Chris Ofili Auction Prices and Value Guide

Chris Ofili auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 434 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Chris Ofili auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Chris Ofili
Source records
434
Market update
2026-02-16

Chris Ofili market snapshot

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.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (9.0% · 21 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (39.7% · 93 sales)
  • $10,000+ (51.3% · 120 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$12,700
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
19
Median shift vs prior year
+100.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-12-16

Artist context

About Chris Ofili

Born

1968

Nationality

British

Also known as

Christopher Ofili

Chris Ofili, born in Manchester in 1968, is a British artist best known for paintings with densely worked, unconventional surfaces. Institutional authority records identify him principally as a painter and also record roles as a sculptor and photographer. His paintings may combine oil paint with resin, beads, glitter, collage, and elephant dung, making their physical construction central to how the works are described and assessed. Getty records characterize part of his output as abstract and identify the Virgin Mary among his documented subjects. Ofili emerged in the context of the Young British Artists and received the Turner Prize in 1998. Collectors encounter his name through museum artist records and a substantial body of secondary-market listings. Because his formats and material combinations vary, reliable identification depends on the specific work, its documentation, and an exact account of its medium rather than on the artist's name alone.

Young British ArtistsPaintingMixed-media painting incorporating materials such as oil paint, resin, beads, glitter, elephant dung, and cut-paper collageSculpturePhotographyAbstract imageryReligious imagery, including the Virgin Mary

Common works and media

Ofili is chiefly encountered as a painter. Documented materials include oil paint, resin, beads, glitter, elephant dung, and cut-paper collage, sometimes combined in highly textured compositions. Getty also documents abstract paintings and a work centered on the Virgin Mary. Authority records identify sculptor and photographer roles, but this source pack does not establish how frequently those formats reach auction; examples should therefore be classified individually rather than assumed to be common.

Market and appraisal context

Chris Ofili's market should be approached work by work. Paintings and materially complex mixed-media paintings are the clearest auction categories supported by the collected evidence. An appraisal should record every stated material and examine the condition of layered surfaces, attachments, collage elements, and other nontraditional components. Subject matter may also help distinguish a work within his broader practice, particularly where religious imagery is involved. Comparable sales are most useful when they concern a similar work type and medium; an undifferentiated artist-wide result can be misleading. The present source pack confirms auction-record availability but does not include detailed auction-house cataloguing or enough realized-price evidence to support a price trend, scarcity claim, or forecast.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Paintings
  • Mixed-media paintings

Value drivers

  1. The stated medium and complete material composition, particularly where paint is combined with resin, beads, glitter, collage, or elephant dung
  2. Condition and stability of complex, materially layered surfaces
  3. Subject matter and iconography, including documented religious subjects
  4. Comparable public auction records matched by work type and medium

Appraisal caveats

  • The collected source pack contains an Appraisily auction-record signal but no substantive major-auction-house catalogue entry, lot description, or realized-price excerpt.
  • The number of associated auction records does not by itself establish authenticity, liquidity, condition, or current value.
  • Sculptor and photographer are documented roles, but the source pack does not establish which sculptural or photographic formats commonly appear at auction.
  • No price trend, scarcity claim, or forecast can be supported from this source pack alone.

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 Chris Ofili

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Chris Ofili 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 Chris Ofili artwork?

Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.