Nam June Paik Auction Prices and Value Guide
Nam June Paik auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 639 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Nam June Paik auction prices: quick answer
Nam June Paik auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Nam June Paik
- Source records
- 639
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Nam June Paik market snapshot
Nam June Paik shows deep auction liquidity with 331 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $3,216. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 27 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-28.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (30.2% · 68 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (40.0% · 90 sales)
- $10,000+ (29.8% · 67 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $2,750
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 27
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2026-01-28
Artist context
About Nam June Paik
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Born
1932
Died
2006
Nationality
South Korean, American
Also known as
Nam-June Paik, Paik, Nam June, Paik, Nam-June, 백남준
Nam June Paik (1932–2006) was a Korean-born artist and composer whose career unfolded across Asia, Europe, and the United States. Trained in classical music and musicology, he encountered experimental composers in postwar Germany and joined Fluxus in the early 1960s. His practice moved from action music and performance into altered televisions, electronic images, video, robots, broadcast projects, and large monitor-based installations. Paik treated technology as both an artistic material and a cultural environment, linking electronic communication with play, participation, and performance. After moving to New York in 1964, he developed a long collaboration with cellist Charlotte Moorman and became a central figure in the emergence of video as an artistic medium. Collectors encounter his work in varied forms, including works on paper, prints, editions, sculptural objects, and mixed-media constructions, as well as technically complex video installations. That breadth makes careful identification of medium, date, edition status, and component completeness especially important.
FluxusVideo artMedia artInternational postwar avant-gardeVideo and electronic moving imagesTelevision monitors and multi-monitor installationsPerformance and action musicRobotic and sculptural constructionsTechnology and its place in everyday lifeTelevision and broadcast media
Common works and media
Auction and appraisal contexts may include prints, drawings and other works on paper, signed or numbered editions, sculptural and mixed-media objects, robotic figures, altered televisions, video works, and multi-monitor installations. Paik also created performances and broadcast projects, although these may involve documentation, edition information, technical equipment, or installation instructions rather than a conventional standalone object. For any electronic or editioned work, record the title, date, dimensions, signature and inscriptions, edition number, supplied components, playback media, and available provenance before selecting comparables.
Market and appraisal context
Paik's auction market spans works on paper and editions through unique mixed-media sculptures and technically complex video installations. Appraisal should begin with comparables that match the medium, dimensions, date, edition, and subject rather than with an artist-wide average. For electronic works, the condition and completeness of monitors, playback equipment, media carriers, wiring, and other components should be documented. Signature, inscriptions, provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, and attribution confidence also matter. Public auction records can support comparison, but reported prices may treat buyer's premiums and fees differently, while private sales and incomplete feeds remain outside the visible dataset. A final opinion should therefore reconcile documentary evidence, physical condition, technical completeness, and genuinely comparable sales.
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, dimensions, 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 works of similar type
- Subject matter, rarity, and current market demand
Appraisal caveats
- Public auction records are a starting point rather than a final appraisal. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/nam-june-paik/
- Reported auction totals may include buyer's premiums or fees under differing conventions, so comparisons should be made on a like-for-like basis. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/nam-june-paik/
- Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, and later attribution changes may not be represented in the public dataset. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/nam-june-paik/
- Authentication, attribution confidence, and condition can materially affect value. Source: https://appraisily.com/artist/nam-june-paik/
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- The Museum of Modern Art museum or university
- Tate museum or university
- Bibliothèque nationale de France library authority
- Nam June Paik artist official site
- VIAF library authority
- Wikidata library authority
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 Nam June Paik 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 Nam June Paik artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.