Cy Twombly Auction Prices and Value Guide
Cy Twombly auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,736 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Cy Twombly auction prices: quick answer
Cy Twombly auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Cy Twombly
- Source records
- 1,736
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Cy Twombly market snapshot
Cy Twombly shows very deep auction liquidity with 1,004 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $11,875. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 44 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-10.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (17.6% · 137 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (30.7% · 239 sales)
- $10,000+ (51.7% · 402 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $3,492
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 44
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-10
Artist context
About Cy Twombly
Born
1928
Died
2011
Nationality
American
Cy Twombly (1928–2011) was an American painter, sculptor, and photographer whose career connected postwar American art with an enduring engagement with European cultural history. He is commonly associated with abstract expressionism, while his work across painting, sculpture, and photography resists a single-medium description. Twombly was born in Lexington, Virginia, and died in Rome, where his life and practice formed part of a sustained transatlantic artistic context. Collectors encounter his work in paintings, works on paper, prints, sculptures, mixed-media objects, photographs, and editions. For appraisal research, the artist’s identity, medium, date, condition, provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, and attribution all matter. The large number of public records associated with Twombly means that comparisons should be made between genuinely similar works rather than across the artist’s market as a whole.
Abstract expressionismPaintingSculpturePhotography
Common works and media
Auction and appraisal records for Cy Twombly may include paintings, works on paper, prints, sculptures, mixed-media objects, photographs, decorative art, and editions. The appropriate comparison depends on the specific object’s medium, date, dimensions, condition, signature or inscriptions, edition information, provenance, and attribution. A painting should not be compared directly with a print, edition, sculpture, or photograph simply because the artist name matches. Publicly recorded lots can help identify relevant categories and comparable examples, while the object itself and its documentation remain essential to appraisal.
Market and appraisal context
Cy Twombly appraisal research may involve paintings, works on paper, prints, sculptures, mixed-media works, decorative art, and editions. Relevant comparison points include medium, dimensions, date or career period, surface condition, restoration history, signature or inscriptions, edition details, provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, attribution confidence, subject matter, rarity, and recent public sales of comparable works. Appraisily’s public artist index provides auction-record context, but public results are not a substitute for authentication, condition review, or a full appraisal. Private transactions, incomplete feeds, buyer-premium treatment, and later attribution changes can affect how individual records should be interpreted.
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
- Medium, size, date, and period within the artist's career
- Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
- Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
- Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
- Recent comparable auction sales for similar works
- Subject matter, rarity, and current market demand
Appraisal caveats
- Public auction records are a starting point rather than a final appraisal.
- Private sales, incomplete feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
- Auction totals may include buyer premiums or fees depending on how a record is reported.
- Authentication and condition can materially affect value.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- Wikidata library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Bibliothèque nationale de France library authority
- The Museum of Modern Art museum or university
- Tate museum or university
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.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Cy Twombly 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 Cy Twombly artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.