimate: $40,000 - $60,000 | unsold/withdrawn | | Sotheby's, Contemporary Art Evening, London, New Bond Street, February 27, 2008
| | Lot: 55 |  | Untitled
oil on paper mounted on canvas | Estimate: £1,000,000 - £1,500,000| Premium: 14.8% | £106,900 | | Result with premium: | £826,900 |
| £720,000 | | Christie's, Post War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, London, King Street, February 6, 2008
| | Lot: 18 |  | Untitled (1967)
acrylic on paper laid down on canvas
40 x 26in. (101.6 x 66cm.)
| Estimate: £1,500,000 - £2,000,000 | unsold/withdrawn | | Sotheby's, Contemporary Art, New York, November 15, 2007
| | Lot: 152 |  | Untitled
Canvas, Paper, Oil | Estimate: $2,500,000 - $3,500,000 | unsold/withdrawn | | Sotheby's, Contemporary Art Evening, New York, November 14, 2007
| | Lot: 33 |  | Untitled
Canvas, Acrylic | Estimate: $12,000,000 - $18,000,000| Premium: 12.4% | $1,331,000 | | Result with premium: | $12,081,000 |
| $10,750,000 | | Lot: 49 |  | Untitled
Canvas, Paper, Oil | Estimate: $3,500,000 - $4,500,000| Premium: 12.6% | $881,000 | | Result with premium: | $7,881,000 |
| $7,000,000 | | Christie's, Post War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, New York, November 13, 2007
| | Lot: 12 |  | Untitled (Red, Blue, Orange) (1955)
oil on canvas
66 5/8 x 49 3/8 in. (169.2 x 125.4 cm.)
| Estimate: $25,000,000 - $30,000,000| Premium: 12.1% | $3,701,000 | | Result with premium: | $34,201,000 |
| $30,500,000 | | Lot: 18 |  | Green, Blue, Green on Blue (1968)
acrylic on paper laid down on canvas40½ x 26½ in. ... more | Estimate: $3,000,000 - $5,000,000| Premium: 12.8% | $689,000 | | Result with premium: | $6,089,000 |
| $5,400,000 | | Lot: 21 |  | Untitled (Black and Gray) (1969)
acrylic on canvas
68 x 60 1/8 in. (172.7 x 152.7 cm.)
| Estimate: $10,000,000 - $15,000,000| Premium: 12.4% | $1,181,000 | | Result with premium: | $10,681,000 |
| $9,500,000 | | Lot: 36 |  | No. 7 (Dark Over Light) (1954)
oil on canvas
90¼ x 58¾ in. (229.2 x 149.2 cm.)
| Estimate: $20,000,000 - $30,000,000| Premium: 12.2% | $2,291,000 | | Result with premium: | $21,041,000 |
| $18,750,000 | | Sotheby's, Contemporary Evening, London, New Bond Street, June 21, 2007
| | Lot: 51 |  | Untitled (Red and Orange on Sa...
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic | Estimate: £1,200,000 - £1,800,000| Premium: 13.7% | £164,000 | | Result with premium: | £1,364,000 |
| £1,200,000 | | Christie's, Post War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, New York, May 16, 2007
| | Lot: 21 | | Untitled | Estimate: $20,000,000 - $25,000,000| Premium: 12.2% | $2,920,000 | | Result with premium: | $26,920,000 |
| $24,000,000 | | Lot: 34 | | Untitled | Estimate: $14,000,000 - $18,000,000| Premium: 12.2% | $2,440,000 | | Result with premium: | $22,440,000 |
| $20,000,000 | | Sotheby's, Contemporary Art Evening, New York, May 15, 2007
| | Lot: 31 |  | White Center (Yellow, Pink and...
Canvas, Oil | No Estimate Published| Premium: 12.1% | $7,840,000 | | Result with premium: | $72,840,000 |
| $65,000,000 | | Lot: 36 |  | Untitled
Paper, Board, Acrylic | Estimate: $1,500,000 - $2,000,000| Premium: 13.5% | $364,000 | | Result with premium: | $3,064,000 |
| $2,700,000 | | Christie's, Post War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, New York, November 15, 2006
| | Lot: 26 | | Untitled | Estimate: $2,000,000 - $3,000,000 | unsold/withdrawn | | Lot: 47 | | Untitled | Estimate: $1,500,000 - $2,000,000| Premium: 13.0% | $208,000 | | Result with premium: | $1,808,000 |
| $1,600,000 | | Lot: 66 | | Untitled | Estimate: $1,500,000 - $2,000,000| Premium: 13.1% | $196,000 | | Result with premium: | $1,696,000 |
| $1,500,000 | | Sotheby's, Contemporary Art Evening, New York, November 14, 2006
| | Lot: 30 |  | No. 8 (Figure in Archaic Sea)
Canvas, Oil | Estimate: $1,800,000 - $2,500,000| Premium: 13.1% | $196,000 | | Result with premium: | $1,696,000 |
| $1,500,000 |
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