Ben Quilty Auction Prices and Value Guide

Ben Quilty auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 145 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Ben Quilty auction prices: quick answer

Ben Quilty auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Ben Quilty
Source records
145
Market update
2026-02-16

Ben Quilty market snapshot

Ben Quilty shows solid auction liquidity with 88 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $24,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 5 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-09-02.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (7.0% · 5 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (21.1% · 15 sales)
  • $10,000+ (71.8% · 51 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$36,000
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
5
Median shift vs prior year
+100.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-09-02

Artist context

About Ben Quilty

Ben Quilty portrait
Lock the Gate Alliance · CC BY 2.0 · Source

Born

1973

Nationality

Australian

Ben Quilty (born 1973) is an Australian painter, artist, and social commentator. His identity is supported by Wikidata and corroborated by the collected Wikipedia profile, while established authority links connect his name to VIAF and the Library of Congress. The available evidence identifies painting as his principal practice but does not establish a specific art movement or a precise birth date. Collectors encounter Quilty through public auction records that include fine art and paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art or editions. These labels describe the categories applied to auction lots rather than a complete catalogue of his work. For appraisal purposes, an object should be matched with documented examples by medium, dimensions, date, condition, inscriptions or edition details, provenance, exhibition history, and subject matter rather than assessed from the artist's name alone.

PaintingWorks on paper and printsSculpture and mixed mediaEditions

Common works and media

Collected auction data groups Ben Quilty lots under fine art and paintings; works on paper and prints; sculpture and mixed media; and decorative art and editions. These headings are broad and may combine distinct object types. For a specific work, document its support, medium, dimensions, surface, signature or inscriptions, edition number where relevant, and condition before selecting comparables. The source pack does not provide a catalogue raisonné or an institution-level breakdown of named series, so no series claims are made here.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisily's matched public-auction index provides a starting set of Ben Quilty sales and comparable lots. Reported results should be compared on a like-for-like basis because auction reporting may differ in its treatment of buyer premiums and fees. Relevant appraisal factors include medium, dimensions, date, condition, restoration, surface quality, signature or inscriptions, edition information, attribution confidence, provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, subject matter, rarity, and recent sales of similar works. A median, observed range, or individual result is not a price prediction. Private transactions, incomplete auction feeds, changing attributions, and differences between apparently similar objects may materially limit direct comparisons.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Fine art and paintings
  • Works on paper and prints
  • Sculpture and mixed media
  • Decorative art and editions

Value drivers

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Subject matter, rarity, and current market demand
  6. Recent comparable public auction sales for closely similar works

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

Source-grounded artist Markdown

Data basis

This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Ben Quilty

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Ben Quilty worth?

Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.

Can Appraisily value my Ben Quilty artwork?

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