# Donald DeLue - Auction Profile

Canonical: https://appraisily.com/artist/donald-delue/
Snapshot URL: https://appraisily.com/api/scraper-search/artists/donald-delue/llm.md
Updated: 2026-04-28T21:56:25.355Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 71
- Lots with prices: 57
- First auction date: 2004-09-26
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-25
- Median realised price: $3,750
- Price range: $20 to $60,000

## Market Takeaway
Donald DeLue shows solid auction liquidity with 71 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $3,750. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-25.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($3,750\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $550 and $10,625.
- 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: 28.1% (16 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 42.1% (24 sales)
- $10,000\+: 29.8% (17 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 2
- Previous 12 months sales: 15
- Recent 12 months median: $550
- Previous 12 months median: $8,000
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-25
- Days since latest sale: 24
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Sloans & Kenyon: 12 lots
- Bonhams: 9 lots
- Sotheby's: 9 lots
- Hindman: 7 lots
- Florida Estate Sales Inc.: 6 lots
- Christie's: 3 lots
- Freeman’s \| Hindman: 3 lots
- K & M Auction Inc.: 3 lots
- STAIR: 3 lots
- Freeman's \| Hindman: 2 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-25 | Donald De Lue \(American 1897\-1988\), Bronze Medal | Fine Estate Inc. | $550
2. 2025-10-28 | Donald De Lue, Bursting the Bounds medal | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $1,000
3. 2024-12-08 | Donald De Lue \(American, 1897\-1988\) Spirit of Youth, 1955 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $13,000
4. 2024-12-08 | Donald De Lue \(American, 1897\-1988\) The Rocket Thrower | Freeman’s \| Hindman | N/A
5. 2024-12-08 | Donald de Lue \(American, 1897\-1988\) Victory, Freedom with Wings | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $5,000
6. 2024-11-14 | Donald De Lue, Isaiah | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $10,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-de-lue-isaiah-132-c-8774f48933
7. 2024-06-02 | Donald De Lue \(American, 1897\-1988\) \- Alexander Astride Bucephalus | Freeman's | $12,000
8. 2024-06-02 | Donald De Lue \(American, 1897\-1988\) \- Pegasus | Freeman's \| Hindman | $7,000
9. 2024-05-16 | Donald de Lue \(American, 1897\-1988\) France and America \(two works\) | Hindman | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-de-lue-american-1897-1988-france-and-america-two-works-52-c-d2d40108ae
10. 2024-05-16 | Donald de Lue \(American, 1897\-1988\) Sun God \(Helios\) | Hindman | $8,000
11. 2024-05-16 | Donald de Lue \(American, 1897\-1988\) God's High Altar | Hindman | $4,250
12. 2024-05-10 | Donald De Lue, Untitled | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $1,700
13. 2024-05-01 | Donald De Lue \(1897\-1988\) Icarus 30 in. \(76.2 cm.\) high, on a 32 1/2 in. high marble base \(Modeled in 1934; Cast in 1987.\) | Bonhams | $32,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-donald-de-lue-1897-1988-icarus-30-in-76-2-cm-high-on-a-32-1-2-in-high-marble-base-modeled-in-1934-cast-in-1987-21-c-9f242858e5
14. 2024-02-21 | Donald de Lue \(American, 1897\-1988\) Victory, Freedom with Wings, 1948 | Hindman | $7,000
15. 2024-02-21 | Donald de Lue \(American, 1897\-1988\) Joy of Life | Hindman | $7,000
16. 2024-02-21 | Donald de Lue \(American, 1897\-1988\) Hand of God | Hindman | $8,500
17. 2024-02-21 | Donald de Lue \(American, 1897\-1988\) Jupiter as the Bull | Hindman | $11,000
18. 2023-12-03 | Donald De Lue \(American, 1897\-1988\) \- Joy of Life | Freeman's \| Hindman | $20,000
19. 2023-11-18 | Donald De Lue \(American 1897\-1988\) Bronze sculpture | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $1,400
20. 2023-04-21 | DONALD DE LUE \(1897\-1988\) Lafayette bronze with brown patina 22 in. \(55.9 c | Christie's | N/A
21. 2023-01-14 | DONALD DE LUE DRAWING FRAMED PRINTS LOT OF 2 | Florida Estate Sales Inc. | $40
22. 2022-10-29 | DONALD DE LUE ORIGINAL FIGURAL FRAMED SKETCH | Florida Estate Sales Inc. | $110
23. 2022-09-17 | DONALD DE LUE FRAMED FIGURAL STUDY SKETCH | Florida Estate Sales Inc. | $80
24. 2022-09-10 | DONALD DE LUE \(1897\-1988\) FIGURAL STUDY "BETTY" | Florida Estate Sales Inc. | $90

## Comparable Artists To Watch
- [Adriaan Dekkers](https://appraisily.com/artist/adriaan-dekkers-efqwkgfjzn/): This artist is worth monitoring for similar auction volume and collector demand.
- [Andrew Michael Dasburg](https://appraisily.com/artist/andrew-michael-dasburg-jzdyxuexzs/): This artist is worth monitoring for similar auction volume and collector demand.
- [Gino DeDominicis](https://appraisily.com/artist/gino-dedominicis-0ltlei8e9k/): This artist is worth monitoring for similar auction volume and collector demand.

## Related Artists
- [Salvador Dalí](https://appraisily.com/artist/salvador-dali/)
- [Pino Dangelico](https://appraisily.com/artist/pino-dangelico/)
- [Gustave Doré](https://appraisily.com/artist/gustave-dore/)
- [Edgar Degas](https://appraisily.com/artist/edgar-degas/)
- [Albrecht \(1471\) Dürer](https://appraisily.com/artist/albrecht-1471-durer/)
- [Jim Dine](https://appraisily.com/artist/jim-dine/)
- [Raoul Dufy](https://appraisily.com/artist/raoul-dufy/)
- [Jean Dubuffet](https://appraisily.com/artist/jean-dubuffet/)

## JSON Source
https://appraisily.com/api/scraper-search/artists/donald-delue/seo-profile