# Betty Parsons - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-28T19:29:42.974Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 107
- Lots with prices: 102
- First auction date: 2002-09-14
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-28
- Median realised price: $1,200
- Price range: $30 to $55,000

## Market Takeaway
Betty Parsons shows solid auction liquidity with 107 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,200. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 19 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-28.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,200\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $558 and $7,000.
- 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: 43.1% (44 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 37.3% (38 sales)
- $10,000\+: 19.6% (20 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 19
- Previous 12 months sales: 20
- Recent 12 months median: $1,700
- Previous 12 months median: $325
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-28
- Days since latest sale: 21
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 39 lots
- Lion and Unicorn: 22 lots
- Christie's: 15 lots
- STAIR: 6 lots
- Freeman’s \| Hindman: 4 lots
- Hindman: 3 lots
- Sotheby's: 3 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 2 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 2 lots
- Wright: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-02-20 | Betty Parsons, Original Color Screenprint on Paper, Signed | Lion and Unicorn | $200
2. 2025-01-26 | Betty Parsons, Original Color Screenprint on Paper, Signed | Lion and Unicorn | $90
3. 2025-01-26 | Betty Parsons, One\-of\-a Kind Gouache on Paper, Signed | Lion and Unicorn | $1,000
4. 2024-12-04 | Betty Parsons, Original Oil on Canvas, Green Light, Signed | Lion and Unicorn | $4,800
5. 2024-12-04 | Betty Parsons, Original Watercolor on Paper, Signed | Lion and Unicorn | $325
6. 2024-11-12 | BETTY PARSONS \(1900 \- 1982, AMERICAN\) Picasso Eye. | Swann Auction Galleries | $4,750
7. 2019-02-17 | Betty Parsons \(American, 1900\-1982\) Painted Wood Sea Horse Sculpture | Myers Fine Art | $2,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-betty-parsons-american-1900-1982-painted-wood-sea-horse-sculpture-256-c-5e34274b8a
8. 2026-01-28 | Betty Parsons, Tug Boat Light House | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $6,000
9. 2025-11-12 | Betty Parsons, Twang | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $7,000
10. 2025-11-12 | Betty Parsons, Self Portrait | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $5,500
11. 2025-07-30 | Betty Parsons, Tug Boat Light House | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $15,000
12. 2025-06-25 | Betty Parsons \(American, 1900\-1982\) Piabolo, 1967 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $3,750
13. 2025-06-25 | Betty Parsons \(American, 1900\-1982\) Seated Cat, 1974 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $1,700
14. 2025-06-20 | Betty Parsons \(American, 1900\-1982\) Between the Verticals, 1973 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | N/A
15. 2025-06-20 | Betty Parsons \(American, 1900\-1982\) Untitled \(Amulet\) | Freeman’s \| Hindman | N/A
16. 2025-06-15 | Betty Parsons, Original Color Screenprint on Paper, Signed | Lion and Unicorn | $70
17. 2025-06-11 | Betty Parsons, Original Color Screenprint on Paper, Signed | Lion and Unicorn | $40
18. 2025-05-25 | Betty Parsons, Original Watercolor on Paper | Lion and Unicorn | $375
19. 2025-05-21 | Betty Parsons, Barara No. 2 | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $16,000
20. 2025-05-21 | Betty Parsons, The Heart's Confusion | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $10,000
21. 2025-05-04 | Betty Parsons, Original Color Screenprint on Paper, Signed | Lion and Unicorn | $40
22. 2025-04-09 | Betty Parsons, Original Color Screenprint on Paper, Signed | Lion and Unicorn | $30
23. 2025-03-16 | Betty Parsons, Original Color Screenprint on Paper, Signed | Lion and Unicorn | $170
24. 2025-03-12 | Betty Parsons, Untitled | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $7,000

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