# Mark Rothko - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T12:44:08.632Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 283
- Lots with prices: 186
- First auction date: 1997-05-07
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-17
- Median realised price: $54,000
- Price range: $8 to $86,882,500

## Market Takeaway
Mark Rothko shows deep auction liquidity with 277 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $54,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 23 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-17.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($54,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $160 and $3,438,000.
- 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: 42.2% (78 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 2.7% (5 sales)
- $10,000\+: 55.1% (102 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 23
- Previous 12 months sales: 21
- Recent 12 months median: $160
- Previous 12 months median: $200
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-17
- Days since latest sale: 31
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 74 lots
- DUMBO Auctions: 49 lots
- Sotheby's: 44 lots
- EJ'S Auction & Appraisal: 15 lots
- The Rug Life Auctions: 10 lots
- New Ideas Auctions: 8 lots
- Gerrards Auction Rooms: 6 lots
- RoGallery: 6 lots
- Auktionshaus Rotherbaum OHG: 5 lots
- Lawsons: 5 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-17 | Mark Rothko "Yellow And Red 1964" Print | EJ'S Auction & Appraisal | $80
2. 2026-01-15 | MARK ROTHKO \(1903\-1970\) LITHOGRAPH TITLED PINK, PURPLE, BLUE, 19.5IN x 31IN \(50cm x 79cm\) | The Rug Life Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mark-rothko-1903-1970-lithograph-titled-pink-purple-blue-19-5in-x-31in-50cm-x-79cm-400-c-267a3f772e
3. 2025-12-16 | MARK ROTHKO \(1903\-1970\) LITHOGRAPH TITLED PINK, PURPLE, BLUE, 19.5IN x 31IN \(50cm x 79cm\) | The Rug Life Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mark-rothko-1903-1970-lithograph-titled-pink-purple-blue-19-5in-x-31in-50cm-x-79cm-400-c-03530e678d
4. 2025-11-25 | MARK ROTHKO \(1903\-1970\) LITHOGRAPH TITLED PINK, PURPLE, BLUE, 19.5IN x 31IN \(50cm x 79cm\) | The Rug Life Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mark-rothko-1903-1970-lithograph-titled-pink-purple-blue-19-5in-x-31in-50cm-x-79cm-400-c-7200f2342b
5. 2025-11-17 | MARK ROTHKO \(1903\-1970\). No. 31 \(Yellow Stripe\). oil on canvas78 ¼ x 69 ¼ i | Christie's | $62,160,000
6. 2025-11-09 | MARK ROTHKO \(1903 Daugavpils/Lettland \- 1970 New York City\) | Auktionshaus Rotherbaum OHG | €140
7. 2025-11-05 | MARK ROTHKO \(1903\-1970\) LITHOGRAPH TITLED PINK, PURPLE, BLUE, 19.5IN x 31IN \(50cm x 79cm\) | The Rug Life Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mark-rothko-1903-1970-lithograph-titled-pink-purple-blue-19-5in-x-31in-50cm-x-79cm-400-c-6fd90933ce
8. 2025-10-18 | Mark Rothko "Orange\-Red\-Blue" Portfolio Print | EJ'S Auction & Appraisal | $130
9. 2025-10-18 | Mark Rothko "Green On Red" Portfolio Print | EJ'S Auction & Appraisal | $140
10. 2025-10-14 | MARK ROTHKO \(1903\-1970\) LITHOGRAPH TITLED PINK, PURPLE, BLUE, 19.5IN x 31IN \(50cm x 79cm\) | The Rug Life Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mark-rothko-1903-1970-lithograph-titled-pink-purple-blue-19-5in-x-31in-50cm-x-79cm-10-c-8b72c1d75d
11. 2025-09-28 | MARK ROTHKO \(1903 Daugavpils/Lettland \- 1970 New York City\) | Auktionshaus Rotherbaum OHG | €160
12. 2025-09-28 | MARK ROTHKO \(1903 Daugavpils/Lettland \- 1970 New York City\) | Auktionshaus Rotherbaum OHG | N/A
13. 2025-09-28 | MARK ROTHKO \(1903 Daugavpils/Lettland \- 1970 New York City\) | Auktionshaus Rotherbaum OHG | N/A
14. 2025-09-28 | MARK ROTHKO \(1903 Daugavpils/Lettland \- 1970 New York City\) | Auktionshaus Rotherbaum OHG | €120
15. 2025-09-15 | MARK ROTHKO \(B.1903\-D.1970\), ATTRIBUTED TO, OIL ON CANVAS | China Arts Auction | N/A
16. 2025-07-15 | Mark Rothko | Sotheby's | $25,400
17. 2025-06-24 | 25 Mark Rothko 1995 White Cloud Over Purple Posters | DUMBO Auctions | N/A
18. 2025-06-24 | 25 Mark Rothko 1994 Brown and Orange on Slate Posters | DUMBO Auctions | N/A
19. 2025-05-16 | Mark Rothko | Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden | €2,400
20. 2025-05-15 | MARK ROTHKO \(1903\-1970\). Heads. oil on canvas20 1/8 x 28 in. \(51 x 71.1 cm. | Christie's | $630,000
21. 2025-05-13 | Untitled | Sotheby's | $4,930,000
22. 2025-05-12 | MARK ROTHKO \(1903\-1970\) No. 4 \(Two Dominants\) \[Orange, Plum, Black\] oil on | Christie's | $37,785,000
23. 2025-05-12 | MARK ROTHKO \(1903\-1970\) Untitled acrylic on paper laid down on panel 57 7/8 | Christie's | $8,460,000
24. 2025-04-26 | Mark Rothko "Purple & Yellow" Portfolio Print | EJ'S Auction & Appraisal | $160

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