Ken Lum Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Ken Lum Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 17, 2026
KEN LUM (Vancouver, 1956). "There is no place like home", 2004. Giclee print on paper. Edition 17/20. Signed, dated and numbered on the back,
Est: €2,200 - €2,500
KEN LUM (Vancouver, 1956). "There is no place like home", 2004. Giclee print on paper. Edition 17/20. Signed, dated and numbered on the back, Measurements: 102 x 71 cm. Ken Lum was born in Vancouver, Canada, but currently resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he is Marilyn Jordan Taylor Presidential Professor and chair of the Department of Fine Arts at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania. From 2000 to 2006, he directed the graduate program in fine art at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, where he taught from 1990 to 2006. Lum joined the faculty at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, in 2005 and worked there until 2007. He has been a visiting professor at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, the Akademie der Bildenden Kunst in Munich, the California College of the Arts in San Francisco and the China Art Academy in Hangzhou. Lum is co-founder and founding editor of the Yishu Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art. He has published extensively and recently completed an artist's book project with philosopher Hubert Damisch, published by Three Star Press of Paris. He was project director of Okwui Enwezor's exhibition, *The Short Century: Independence and Liberation Movements in Africa 1945 - 1994* (2001). He was also co-curator of the 7th Sharjah Biennial (2005) and *Shanghai Modern: 1919 - 1945* (2005). He has exhibited widely, including the São Paulo Biennial (1998), Shanghai Biennial (2000), Documenta 11 (2002), Istanbul Biennial (2007), Gwangju Biennial (2008), Moscow Biennial (2011), and Whitney Biennial (2014). He has published numerous essays on art. He has also completed permanent public art commissions for the cities of Vienna, Vancouver, Utrecht, Leiden, St. Moritz, Toronto and St. Louis.
Setdart Auction House
Jun. 17, 2026
KEN LUM (Vancouver, 1956). "There is no place like home", 2004. Giclee print on paper. Edition 17/20. Signed, dated and numbered on the back,
Est: €2,200 - €2,500
KEN LUM (Vancouver, 1956). "There is no place like home", 2004. Giclee print on paper. Edition 17/20. Signed, dated and numbered on the back, Measurements: 102 x 71 cm. Ken Lum was born in Vancouver, Canada, but currently resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he is Marilyn Jordan Taylor Presidential Professor and chair of the Department of Fine Arts at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania. From 2000 to 2006, he directed the graduate program in fine art at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, where he taught from 1990 to 2006. Lum joined the faculty at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, in 2005 and worked there until 2007. He has been a visiting professor at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, the Akademie der Bildenden Kunst in Munich, the California College of the Arts in San Francisco and the China Art Academy in Hangzhou. Lum is co-founder and founding editor of the Yishu Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art. He has published extensively and recently completed an artist's book project with philosopher Hubert Damisch, published by Three Star Press of Paris. He was project director of Okwui Enwezor's exhibition, *The Short Century: Independence and Liberation Movements in Africa 1945 - 1994* (2001). He was also co-curator of the 7th Sharjah Biennial (2005) and *Shanghai Modern: 1919 - 1945* (2005). He has exhibited widely, including the São Paulo Biennial (1998), Shanghai Biennial (2000), Documenta 11 (2002), Istanbul Biennial (2007), Gwangju Biennial (2008), Moscow Biennial (2011), and Whitney Biennial (2014). He has published numerous essays on art. He has also completed permanent public art commissions for the cities of Vienna, Vancouver, Utrecht, Leiden, St. Moritz, Toronto and St. Louis.
