Doug Aitken Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Doug Aitken Art Value Price Guide

Feb. 14, 2025
Poster set for Doug Aitken's "Station to Station"
Est: $100 - $150
Doug Aitken (American, b. 1968), (5) posters for Aitken's 2013 music and art event that traveled across the U.S., includes posters for Winslow, AZ, Barstow, CA, Santa Fe, NM, Los Angeles, CA (each 24.25"h x 18.25"w), and a folded poster/brochure for the entire event, 39"h x 27"w (open)
Millea Bros Ltd
Nov. 21, 2024
Doug Aitken: Untitled (Santa Barbara Offshore Platforms) II
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Laminated Chromogenic print on Plexiglas, 1998, presumably signed on the reverse, number 4 of 5. 39 x 51 1/2 inches (overall with frame).
STAIR
Nov. 21, 2024
Doug Aitken: Untitled (Santa Barbara Offshore Platforms) I
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Laminated C-print on Plexiglas, 1998, signed and numbered 4/5 on the reverse, with label from 303 Gallery, NY. 39 x 51 1/2 in., unframed.
STAIR
Jan. 21, 2024
Doug Aitken "New Opposition" Digital C-Print
Est: $400 - $600
Doug Aitken (American, b. 1968), "New Opposition", Digital C-Print on Fuji Archive Crystal Paper Mounted on Perspex, 2001, published by Serpentine Gallery, London, signed in ink and numbered "65/300" on label to verso. 20" H x 17.5" W. Provenance: From a Fifth Avenue Collection. Keywords: Landscape, Ocean, Photography, Contemporary Art
Auctions at Showplace
Oct. 31, 2023
Decrease the Mass and run like Hell (for Parkett 57)
Est: €200 - €500
AITKEN, DOUG 1968 REDONDO BEACH/KALIFORNIEN Title: Decrease the Mass and run like Hell (for Parkett 57). Date: 1999. Technique: Kite made of mirror foil. Measurement: 86,5 x 85 x 0,2cm. Notation: Signed (embossed) as well as numbered on label. Publisher: Parkett-Verlag, Zurich (publisher). Number: 1/60. Condition: Slight surface rubbing (due to manufacturing?). Minimal traces of handling. Otherwise the object is in a very good condition. With offset poster and installation instructions. With Parkett magazine. "Aitken's great technical mastery is obvious in the framing of his shots, the precision with which he captures the light, and the perfection of his editing, which alternates shots of nature with the motion of the machines. A sound mix of intelligent techno music provides rhythm for the ensemble of screens and images. A narrative subjectivity emerges out of this unexpected encounter, one with an ideological viewpoint on the world in all its contemporary complexity." Christine van Assche, Parkett no. 57, 1999. article on work and artist from Parkett edition no. 57. Explanations to the Catalogue
Van Ham Kunstauktionen
Jul. 04, 2023
Doug Aitken (Redondo Beach, California 1968) - Tools for Warmth and Departure, 2003
Est: €2,000 - €3,000
mixed media (wood, handmade wool life jacket, 04 pictures), ed. of 40 52 x 59 x 8 cm (case size) Inside original wooden case No Artist's resale right.
Finarte
Mar. 09, 2023
DOUG AITKEN (B. 1968) new opposition II chromogenic mounted on Plexiglas,
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
DOUG AITKEN (B. 1968) new opposition II chromogenic mounted on Plexiglas, in artist's frame 55 3/8 x 48 3/8in. (142.1 x 123cm.)
