# Fran Larsen - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T03:11:15.399Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 68
- Lots with prices: 46
- First auction date: 2004-05-02
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-21
- Median realised price: $650
- Price range: $50 to $7,930

## Market Takeaway
Fran Larsen has 68 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $650. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 5 sales. These metrics reflect recorded public auction results and may not include private transactions or every premium outlier sale.

## How To Read This Data
- Use median \($650\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($225 to $1,920\) as the middle 50% of recorded sales.
- Auction prices can include buyer premiums or fees depending on house reporting, so compare on a like\-for\-like basis.
- Condition, provenance, size, and attribution confidence can move final value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 56.5% (26 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 43.5% (20 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 5
- Previous 12 months sales: 7
- Recent 12 months median: $250
- Previous 12 months median: $250
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-21
- Days since latest sale: 66
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Santa Fe Art Auction: 14 lots
- Broward Auction Gallery LLC: 8 lots
- DuMouchelles: 5 lots
- Auction Life: 4 lots
- Altermann Galleries: 3 lots
- Potomack Company: 3 lots
- Antique Arena Inc: 2 lots
- Bradford's: 2 lots
- Hindman: 2 lots
- Waddington's: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-02-21 | Fran Larsen \(American B.1937\) "Eye Dazzler Land" Watercolor on paper in hand carved and polychrome frame Label on verso with artist name and title 32" x 38" frame without attachment, 37" x 38" total frame Provenance: ... | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $225 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-fran-larsen-american-b-1937-eye-dazzler-land-watercolor-on-paper-in-hand-carved-and-polychrome-frame-label-on-verso-with-artist-name-and-title-32-x-38-frame-without-attachment-37-x-38-total-frame-provenance-108-c-b2c4d0c1b4
2. 2026-02-18 | Fran Larsen 'Hunter' Signed Watercolor | Abington Auction Gallery | $250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-fran-larsen-hunter-signed-watercolor-100-c-2362aa3423
3. 2025-08-13 | FRAN LARSEN \(New Mexico/Michigan, 1937\-\), "Foothills in the Rain"., Watercolor and gouache on paperboard, 30" x 42". Framed 52" x 39.5". | Eldred's | $1,000
4. 2025-05-25 | Fran Larsen, Watercolor on Hand\-Painted Frame, Sea of Grass, Signed | Lion and Unicorn | $275 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-fran-larsen-watercolor-on-hand-painted-frame-sea-of-grass-signed-171-c-81843db812
5. 2025-05-03 | Fran Larsen \(United States b. 1937\) Abstract Print | Woodard Lipe | N/A
6. 2024-09-18 | FRAN LARSEN \- AWAITING THE DANCE, TAOS | Capsule Gallery Auction | $225
7. 2024-09-01 | Fran Larsen \(NM,IL,1937\-2018\) watercolor painting | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | $140
8. 2024-08-03 | Fran Larsen, "Thunder Canyon" | Scottsdale Art Auction, LLC | $2,500
9. 2024-07-31 | FRAN LARSEN, AMERICAN, NEW MEXICO, MICHIGAN 1937\-, RAIN DANCE MEMORIES, 1990, Watercolor on paper, in hand\-carved and painted polychrome frame, Sight: 9 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. \(24.1 x 34.9 cm.\), Frame: 16 3/4 x 21 in. \(42.5 x | Potomack Company | $200
10. 2024-06-11 | Fran Larsen \(AMERICAN, 1937\) Original Watercolor on paper, Pueblo, 40" x 60" paper size in Fancy artist hand painted 8 inch frame, signed lower right | Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions | $250
11. 2024-05-09 | Fran Larsen, Above Canyon de Chelly, 2007 | Santa Fe Art Auction | $2,767
12. 2024-05-09 | Fran Larsen, From Ancient Memories | Santa Fe Art Auction | $3,382
13. 2024-03-27 | Fran Larsen \(B. 1937\) "Sky Arrows II" Watercolor | Lewis & Grant Auctions | $250
14. 2024-03-13 | Fran Larsen, Flamingos | Santa Fe Art Auction | N/A
15. 2024-02-11 | Fran Larsen \(NM,IL,1937\-2018\) watercolor painting | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | N/A
16. 2023-11-12 | FRAN LARSEN "SKY HIGH STAR HUNT" WATERCOLOR ON PAPER | Bradford's | $600
17. 2023-11-10 | Fran Larsen, Pueblo Tribute | Santa Fe Art Auction | N/A
18. 2023-11-10 | Fran Larsen, Crossing the Pass, 2000 | Santa Fe Art Auction | $4,270
19. 2023-11-07 | Fran Larsen \(born 1937\) Overlooking the River sight 29 1/2 x 39 1/2 in. framed 42 1/2 x 52 in. \(Painted circa 2000.\) | Bonhams | N/A
20. 2023-10-28 | Original watercolor painting on board by Fran Larsen | TEG Auction Gallery | $1,100
21. 2023-10-15 | Fran Larsen \(NM,IL,1937\-2018\) watercolor painting | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | $170
22. 2023-06-21 | FRAN LARSEN, AMERICAN 1937\-, RAIN DANCE MEMORIES, Watercolor on paper, in hand\-carved and painted polychrome frame, Sight: 9 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. \(24.1 x 34.9 cm.\), Frame: 16 3/4 x 21 in. \(42.5 x 53.3 cm.\) | Potomack Company | N/A
23. 2023-06-21 | FRAN LARSEN, AMERICAN 1937\-, THE SOFT RAIN OF SPRING, Watercolor on paper, in hand\-carved and painted polychrome frame, Sight: 24 x 29 1/2 in. \(61 x 74.9 cm.\), Frame: 32 1/2 x 38 1/2 in. \(82.6 x 97.8 cm.\) | Potomack Company | $400
24. 2023-05-21 | Fran Larsen \(b 1937\) American, Watercolor | Sarasota Estate Auction | N/A

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