Peter Fischli Auction Prices and Value Guide

Peter Fischli auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 185 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Peter Fischli auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Peter Fischli
Source records
185
Market update
2026-02-06

Peter Fischli market snapshot

Peter Fischli shows solid auction liquidity with 105 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $12,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 15 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-27.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (13.1% · 11 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (34.5% · 29 sales)
  • $10,000+ (52.4% · 44 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$800
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
15
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-11-27

Artist context

About Peter Fischli

Peter Fischli (born June 8, 1952, in Zurich) is a Swiss sculptor, photographer, and video artist best known for his decades-long collaboration with David Weiss under the name Fischli/Weiss. Active from 1979 until Weiss's death in 2012, the duo became among the most influential European artists of their generation, working across sculpture, photography, film, and installation. Their celebrated 1987 film Der Lauf der Dinge (The Way Things Go) — an elaborate chain reaction of everyday objects — brought them international recognition and remains a landmark of contemporary art cinema. Other signature projects include the multi-part photographic and sculptural series How to Work Better (1991) and the early photographic work Fashion Show (Modenschau, 1979). Their work is held by major institutions including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Tate in London, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Fischli continues to live and work in Zurich.

Conceptual Artsculpturephotographyfilm and videoinstallationeveryday objects and chain reactionshumor and absurdity in the mundane

Common works and media

Common work types in auction and appraisal contexts include sculptural assemblages of everyday objects, gelatin silver and color photographs (often produced in series), screenprints and lithographs such as those created for Parkett magazine, single-channel and multi-channel video installations, artist books, and polyurethane sculptures mimicking mundane items. Edition sizes and formats vary; photographs and prints tend to appear more frequently at auction than unique large-scale installations.

Market and appraisal context

Peter Fischli's auction profile includes work produced both as part of the Fischli/Weiss duo and as a solo practitioner. Collectors most frequently encounter sculptures, photographs, prints and multiples, and editioned video works at auction. Value is strongly influenced by whether a work dates from the collaborative Fischli/Weiss period (1979–2012), the specific medium and edition size, condition, provenance history, and connection to recognized series such as Der Lauf der Dinge or How to Work Better. Institutional exhibition history and inclusion in major collections are additional factors collectors and appraisers should verify.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Value drivers

  1. Attribution to the Fischli/Weiss duo versus solo work by Peter Fischli post-2012 is a key provenance and authorship consideration
  2. Medium significantly affects value: original sculptural objects, unique photographs, and editioned video installations are the most sought-after formats
  3. Works from notable series such as Der Lauf der Dinge and How to Work Better carry strong institutional recognition and market interest
  4. Provenance from major institutions or prominent collections can materially affect value

Appraisal caveats

  • The 185 auction results in the Appraisily database reflect the Invaluable scraper corpus and may not capture all global auction activity. Consult multiple databases for comprehensive market coverage.
  • Works attributed to Fischli/Weiss as a duo pre-2012 should be distinguished from solo Fischli works produced after Weiss's death, as authorship context affects both provenance and valuation.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.

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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.

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Peter Fischli 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.

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