# Ernest Trova - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-15T21:31:35.017Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 561
- Lots with prices: 378
- First auction date: 2002-02-19
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-22
- Median realised price: $1,000
- Price range: $10 to $37,500

## Market Takeaway
Ernest Trova shows very deep auction liquidity with 533 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,100. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 37 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-10.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,100\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $250 and $2,500.
- 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: 47.8% (171 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 47.8% (171 sales)
- $10,000\+: 4.5% (16 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 37
- Previous 12 months sales: 50
- Recent 12 months median: $800
- Previous 12 months median: $650
- Median shift: 23.1%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-10
- Days since latest sale: 70
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Akiba Galleries: 91 lots
- DUMBO Auctions: 84 lots
- Wright: 22 lots
- Hindman: 21 lots
- STAIR: 19 lots
- Bruce Teleky Inc.: 17 lots
- Sotheby's: 15 lots
- Bonhams: 14 lots
- Christie's: 14 lots
- Revere Auctions: 13 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-03-19 | ERNEST TROVA \( Clayton, Missouri, 1927 \- Richmond, Missouri, 2009\) "Falling man," 1986. Stainless steel. Exemplar P.A 1\-2. Signed, dated and justified on the side of the base. | Setdart Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ernest-trova-clayton-missouri-1927-richmond-missouri-2009-falling-man-1986-stainless-steel-exemplar-p-a-1-2-signed-dated-and-justified-on-the-side-of-the-base-43-c-f4dadd82ef
2. 2026-03-03 | Ernest Trova \(American.1927\-2009\) "Gox Arch" Sculpture | Akiba Galleries | $1,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ernest-trova-american-1927-2009-gox-arch-sculpture-155-c-ffc5b2efea
3. 2025-08-06 | Ernest Trova \(American, 1927\-2009\) "Profile Canto \#IV" | Market Auctions | $1,900 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ernest-trova-american-1927-2009-profile-canto-iv-4-c-8ac47a184f
4. 2025-08-06 | Ernest Trova \(American, 1927\-2009\) "Radical Cut Figure" Sculpture | Market Auctions | $5,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ernest-trova-american-1927-2009-radical-cut-figure-sculpture-1-c-3bf44fea31
5. 2025-02-25 | Ernest Trova \(1927\-2009\), "Figure in Sloped Box," 1985 | John Moran Auctioneers | N/A
6. 2025-02-18 | Ernest Trova \- Falling Man Watch \- 1985 Lithograph 24.25" x 20" | DUMBO Auctions | N/A
7. 2025-01-19 | ERNEST TROVA "FALLING MAN ON 70" SILKSCREEN ON SILVER ACETATE PAPER | Bradford's | $520
8. 2025-01-16 | Ernest Trova \(American, 1927\-2009\) Black Metal And Bronze Sculpture 1976, "F.M. Gox", H 11" W 8" Depth 2" | DuMouchelles | $1,900
9. 2024-12-18 | Ernest Trova \(1927\-2009\) | DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers | $1,400
10. 2023-09-26 | Ernest Trova \(American,1927\-2009\) "Gox Arch" Sculpture | Akiba Galleries | $2,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ernest-trova-american-1927-2009-gox-arch-sculpture-53-c-2764e539df
11. 2023-09-26 | Ernest Trova \(American.1927\-2009\) Gox Arch 4 Sculpture | Akiba Galleries | $1,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ernest-trova-american-1927-2009-gox-arch-4-sculpture-52-c-f374160b44
12. 2022-09-20 | Ernest Trova \(American, 1927\-2009\) "Wrapman" Sculpture | Akiba Galleries | $6,500
13. 2022-09-20 | Ernest Trova \(American,1927\-2009\)"Gox Arch" Sculpture | Akiba Galleries | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ernest-trova-american-1927-2009-gox-arch-sculpture-166-c-58c49c8bf4
14. 2021-06-15 | Ernest Trova \(American.1927\-2009\) Standing Jackman | Akiba Galleries | $4,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ernest-trova-american-1927-2009-standing-jackman-95-c-e9444d8993
15. 2020-12-08 | Ernest Trova "Walking Jackman" Chromed Steel Sculpture | Akiba Galleries | $6,000
16. 2020-08-18 | Ernest Trova \(American.1927\-2009\) Standing Jackman | Akiba Galleries | $2,900 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ernest-trova-american-1927-2009-standing-jackman-90-c-0c5448f96d
17. 2020-03-31 | Ernest Trova \(American.1927\-2009\) Standing Jackman | Akiba Galleries | $3,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ernest-trova-american-1927-2009-standing-jackman-16-c-df5468b851
18. 2026-04-22 | Ernest Trova \(American, 1927 \- 2009\), Man is Only a Memory, 1968, from Banner Calendars | Absolute Auction Gallery | $55 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ernest-trova-american-1927-2009-man-is-only-a-memory-1968-from-banner-calendars-107-c-c511e0e940
19. 2026-04-16 | Ernest Trova, attribution, Study/Falling Man | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ernest-trova-attribution-study-falling-man-183-c-5d6797e072
20. 2026-03-13 | Ernest Trova, Man is Only a Memory | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $50 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ernest-trova-man-is-only-a-memory-294-c-8b5f605183
21. 2026-03-03 | Ernest Trova \(American, 1927\-2009\) "Wrapman" | Akiba Galleries | $5,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ernest-trova-american-1927-2009-wrapman-154-c-0e84312b8b
22. 2026-03-03 | Ernest Trova \(American.1927\-2009\) Study/Falling Man "Double Walking Figure" | Akiba Galleries | $6,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ernest-trova-american-1927-2009-study-falling-man-double-walking-figure-153-c-7f09fc8506
23. 2026-02-25 | Ernest Trova \(1927\-2009\) Bronze Falling Man SIGNED | Hill Auction Gallery | $650 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ernest-trova-1927-2009-bronze-falling-man-signed-75-c-8a80507a65
24. 2026-02-25 | Ernest Trova 1927\-209 Manscape LE Bronze Sculpture | Hill Auction Gallery | $1,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ernest-trova-1927-209-manscape-le-bronze-sculpture-73-c-1e8dc61f15

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