Setdart Auction House
May. 12, 2026
Ken Lum (born 1956) Smokey & Gillian,1988
Est: €500 - €700
Ken Lum (born 1956) Smokey & Gillian,1988 Cibachrome print Signed and titled on the back on a label Edition of 10 15 x 37 cm Provenance: - Brussels auction, Cornette de Saint Cyr, 30 June 2020, lot 433 - European private collection Ken Lum (né en 1956) Smokey & Gillian,1988 Tirage Cibachrome Signé et titré au dos sur une étiquette Editions de 10 exemplaires 15 x 37 cm Provenance : - Vente Bruxelles, Etude Cornette de Saint Cyr, 30 juin 2020, lot 433 - Collection particulière européenne
Piasa
May. 10, 2026
Ken Lum (1956 Vancouver – lebt in Vancouver)
Est: €300 - €400
Vote for Bill Draper. 1980er Jahre. C-Print. Passepartout-Ausschnitt: 20,1 x 36,7 cm. Unter Passepartout und unter Glas gerahmt: 35 x 51 cm.
AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald
Oct. 30, 2025
Ken Lum (b. 1956), I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M IN PARIS, 2011
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Ken Lum (b. 1956), Canadian I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M IN PARIS, 2011 archival inkjet print on Arches watercolour paper, with full margins signed and numbered 94/100; published by the artist and the Vancouver Gallery, Vancouver, BC 18 x 24 in — 45.7 x 61 cm Estimate: $1,000—1,500 CAD Important: This lot is located in Vancouver. Local pick up by special arrangement; shipment from Vancouver only.
Waddington's
Jun. 18, 2025
KEN LUM (born 1956) Language Painting
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
KEN LUM (born 1956) Language Painting 1987 Signé, titré et daté au dos Acrylique sur panneau Getekend, getiteld en gedateerd op de achterkant Acryl op karton Signed, titled and dated on the back Acrylic on board 122 x 153 cm
Bonhams
Jun. 18, 2025
KEN LUM (°1956)
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
'Real Estate', 1990. Cibachrome print on aluminum. Signed and dated. Provenance: Galerie Meert-Rihoux, Brussels, 1990 Description FR 'Real Estate', 1990. Tirage cibachrome sur aluminium. Signé et daté. Provenance: Galerie Meert-Rihoux, Bruxelles, 1990 Beschrijving NL 'Real Estate', 1990. Cibachrome afdruk op aluminium. Gesigneerd en gedateerd. Herkomst: Galerie Meert-Rihoux, Brussel, 1990
Bernaerts Auctioneers
May. 17, 2025
Ken Lum (1956 Vancouver – lebt in Vancouver)
Est: €700 - €900
Vote for Bill Draper. 1980er Jahre. C-Print. Passepartout-Ausschnitt: 20,1 x 36,7 cm. Unter Passepartout und unter Glas gerahmt: 35 x 51 cm
AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald
May. 01, 2025
Ken Lum (b. 1956), I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M IN PARIS, 2011
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Ken Lum (b. 1956), Canadian I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M IN PARIS, 2011 archival inkjet print on Arches watercolour paper signed and numbered 94/100 18 x 24 in — 45.7 x 61 cm Estimate: $1,200—1,800 CAD Important: This lot is located in Vancouver. Local pick up by special arrangement; shipment from Vancouver only.
Waddington's
Dec. 11, 2024
Ken Lum (Canadian, b. 1956) Study for Untitled (GA-HOB-VI!), 1987
Est: $500 - $700
Ken Lum (Canadian, b. 1956) Study for Untitled (GA-HOB-VI!), 1987 graphite on vellum signed Ken Lum and dated (lower right) 19 x 24 inches. Property from the Estate of Robbin Lockett, Chicago, Illinois
Freeman’s | Hindman
Oct. 03, 2024
KEN LUM (B. 1956). Leonida Pizzeria. Plexiglas, plastic letters and enamel
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
KEN LUM (B. 1956). Leonida Pizzeria. Plexiglas, plastic letters and enamel with powder-coated lacquered aluminum, in artist's frame 198 x 183cm..
