# Ernie E. Barnes - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T11:20:06.528Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 216
- Lots with prices: 163
- First auction date: 2008-02-10
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-10
- Median realised price: $27,500
- Price range: $41 to $15,275,000

## Market Takeaway
Ernie E. Barnes shows deep auction liquidity with 214 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $27,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 33 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-13.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($27,500\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,875 and $176,400.
- 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: 16% (26 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 18.5% (30 sales)
- $10,000\+: 65.4% (106 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 33
- Previous 12 months sales: 32
- Recent 12 months median: $2,500
- Previous 12 months median: $1,600
- Median shift: 56.3%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-13
- Days since latest sale: 67
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 45 lots
- Bonhams: 34 lots
- RoGallery: 31 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 29 lots
- Black Art Auction: 25 lots
- Bruce Teleky Inc.: 9 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 9 lots
- Sloans & Kenyon: 4 lots
- TGP Auction: 3 lots
- Abell Auction: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-01-18 | Ernie Barnes \(1938\-2009\) American, Numbered Lithograph & Book | Sarasota Estate Auction | $1,300
2. 2024-11-17 | Ernie BARNES \- The Drum Major, 2003 | TGP Auction | N/A
3. 2023-05-12 | Ernie Barnes \(American, 1938\-2009\) The Team, study, 1989 Acrylic on paper 40 x 3 | Heritage Auctions | $36,000
4. 2023-05-12 | Ernie Barnes \(American, 1938\-2009\) The Team, study, 1989 Acrylic on paper 40 x 3 | Heritage Auctions | $36,000
5. 2026-02-10 | Ernie Barnes \(American 1938\-2009\), Sleeping Child, Offset Lithograph, Signed l.l., Frame: 26 x 29 in. \(66 x 73.7 cm.\) | Weschler's | $375 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ernie-barnes-american-1938-2009-sleeping-child-offset-lithograph-signed-l-l-frame-26-x-29-in-66-x-73-7-cm-563-c-05f8fe3fdf
6. 2026-01-25 | Ernie Barnes signed "The Bassist" limited edition lithograph | Montgomery Auction | N/A
7. 2025-12-13 | Ernie Barnes, 1938\-2009, The Hustler | Black Art Auction | $1,100
8. 2025-12-13 | Ernie Barnes, 1938\-2009, Head over Heels | Black Art Auction | $2,000
9. 2025-12-13 | Ernie Barnes, 1938\-2009, WXKS DJ | Black Art Auction | N/A
10. 2025-11-20 | ERNIE BARNES \(1938\-2009\) Southside Pool Hall 30 x 40 in \(76.2 x 101.6 cm\) \(Painted in 1971\) | Bonhams | $140,000
11. 2025-11-19 | ERNIE BARNES \(1938\-2009\) In the Beginning 36 x 18 in \(91.4 x 45.7 cm\) \(Painted circa 1971\) | Bonhams | $240,000
12. 2025-11-18 | ERNIE BARNES \(1938\-2009\) Oh Happy Day 36 3/8 x 59 7/8 in. \(92.2 x 152.1 cm.\) \(Painted in 1966.\) | Bonhams | N/A
13. 2025-09-30 | ERNIE BARNES \(1938\-2009\). Anchor Leg. acrylic on canvas23 7/8 x 48 in. \(60. | Christie's | $101,600
14. 2025-09-30 | ERNIE BARNES \(1938\-2009\). Four Women in Red. acrylic on canvas48 x 60 in. \( | Christie's | $381,000
15. 2025-09-30 | ERNIE BARNES \(1938\-2009\). 3 on 3. oil on canvas48 x 24 in. \(121.9 x 61 cm.\) | Christie's | $635,000
16. 2025-07-29 | Ernie Barnes \- "The Comedian" | Bruce Teleky Inc. | N/A
17. 2025-07-18 | Ernie Barnes \(American, B. 1938\-2009\) Offset Lithograph in Colors on Wove Paper 1979, 'Destination Unknown', H 16.6" W 22.1" | DuMouchelles | $750
18. 2025-07-18 | ERNIE BARNES \(1938\-2009\). Untitled. oil on canvas, in artist's frame20 ¾ x | Christie's | $40,320
19. 2025-06-28 | Ernie Barnes \- "The Comedian" | Bruce Teleky Inc. | N/A
20. 2025-06-14 | Ernie Barnes, 1938\-2009, In the Paint, Olympic Basketball | Black Art Auction | $2,500
21. 2025-06-14 | Ernie Barnes, 1938\-2009, The Bassist | Black Art Auction | $1,000
22. 2025-05-24 | Ernie Barnes \- "The Comedian" | Bruce Teleky Inc. | N/A
23. 2025-05-15 | ERNIE BARNES \(1938\-2009\). Untitled. oil on canvas36 x 48 in. \(91.4 x 121.9 | Christie's | $226,800
24. 2025-05-15 | ERNIE BARNES \(1938\-2009\). 3 on 3. oil on canvas48 x 24 in. \(121.9 x 61 cm.\) | Christie's | N/A

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