Christie's
Dec. 14, 2022
DOUG AITKEN (B. 1968) Vision high-density foam, resin and mirror 58 x 87 x
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
DOUG AITKEN (B. 1968) Vision high-density foam, resin and mirror 58 x 87 x 14 in. (147.3 x 221 x 35.6 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 01, 2022
Doug Aitken, (b. 1968), "The Handle Comes Up, the Hammer Comes Down," 2009, LED lightbox and steel, 36.75" H x 132" W x 7.75" D
Est: $70,000 - $80,000
Doug Aitken (b. 1968) "The Handle Comes Up, the Hammer Comes Down," 2009 LED lightbox and steel Edition of 4 Appears unsigned; each electrical piece reads "SloanLED IP66" 36.75" H x 132" W x 7.75" D Provenance: Regen Projects, Los Angeles Private Collection, Los Angeles Private Collection, acquired from the above Sold: Phillips, New York, NY, February 27, 2019, Lot 35 Exhibitions: Los Angeles, Regen Projects, Doug Aitken, September 11 - October 16, 2009 (another example exhibited) Notes: Doug Aitken, born in the coastal town of Redondo Beach, California, is an American artist who creates works of various mediums, from installations, films, prints, architectural interventions, and live performances. Aitken's projects are considered thought-provoking and unparalleled. In 1987, he went to the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena with a focus on magazine illustration, where he finished in 1991 with a degree in Fine Arts. After his studies, Aitken left the west coast and moved to New York City. This newfound territory became an exploration of new artistic endeavors. He created his installations "using numerous screens, video feeds, and sounds to immerse viewers in an environment that fuses time and space, internal and external, and body and mind" (Artnet). In 1994, while still in New York, three years after moving to the city, Lisa Spellman, an art dealer, and owner of 303 Gallery, granted Aitken an opportunity to have his first gallery show in her New York (Spears, 2011). Many of Aitken's multimedia pieces are large-scale sizes that revolve around the theme of how civilization and cultural elements affect our environment through a lens of time and space. While also challenging the narrative of his pieces. Specifically, on the environment, through his work, he often creates a visual display of mundane, industrial, and the deterioration of landscape. Aitken intentionally produces direct dialogue with the viewer to accentuate the piece's meaning and completely transform the viewership into an illuminating experience. His works want the audience to contemplate the narrative directly he supplies visually. The current LED lightbox installation stands almost 37-inches tall and is of four large letters that spell out the word "FATE." Not only does the word "fate" itself have a ubiquitous connotation, but it is intentional by Aitken himself. This piece was made in 2009 and included in Aitken's debut exhibition at Regen Projects in Los Angeles (Phillips, 2019). The installation piece creates a horizontal narrative, where you read the lettering from left to right. However, the writing is layered, with the viewer reading "FATE" first, and then the viewer's eyes follow the smaller font that reads across, "The Handle Comes up the Hammer Comes Down." Creating this layered feature hones in the audience to the piece entirely, which was intentional and a common feature of Aitkens' works. Continuing, on each letter, there are fragments of a photograph; however, when they are together and in order, it forms a fragmented picture. This picture is modern- and present-day society—visual components of a parking lot, with various cars parked in the foreground. As you move from the foreground to the middle, there appears to be a storefront with LED lights above that has the text, "The Handle Comes up the Hammer Comes Down," written. A very thought-provoking statement for the viewer to acknowledge and dissect. Above the LED sign is the sky filled with bundles of plum-colored clouds that scatter the mauve-colored sky, and just below the clouds is the lightly colored orange horizon, giving a hint of illumination. The visual landscape this created on the letters is easy to decipher, but Aitken only gives us enough of the fragmented parts to conclude the environment displayed. Again, however, it is left to the viewers' device to visualize the piece and tie in their thoughts, feelings, and personal accounts to create a narrative. In the end, the viewer's unique interpretations at that moment are welcomed as "the audience forms a relationship with his multidimensional content" (Phillips, 2019) Aitken and his body of work, especially his installations and film work, are the mediums he is best known for. He continually blurs the lines between different mediums. His works have been displayed in various exhibitions around the world. Aitken, since 1994, is still with the 303 Gallery in New York City. The current installation presents Aitkens' use of multimedia knowledge and talent, creating compelling pieces that spark an internal conversation with the viewer and awareness of how time and space relate to society and landscape. Aitkens' present work is a multidimensional piece with many layers to it. He challenges those who view the work to question whether they are entirely present with the environment around them; this challenge comes with an exchange between the viewer, the work, and the space and time presently inhabited.
