Artists/Sigmar Polke
Sigmar Polke: Auction Results & Market Statistics
Sigmar Polke (1941–2010) has 207 recorded auction sales between 2007 and 2026, totaling $147.6M in hammer-price volume. Statistics are computed from the Art Market API auction database and updated regularly.
Sold lots
207
Total volume
$147.6M
hammer prices, USD
Average price
$712,914
Auction record
$21.5M
Sell-through rate
78%
share of offered lots that sold
Sold above estimate
42%
share of sold lots beating the high estimate
2007peak $34.3M2026
Volume by category
Yearly auction performance
| Year | Lots sold | Total volume | Average price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | $345,827 | $69,165 |
| 2025 | 4 | $41,105 | $10,276 |
| 2024 | 13 | $2.2M | $171,052 |
| 2023 | 15 | $4.0M | $269,554 |
| 2022 | 11 | $16.9M | $1.5M |
| 2021 | 20 | $34.3M | $1.7M |
| 2020 | 14 | $8.8M | $630,697 |
| 2019 | 14 | $18.2M | $1.3M |
| 2018 | 29 | $14.8M | $511,476 |
| 2017 | 21 | $6.3M | $300,391 |
| 2016 | 12 | $14.2M | $1.2M |
| 2015 | 6 | $3.8M | $629,472 |
| 2014 | 13 | $12.4M | $957,504 |
| 2013 | 8 | $751,264 | $93,908 |
| 2011 | 7 | $4.1M | $584,432 |
| 2010 | 5 | $594,939 | $118,988 |
| 2009 | 5 | $1.2M | $235,350 |
| 2008 | 4 | $3.5M | $886,722 |
| 2007 | 1 | $958,685 | $958,685 |
Query this data programmatically
Every figure on this page is computed from the Art Market API's auction database.Sigmar Polke'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=5ce31ad3bf16530017ba4278&limit=10" \
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