Jackson Pollock's Auction Record Leaps 175% With $182.2m Sale
3 min read · 18 May 2026
Number 7A. Image courtesy of Christie's
Jackson Pollock, Number 7A (1948) sold for $181.2m, more than one and a half times the low estimate at Christie's in New York on May 18. The oil and enamel on canvas work has been traded 4 times in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $120m, a 175% rise.
Number 17, 1951 (1951). Sold for $61.16m in 2021. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
The previous record was set by Number 17, 1951 (1951), which sold for $61.16m at Sotheby's on November 16, 2021. The work had been traded 17 times in the past.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 18, 2026 | Number 7A | $181.2m | 196 % | Christie's | New York |
November 15, 2021 | Number 17, 1951 | $61.16m | 5 % | Sotheby's | New York |
May 15, 2013 | Number 19 1948 | $58.36m | 44 % | Christie's | New York |
November 13, 2012 | Number 4 1951 | $40.4m | 75 % | Sotheby's | New York |
May 08, 2012 | Number 28 1951 | $23.04m | 119 % | Christie's | New York |
May 02, 1989 | Number 8, 1950 | $10.5m | 102 % | Sotheby's | New York |
November 09, 1988 | Frieze | $5.2m | 18 % | Christie's | New York |
May 02, 1988 | Search | $4.4m | 76 % | Sotheby's | New York |
May 04, 1987 | Number 26 1950 | $2.5m | 355 % | Sotheby's | New York |
May 16, 1980 | Four opposites | $550,000 | 261 % | Christie's | New York |
December 05, 1979 | Painting Number 21 | $152,400 | 118 % | Sotheby's | London |
November 18, 1970 | Painting No.23 (Frogman) | $70,000 | 14 % | Sotheby's | New York |
December 06, 1961 | Number three | $61,600 | - | Sotheby's | London |
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