Artists/Ellsworth Kelly
Ellsworth Kelly: Auction Results & Market Statistics
Ellsworth Kelly (1923–2015) has 333 recorded auction sales between 2006 and 2026, totaling $95.6M in hammer-price volume. Statistics are computed from the Art Market API auction database and updated regularly.
Sold lots
333
Total volume
$95.6M
hammer prices, USD
Average price
$287,082
Auction record
$9.8M
Sell-through rate
85%
share of offered lots that sold
Sold above estimate
50%
share of sold lots beating the high estimate
2006peak $14.4M2026
Volume by category
Yearly auction performance
| Year | Lots sold | Total volume | Average price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | $8,640 | $4,320 |
| 2025 | 16 | $134,071 | $8,379 |
| 2024 | 50 | $12.5M | $249,334 |
| 2023 | 44 | $5.2M | $118,562 |
| 2022 | 44 | $13.1M | $296,727 |
| 2021 | 50 | $11.6M | $232,649 |
| 2020 | 36 | $10.3M | $287,148 |
| 2019 | 28 | $14.4M | $513,042 |
| 2018 | 16 | $789,063 | $49,316 |
| 2017 | 23 | $5.5M | $237,606 |
| 2016 | 6 | $803,500 | $133,917 |
| 2015 | 1 | $11,875 | $11,875 |
| 2014 | 3 | $3.7M | $1.2M |
| 2013 | 1 | $3.0M | $3.0M |
| 2011 | 6 | $5.1M | $848,747 |
| 2010 | 3 | $6.0M | $2.0M |
| 2008 | 3 | $3.6M | $1.2M |
| 2006 | 1 | $5,378 | $5,378 |
Query this data programmatically
Every figure on this page is computed from the Art Market API's auction database.Ellsworth Kelly's complete lot-level auction history is available as structured JSON, filterable by date, price, category, and more.
curl "https://api.artmarketapi.com/api/v1/auction_records?artist=5ce31ad2bf16530017ba4231&limit=10" \
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