# Jacob Kainen - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T00:47:20.468Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 127
- Lots with prices: 105
- First auction date: 2002-11-21
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-27
- Median realised price: $275
- Price range: $50 to $10,000

## Market Takeaway
Jacob Kainen shows solid auction liquidity with 126 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $275. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 6 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-09.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($275\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $150 and $650.
- 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: 79.8% (83 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 19.2% (20 sales)
- $10,000\+: 1% (1 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 6
- Previous 12 months sales: 14
- Recent 12 months median: $200
- Previous 12 months median: $225
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-09
- Days since latest sale: 71
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Rachel Davis Fine Arts: 29 lots
- Sloans & Kenyon: 24 lots
- Weschler's: 24 lots
- Potomack Company: 10 lots
- Hindman: 5 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 5 lots
- Gray's Auctioneers: 4 lots
- Concept Art Gallery: 3 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 3 lots
- RoGallery: 3 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-03-27 | Jacob Kainen \(American 1909\-2001\), Untitled, Oil on Masonite, 18 x 24 in \(45.7 x 61 cm\); Frame: 21 x 27 in \(53.3 x 68.6 cm\) | Weschler's | $5,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jacob-kainen-american-1909-2001-untitled-oil-on-masonite-18-x-24-in-45-7-x-61-cm-frame-21-x-27-in-53-3-x-68-6-cm-10-c-5dee8b02cd
2. 2025-12-09 | Jacob Kainen \(American 1909\-2001\), Bright Surround, Lithograph in Color, Signed and dated 1989 l.r. and numbered 27/100 l.l., Frame: 41 3/4 x 30 in. \(106 x 76.2 cm.\) | Weschler's | $200
3. 2025-12-09 | Jacob Kainen \(American 1909\-2001\), Night Walk, Artist's Proof Woodcut, Signed and dated 65 l.r., titled l.l., Frame: 29 x 21 3/4 in. \(73.7 x 55.2 cm.\) | Weschler's | $125 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jacob-kainen-american-1909-2001-night-walk-artist-s-proof-woodcut-signed-and-dated-65-l-r-titled-l-l-frame-29-x-21-3-4-in-73-7-x-55-2-cm-188-c-f000c9a6f3
4. 2025-11-22 | JACOB KAINEN PAINTING | Copake Auction Inc. | $550
5. 2025-10-25 | Jacob Kainen \(American, 1909\-2001\) etching | Rachel Davis Fine Arts | N/A
6. 2025-09-30 | Jacob Kainen, Secretary General | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $3,000
7. 2025-03-19 | JACOB KAINEN \- STARBUCK I \- LITHOGRAPH | Litchfield Auctions | $150
8. 2025-02-08 | Jacob Kainen \(American, 1909\-2001\) etching and aquatint | Rachel Davis Fine Arts | $325
9. 2025-01-28 | Jacob Kainen \(American 1909\-2001\), Abstract Landscape, Etching, Frame: 21 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. \(55.2 x 45.1 cm.\) | Weschler's | $275
10. 2024-11-12 | JACOB KAINEN \(1909 \- 2001, AMERICAN\) Horatio I. | Swann Auction Galleries | $3,750
11. 2024-10-19 | Jacob Kainen \(American, 1909\-2001\) drypoint | Rachel Davis Fine Arts | $200
12. 2024-10-08 | JACOB KAINEN, AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D.C., NEW YORK 1909\-2001, ARGOSY, 1985 and DOUBLE AGENT, 1994, Lithograph and Iris Print | Potomack Company | $225
13. 2024-09-17 | Jacob Kainen \(American 1909\-2001\), Untitled, Lithograph in Color, Signed and dated '77 l.r., Unframed, Image Size: 21 7/8 x 17 7/8 in. \(55.6 x 45.4 cm.\), Sheet Size: 29 7/8 x 22 in. \(75.9 x 55.9 cm.\) | Weschler's | $125
14. 2024-08-08 | JACOB KAINEN \(American, 1909 \- 2001\). Untitled Abstract, 1972, Limited edition lithograph number 7 of an edition of 35. Pencil signed a | Sloans & Kenyon | $170
15. 2024-07-26 | Jacob Kainen, American 1909\-2001, Bright Afternoon, Color soft ground etching and aquatint on Rivers BFK paper, Print measures 20” x 15”; frame measures 28” x 22” | Apple Tree Auction Center | $80
16. 2024-06-27 | JACOB KAINEN \(American, 1909 \- 2001\). Argo, 1991, Oil on canvas. Verso gallery labels from Smithsonian's National Museum of American A | Sloans & Kenyon | $10,000
17. 2024-06-04 | Jacob Kainen \(American 1909\-2001\), 'The Spur', Monoprint in Color, Frame: 32 x 25 in. \(81.3 x 63.5 cm.\) | Weschler's | $900
18. 2024-06-04 | Jacob Kainen \(American 1909\-2001\), 'Baltic IV', Monoprint in Color, Signed and Dated '84 Frame: 32 x 25 in. \(81.3 x 63.5 cm.\) | Weschler's | $800
19. 2024-06-04 | Jacob Kainen \(American 1909\-2001\), 'Dark Harbor', Monoprint in Color Frame: 32 x 25 in. \(81.3 x 63.5 cm.\) | Weschler's | $450
20. 2024-06-04 | Jacob Kainen \(American 1909\-2001\), 'Herbide', Monoprint in Color, Signed Kainen, 1978 Frame: 32 x 25 in. \(81.3 x 63.5 cm.\) | Weschler's | $225
21. 2024-06-01 | Jacob Kainen \(American, 1909\-2001\) etching | Rachel Davis Fine Arts | $180
22. 2023-12-02 | Jacob Kainen etching and aquatint | Rachel Davis Fine Arts | $275
23. 2023-10-11 | Jacob Kainen | DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers | $9,000
24. 2023-10-10 | Jacob Kainen, Untitled | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $950

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