# Cliff Fragua - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-08-28T16:58:15.436Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 27
- Lots with prices: 24
- First auction date: 2016-12-13
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-07
- Median realised price: $450
- Price range: $30 to $1,375

## Market Takeaway
Cliff Fragua has 27 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $450. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. These metrics reflect recorded public auction results and may not include private transactions or every premium outlier sale.

## How To Read This Data
- Use median \($450\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($170 to $635\) as the middle 50% of recorded sales.
- Auction prices can include buyer premiums or fees depending on house reporting, so compare on a like\-for\-like basis.
- Condition, provenance, size, and attribution confidence can move final value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 91.7% (22 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 8.3% (2 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 3
- Previous 12 months sales: 7
- Recent 12 months median: $450
- Previous 12 months median: $300
- Median shift: 50%
- Latest sale date: 2026-04-07
- Days since latest sale: 143
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Altermann Galleries: 3 lots
- Cowan's Auctions: 3 lots
- EJ'S Auction & Appraisal: 3 lots
- John Moran Auctioneers: 3 lots
- Santa Fe Art Auction: 3 lots
- Vickers & Hoad: 3 lots
- Bonhams: 2 lots
- Bradford's: 2 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 2 lots
- Weschler's: 2 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-15 | Cliff Fragua, Early Morning Cloud, 2014 | Santa Fe Art Auction | $1,230 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-cliff-fragua-early-morning-cloud-2014-88-c-83d015d4c6
2. 2025-11-11 | Cliff Fragua \(American b. 1955\), Abstracted Figure, Alabaster Sculpture, Height: 47 in. \(119.4 cm.\) | Weschler's | $450 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-cliff-fragua-american-b-1955-abstracted-figure-alabaster-sculpture-height-47-in-119-4-cm-393-c-d67e145101
3. 2025-07-05 | Clifford Fragua \(b.1955, Jemez Pueblo\) carved hard stone Buffalo, approx 14cm H x 21cm W. Provenance \- The estate of the late Mel Gottlieb | Vickers & Hoad | A$140
4. 2025-06-03 | Cliff Fragua \(b. 1955, Jemez Pueblo\), Figure of a woman | John Moran Auctioneers | $726 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-cliff-fragua-b-1955-jemez-pueblo-figure-of-a-woman-150-c-7f4445381c
5. 2025-05-04 | Clifford Fragua \(b.1955, Jemez Pueblo\), bronze sculpture of Native American figure, approx 49cm H x 33cm W. Provenance \- The estate of the late Mel Gottlieb | Vickers & Hoad | A$300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-clifford-fragua-b-1955-jemez-pueblo-bronze-sculpture-of-native-american-figure-approx-49cm-h-x-33cm-w-provenance-the-estate-of-the-late-mel-gottlieb-151-c-8fc4b3c974
6. 2025-05-04 | Clifford Fragua \(b.1955, Jemez Pueblo\) carved hard stone Buffalo, approx 14cm H x 21cm W. Provenance \- The estate of the late Mel Gottlieb | Vickers & Hoad | A$170
7. 2024-11-17 | CLIFF FRAGUA "PO'PAY" BRONZE SCULPTURE | Bradford's | $900 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-cliff-fragua-po-pay-bronze-sculpture-1210-c-5fa4399b2e
8. 2024-11-13 | Clifford Fragua \(b. 1955, Jemez Pueblo\), Woman with blanket, 1998 | John Moran Auctioneers | $635 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-clifford-fragua-b-1955-jemez-pueblo-woman-with-blanket-1998-24-c-165459f8a1
9. 2024-08-18 | Cliff Fragua \(American, b.1955\) Carved Utah Alabaster Sculpture | Leonard Auction | $650 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-cliff-fragua-american-b-1955-carved-utah-alabaster-sculpture-50-c-8ad4844a38
10. 2023-08-15 | Cliff Fragua, White Bird, 2022 | Santa Fe Art Auction | $366
11. 2023-08-15 | Cliff Fragua, Triple Bird Sculpture, 2019 | Santa Fe Art Auction | N/A
12. 2023-04-30 | CLIFF FRAGUA "VISION IN THE DESERT" ALABASTER SCULPTURE | Bradford's | $300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-cliff-fragua-vision-in-the-desert-alabaster-sculpture-1227-c-0b94325ae6
13. 2022-11-01 | Cliff Fragua \(Jemez Pueblo 20th/21st Century\) Corn Maiden 19 in. high | Bonhams | $200
14. 2022-11-01 | Cliff Fragua \(Jemez Pueblo 20th/21st Century\) Standing figure 33 in. high | Bonhams | $600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-cliff-fragua-jemez-pueblo-20th-21st-century-standing-figure-33-in-high-117-c-b5f4ff5942
15. 2020-01-17 | Cliff Fragua \(Jemez, 20th Century\) Marble Sculpture | Cowan's Auctions | $600
16. 2020-01-17 | Cliff Fragua \(Jemez, 20th Century\) Marble Sculpture | Cowan's Auctions | $550
17. 2020-01-17 | Cliff Fragua \(Jemez, 20th Century\) Alabaster Sculpture | Cowan's Auctions | $600
18. 2019-11-08 | Clifford Fragua \| Reclining Maiden | Altermann Galleries | $700
19. 2019-08-23 | Clifford Fragua \| In Harmony with the Wind | Altermann Galleries | N/A
20. 2018-09-15 | Cliff Fragua ‘ Proud Woman’ Sculpture | EJ'S Auction & Appraisal | $140
21. 2016-12-13 | Cliff Fragua, Jemez Untitled c. 1998 alabaster, wood | Heritage Auctions | $1,375
22. 2016-12-13 | Cliff Fragua, Jemez Untitled c. 1997 alabaster, wood | Heritage Auctions | $625
23. 2026-04-07 | Cliff Fragua \(b. 1955, Jemez Pueblo\), "Rain Spirit", 2012 | John Moran Auctioneers | $190 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-cliff-fragua-b-1955-jemez-pueblo-rain-spirit-2012-1200-c-d6f759c484
24. 2025-07-22 | Cliff Fragua, American 20th Century, Carved Stone Southwest Figure on Marble Base, Signed and dated '97 on verso, H: 11 1/2 in. \(29.2 cm.\) | Weschler's | $150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-cliff-fragua-american-20th-century-carved-stone-southwest-figure-on-marble-base-signed-and-dated-97-on-verso-h-11-1-2-in-29-2-cm-285-c-4dd4274b9d

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