> Source: https://www.openingbid.art/artist/adam · updated 2026-11-02 # Adam ## What is Adam’s work worth? {#value} As of 2 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 30 auction results for Adam at 21 houses since 2002. Over the last 24 months the median price was $1,830 including buyer’s premium (middle half $877–$2,844, n=6). The auction record is $13,860 for Wall mirror (2024, Wright). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database. **Top auction records: paintings, drawings & sculpture** | # | Work | Medium | Price | House | Sold | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Wall mirror, 1965 | Wax | $13,860 | Wright | Mar 2024 | | 2 | Wall mirror, 1965 | Copper | $10,710 | Wright | Mar 2024 | | 3 | Très belle sculpture en terre cuite représentant une femme debout tenant un panier garni d'oiseaux. France | Terre cuite | $7,116 | Alexandre Landre | May 2026 | | 4 | Female Nude Study | Oil on canvas | $5,234 | James Adam Salesrooms | May 2018 | | 5 | Untitled (Three Erotic Scenes), 1975 | Pencil on cream wove paper | $4,000 | Swann Auction Galleries | Aug 2024 | | 6 | Untitled (Five Erotic Scenes), 1975 | Pencil on cream wove paper | $3,500 | Swann Auction Galleries | Aug 2024 | | 7 | Lease signed by Robert Adam, and by his brother and fellow architect James, for a plot of land to the north side of Devonshire Street, Marylebone, to William Adam and Stephen Morris to Peter Day, carpenter, for a term of eighty-five years at a rent of £14 per annum, signed also by Day; with a small ground-plan of the plot in question, 1791 | Vellum | $2,345 | Bonhams | Nov 2011 | | 8 | design for Syon House | Printed on canvas by Surface View, London | $2,286 | Christie's | Oct 2025 | | 9 | Portrait du Ariston, cargo à vapeur, huile sur toile, 1878 | Huile sur toile | $1,374 | Osenat | Nov 2024 | **Top auction records: prints & editions** | # | Work | Medium | Price | House | Sold | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Suite de 17 lithographies : le retour des cendres de Napoléon, 1801 | Lithographies historiques et militaires | $3,030 | Osenat | Dec 2025 | **Median price by medium (last 24 months, n ≥ 5)** | Medium | Sales | Median | |---|---|---| | Other | 8 | $1,371 | **Median price by size (last 24 months, n ≥ 5)** | Size | Sales | Median | |---|---|---| | Small (under 50 cm) | 7 | $4,000 | Data as of 2 November 2026 · Source: OpeningBid, 30 results from 21 houses · [How we compute these figures](https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data) Adam is a French artist with 44 auction lots recorded since 2002, median price $1,454. Some sold prices are hammer-only and exclude the buyer's premium; they are marked on this page. Some sold prices are not yet verified as premium-inclusive or hammer, and are marked on this page. A work by Adam sold in 2026 for $7,116, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results. ## What is a Adam work worth? Across 27 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Adam work is $1,454. The median Adam painting sells for $280 across 7 lots. The median Adam print sells for $476 across 7 lots. The median Adam work on paper sells for $2,386 across 6 lots. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified. ## Price breakdown by category | Category | Lots tracked | Median price | Record price | Sell-through | Last sale | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Prints & Editions | 8 | $476‡ | $3,030 | 87.5% | 2026-03-24 | | Paintings | 8 | $280†‡ | $5,713† | 87.5% | 2025-03-25 | | Works on Paper | 7 | $2,386‡ | $17,137‡ | 85.7% | 2026-01-19 | | Sculpture & Installation | 2 | $7,116 | $7,116 | 50% | 2026-05-31 | | Photography | 2 | $1,857 | $2,345 | — | 2011-11-22 | † hammer price — buyer's premium not included. ‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified. Adam's market splits by medium. Prints & Editions (8 lots) median $476 with 87.5% sell-through. Paintings (8 lots) median $280, record $5,713. That record lot sold for a hammer price of $5,713 (buyer's premium not included). ## Price by size ### Works on Paper | Size | Sold lots | Typical range (p25–p75) | Median | Record | |---|---|---|---|---| | small (under 50 cm) | 6 | $354–$3,875‡ | $2,386‡ | $17,137‡ | ‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified. Size is the work's longest edge. Cells appear only with at least 5 sold lots. ## Notable results | Medium | Year | Price | |---|---|---| | Works on Paper | 2024 | $17,137‡ | | Sculpture & Installation | 2026 | $7,116 | | Paintings | 2022 | $5,713† | | Paintings | 2018 | $5,234 | | Works on Paper | 2024 | $4,000 | | Prints & Editions | 2025 | $3,030 | | Photography | 2011 | $2,345 | | Prints & Editions | 2016 | $2,320‡ | † hammer price — buyer's premium not included. ‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified. The highest recorded result in each medium. The full sale history is in the OpeningBid app (free sign-up). ## Frequently asked questions ### What is a Adam worth? Across 27 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Adam work is $1,454. The median Adam painting sells for $280 across 7 lots. The median Adam print sells for $476 across 7 lots. The median Adam work on paper sells for $2,386 across 6 lots. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified. ### What is Adam's auction record? Adam's auction record is $17,137, set in 2024. Whether that record price includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified. --- Data last updated 2026-11-02. OpeningBid tracks 15,390,829 auction lots from 577 auction houses, refreshed nightly. Cite this page as: OpeningBid, “Adam auction prices”, https://www.openingbid.art/artist/adam (updated 2026-11-02). Historical auction data, not investment advice. Prices are premium-inclusive USD where the buyer's premium is recorded. Figures marked † are hammer prices (buyer's premium not included); ‡ marks a price whose basis is not yet verified. Non-USD results are converted at the sale month's rate.