John Moran Auctioneers
Jun. 07, 2022
Doug Aitken, (b. 1968, American), "Sleepwalkers," 2012, Books, a poster, a vinyl record, and compact discs in a box, 1.75" H x 12.75" W
Est: $100 - $200
Doug Aitken (b. 1968, American) "Sleepwalkers," 2012 Books, a poster, a vinyl record, and compact discs in a box Edition 277/1000; Princeton Architectural Press and DFA Records, publisher and producer 1.75" H x 12.75" W x 12.75" D Provenance: Sold: Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA, January 15, 2017 The Blake Byrne Collection, acquired from above
John Moran Auctioneers
Jun. 09, 2021
Doug Aitken, (b. 1968, American), "Sleepwalkers," 2012, Books, a poster, a vinyl record, and compact discs in a box, 1.75" H x 12.75" W
Est: $300 - $500
Doug Aitken (b. 1968, American) "Sleepwalkers," 2012 Books, a poster, a vinyl record, and compact discs in a box Edition 277/1000; Published and produced by Princeton Architectural Press and DFA Records 1.75" H x 12.75" W x 12.75" D Provenance: Sale: Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, January 15, 2017 The Blake Byrne Collection
John Moran Auctioneers
Mar. 11, 2021
Doug Aitken (B. 1968) Untitled (Santa Barbara offshore Platforms) II signed
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Doug Aitken (B. 1968) Untitled (Santa Barbara offshore Platforms) II signed and numbered 'Doug Aitken 3/5' (on the reverse) chromogenic print flush-mounted on Plexiglas 39 x 51½ in. (99.1 x 130.8...
Christie's
May. 01, 2020
DOUG AITKEN | HEIGHTENED
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
chromogenic print, flush-mounted to aluminum, framed, 303 Gallery, New York, and Galerie Eva Presenhuber labels on the reverse, 2006, no. 4 in an edition of 6
Sotheby's
Mar. 06, 2020
DOUG AITKEN | Flesh
Est: $70,000 - $100,000
LED lit lightbox
Sotheby's
Mar. 04, 2020
DOUG AITKEN - Fountain (earth fountain)
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
DOUG AITKEN - Fountain (earth fountain)
Phillips
Dec. 06, 2019
DOUG AITKEN 1968 Tools for warmth and departure 2004
Est: €4,500 - €6,000
Mixed media inside a wooden box, edition n. 1. Artwork accompanied by certificate issued by 'Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo', Turin. 23.23 x 20.47 x 3.15 in. Multiple produced for the traveling exhibition 'New ocean' by the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin in partnership with the 'Serpentine Gallery', London. - TAGS: Edizioni e multipli
Aste Bolaffi
Nov. 06, 2019
DOUG AITKEN 1968 Tools for warmth and departure 2004
Est: €4,500 - €6,000
Mixed media inside a wooden box, edition n. 1. Artwork accompanied by certificate issued by 'Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo', Turin. 23.23 x 20.47 x 3.15 in. Multiple produced for the traveling exhibition 'New ocean' by the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin in partnership with the 'Serpentine Gallery', London. - TAGS: Edizioni e multipli
Aste Bolaffi
Mar. 06, 2019
DOUG AITKEN | Fountain (Earth Fountain)
Est: £30,000 - £40,000
Plexiglas, steel, pumping system, earth, coloured methyl cellulose and lava stones
Sotheby's
Mar. 01, 2019
DOUG AITKEN | Plateau
Est: $30,000 - $40,000
Duratran in lightbox
Sotheby's
Feb. 27, 2019
DOUG AITKEN - the handle comes up, the hammer comes down
Est: $75,000 - $100,000
DOUG AITKEN - the handle comes up, the hammer comes down
Phillips
Dec. 05, 2018
DOUG AITKEN - island
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
DOUG AITKEN - island
Phillips
Oct. 06, 2018
DOUG AITKEN | Wilderness
Est: £70,000 - £90,000
stainless steel mirrors, aluminium, motors and wood
Sotheby's