Christie's
May. 16, 2024
Ken Lum (b. 1956), I DON’T KNOW WHETHER TO LAUGH OR CRY, 2003 (FROM THE CONTACT PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION)
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Ken Lum (b. 1956), Canadian I DON’T KNOW WHETHER TO LAUGH OR CRY, 2003 (FROM THE CONTACT PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION) giclee print on Arches paper signed and numbered 58/75 to margin image 20 x 7.75 in — 50.8 x 19.7 cm Provenance: CONTACT Photography Festival, Toronto, ON Note: Since the creation of the CONTACT Photography Festival in 1997, this community-based event helps to support and unite artists from Canada and around the world. The proceeds from the sale of the works consigned to Waddington’s by the CONTACT Photography Festival help to expand viewership for the best examples of photography on the market today, and further the creative possibilities of the medium in the past, present, and future. Ken Lum won last year’s Scotiabank Photography Award with his now-iconic “I Don’t Know Whether to Laugh or Cry,” 2003. The artist is associated with Vancouver’s photo conceptualist movement, and borrows his aesthetic from advertisements. Lum plays with stereotypes, and often juxtaposes images with text, leveraging the dichotomy between the two to ask the viewer to consider what it is that they really see. Estimate: $1,000—2,000
Waddington's
Nov. 22, 2022
KEN LUM (B. 1956) each: Untitled (Language Painting) each: enamel on plywo
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
KEN LUM (B. 1956) each: Untitled (Language Painting) each: enamel on plywood (i) 122.5 x 91cm. (ii) 61 x 76cm. (2)
Christie's
Jun. 09, 2021
Ken Lum, (b. 1956, Canadian), Untitled, 1995, Cibachrome and iris prints on paper under Plexiglas, 36" H x 21.25" W
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Ken Lum (b. 1956, Canadian) Untitled, 1995 Cibachrome and iris prints on paper under Plexiglas Edition 5/6, appears unsigned, dated on a gallery label affixed to the backing paper 36" H x 21.25" W Provenance: Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, NY The Blake Byrne Collection
John Moran Auctioneers
May. 20, 2021
Massive Ken Lum Mixed Media, SHOPKEEPER Series
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Work is titled "Shirley's Bakery." Lot is accompanied by a copy of the purchase receipt issued by Galerie Grita Insam, Wien, Austria, dated 12.1.2005. Provenance: Galerie Grita Insam, Wien, Austria.
Palm Beach Modern Auctions
May. 09, 2020
Ken Lum - Vancouver 1956 - lebt in Philadelphia
Est: -
Pete Norris could use a Drink!. Farb. Photographie. 1989. 14,8 x 24,5 cm. Auf dem Etikett signiert und datiert. (11) Eines von etwa 20 Exemplaren. – Erschienen im Verlag der Kölner Galerien von Daniel Buchholz und Anna Friese. – Auf Photopapier von "Fujichrome". – Dazu: Pamela Gloggins is candi sweet. Ebenso. – Beide Photographien in den vom Künstler vorgesehenen Rahmen und sehr gut erhalten. – "Pamela Gloggins" ohne das Etikett mit der Signatur.
Dr. Andreas Sturies Moderne Kunst & Auktionen
Apr. 12, 2018
KEN LUM (1956-), I DON’T KNOW WHETHER TO LAUGH OR CRY, 2003, Digital inkjet print on archival paper; signed and numbered 46/75 in pencil to margin; titled and dated 2003 to label verso, 22.5 x 15 in — 57.2 x 38.1 cm
Est: $500 - $700
KEN LUM (1956-), CANADIANI DON’T KNOW WHETHER TO LAUGH OR CRY, 2003Digital inkjet print on archival paper; signed and numbered 46/75 in pencil to margin; titled and dated 2003 to label verso22.5 x 15 in — 57.2 x 38.1 cmProvenance:Donated by the artist; Sold to benefit the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography FestivalEstimate: $500—700
Waddington's
Mar. 05, 2018
KEN LUM | McGill and Son Paper and Printing
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
enamel, glue, plastic letters and Plexiglas, in artist's frame
Sotheby's
Oct. 17, 2017
Ken Lum in honour of Boon Hui
Est: €200 - €400
- LUM, Ken (Chinese, Canadian 1956). Boon Hui Photography, c. 1987. Chromogenic print, from the limited edition of 9 copies (unnumbered); framed under passe-partout behind glass. Unexamined out of the frame, apparently in very good condition.
