# James W. \(1931\) Butler - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T15:52:39.727Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 53
- Lots with prices: 36
- First auction date: 2001-03-01
- Latest auction date: 2025-07-03
- Median realised price: $704
- Price range: $30 to $40,000

## Market Takeaway
James W. (1931) Butler has 53 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $704. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. These metrics reflect recorded public auction results and may not include private transactions or every premium outlier sale.

## How To Read This Data
- Use median \($704\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($275 to $2,500\) as the middle 50% of recorded sales.
- Auction prices can include buyer premiums or fees depending on house reporting, so compare on a like\-for\-like basis.
- Condition, provenance, size, and attribution confidence can move final value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 52.8% (19 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 44.4% (16 sales)
- $10,000\+: 2.8% (1 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 2
- Previous 12 months sales: 4
- Recent 12 months median: $704
- Previous 12 months median: $700
- Median shift: 0.6%
- Latest sale date: 2025-07-03
- Days since latest sale: 301
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- East Coast Books: 7 lots
- Altermann Galleries: 5 lots
- RoGallery: 5 lots
- Bonhams: 4 lots
- Christie's: 4 lots
- Santa Fe Art Auction: 3 lots
- Austin Auction Gallery: 2 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 2 lots
- Phillips: 2 lots
- Charleston Estate Services Auctions & Appraisals: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-07-03 | JAMES BUTLER, MIDSUMMER LANDSCAPE, LITHOGRAPH | RoGallery | N/A
2. 2025-05-08 | James Butler, Desert Dusk | Santa Fe Art Auction | $704
3. 2025-02-08 | JAMES BUTLER \(American b. 1925\) “Taos Winter,” 20TH CENTURY | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $275
4. 2024-11-09 | James Butler, In the Aspen | Santa Fe Art Auction | $3,840
5. 2024-10-08 | James Butler \(1931\-2022\). A bronze figure of a female nude reclining upon cushions | Gorringes | £700
6. 2024-07-01 | JAMES BUTLER, MIDSUMMER LANDSCAPE, LITHOGRAPH | RoGallery | N/A
7. 2024-01-25 | JAMES BUTLER, BOLTON. A GEORGE III FIGURED MAHOGANY LONGCASE CLOCK | Hutchinson Scott Limited | £550 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-butler-bolton-a-george-iii-figured-mahogany-longcase-clock-742-c-53447e5a78
8. 2023-08-27 | JAMES BUTLER \(1931\-2022\) BRONZE SCULPTURE | Charleston Estate Services Auctions & Appraisals | $255 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-james-butler-1931-2022-bronze-sculpture-158-c-2c5458faf9
9. 2023-08-19 | JAMES BUTLER \(B. 1925\-\) OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING, SIGNED LOWER LEFT | RB Fine Arts | $550
10. 2023-07-27 | James Butler, Midsummer Landscape, Lithograph | RoGallery | N/A
11. 2023-04-28 | JAMES BUTLER, MIDSUMMER LANDSCAPE, LITHOGRAPH | RoGallery | $200
12. 2023-02-17 | James Butler, born 1931, Girl on cushion, bronze | Henry's Auktionshaus | €450
13. 2022-01-22 | JAMES BUTLER \(B.1925\) TAXCO MARKET, 16" X 20" | Austin Auction Gallery | $450
14. 2021-11-04 | James Butler Lithograph 1973 | East Coast Books | N/A
15. 2021-09-15 | JAMES BUTLER \(BRITISH B.1931\) 'THE SUN BATHER' | Chiswick Auctions | £3,400
16. 2021-06-30 | James Butler, Midsummer Landscape, Lithograph | RoGallery | N/A
17. 2021-04-24 | JAMES BUTLER \(NM, B.1925\) WATERCOLOR PAINTING | Austin Auction Gallery | N/A
18. 2020-11-19 | James Butler Lithograph 1973 | East Coast Books | N/A
19. 2020-11-14 | James Butler, The Plaza, Santa Fe | Santa Fe Art Auction | $936
20. 2020-04-29 | James Butler Lithograph 1973 | East Coast Books | N/A
21. 2020-01-01 | James Butler \(B1931\), bronze ballerina figural sculpture 1977, signed butler 77. height 15 inches. | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $1,200
22. 2019-11-09 | James Butler Lithograph 1973 | East Coast Books | N/A
23. 2019-08-31 | James Butler Lithograph 1973 | East Coast Books | N/A
24. 2019-07-31 | James Butler Lithograph 1973 | East Coast Books | N/A

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