# James VanderZee - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T00:00:16.596Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 89
- Lots with prices: 79
- First auction date: 2005-01-11
- Latest auction date: 2025-10-18
- Median realised price: $2,640
- Price range: $531 to $87,500

## Market Takeaway
James VanderZee shows solid auction liquidity with 89 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,640. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 5 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-10-18.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($2,640\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,375 and $4,750.
- 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: 15.2% (12 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 74.7% (59 sales)
- $10,000\+: 10.1% (8 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 5
- Previous 12 months sales: 0
- Recent 12 months median: $762
- Previous 12 months median: $0
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-10-18
- Days since latest sale: 123
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Swann Auction Galleries: 66 lots
- Black Art Auction: 17 lots
- Christie's: 5 lots
- Treadway Gallery: 1 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-10-18 | James Vanderzee, 1886\-1983, Memories | Black Art Auction | $650
2. 2025-10-07 | James Vanderzee \(1886\-1986\), Untitled \(Portrait of an Unidentified Gentleman\), 1956. | Swann Auction Galleries | $762
3. 2025-10-07 | James Vanderzee \(1886\-1986\), Untitled \(Garveyite Family, Harlem\), 1924. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
4. 2025-06-14 | James Vanderzee, 1886\-1983, Atlantic City | Black Art Auction | $1,000
5. 2025-03-15 | James Vanderzee, 1886\-1983, Swimming Team, Harlem | Black Art Auction | $2,000
6. 2023-04-06 | JAMES VANDERZEE \(1886 \- 1983\) Untitled \(Woman in Native American Dress\). | Swann Auction Galleries | $1,875
7. 2023-04-06 | JAMES VANDERZEE \(1886 \- 1983\) Mrs. Turner, Lenox, Mass. | Swann Auction Galleries | $687
8. 2022-11-19 | James VanDerZee, 1886\-1983, Harlem | Black Art Auction | $2,000
9. 2022-10-06 | JAMES VANDERZEE \(1886 \- 1983\) Couple in Raccoon Coats, 1932 \(Couple, Harlem\). | Swann Auction Galleries | $5,000
10. 2022-10-06 | JAMES VANDERZEE \(1886 \- 1983\) Untitled \(Portrait of a Boy in a Sailor Suit\). | Swann Auction Galleries | $8,450
11. 2022-10-06 | JAMES VANDERZEE \(1886 \- 1983\) Native American Couple. | Swann Auction Galleries | $8,125
12. 2022-10-06 | JAMES VANDERZEE \(1886 \- 1983\) Mrs. Turner, Lenox, Mass. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
13. 2022-03-31 | JAMES VANDERZEE \(1886 \-1983\) GGG Photo Studio. | Swann Auction Galleries | $3,750
14. 2022-03-31 | JAMES VANDERZEE \(1886 \- 1983\) The Heiress, Harlem. | Swann Auction Galleries | $2,000
15. 2022-03-31 | JAMES VANDERZEE \(1886 \- 1983\) Portrait of Two Brothers and Their Sister. | Swann Auction Galleries | $2,000
16. 2021-10-07 | JAMES VANDERZEE \(1886 \- 1983\) Eighteen Photographs. | Swann Auction Galleries | $45,000
17. 2021-10-07 | JAMES VANDERZEE \(1886 \- 1983\) Untitled \(Portrait of a Boy in a Sailor Suit\). | Swann Auction Galleries | $3,000
18. 2021-10-07 | JAMES VANDERZEE \(1886 \-1983\) Shoe Store Salesman and Customer. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
19. 2021-10-07 | JAMES VANDERZEE \(1886 \- 1983\) Untitled \(Woman in Fur Holding Cat\). | Swann Auction Galleries | $3,000
20. 2021-10-07 | JAMES VANDERZEE \(1886 \- 1983\) Wedding Day, Harlem. | Swann Auction Galleries | $2,000
21. 2021-10-07 | JAMES VANDERZEE \(1886 \- 1983\) Swimming Team. | Swann Auction Galleries | $4,750
22. 2021-07-17 | James VanDerZee, 1886\-1983, Harlem | Black Art Auction | N/A
23. 2021-04-22 | JAMES VANDERZEE \(1886 \- 1983\) Untitled \(Interior of a Harlem Brownstone\). | Swann Auction Galleries | $3,000
24. 2021-04-22 | JAMES VANDERZEE \(1886 \- 1983\) Nude, Harlem. | Swann Auction Galleries | $5,750

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