# Curt Frankenstein - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-05T07:32:09.691Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 71
- Lots with prices: 51
- First auction date: 2002-12-08
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-24
- Median realised price: $150
- Price range: $25 to $950

## Market Takeaway
Curt Frankenstein shows solid auction liquidity with 69 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $150. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 6 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-27.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($150\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $100 and $250.
- 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: 100% (49 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 0% (0 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 6
- Previous 12 months sales: 9
- Recent 12 months median: $200
- Previous 12 months median: $275
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-27
- Days since latest sale: 22
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Leonard Auction: 10 lots
- Rachel Davis Fine Arts: 9 lots
- Direct Auction Galleries, Inc.: 8 lots
- Rivich Auction: 7 lots
- Bruce Kodner Galleries: 3 lots
- DuMouchelles: 3 lots
- Hindman: 3 lots
- Bargain Hunt Auctions: 2 lots
- Joshua Kodner: 2 lots
- Thomaston Place Auction Galleries: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-02-24 | Curt Frankenstein \(American, 1922\-2009\) Hand\-Colored Etchings | Leonard Auction | $300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-curt-frankenstein-american-1922-2009-hand-colored-etchings-171-c-920f2f4cd2
2. 2026-01-27 | Curt Frankenstein \(American, 1920\-2009\) 'Judicial Wheel of Fortune' Etching | Leonard Auction | $150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-curt-frankenstein-american-1920-2009-judicial-wheel-of-fortune-etching-153-c-78ce13caf2
3. 2026-02-14 | Curt Frankenstein \(American, 1920\-2009\) etching | Rachel Davis Fine Arts | $150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-curt-frankenstein-american-1920-2009-etching-246-c-cb8fc8ac2d
4. 2025-06-27 | CURT FRANKENSTEIN \(1920\-2009\) OIL ON MASONITE | Soulis Auctions | $350
5. 2025-06-24 | Curt Frankenstein \(American, 1920\-2019\) 'Rocky Coast' Oil on Canvas | Leonard Auction | $200
6. 2025-06-08 | CURT FRANKENSTEIN "Distilling The Primaries" Numbered Print | Rivich Auction | $25
7. 2025-05-31 | Curt Frankenstein \(American, 1922\-2009\) etching | Rachel Davis Fine Arts | $450
8. 2025-05-31 | Curt Frankenstein \(American, 1920\-2009\) etching | Rachel Davis Fine Arts | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-curt-frankenstein-american-1920-2009-etching-192-c-a6f41d4a14
9. 2024-11-23 | CURT FRANKENSTEIN \(UNITED STATES 1922\-2009\) LITHOGRAPH, 'A SHOT OF RED TAPE' ED. 33/200 | Woodard Lipe | N/A
10. 2024-11-17 | CURT FRANKENSTEIN "DISTILLING THE PRIMARIES" NUMBERED PRINT | Rivich Auction | N/A
11. 2024-11-10 | Curt Frankenstein \(American, 1920\-2009\) Oil on Canvas | Leonard Auction | $300
12. 2024-09-29 | CURT FRANKENSTEIN "MIXED UP DOUBLES" ETCHING | Rivich Auction | $125
13. 2024-09-08 | CURT FRANKENSTEIN "OUTNUMBERED" COLORED ETCHING | Rivich Auction | $125
14. 2024-09-08 | CURT FRANKENSTEIN "SAY 'HELLO' WITH FLOWERS" OIL ON CANVAS | Rivich Auction | $950
15. 2024-09-08 | CURT FRANKENSTEIN "THE FINAL CALL" HAND COLORED ETCHING | Rivich Auction | $150
16. 2024-09-08 | CURT FRANKENSTEIN "THE ABACUS\-MINUS ONE" COLORED ETCHING | Rivich Auction | $275
17. 2024-03-26 | Curt Frankenstein "Justice Fragmented" Painting | Revere Auctions | $400
18. 2023-12-14 | Curt Frankenstein \(German/American, 1920\-2009\) The Fortress | Hindman | $150
19. 2023-12-14 | Curt Frankenstein \(American, 1920\-2009\) Southwest Retirement | Hindman | $150
20. 2023-12-14 | Curt Frankenstein \(American, 1920\-2009\) Neighborhood Development | Hindman | N/A
21. 2023-11-11 | "A Shot of Red Tape", Etching by Curt Frankenstein | Direct Auction Galleries, Inc. | $100
22. 2023-10-24 | Curt Frankenstein \(American/German 1920\-2009\), Judicial Hopscotch, Etching and Aquatint with Hand Coloring, Numbered 10/100, Frame: 26 x 26 in. \(66 x 66 cm.\) | Weschler's | $55
23. 2023-10-07 | Curt FRANKENSTEIN: "Miami Beach Birds". | Armstrong Fine Art | N/A
24. 2023-04-16 | Curt Frankenstein "The Old Tree" Colored Engraving | Kraft Auction Service | $90

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