13. Cy Twombly

13. Cy Twombly

The artists who power the $1m+ market
The artists who power the $1m+ market

13. Cy Twombly (1928–2011)

POST-WAR, b. Lexington, VA, USA

Cy Twombly. Photo: David Lees/Getty Images

Power Rank: 41

Value and supply

Auction totals

Price confidencePrice momentumAverage lot Price
53.3%-17.9%$11.2m
Percentage of lots sold above low estimateChange in average lot value 2022 to 2023 (H1)Average lot value over the period 2018–23

Sotheby’s private sales

(2018 to H1 2023)
$26.4m3$8.8m
Private sales valueSold lotsAverage price

Bidders by region

Bidders by age

Top 10 artworks sold at auction

(2018 to H1 2023)
RANKTITLEDATEWHEREWHENSOLD FOR
1Untitled2007Sotheby's New York15 Nov 2021$58.9m
2Untitled2005Phillips New York15 Nov 2022$41.6m
3Untitled (Rome)1970Sotheby's New York12 May 2021$41.6m
4Untitled [Bolsena]1969Christie’s New York6 Oct 2020$38.7m
5Untitled1969Sotheby’s New York19 May 2022$38m
6Untitled1961Christie's New York11 Nov 2021$32m
7Untitled1955Christie's New York9 May 2022$21m
8Untitled1961Sotheby's New York15 Nov 2021$20.9m
9Untitled [Bolsena]1969Christie's New York11 May 2023$20m
10Venere Sopra Gaeta1988Christie's New York9 May 2022$17m

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