# George Tooker - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-15T22:22:11.753Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 175
- Lots with prices: 134
- First auction date: 1989-12-01
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-24
- Median realised price: $800
- Price range: $22 to $500,000

## Market Takeaway
George Tooker shows deep auction liquidity with 172 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $800. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 14 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-22.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($800\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $500 and $1,476.
- 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: 57.6% (76 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 31.1% (41 sales)
- $10,000\+: 11.4% (15 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 14
- Previous 12 months sales: 15
- Recent 12 months median: $384
- Previous 12 months median: $550
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-22
- Days since latest sale: 58
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- RoGallery: 22 lots
- Christie's: 18 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 16 lots
- Bonhams: 14 lots
- Auctionata US: 9 lots
- Skinner: 6 lots
- Sotheby's: 6 lots
- Copake Auction Inc.: 5 lots
- DuMouchelles: 5 lots
- Rachel Davis Fine Arts: 5 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-02-24 | George Tooker \(American, 1920\-2011\) 'The Embrace II' Lithograph | Leonard Auction | $400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-tooker-american-1920-2011-the-embrace-ii-lithograph-193-c-e12fe29235
2. 2025-10-23 | GEORGE TOOKER \(New York/Vermont/Spain, 1920\-2011\), Woman with a Sprig of Laurel, 1992., Color lithograph, 28.5" x 22.5". Unframed. | Eldred's | $300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-tooker-new-york-vermont-spain-1920-2011-woman-with-a-sprig-of-laurel-1992-color-lithograph-28-5-x-22-5-unframed-3142-c-d034ef981d
3. 2019-08-21 | GEORGE TOOKER , THE MIRROR, 1978, SIGNED | Lion and Unicorn | $475
4. 2025-12-22 | GEORGE TOOKER / FIRST EDITION ART BOOK | District Auction | $22 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-tooker-first-edition-art-book-2552-c-68f8f8e428
5. 2025-12-16 | George Tooker \(American, 1920\-2011\) 'Self\-Portrait I' Lithograph | Leonard Auction | $200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-tooker-american-1920-2011-self-portrait-i-lithograph-170-c-ba326050c8
6. 2025-11-05 | George Tooker SIGNED Lithograph 127/250 \[Self\] | Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC | $500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-tooker-signed-lithograph-127-250-self-140-c-b8e7a2f736
7. 2025-10-17 | George Tooker \(American, 1920\-2011\) Lithograph on Paper, 'The Whisper', H 11" W 9.75" | DuMouchelles | $1,000
8. 2025-10-10 | GEORGE TOOKER, WOMAN WITH A SPRIG OF LAUREL, LITHOGRAPH | RoGallery | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-tooker-woman-with-a-sprig-of-laurel-lithograph-145-c-aec42e6a5b
9. 2025-08-13 | GEORGE TOOKER, EMBRACE, LITHOGRAPH | RoGallery | $475 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-tooker-embrace-lithograph-1333-c-f164125a5b
10. 2025-07-17 | George Tooker Signed Lithograph Woman w Laurel | Greenwich Auction | $150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-george-tooker-signed-lithograph-woman-w-laurel-48-c-901435c84b
11. 2025-06-25 | George Tooker \(American, 1920\-2011\), The Mirror, lithograph in black ink on cream wove paper, 27 x 22 in. \(69 x 56 cm\) | Andrew Jones Auctions | $550
12. 2025-05-20 | George Tooker \(1920\-2011\), "Un Ballo in Maschera," 1984 | John Moran Auctioneers | $317
13. 2025-04-15 | George Tooker \(1920\-2011\) New York | Clark's Fine Art & Auctioneers Inc. | $1,300
14. 2025-03-13 | George Tooker, Repose | Santa Fe Art Auction | $384
15. 2025-03-13 | George Tooker, Mirror | Santa Fe Art Auction | $1,476
16. 2025-03-13 | George Tooker, Voice | Santa Fe Art Auction | $2,214
17. 2025-03-06 | George Tooker, Self\-Portrait I | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $350
18. 2025-02-11 | George Tooker \(1920\-2011\) "Woman with Sprig of Laurel" | Material Culture | $225
19. 2024-12-07 | George Tooker \(American, 1920\-2011\) lithograph | Rachel Davis Fine Arts | $800
20. 2024-11-19 | GEORGE TOOKER \(1920\-2011\) \- Repose \(Sleep\) | Christie's | $378
21. 2024-11-19 | GEORGE TOOKER \(1920\-2011\) \- Voice | Christie's | $2,016
22. 2024-11-13 | GEORGE TOOKER \(New York/Vermont/Spain, 1920\-2011\), "Woman with a Sprig of Laurel", 1992., Color lithograph, 28.5" x 22.5". Unframed. | Eldred's | $375
23. 2024-11-08 | George Tooker, Woman with Branch | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $350
24. 2024-10-23 | George Tooker, American 1920\-2011, Mirror, 1978, Two Color Lithograph on Arches Paper | Nye & Company | $400

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