# Dorothy van Loan - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T00:02:05.564Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 63
- Lots with prices: 49
- First auction date: 2002-12-08
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-11
- Median realised price: $382
- Price range: $25 to $2,600

## Market Takeaway
Dorothy van Loan shows solid auction liquidity with 63 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $382. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-11.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($382\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $225 and $1,100.
- 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: 69.4% (34 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 30.6% (15 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 3
- Previous 12 months sales: 1
- Recent 12 months median: $75
- Previous 12 months median: $0
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-11
- Days since latest sale: 38
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Freeman's: 20 lots
- Alderfer Auction: 16 lots
- Material Culture: 11 lots
- William Bunch Auctions & Appraisals: 6 lots
- Kaminski Auctions: 2 lots
- Sloans & Kenyon: 2 lots
- Barry S. Slosberg Inc: 1 lots
- Eldred's: 1 lots
- New Orleans Auction Galleries: 1 lots
- Pook & Pook Inc.: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-09-09 | Dorothy Van Loan \(American, 1904\-1999\) Portrait | Material Culture | $25
2. 2024-04-29 | Dorothy Van Loan \(1904\-1999\) "Portrait of a Gentleman" | Material Culture | N/A
3. 2023-11-08 | Dorothy Van Loan \(American, 1904\-1999\) Portrait of a Lady | Material Culture | $650
4. 2023-11-08 | Dorothy Van Loan \(American, 1904\-1999\) Portrait | Material Culture | $300
5. 2023-11-08 | Dorothy Van Loan \(American, 1904\-1999\) Coastline | Material Culture | $300
6. 2023-11-08 | Dorothy Van Loan \(American, 1904\-1999\) Market Scene | Material Culture | $300
7. 2023-11-08 | Dorothy Van Loan \(American, 1904\-1999\) "Discourse" | Material Culture | $500
8. 2023-11-08 | Dorothy Van Loan \(American, 1904\-1999\) Portrait | Material Culture | N/A
9. 2023-10-06 | Dorothy Van Loan, oil on canvas landscape | Pook & Pook Inc. | $500
10. 2022-08-04 | DOROTHY VAN LOAN \(American, 1904 \- 1999.\). Portrait of a Male with Hat, Oil on canvas. Framed. | Sloans & Kenyon | $200
11. 2022-06-16 | DOROTHY VAN LOAN \(American, 1904 \- 1999.\). Portrait of a Male with Hat, Oil on canvas. Framed. | Sloans & Kenyon | N/A
12. 2021-11-03 | Dorothy Van Loan Watercolor | Barry S. Slosberg Inc | $225
13. 2021-11-01 | DOROTHY VAN LOAN \(Pennsylvania, 1904\-1999\), Sailing., Oil on canvas board, 8.5" x 10". Framed 13.5" x 15.5". | Eldred's | $500
14. 2020-11-23 | Dorothy Van Loan \(American, 1904\-1999\) Portrait | Material Culture | $1,700
15. 2017-11-21 | Dorothy Van Loan \(American, 1904\-1999\), drawing of polo players on horseback, charcoal and conte crayon on paper, signed "VL", 28\-3/... | William Bunch Auctions & Appraisals | $170
16. 2017-11-21 | Dorothy Van Loan \(American, 1904\-1999\), drawing of circus horses, charcoal and conte crayon on paper, signed "VL", 20\-1/2" x 29\-1/2"... | William Bunch Auctions & Appraisals | $100
17. 2017-09-26 | Dorothy Van Loan \(American, 1904\-1999\), landscape painting with cattle, "Chester Springs", oil on canvas, 30\-1/4" x 34\-1/4" in a 40"... | William Bunch Auctions & Appraisals | N/A
18. 2017-09-26 | Dorothy Van Loan \(American, 1904\-1999\), painting of polo players on horses, oil on canvas, signed "Van Loan" lower right, 32" x 28",... | William Bunch Auctions & Appraisals | $400
19. 2015-05-31 | Dorothy Van Loan \(American/Philadelphia, 1904\-1999\) | Material Culture | $1,500
20. 2015-05-26 | Dorothy Van Loan \(American, 1904\-1999\), watercolor and gouache, Delaware Water Gap, signed lower right, 12 1/2" x 15 1/2" sight, 15 ... | William Bunch Auctions & Appraisals | $70
21. 2015-03-22 | Dorothy Van Loan \(American, 1904\-1999\) Polo Players | Material Culture | $1,100
22. 2013-09-22 | DOROTHY VAN LOAN \(American, 1904\-1999\); Oil on | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $1,000
23. 2012-05-01 | Dorothy Van Loan, American, PA, 1904\-1999, o/c, Fall Landscape, 18" x 22", dated 1927 verso, signed lr and verso, good gilt frame | William Bunch Auctions & Appraisals | $300
24. 2011-07-31 | Dorothy Van Loan \(Pennsylvania, 1904\-1999\) | New Orleans Auction Galleries | $2,091

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