# Abelardo Morell - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-28T14:51:54.481Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 218
- Lots with prices: 156
- First auction date: 2001-01-17
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-03
- Median realised price: $3,048
- Price range: $200 to $30,000

## Market Takeaway
Abelardo Morell shows deep auction liquidity with 217 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $3,048. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 16 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-03.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($3,048\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,410 and $5,750.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 16% (25 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 75% (117 sales)
- $10,000\+: 9% (14 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 16
- Previous 12 months sales: 32
- Recent 12 months median: $3,048
- Previous 12 months median: $1,300
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-03
- Days since latest sale: 15
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 48 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 27 lots
- Phillips: 24 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 15 lots
- Los Angeles Modern Auctions: 12 lots
- STAIR: 12 lots
- Sotheby's: 12 lots
- Freeman’s \| Hindman: 11 lots
- DUMBO Auctions: 9 lots
- Bonhams: 8 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-06-19 | Abelardo Morell \- Camera Obscura of the Empire State Building, Signed | New England Auctions | $650 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-abelardo-morell-camera-obscura-of-the-empire-state-building-signed-431-c-dba4f55b83
2. 2025-02-13 | ABELARDO MORELL \(1948\- \) Camera Obscura Image of San Francisco Looking East. 2002. | Swann Auction Galleries | $2,750
3. 2025-02-13 | ABELARDO MORELL \(1948\- \) Camera Obscura Image of Houses across the street in our living room. 1991. | Swann Auction Galleries | $5,250
4. 2024-11-09 | ABELARDO MORELL \(CUBAN/AMERICAN, B. 1948\) | Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers | $750
5. 2024-10-31 | ABELARDO MORELL \(1948\- \) Camera Obscura Image of Manhattan View, Looking West in Empty Room. 1996. | Swann Auction Galleries | $7,250
6. 2024-09-26 | Abelardo Morell \(American/Cuban, b. 1948\) Camera Obscura: Image of a Tree in Bathroom, 1999 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $1,500
7. 2024-03-08 | Abelardo Morell, Camera Obscura: Night View of Philadelphia from Loews Hotel Room \#3013 | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | N/A
8. 2024-02-22 | ABELARDO MORELL \(B. 1948\) Camera Obscura, Central Park Looking North Summer | Christie's | $11,340
9. 2024-02-22 | ABELARDO MORELL \(B. 1948\) Camera Obscura, Santa Maria Della Salute with Sca | Christie's | $8,190
10. 2023-04-27 | ABELARDO MORELL \(1948\- \) Triangle, Photogram, Salt and Water on Film. | Swann Auction Galleries | $4,000
11. 2022-10-20 | ABELARDO MORELL \(1948\- \) Eclipse: Photogram \- Cut and Scratched Film. | Swann Auction Galleries | $4,250
12. 2026-02-03 | Abelardo Morell "The Pyramids" GSP 2000 | Revere Auctions | $950 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-abelardo-morell-the-pyramids-gsp-2000-206-c-5904e2db25
13. 2025-12-11 | Abelardo Morell, Camera Obscura Image of Times Square in Hotel Room | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $6,000
14. 2025-12-10 | Abelardo Morell, silver gelatin photograph, signed | Millea Bros Ltd | $2,500
15. 2025-12-10 | Abelardo Morell, silver gelatin photograph, signed | Millea Bros Ltd | $1,200
16. 2025-10-09 | ABELARDO MORELL \(B. 1948\). Camera Obscura Image of Umbrian Landscape in Emp | Christie's | $3,048
17. 2025-10-09 | ABELARDO MORELL \(B. 1948\). Light Bulb, 1991. signed, titled, dated and numb | Christie's | $19,050
18. 2025-08-19 | Abelardo Morell \(American/Cuban, b. 1948\) Camera Obscura: View of Philadelphia From Loews Hotel Room \#3013 with Upside Down Bed, 2014 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $1,900
19. 2025-08-19 | Abelardo Morell \(American/Cuban, b. 1948\) Camera Obscura: Night View of Philadelphia From Loews Hotel Room \#3013, 2014 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $1,700
20. 2025-07-31 | Abelardo Morell, Old Travel Scrapbook: Munich | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $1,000
21. 2025-07-31 | Abelardo Morell, Camera Obscura Image of Santa Maria della Salute in Palazzo Bedroom | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $3,800
22. 2025-07-31 | Abelardo Morell, Camera Obscura: Image of the Grand Canal Looking West Toward Accademia Bridge, Venice | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $3,500
23. 2025-05-08 | ABELARDO MORELL \(1948\- \) Camera Obscura Image of El Vedado, Looking Northwest, Havana, Cuba. 2002; printed 2008. | Swann Auction Galleries | $3,500
24. 2025-05-08 | ABELARDO MORELL \(1948\- \) Book and Camera in Memory of Fox Talbot. 1999. | Swann Auction Galleries | $4,250

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