> Source: https://www.openingbid.art/artist/karl-age-riget · updated 2026-11-02 # Karl Age Riget (1933–2001) Karl Age Riget is a Danish artist with 60 auction lots recorded since 1992, median price $487. 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 Karl Age Riget sold in 2013 for a hammer price of $1,179 (buyer's premium not included), according to OpeningBid's index of auction results. ## What is a Karl Age Riget work worth? Across 45 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Karl Age Riget work is $487. The median Karl Age Riget painting sells for $639 across 28 lots. The median Karl Age Riget print sells for $150 across 18 lots. The median Karl Age Riget sculpture sells for $882 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 | 22 | $150†‡ | $999† | 81.8% | 2026-05-21 | | Paintings | 32 | $639†‡ | $19,886† | 87.5% | 2024-12-10 | | Works on Paper | 1 | $1,259† | $1,259† | — | 2005-02-02 | | Sculpture & Installation | 9 | $882† | $4,408† | 66.7% | 2013-01-08 | | Masterpieces (top of market) | 4 | $4,270† | $19,886† | — | 2009-10-28 | † hammer price — buyer's premium not included. ‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified. Karl Age Riget's market splits by medium. Prints & Editions (22 lots) median $150 with 81.8% sell-through. Paintings (32 lots) median $639, record $19,886. That record lot sold for a hammer price of $19,886 (buyer's premium not included). A typical Karl Age Riget painting sells for around 4.2× the price of a typical print. At the top of the market (top 5% of sales, 4 lots) the median is $4,270. ## Price by size ### Prints & Editions | Size | Sold lots | Typical range (p25–p75) | Median | Record | |---|---|---|---|---| | medium (50–120 cm) | 11 | $56–$303†‡ | $153†‡ | $999† | † hammer price — buyer's premium not included. ‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified. ### Paintings | Size | Sold lots | Typical range (p25–p75) | Median | Record | |---|---|---|---|---| | small (under 50 cm) | 17 | $381–$663† | $558† | $1,434† | | medium (50–120 cm) | 7 | $483–$1,446† | $1,064† | $4,000† | † hammer price — buyer's premium not included. Size is the work's longest edge. Cells appear only with at least 5 sold lots. ## Notable results | Medium | Year | Price | |---|---|---| | Paintings | 2005 | $19,886† | | Sculpture & Installation | 2005 | $4,408† | | Paintings | 2009 | $4,132 | | Works on Paper | 2005 | $1,259† | | Sculpture & Installation | 2013 | $1,179† | | Prints & Editions | 2012 | $999† | | Prints & Editions | 2007 | $585† | † hammer price — buyer's premium not included. 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 Karl Age Riget worth? Across 45 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Karl Age Riget work is $487. The median Karl Age Riget painting sells for $639 across 28 lots. The median Karl Age Riget print sells for $150 across 18 lots. The median Karl Age Riget sculpture sells for $882 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 the average price of a Karl Age Riget painting? Based on 28 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median auction price of a Karl Age Riget painting is $639. 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 Karl Age Riget's most expensive painting? The highest price recorded at auction for a Karl Age Riget painting is $19,886. That record lot sold for a hammer price of $19,886 (buyer's premium not included). ### What is the average price of a Karl Age Riget print? Based on 18 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median auction price of a Karl Age Riget print is $150. 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 Karl Age Riget's most expensive print? The highest price recorded at auction for a Karl Age Riget print is $999. That record lot sold for a hammer price of $999 (buyer's premium not included). ### What is the average price of a small Karl Age Riget painting? Based on 17 sold lots, the median auction price of a small Karl Age Riget painting (small (under 50 cm)) is $558, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results. Some prices are hammer-only and exclude the buyer's premium. ### What is the average price of a medium Karl Age Riget print? Based on 11 sold lots, the median auction price of a medium Karl Age Riget print (medium (50–120 cm)) is $153, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results. 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 Karl Age Riget's auction record? Karl Age Riget's auction record is $19,886, set in 2005. That record lot sold for a hammer price of $19,886 (buyer's premium not included). --- Data last updated 2026-11-02. OpeningBid tracks 15,390,829 auction lots from 577 auction houses, refreshed nightly. Cite this page as: OpeningBid, “Karl Age Riget auction prices”, https://www.openingbid.art/artist/karl-age-riget (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.