# Ernest Berke - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T11:19:48.044Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 96
- Lots with prices: 77
- First auction date: 1992-04-01
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-03
- Median realised price: $632
- Price range: $10 to $20,000

## Market Takeaway
Ernest Berke shows solid auction liquidity with 96 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $632. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 5 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-03.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($632\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $250 and $1,430.
- 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: 63.6% (49 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 35.1% (27 sales)
- $10,000\+: 1.3% (1 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 5
- Previous 12 months sales: 5
- Recent 12 months median: $450
- Previous 12 months median: $400
- Median shift: 12.5%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-03
- Days since latest sale: 46
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Bonhams: 15 lots
- J Levine Auction & Appraisal LLC: 12 lots
- Altermann Galleries: 11 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 6 lots
- Hindman: 5 lots
- New Orleans Auction Galleries: 4 lots
- Bradford's: 3 lots
- Dallas Fine Art Auction: 3 lots
- Florida Estate Sales Inc.: 3 lots
- Scottsdale Art Auction, LLC: 3 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-09-09 | Ernest Berke \(American, 1921\-2010\) Bronze Sculptures | Leonard Auction | $450 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ernest-berke-american-1921-2010-bronze-sculptures-323-c-2514df0a2b
2. 2023-08-26 | Ernest Berke, "Bas\-Relief" | Scottsdale Art Auction, LLC | N/A
3. 2026-01-03 | ERNEST BERKE 'RALLYING HIS WARRIORS' BRONZE SCLPT | Florida Estate Sales Inc. | $280
4. 2025-11-06 | Ernest Berke \(American, 1921\-2010\) Chief Crazy Horse, 1955 | Freeman’s | $1,500
5. 2025-08-17 | ERNEST BERKE 'RALLYING HIS WARRIORS' BRONZE SCLPT | Florida Estate Sales Inc. | N/A
6. 2025-05-24 | ERNEST BERKE 'RALLYING HIS WARRIORS' BRONZE SCLPT | Florida Estate Sales Inc. | N/A
7. 2024-11-17 | ERNEST BERKE "PIONEERS IN A STORM" OIL ON CANVAS | Bradford's | $500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ernest-berke-pioneers-in-a-storm-oil-on-canvas-1154-c-d1c4879aac
8. 2024-08-27 | ERNEST BERKE \(American, 1921\-2010\) © BRONZE | Poulin Antiques & Auctions | $225
9. 2024-08-03 | Ernest Berke, "Signed verso" | Scottsdale Art Auction, LLC | $600
10. 2024-05-18 | Ernest Berke \(1921\-2010\), Apache Bronze Plaque | Jackson Hole Art Auction | $200
11. 2024-03-27 | Ernest Berke \(American, 1921\-2010\), Fishing off the rocks, 1961, oil on canvas, 25 x 18 in. \(63.5 x 45.7 cm.\) | Andrew Jones Auctions | $400
12. 2023-10-14 | Ernest Berke "Blown Out" Painting | Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers | $650
13. 2023-10-04 | ERNEST BERKE \(Arizona, 1921\-2010\), Lobster boat heading out., Oil on board, 9” x 12”. Framed 12.5” x 15.5”. | Eldred's | $200
14. 2023-05-06 | ERNEST BERKE | Davis Brothers Auction | $10
15. 2023-05-04 | Ernest Berke \(American, 1921\-2010\) Crow on a Buffalo Skull, number 65, 1966 | Hindman | $700
16. 2022-11-06 | ERNEST BERKE "CHANTING" BRONZE SCULPTURE | Bradford's | $400
17. 2022-11-06 | ERNEST BERKE "CROW ON A BUFFALO SKULL" BRONZE SCULPTURE | Bradford's | $760
18. 2022-11-01 | Ernest Berke \(American, 1921\-2010\) Man with Hat, edition 6, 1965 | Hindman | $1,300
19. 2022-11-01 | Ernest Berke \(American, 1921\-2010\) Portrait Bust \(Crazy Horse\), edition 13, 1955 | Hindman | $3,750
20. 2022-11-01 | Ernest Berke \(1921\-2010\) Crazy Horse 16 1/2 in. high | Bonhams | $2,800
21. 2022-02-26 | ERNEST BERKE \(AMERICAN, 1921 \- 2010\) | Cordier Auctions & Appraisals | $200
22. 2022-01-26 | Ernest Berke \(1921\-2010\) Bronze Indian Sculpture | Hill Auction Gallery | $275
23. 2021-09-29 | Ernest Berke 1921\-2010 L/E Bronze Western Statue | Hill Auction Gallery | $175
24. 2021-05-29 | Ernest Berke, A Run For It, 1950 | Santa Fe Art Auction | $2,280

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