# Chris Ofili - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-15T19:00:16.756Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 344
- Lots with prices: 244
- First auction date: 2000-11-16
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-11
- Median realised price: $10,160
- Price range: $325 to $2,882,500

## Market Takeaway
Chris Ofili shows deep auction liquidity with 321 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $10,160. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 19 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-16.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($10,160\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $3,000 and $32,450.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 9% (21 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 39.7% (93 sales)
- $10,000\+: 51.3% (120 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 19
- Previous 12 months sales: 17
- Recent 12 months median: $12,700
- Previous 12 months median: $4,032
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-16
- Days since latest sale: 64
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 131 lots
- Sotheby's: 80 lots
- Bonhams: 31 lots
- Phillips: 26 lots
- Forum Auctions \- UK: 22 lots
- Lots Road Auctions: 16 lots
- Setdart Auction House: 4 lots
- Dreweatts 1759: 3 lots
- Artcurial: 2 lots
- Arthouse Contemporary: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-16 | CHRIS OFILI \(B. 1968\). Untitled. watercolor and graphite on paper9 ½ x 6 in | Christie's | $8,890
2. 2025-12-16 | CHRIS OFILI \(B. 1968\). Untitled. watercolor and graphite on paper9 ½ x 6 ½ | Christie's | $8,890
3. 2025-12-12 | Chris Ofili \(Manchester, 1968\) \- Senza titolo, 1998 | Pananti Casa D'Aste SRL | €5,600
4. 2025-11-27 | Chris Ofili \(b.1968\) Skateboard | Forum Auctions \- UK | N/A
5. 2025-10-21 | CHRIS OFILI \(B. 1968\). Untitled. metallic paint and oil on paper24 ¾ x 18 7 | Christie's | £12,700
6. 2025-10-17 | Chris Ofili \(Manchester, 1968\) \- Senza titolo, 1998 | Pananti Casa D'Aste SRL | €7,000
7. 2025-10-16 | CHRIS OFILI \(B. 1968\). Genuflect. bronze. | Christie's | £15,240
8. 2025-10-16 | CHRIS OFILI \(B. 1968\). Scatology 1. oil and ink on canvas25 ¼ x 21 ¼in. \(64 | Christie's | £57,150
9. 2025-10-15 | CHRIS OFILI \(B. 1968\). Blossom. oil, acrylic, polyester resin, glitter, pin | Christie's | £2,124,000
10. 2025-09-30 | CHRIS OFILI \(B. 1968\). Silver Moon. nickel silver. | Christie's | $76,200
11. 2025-09-04 | Chris Ofili \(b.1968\) Untitled | Forum Auctions \- UK | N/A
12. 2025-07-18 | CHRIS OFILI \(B. 1968\). Untitled; Untitled; Untitled \[Three Works\]. | Christie's | $22,680
13. 2025-07-09 | Chris Ofili \(b.1968\) Untitled | Forum Auctions \- UK | N/A
14. 2025-06-26 | CHRIS OFILI \(B. 1968\). Dancers in Blue Two. oil, acrylic and charcoal on ca | Christie's | £65,520
15. 2025-06-26 | CHRIS OFILI \(B. 1968\). Two Women \- Blue. painted bronze on artist's leather | Christie's | £73,080
16. 2025-05-21 | Chris Ofili \(b.1968\) Untitled, from Stützmappe | Forum Auctions \- UK | £550
17. 2025-05-15 | CHRIS OFILI \(B. 1968\). Within Reach 2. charcoal, gouache and gold leaf on p | Christie's | $10,710
18. 2025-03-19 | Chris Ofili \(b.1968\) Untitled, from Stützmappe | Forum Auctions \- UK | N/A
19. 2025-03-06 | CHRIS OFILI \(B. 1968\). Head of an Afronaught. oil, phosphorescent acrylic, | Christie's | N/A
20. 2025-02-06 | CHRIS OFILI \(1968 \- \) Three drawings. | Swann Auction Galleries | $3,750
21. 2025-02-05 | Chris Ofili \(b.1968\) The Merry Widow poster with Afro Eclipse 1, 2003 | Forum Auctions \- UK | £500
22. 2024-12-18 | CHRIS OFILI \(B. 1968\). Untitled. graphite and watercolor on paper, in two p | Christie's | $17,000
23. 2024-12-18 | CHRIS OFILI \(b. 1968\). Untitled. gouache and gold leaf on paper, in artist' | Christie's | $15,000
24. 2024-12-12 | Chris Ofili \(b.1968\) The Merry Widow poster with Afro Eclipse 1, 2003 | Forum Auctions \- UK | £450

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