Adams Amsterdam Auctions
Apr. 13, 2015
KEN LUM, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER TO LAUGH OR CRY, 2013, inkjet print, sheet 22.5 ins x 15 ins; 57.2 cms x 38.1 cms
Est: $700 - $900
KEN LUM I DON'T KNOW WHETHER TO LAUGH OR CRY, 2013 inkjet printsigned and numbered 51/75 sheet 22.5 ins x 15 ins; 57.2 cms x 38.1 cms Provenance:Donated by the artist; sold to benefit the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography FestivalNote:Ken Lum is a key figure in the Vancouver conceptual and post-conceptual school of artists that includes, most notably, Jeff Wall, Rodney Graham and Ian Wallace. Working in a range of media that includes painting, photography, installation and large-scale public commissions, Lum addresses issues of personal and cultural identity with an edge of social critique. Particularly attuned to the individual's rights in our age of globalization and migration, Lum's work, spanning over 40 years, was the subject of a major 2011 survey at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Photo-text works such as I Don't Know Whether to Laugh or Cry (2013), along with his mock low rent strip mall signs and his staged portraits, are among Lum's signature works.A prolific and celebrated creator, critic, writer and teacher, Lum was appointed a Guggenheim Fellow in 1999 and a Hnatyshyn Foundation Visual Arts award in 2007. In 2012, he left Vancouver to assume the position of Director of the Undergraduate Fine Art Program at the prestigious University of Pennsylvania School of Design.
Waddington's
Mar. 08, 2012
KEN LUM, A TALE OF TWO CHILDREN: A WORK FOR STRATHCONA, each 30" x 39.5" - 75 x 98.8 cm. (2 Pieces)
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
KEN LUM, A TALE OF TWO CHILDREN: A WORK FOR STRATHCONA, signed; edition of 10, each 30" x 39.5" - 75 x 98.8 cm.Provenance: Private Collection, Toronto.Note: Printed in 1999Distinguished Vancouver-based conceptual artist Ken Lum works in painting, photography, sculpture, installation, and large-scale public commissions, addressing issues of personal and cultural identity with an edge of social critique. Particularly attuned to the individual's rights in our age of globalization and migrations, Lum's work over 40 years was the subject of a large-scale 2011 survey at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Among the exhibited works were his recent Rorschach Shopkeeper Signs. Photo-text works such as these, along with his mock low-rent strip mall signs and his staged portraits, are among Lum's signature pieces. He represented Canada at Documenta XI (2002), the Istabul Biennial (2007) and the Gwangju Biennial in South Korea (2008), the Moscow Biennale (2011) and is increasingly visible in the burgeoning Chinese art scene. His 2000 public installation near the Kunsthalle in Vienna, there is no place like home, controversially points to the rise of the right in Europe and sets the tone for other public works that identify social imbalances or speak for the silenced. A prolific and celebrated creator, critic, writer, and teacher, Lum was appointed a Guggenheim Fellow in 1999 and a Hnatyshyn Foundation Visual Arts Award in 2007.
Waddington's
Sep. 24, 2009
Ken Lum 1956 - Canadian photograph on photo paper
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Ken Lum 1956 - Canadian photograph on photo paper - fibre base Pamela Gloggins is Candi Sweet 5 x 9 inches 12.7 x 22.9 centimeters on verso signed on a gallery label, titled Candi Sweet and dated 1989 on a gallery label Provenance:Galerie Daniel Buchholz, Cologne, Germany Anna Friebe Galerie, Cologne Private Collection, Vancouver A copy of this photograph is included in the collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Heffel
May. 20, 2009
Ken Lum (CANADIAN, B. 1956)
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
Ken Lum (CANADIAN, B. 1956) A Tale of two Children both signed and dated 'Ken Lum 2007' (lower right) two digital prints on paper, unframed each: 101 x 77.5 cm. Executed in 2007. This work is number one from an edition of five. (2)
Christie's