# Jules Olitski - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-15T21:48:34.924Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 422
- Lots with prices: 305
- First auction date: 1991-04-23
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-25
- Median realised price: $16,250
- Price range: $8 to $774,000

## Market Takeaway
Jules Olitski shows deep auction liquidity with 374 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $17,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 34 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-16.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($17,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,600 and $37,500.
- 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: 19.4% (54 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 20.8% (58 sales)
- $10,000\+: 59.9% (167 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 34
- Previous 12 months sales: 22
- Recent 12 months median: $2,125
- Previous 12 months median: $6,048
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-16
- Days since latest sale: 64
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 124 lots
- Sotheby's: 84 lots
- Bonhams: 28 lots
- Hindman: 14 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 12 lots
- Waddington's: 12 lots
- DUMBO Auctions: 11 lots
- Phillips: 10 lots
- Forum Auctions \- UK: 8 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 7 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-05-29 | Jules Olitski \(1922\-2007\), NIGHT LIGHT, 1988 | Waddington's | CA$59,310
2. 2024-10-29 | Jules Olitski \- Mozart Night \- 1992 Serigraph \- SIGNED 47" x 36" | DUMBO Auctions | N/A
3. 2026-02-25 | Jules Olitski 1922\-2007 Revealed Abstract Painting | Hill Auction Gallery | $9,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jules-olitski-1922-2007-revealed-abstract-painting-56-c-c9bd10f8d4
4. 2025-12-16 | JULES OLITSKI \(1922\-2007\). Radiance of Lauren \- 2. acrylic on canvas84 ½ x | Christie's | N/A
5. 2025-12-16 | JULES OLITSKI \(1922\-2007\). Radix Mundi 1. acrylic on canvas57 x 35 ½ in. \(1 | Christie's | $12,700
6. 2025-12-16 | JULES OLITSKI \(1922\-2007\). Sargon V. acrylic on paper mounted on canvas41 ¼ | Christie's | $12,700
7. 2025-12-05 | Jules Olitski, Toora | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $700
8. 2025-12-05 | Jules Olitski, First Fate, 1982 | Lempertz | N/A
9. 2025-11-30 | JULES OLITSKI SIGNED POSTER & ART BOOK | John McInnis Auctioneers | N/A
10. 2025-11-26 | Jules Olitski, 1922\-2007, Untitled | Germann Auction House Ltd | N/A
11. 2025-11-25 | Jules Olitski,  American 1922\-2007, Pink\-Blue I, Five Prints Part I, 1970; | Roseberys | £480
12. 2025-11-25 | Jules Olitski,  American 1922\-2007, Orange\-Grey I, from Five Prints Part I | Roseberys | £480
13. 2025-11-25 | Jules Olitski,  American 1922\-2007,  Magenta\-Orange I, from Five Prints Pa | Roseberys | £550
14. 2025-11-22 | Jules Olitski \(1922\-2007\) Oil/Board | Joshua Kodner | $800
15. 2025-11-20 | Jules Olitski \(1922\-2007\), PARADISE FEAST, 1984 | Waddington's | N/A
16. 2025-11-20 | JULES OLITSKI \(1922\-2007\) Venus Rope 33 1/8 x 57 1/8 in \(84.1 x 145.1 cm\) \(Painted in 1985\) | Bonhams | N/A
17. 2025-11-12 | Jules Olitski, Beauty Gauge | Rago Arts and Auction Center | N/A
18. 2025-10-30 | Jules Olitski \(1922\-2007\), BEAUTY OF ANGELS, 1989 | Waddington's | CA$2,125
19. 2025-10-23 | JULES OLITSKI \(1922\-2007\). Yellow / Green, 1970. screenprint in colours on | Christie's | £1,016
20. 2025-10-01 | Meditations | Sotheby's | N/A
21. 2025-09-30 | JULES OLITSKI \(1922\-2007\). Lament of Absalom \- 9. acrylic on canvas69 x 34 | Christie's | N/A
22. 2025-09-26 | Jules Olitski, Wanderings: Madrid Blue | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $4,500
23. 2025-09-26 | Jules Olitski, Green Flip Out | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $55,000
24. 2025-08-16 | Jules Olitski \(Am. 1922\-2007\), "Assure Measure \- 14" 1978, Acrylic on canvas, framed | Barridoff Auctions | N/A

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