Vanessa Beecroft Auction Prices and Value Guide

Vanessa Beecroft auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 447 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Vanessa Beecroft auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Vanessa Beecroft
Source records
447
Market update
2026-02-06

Vanessa Beecroft market snapshot

Vanessa Beecroft shows deep auction liquidity with 277 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $7,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 9 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-10.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (12.3% · 21 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (50.9% · 87 sales)
  • $10,000+ (36.8% · 63 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$1,200
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
9
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-12-10

Artist context

About Vanessa Beecroft

Vanessa Beecroft (born 1969) is an Italian-born American contemporary artist best known for her large-scale live performances featuring groups of women—often professional models—arranged in still, carefully choreographed tableaux vivants. Active since 1993, she numbers her works in the sequential VB series (beginning with VB01), spanning performance, photography, video, sculpture, painting, gouache, and installation. Her early practice explored autobiographical themes around gender and the female body, while later works have addressed race and cultural representation. Beecroft studied between 1988 and 1993 and has lived and worked in Milan, New York, and Los Angeles. Her work is held in major institutional collections including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and she has collaborated on high-profile commercial projects with figures in music and fashion. With over 400 documented auction appearances, Beecroft's practice is well represented in the secondary market.

Contemporary artPerformance artPerformance / tableaux vivantsPhotographyVideo artSculptureFemale figures and the bodyGender and identityRace

Common works and media

Collectors most frequently encounter Beecroft's photographic prints and editions documenting her VB performances, often depicting groups of posed female figures. Gouache and watercolor works on paper, video art installations, sculptural pieces, and paintings also appear at auction. Works range from unique pieces to limited-edition photographs in various formats and sizes. Subject matter centers on the female body, identity, and staged group compositions.

Market and appraisal context

Vanessa Beecroft's auction presence spans contemporary art, photographs, and editions. Collectors encounter photographic documentation of her performances, gouache and watercolor works on paper, video installations, and sculptural pieces. Appraisal values are influenced by the specific VB-series number, medium, date of execution, edition size for photographic works, provenance, condition, and whether the work is held in or exhibited by a major institution. Works from landmark or early VB performances may carry additional significance. As with much contemporary performance-derived art, the relationship between the live event and its documented or editioned artifacts affects how lots are catalogued and valued at auction.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Appraisal caveats

  • Performance art documentation and related photographic editions may have variable edition sizes and formats; verify specifics per lot.
  • The 447 auction records in the Appraisily/Invaluable dataset provide broad market coverage but individual work values depend on medium, date, dimensions, and provenance.

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

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