# James Abbott McNeill Whistler - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T06:23:44.045Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 1,094
- Lots with prices: 826
- First auction date: 1994-09-09
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-15
- Median realised price: $750
- Price range: $20 to $517,000

## Market Takeaway
James Abbott McNeill Whistler shows very deep auction liquidity with 1,092 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $750. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 56 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-24.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($750\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $400 and $1,750.
- 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: 60.3% (497 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 33.7% (278 sales)
- $10,000\+: 5.9% (49 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 56
- Previous 12 months sales: 92
- Recent 12 months median: $900
- Previous 12 months median: $650
- Median shift: 38.5%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-24
- Days since latest sale: 25
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Bonhams: 173 lots
- Christie's: 96 lots
- Eldred's: 65 lots
- Skinner: 45 lots
- Weschler's: 40 lots
- Thomaston Place Auction Galleries: 30 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 29 lots
- Sotheby's: 25 lots
- Forum Auctions \- UK: 24 lots
- Gray's Auctioneers: 24 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-02-15 | JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER \(AMERICAN, 1834–1903\) "THE BOATS" OIL ON BOARD PAINTING, ATTR TO. | Helios Auctions | $3,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-abbott-mcneill-whistler-american-1834-1903-the-boats-oil-on-board-painting-attr-to-184-c-6f4bfa71f7
2. 2025-10-30 | James Abbott McNeill Whistler \(1834\-1903\) J.H. Woods' Fruit Shop, Chelsea, 1887\-8. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-abbott-mcneill-whistler-1834-1903-j-h-woods-fruit-shop-chelsea-1887-8-202-c-36b3700487
3. 2025-09-18 | James Abbott McNeill Whistler \(1834\-1903\), Drury Lane, 1880\-81. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-abbott-mcneill-whistler-1834-1903-drury-lane-1880-81-17-c-0e24ddf95c
4. 2025-09-17 | JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER \(Massachusetts/England/France, 1834\-1903\), "The Bead Stringers", 1880., Etching and drypoint, 9" x 6". Framed 18" x 15". | Eldred's | $3,750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-abbott-mcneill-whistler-massachusetts-england-france-1834-1903-the-bead-stringers-1880-etching-and-drypoint-9-x-6-framed-18-x-15-6087-c-adf4086b37
5. 2025-09-16 | James Abbott McNeill Whistler "San Biagio" Etching | Auctions at Showplace | $225 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-abbott-mcneill-whistler-san-biagio-etching-91-c-9974220a10
6. 2025-05-22 | James Abbott McNeill Whistler \(1834\-1903\); Eagle Wharf; | Bonhams | $4,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-abbott-mcneill-whistler-1834-1903-eagle-wharf-74-c-58d405d8ee
7. 2025-04-29 | JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER \(Massachusetts/England/France, 1834\-1903\), "San Biagio", 1879\-80., Etching printed in dark brown, 8.25" x 12". Unframed. | Eldred's | $6,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-abbott-mcneill-whistler-massachusetts-england-france-1834-1903-san-biagio-1879-80-etching-printed-in-dark-brown-8-25-x-12-unframed-7043-c-08b40aab80
8. 2026-01-24 | James Abbott McNeill Whistler, American 1834\-1903, Annie, Seated | Black Art Auction | $225
9. 2025-12-14 | James Abbott McNeill Whistler \(American, 1834\-1903\). | Fine Estate Inc. | N/A
10. 2025-12-14 | James Abbott McNeill Whistler \(American, 1834\-1903\). | Fine Estate Inc. | N/A
11. 2025-12-14 | James Abbott McNeill Whistler \(American, 1834\-1903\). | Fine Estate Inc. | N/A
12. 2025-12-11 | James Abbott McNeill Whistler \(1834\-1903\), HEAD OF A MAN IN A TURBAN | Waddington's | CA$2,500
13. 2025-12-11 | James Abbott McNeill Whistler \(1834\-1903\), LADY WITH A LANTERN | Waddington's | CA$5,250
14. 2025-12-11 | James Abbott McNeill Whistler \(1834\-1903\), TWO MEN WITH A LANTERN, 1851\-52 | Waddington's | CA$10,000
15. 2025-12-06 | JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER \(American 1834\-1903\) "The Piazzetta," 1880, Plate: 9 7/8 x 7 1/8 in. \(25.1 x 18.1 cm.\), Frame: 15 x 12 in. \(38.1 x 30.5 cm.\) | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $3,500
16. 2025-11-25 | James Abbott McNeill WHISTLER | Artcurial | €30,000
17. 2025-11-18 | JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER \(1834\-1903\) The Sea—Grey and Silver 7 x 10 in. \(17.8 x 25.4 cm.\) \(Executed in 1881.\) | Bonhams | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-abbott-mcneill-whistler-1834-1903-the-sea-grey-and-silver-7-x-10-in-17-8-x-25-4-cm-executed-in-1881-44-c-ce906fdc05
18. 2025-11-14 | James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Florence Leyland | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | N/A
19. 2025-11-13 | JAMES ABBOTT MCNEILL WHISTLER \(AMERICAN 1834\-1903\) | Lyon & Turnbull | £360
20. 2025-11-07 | James Abbott McNeill Whistler Etching | Davis Brothers Auction | $250
21. 2025-10-30 | James Abbott McNeill Whistler \(1834\-1903\) La Danseuse: A Study of the Nude, circa 1891. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
22. 2025-10-30 | James Abbott McNeill Whistler \(1834\-1903\) The Palaces, 1879\-80. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
23. 2025-10-30 | James Abbott McNeill Whistler \(1834\-1903\) Whistler With the White Lock, 1876\-79. | Swann Auction Galleries | $762
24. 2025-10-30 | James Abbott McNeill Whistler \(1834\-1903\) Rotherhithe,1860. | Swann Auction Galleries | $3,302

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