# Al Barnes - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-28T15:22:45.421Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 73
- Lots with prices: 65
- First auction date: 2007-07-22
- Latest auction date: 2025-12-06
- Median realised price: $1,968
- Price range: $90 to $17,500

## Market Takeaway
Al Barnes shows solid auction liquidity with 73 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,968. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 15 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-06.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,968\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $850 and $4,000.
- 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: 29.2% (19 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 64.6% (42 sales)
- $10,000\+: 6.2% (4 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 15
- Previous 12 months sales: 7
- Recent 12 months median: $3,500
- Previous 12 months median: $2,500
- Median shift: 40%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-06
- Days since latest sale: 74
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Simpson Galleries, LLC: 42 lots
- New Orleans Auction Galleries: 6 lots
- Houston Auction Company: 4 lots
- Lewis & Maese Antiques & Auctions: 4 lots
- Altermann Galleries: 3 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 3 lots
- Bonhams: 2 lots
- Hill Auction Gallery: 2 lots
- Atlanta Auction Gallery, ltd: 1 lots
- Austin Auction Gallery: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-06 | AL BARNES \(American/Texas 1937\-2015\) "Deep Hunter," 1987, 24 1/4 x 29 3/4 in. \(61.6 x 75.6 cm.\) | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $150
2. 2025-12-06 | AL BARNES \(American/Texas 1937\-2015\) "Canvasback Migration," 1971, Sight: 18 x 27 in. \(45.7 x 68.6 cm.\), Frame: 26 1/2 x 35 in. \(67.3 x 88.9 cm.\) | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $1,500
3. 2025-12-06 | AL BARNES \(American/Texas 1937\-2015\) "Morning Migration \(Untitled\)," CIRCA 1970, 18 x 26 1/2 in. \(45.7 x 67.3 cm.\), Frame: 26 1/2 x 34 1/2 in. \(67.3 x 87.6 cm.\) | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $1,900
4. 2025-12-06 | AL BARNES \(American/Texas 1937\-2015\) "Bait House," 1971, 18 x 26 1/2 in. \(45.7 x 67.3 cm.\), Frame: 26 1/4 x 34 1/2 in. \(66.7 x 87.6 cm.\) | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $1,400
5. 2025-12-06 | AL BARNES \(American/Texas 1937\-2015\) "Good Odds," 20TH/21ST CENTURY, 18 x 24 in. \(45.7 x 61 cm.\), Frame: 24 1/4 x 30 1/4 in. \(61.6 x 76.8 cm.\) | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $7,500
6. 2025-12-06 | AL BARNES \(American/Texas 1937\-2015\) "Evening Tide," CIRCA 1970, 46 1/2 x 49 1/2 in. \(118.1 x 125.7 cm.\), Frame: 48 1/4 x 51 1/4 in. \(122.6 x 130.2 cm.\) | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $5,000
7. 2025-12-06 | AL BARNES \(American/Texas 1937\-2015\) "Padre Farm," 1970, 36 x 42 in. \(91.4 x 106.7 cm.\), Frame: 36 3/4 x 42 3/4 in. \(93.3 x 108.6 cm.\) | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $3,500
8. 2025-12-06 | AL BARNES \(American/Texas 1937\-2015\) "Ducks in the Wetlands," 1971, Sight: 18 x 26 in. \(45.7 x 66 cm.\), Frame: 26 1/4 x 34 1/4 in. \(66.7 x 87 cm.\) | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $2,500
9. 2025-12-06 | AL BARNES \(American/Texas 1937\-2015\) "Lydia Ann Lighthouse, Port Aransas," CIRCA 1970, 17 1/2 x 25 3/4 in. \(44.5 x 65.4 cm.\), Frame: 27 3/4 x 35 1/2 in. \(70.5 x 90.2 cm.\) | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $8,000
10. 2025-12-06 | AL BARNES \(American/Texas 1937\-2015\) "Boat Dry\-docked on the Shore," CIRCA 1970, 18 3/4 x 26 1/2 in. \(47.6 x 67.3 cm.\), Frame: 27 1/4 x 34 1/2 in. \(69.2 x 87.6 cm.\) | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $1,600
11. 2025-12-06 | AL BARNES \(American/Texas 1937\-2015\) "Moored Boats \(Untitled\)," 1971, 13 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. \(34.3 x 47 cm.\), Frame: 20 x 24 1/2 in. \(50.8 x 62.2 cm.\) | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $700
12. 2025-11-11 | Al Barnes \(1937\-2015\) Salt Country 30 x 40 in. | Bonhams | $4,200
13. 2025-11-11 | Al Barnes \(1937\-2015\) The Surf Fisherman 30 x 40 in. | Bonhams | $12,000
14. 2025-09-13 | AL BARNES \(American/Texas 1937\-2015\) "Permit Fish," 20TH/21ST CENTURY, 30 x 40 in. \(76.2 x 101.6 cm.\), Frame: 37 1/2 x 47 1/2 in. \(95.3 x 120.7 cm.\) | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $16,000
15. 2025-05-17 | AL BARNES \(American/Texas 1937\-2015\) "Dorado," LATE 20TH CENTURY, 22 3/4 x 29 3/4 in. \(57.8 x 75.6 cm.\), Frame: 30 1/2 x 37 3/4 in. \(77.5 x 95.9 cm.\) | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $5,500
16. 2024-12-07 | Al Barnes 'Mi Tios' Acrylic on Canvas Painting | Atlanta Auction Gallery, ltd | $1,100
17. 2024-09-29 | AL BARNES \(AMERICAN, 1937\-2015\) "LIGHT AIR" WATERCOLOR ON PAPER. | Lewis & Maese Antiques & Auctions | $2,750
18. 2024-09-07 | Al Barnes \(1937\-2015, Texas Artist\) | Marion Antique Auctions | $100
19. 2024-03-23 | AL BARNES \(American/Texas 1937\-2015\) A PAINTING, "Guadalupe Mallards," 20TH CENTURY | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $4,250
20. 2024-03-23 | AL BARNES \(American/Texas 1937\-2015\) A PAINTING, "Fall," 20TH/21ST CENTURY | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $2,500
21. 2024-03-23 | AL BARNES \(American/Texas 1937\-2015\) A PAINTING, "Mission San Juan Capistrano," 20TH CENTURY | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $2,000
22. 2024-03-23 | AL BARNES \(American/Texas 1937\-2015\) A PAINTING, "Mission San Jose, San Antonio," 20TH CENTURY | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $5,500
23. 2023-12-02 | AL BARNES \(American/Texas 1937\-2015\) A PAINTING, "Pedernales Flood Plain," 2009 | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $4,000
24. 2023-09-23 | AL BARNES \(American/Texas 1937\-2015\) A PAINTING, "Hunters with Oil Derrick," CIRCA 1970s | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $4,000

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