# James Montgomery Flagg - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-07-26T09:32:56.536Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 410
- Lots with prices: 313
- First auction date: 2001-11-03
- Latest auction date: 2026-07-13
- Median realised price: $956
- Price range: $15 to $31,070

## Market Takeaway
James Montgomery Flagg shows deep auction liquidity with 380 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,020. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 5 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-04.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,020\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $474 and $2,875.
- 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: 48.3% (140 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 45.9% (133 sales)
- $10,000\+: 5.9% (17 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 5
- Previous 12 months sales: 17
- Recent 12 months median: $650
- Previous 12 months median: $531
- Median shift: 22.4%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-04
- Days since latest sale: 75
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Swann Auction Galleries: 125 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 47 lots
- Fairhill Auction LLC: 26 lots
- Skinner: 12 lots
- Alexander Historical Auctions LLC: 9 lots
- Poster Auctions International Inc: 8 lots
- South Bay Auctions Inc: 8 lots
- Clarke Auction Gallery: 7 lots
- Neal Auction Company: 7 lots
- John Moran Auctioneers: 6 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-07-13 | Vintage 1948 Original Poster: "Harvest For Americans, U.S. Savings Bonds" Poster by James Montgomery Flagg | One Source Auctions | $600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-vintage-1948-original-poster-harvest-for-americans-u-s-savings-bonds-poster-by-james-montgomery-flagg-315-c-4e32623500
2. 2026-07-13 | Vintage 1956 Original Poster: "You Can Lick Runaway Prices" Poster by James Montgomery Flagg | One Source Auctions | $45 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-vintage-1956-original-poster-you-can-lick-runaway-prices-poster-by-james-montgomery-flagg-267-c-aa04618848
3. 2026-07-13 | Vintage c. 1942 Original WWII Poster: "You Can Lick Runaway Prices" Poster by James Montgomery Flagg | One Source Auctions | $85 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-vintage-c-1942-original-wwii-poster-you-can-lick-runaway-prices-poster-by-james-montgomery-flagg-199-c-c58b6ed694
4. 2026-03-06 | JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG \(AMERICAN, 1877\-1960\) WORLD WAR I / WW1 VICTORY GARDEN POSTER | Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates | $292 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-montgomery-flagg-american-1877-1960-world-war-i-ww1-victory-garden-poster-2309-c-c0e4a90e82
5. 2025-12-04 | James Montgomery Flagg, "Nuthin' I like!" 1928. | Swann Auction Galleries | $1,980 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-montgomery-flagg-nuthin-i-like-1928-257-c-bf7ee369e5
6. 2025-07-03 | JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG, I NEED YOUR SKILL IN A WAR JOB!, POSTER | RoGallery | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-montgomery-flagg-i-need-your-skill-in-a-war-job-poster-806-c-b3f442d9db
7. 2025-06-29 | JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG \(NY, 1877\-1960\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-montgomery-flagg-ny-1877-1960-3118-c-137437180d
8. 2025-06-18 | James Montgomery Flagg \(NY, 1877\-1960\) WWI Poster | Everard Auctions and Appraisals | $250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-montgomery-flagg-ny-1877-1960-wwi-poster-871-c-66d453d935
9. 2025-05-20 | James Montgomery Flagg, Speed Up America | Poster Auctions International Inc | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-montgomery-flagg-speed-up-america-205-c-93648c6964
10. 2025-03-15 | JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG Original Illustration | Blackwell Auctions LLC | $650 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-montgomery-flagg-original-illustration-11-c-5724391b53
11. 2025-02-13 | JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG, AMERICAN 1877\-1960, THE MARINES HAVE LANDED, 1942, Lithograph, Sheet approx.: 38 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. \(97.8 x 72.4 cm.\) | Potomack Company | $375
12. 2025-01-16 | I NEED YOUR SKILL UNCLE SAM POSTER BY JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG | Fairhill Auction LLC | $80 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-i-need-your-skill-uncle-sam-poster-by-james-montgomery-flagg-127-c-9ff4c3aa22
13. 2024-12-12 | JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG \(1877\-1960\) Group of 29 WWII\-era cartoons. | Swann Auction Galleries | $8,750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-montgomery-flagg-1877-1960-group-of-29-wwii-era-cartoons-66-c-19f438aa34
14. 2024-11-23 | James Montgomery Flagg 1877\-1960 Ink drawing Illutration PG Wodehouse Jeeves | Carnegie's Auction Gallery | $3,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-montgomery-flagg-1877-1960-ink-drawing-illutration-pg-wodehouse-jeeves-97-c-de3414eb56
15. 2024-11-12 | James Montgomery Flagg, Together We Win | Poster Auctions International Inc | N/A
16. 2024-11-03 | James Montgomery Flagg \(1877\-1960\) American, Framed Enlistment Poster | Sarasota Estate Auction | $250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-montgomery-flagg-1877-1960-american-framed-enlistment-poster-2079-c-ad64f2abb5
17. 2024-10-30 | JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG, AMERICAN, NEW YORK 1870\-1960, FOLLOW THE FLAG / ENLIST IN THE NAVY, 1917, Lithograph | Potomack Company | $800
18. 2024-10-30 | JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG, AMERICAN, NEW YORK 1870\-1960, THE SEEDS OF VICTORY INSURE THE FRUITS OF PEACE, 1918, Lithograph, Sheet: 33 1/4 x 22 1/4 in. \(84.5 x 56.5 cm.\) | Potomack Company | $700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-montgomery-flagg-american-new-york-1870-1960-the-seeds-of-victory-insure-the-fruits-of-peace-1918-lithograph-sheet-33-1-4-x-22-1-4-in-84-5-x-56-5-cm-5108-c-c1e4f2297a
19. 2024-10-29 | James Montgomery Flagg \(1877\-1960\), High tea social, circa 1930, Watercolor and ink on paper, Sheet: 23.75" H x 22.25" W | John Moran Auctioneers | $222
20. 2024-10-18 | James Montgomery Flagg \(American 1877\-1960\), The Spirit of America, Oil on canvas; together with a study of the model, watercolor on illustration board, The first: 33 x 25 in \(83 x 63 cm\) | Weschler's | $5,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-montgomery-flagg-american-1877-1960-the-spirit-of-america-oil-on-canvas-together-with-a-study-of-the-model-watercolor-on-illustration-board-the-first-33-x-25-in-83-x-63-cm-164-c-66d41e49d8
21. 2024-08-08 | JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG \(1870\-1960\). YOUR FORESTS \- YOUR FAULT \- YOUR LOSS! Circa 1937. 38¼x24¼ inches, 97x61½ cm. Forestry Service, US | Swann Auction Galleries | $531
22. 2024-08-08 | JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG \(1870\-1960\). I WANT YOU FOR U.S. ARMY. 1917. 40x30 inches, 101½x76¼ cm. Leslie\-Judge Co., New York. | Swann Auction Galleries | $5,750
23. 2024-08-08 | JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG \(1870\-1960\). WAKE UP AMERICA DAY. 1917. 40½x28¼ inches, 103x71¾ cm. | Swann Auction Galleries | $2,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-montgomery-flagg-1870-1960-wake-up-america-day-1917-401-2x281-4-inches-103x713-4-cm-22-c-e26b1bc4f5
24. 2024-07-16 | James Montgomery Flagg \(1877\-1960\), High tea social, circa 1930 | John Moran Auctioneers | N/A

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