May. 16, 2018
DOUG AITKEN - 2 second separation
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
DOUG AITKEN - 2 second separation
Phillips
Apr. 11, 2018
DOUG AITKEN - ultraviolet
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
DOUG AITKEN - ultraviolet
Phillips
Dec. 07, 2017
DOUG AITKEN - Island
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
DOUG AITKEN - Island
Phillips
Oct. 05, 2017
DOUG AITKEN - Connecting
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
DOUG AITKEN - Connecting
Phillips
Sep. 14, 2017
DOUG AITKEN | Glass Barrier
Est: £12,000 - £18,000
c-print mounted on Plexiglas
Sotheby's
May. 17, 2017
DOUG AITKEN - over the ocean
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
DOUG AITKEN - over the ocean
Phillips
Apr. 06, 2017
DOUG AITKEN - green sun
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
DOUG AITKEN - green sun
Phillips
Apr. 06, 2017
DOUG AITKEN - untitled (shelter)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
DOUG AITKEN - untitled (shelter)
Phillips
Apr. 06, 2017
DOUG AITKEN - ultraviolet
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
DOUG AITKEN - ultraviolet
Phillips
Apr. 05, 2017
DOUG AITKEN (B. 1968) the inextinguishable ii signed twice and numbered ‘Do
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
DOUG AITKEN (B. 1968) the inextinguishable ii signed twice and numbered ‘Doug Aitken 5/6’ (on the reverse) C-print mounted on Plexiglas 37 3/4 x 47 3/4 in. (96 x 121.2cm.) Photographed in 1999, printed in 2003, this work is number fve from an edition of six
Christie's
Dec. 02, 2016
Doug Aitken, Ultraviolet, 2004
Est: €15,000 - €20,000
Doug Aitken (b. 1968) Ultraviolet, 2004 Chromogenic print, flush-mounted to aluminium Signed on a gallery label affixed to the reverse of the frame Edition 6 of 6 121.92 x 152.4 cm (48 x 60 in) Frame: 126 x 156 cm (49.5 x 61.25 in) Victoria Miro Gallery, London Condition Report: This work was examined in the frame and has no apparent condition issues. Doug Aitken is a contemporary artist and whose work explores the evolving ways people experience memory and narrative and relate to fast-paced urban environments. He is well known for his photographic works which often explore space and its temporary interruption, this narrative is also repeated throughout his films and installations. Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.
Auctionata Paddle8 AG
Sep. 29, 2016
DOUG AITKEN | digital
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
c-print mounted to aluminum
Sotheby's
Sep. 20, 2016
DOUG AITKEN - Girl in Mask
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
DOUG AITKEN - Girl in Mask
Phillips
Oct. 16, 2015
DOUG AITKEN | New Opposition IV
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
c-print, mounted on plexiglass
Sotheby's
Jun. 13, 2015
Aitken, Doug new opposition. 2001. Digitaler C-Print auf Fuji Archive Crystal Papier. 43 cm x 37 cm (44,3 x 44 cm). Montiert unter Plexiglas. Verso mit mont. Etikett versehen, darauf mit typographischen Angaben sowie handschriftl. nummeriert u.
Est: €500 - €550
Aitken, Doug Digital c-print. Mounted under perspex. On verso with label with designation as well as signed and numbered. - Limited edition of 300 copies. - Published by Serpentine Gallery, London. new opposition. 2001. Digitaler C-Print auf Fuji Archive Crystal Papier. 43 cm x 37 cm (44,3 x 44 cm). Montiert unter Plexiglas. Verso mit mont. Etikett versehen, darauf mit typographischen Angaben sowie handschriftl. nummeriert u. signiert. Limitierte Auflage von 300 Exemplaren. - Herausgegeben von der Serpentine Gallery, London.
Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin GmbH
May. 31, 2015
Conspiracy, 1998
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Unsigned AP aside from the edition of 10 Published by Muse X Editions
Santa Monica Auctions
May. 13, 2015
DOUG AITKEN | BAD
Est: $200,000 - $300,000
glass, colored mirror glass and high-density foam
Sotheby's
Mar. 06, 2015
Doug Aitken (b. 1968) electric earth (linear) linear single-channel video d
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
Doug Aitken (b. 1968) electric earth (linear) linear single-channel video duration: 14:51 min
Christie's
Mar. 06, 2015
Doug Aitken (B. 1968) disappear aluminum lightbox, neon, chromogenic transp
Est: $100,000 - $150,000
Doug Aitken (B. 1968) disappear aluminum lightbox, neon, chromogenic transparency and acrylic overall: 16 1/2 x 153 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. (41.9 x 389.2 x 17.1 cm.)
Christie's
Mar. 01, 2015
Conspiracy
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Doug Aitken. Conspiracy, 1998. C-print mounted on Plexiglas.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Feb. 12, 2015
The Movement
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
Doug Aitken (b. 1968) The Movement signed 'Doug Aitken' (on the reverse) chromogenic print mounted on Plexiglas 40 x 50in. (101.6 x 127cm.) Executed in 2000, this work is number six from an edition of six
Christie's
Nov. 29, 2014
Aitken, Doug new opposition. 2001. Digitaler C-Print auf Fuji Archive Crystal Papier. 43 cm x 37 cm (44,3 x 44 cm). Montiert unter Perspex. Verso mit mont. Etikett versehen, darauf mit typographischen Angaben sowie handschriftl. nummeriert u.
Est: €500 - €600
new opposition. 2001. Digitaler C-Print auf Fuji Archive Crystal Papier. 43 cm x 37 cm (44,3 x 44 cm). Montiert unter Perspex. Verso mit mont. Etikett versehen, darauf mit typographischen Angaben sowie handschriftl. nummeriert u. signiert. Digitel c-print. Mounted under perspex. On verso with label with designation as well as signed and numbered. - Limited edition of 300 copies. - Published by Serpentine Gallery, London. In excellent condition. Limitierte Auflage von 300 Exemplaren. - Herausgegeben von der Serpentine Gallery, London. - In tadellosem Zustand.
Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin GmbH
Sep. 23, 2014
1968 (Black)
Est: $120,000 - $180,000
Doug Aitken (b. 1968) 1968 (Black) signed 'Doug Aitken' (on a paper label affixed to the reverse of the second element) high density foam, wood and black mirror, in four parts 35 5/8 x 98 x 8 3/8 in. (90.5 x 248.9 x 21 cm.) Executed in 2011. This work is number four from an edition of four plus two artist's proofs.
Christie's
May. 14, 2014
DOUG AITKEN (B. 1968)
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
DOUG AITKEN (B. 1968) >three cords signed 'Doug Aitken' (on a paper label affixed to the reverse) >c-print mounted on aluminum 47 7/8 x 60Â¼ in. (121.6 x 153 cm.) >Executed in 2005. This work is number six from an edition of six. 
Christie's
Mar. 06, 2014
Doug Aitken (B. 1968)
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Doug Aitken (B. 1968) >Untitled (Santa Barbara offshore Platforms) II signed and numbered 'Doug Aitken 3/5' (on the reverse) >c-print laminated on Plexiglas 39 x 51Â½ in. (99.1 x 130.8 cm.) >Executed in 1998. This work is number three from an edition of five. 
Christie's
Feb. 11, 2014
DOUG AITKEN
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
Thaw This work is number 2 from an edition of 4 and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
Phillips

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