# Howard Finster - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-07-26T10:45:46.318Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 561
- Lots with prices: 442
- First auction date: 1994-01-28
- Latest auction date: 2026-05-07
- Median realised price: $650
- Price range: $10 to $43,750

## Market Takeaway
Howard Finster shows very deep auction liquidity with 522 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $650. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 21 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-09.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($650\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $300 and $1,200.
- 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: 66.3% (271 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 31.1% (127 sales)
- $10,000\+: 2.7% (11 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 21
- Previous 12 months sales: 32
- Recent 12 months median: $700
- Previous 12 months median: $1,000
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-11-09
- Days since latest sale: 101
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Material Culture: 194 lots
- Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.: 35 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 34 lots
- Christie's: 26 lots
- Toomey & Co. Auctioneers: 23 lots
- Potomack Company: 17 lots
- Neal Auction Company: 16 lots
- Hindman: 12 lots
- New Orleans Auction Galleries: 10 lots
- Ledbetter Auctions: 9 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-02-27 | HOWARD FINSTER \(1916\-2001\). The Children and the Cheata Plays Together, \#25 | Christie's | $35,560 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-howard-finster-1916-2001-the-children-and-the-cheata-plays-together-25-45-c-7f54b3e789
2. 2026-02-20 | HOWARD FINSTER, TWO LITHOGRAPHS, COKE BOTTLES | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-howard-finster-two-lithographs-coke-bottles-722-c-0ef433d6d1
3. 2025-11-09 | HOWARD FINSTER \(AMERICAN, 1916\- 2001\). | Clarke Auction Gallery | $450 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-howard-finster-american-1916-2001-94-c-1b899d154e
4. 2025-11-09 | HOWARD FINSTER \(AMERICAN, 1916\- 2001\). | Clarke Auction Gallery | $700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-howard-finster-american-1916-2001-93-c-362fb23955
5. 2025-10-23 | HOWARD FINSTER, FOLK ART RHINO SCULPTURE, 1993 | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-howard-finster-folk-art-rhino-sculpture-1993-367-c-5f8851b262
6. 2025-10-23 | HOWARD FINSTER, FOLK ART ANGEL SCULPTURE, 1993 | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $450 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-howard-finster-folk-art-angel-sculpture-1993-365-c-5f87f903e1
7. 2025-03-29 | HOWARD FINSTER \(1916\-2001\) PAINTING ON PANEL | Dirk Soulis Auctions | $700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-howard-finster-1916-2001-painting-on-panel-46-c-d8245eb892
8. 2025-03-05 | Howard Finster \(1916\-2001\) Naive Folk Art Painting | Hill Auction Gallery | $2,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-howard-finster-1916-2001-naive-folk-art-painting-49-c-829480db2f
9. 2025-02-20 | HOWARD FINSTER, FOLK ART ANGEL SCULPTURE, 1993 | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $550 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-howard-finster-folk-art-angel-sculpture-1993-165-c-4ba4e879b2
10. 2024-12-08 | Howard Finster \(American, 1916\-2001\), "Leopard" | New Orleans Auction Galleries | $750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-howard-finster-american-1916-2001-leopard-482-c-46f40fb8b2
11. 2024-12-03 | Howard Finster 1000 & 411 Paintings Hand Sculpture | Auctions at Showplace | $1,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-howard-finster-1000-411-paintings-hand-sculpture-299-c-12f4128929
12. 2024-11-18 | Howard Finster \(1916\-2001\) Hand Painted Gibson Les Paul Guitar | Material Culture | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-howard-finster-1916-2001-hand-painted-gibson-les-paul-guitar-5-c-a5149bd8ea
13. 2024-11-08 | Howard Finster \(American/Georgia, 1916\-2001\), "Angel from God, Man of Many Visions," 1997, H.\- 10 3/4 in., W.\- 8 in., D.\- 3 1/2 in. | Crescent City Auction Gallery | $1,088 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-howard-finster-american-georgia-1916-2001-angel-from-god-man-of-many-visions-1997-h-10-3-4-in-w-8-in-d-3-1-2-in-30-c-70f4662a9e
14. 2024-11-04 | Howard Finster \(American, 1916 \- 2001\), "Coca Cola Bottle, no. 22,878", 1992, marker and paint on board, depicts an Outsider/ Folk Art version of a Coca Cola bottle, depicts naive renderings of early automobiles, figu... | Winter Associates, Inc. | $1,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-howard-finster-american-1916-2001-coca-cola-bottle-no-22-878-1992-marker-and-paint-on-board-depicts-an-outsider-folk-art-version-of-a-coca-cola-bottle-depicts-naive-renderings-of-early-automobiles-figu-45-c-2d841a4b6a
15. 2024-10-08 | HOWARD FINSTER, AMERICAN, GEORGIA, ALABAMA 1916\-2001, "I NEVER SEEN A PERSON I DIDN'T LOVE", 1996, Wood, paint, 14 x 4 x 5 in. \(35.6 x 10.2 x 12.7 cm.\) | Potomack Company | $650 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-howard-finster-american-georgia-alabama-1916-2001-i-never-seen-a-person-i-didn-t-love-1996-wood-paint-14-x-4-x-5-in-35-6-x-10-2-x-12-7-cm-2080-c-42945ccadd
16. 2024-10-08 | HOWARD FINSTER, AMERICAN, GEORGIA, ALABAMA 1916\-2001, ANGEL WITH TRUMPET, Oil and marker on board, Approx. dimensions: 9 x 50 in. \(22.9 x 127 cm.\) | Potomack Company | $1,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-howard-finster-american-georgia-alabama-1916-2001-angel-with-trumpet-oil-and-marker-on-board-approx-dimensions-9-x-50-in-22-9-x-127-cm-2079-c-dab4aa1a66
17. 2024-04-18 | Howard Finster \(American, 1916\-2001\), "Panther" | New Orleans Auction Galleries | $1,170 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-howard-finster-american-1916-2001-panther-279-c-4484fd095b
18. 2023-11-18 | Howard Finster | Brunk Auctions | $500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-howard-finster-1469-c-74f409c969
19. 2023-07-02 | Howard Finster \(GA,AL,1916\-2001\) oil painting | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | $650 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-howard-finster-ga-al-1916-2001-oil-painting-24-c-2fc48b7ab8
20. 2023-06-20 | Howard Finster \(GA, 1916\-2001\) Satan the Baby Killer | Everard Auctions and Appraisals | $1,900 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-howard-finster-ga-1916-2001-satan-the-baby-killer-356-c-5a7404892f
21. 2023-04-09 | Howard Finster \(GA,AL,1916\-2001\) oil painting | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | $575 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-howard-finster-ga-al-1916-2001-oil-painting-7-c-84f4ee394b
22. 2023-03-12 | Howard Finster \(GA,AL,1916\-2001\) oil painting | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | $1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-howard-finster-ga-al-1916-2001-oil-painting-8-c-4ad486c8a0
23. 2022-11-13 | Howard Finster \(GA,AL,1916\-2001\) oil painting | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | $1,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-howard-finster-ga-al-1916-2001-oil-painting-6-c-a1f4d9fba0
24. 2022-08-21 | Howard Finster \(GA,AL,1916\-2001\) oil painting | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | $1,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-howard-finster-ga-al-1916-2001-oil-painting-6-c-1824e3299f

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