Jules Olitski

American (1922 - 2007)

Jules Olitski was an American painter.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, Jules Olitski's estimated art value is C$40,000 (*)

Jules Olitski's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of C$5,000 - C$100,000, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for an acrylic painting work attributed to Jules Olitski (1922-2007) was C$58,250 - paid for "Ancestral Sphere" at Heffel in Vancouver on Wed, Jun 1, 2022.
ArtValue.ca has 8 auction art sale records for their acrylic painting results, with prices in the range of C$5,000 to C$100,000.

Ancestral Sphere (1983)
acrylic on canvas
Dimensions - 87.6 cms x 160 cms (34.5 ins x 63 ins)

Lot for sale by Heffel Auction House, Vancouver
Lot# 204
Wed, Jun 1, 2022

Estimate $15,000 - $25,000
Sold for CAD $58,250

An important voice in the Colour Field movement, Jules Olitski was primarily interested in using abstraction to explore the power of pure colour. He was best known for applying soft, bright pigment using a spray gun to produce atmospheric, ethereal canvases. He experimented throughout his career with thick paint and iridescent acrylic mediums, creating evocative relationships between form, surface and colour.

(*) Value is calculated as an average of the top acrylic painting sale records from ArtValue.ca database.
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