# Jim French - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-07-26T10:03:25.568Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 36
- Lots with prices: 34
- First auction date: 2013-02-16
- Latest auction date: 2026-05-30
- Median realised price: $2,032
- Price range: $150 to $13,750

## Market Takeaway
Jim French has 36 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,032. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 5 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 \($2,032\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($1,200 to $3,500\) 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: 14.7% (5 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 76.5% (26 sales)
- $10,000\+: 8.8% (3 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 5
- Previous 12 months sales: 9
- Recent 12 months median: $3,000
- Previous 12 months median: $1,500
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2026-05-30
- Days since latest sale: 57
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Swann Auction Galleries: 22 lots
- Los Angeles Modern Auctions: 3 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 3 lots
- Vallot Auctioneers: 3 lots
- Barbarossa Maison de ventes: 1 lots
- Capsule Gallery Auction: 1 lots
- Hunt Auctions: 1 lots
- STAIR: 1 lots
- Sunset Auction: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-12-19 | Jim French \(American, 1932\-2017\) | Vallot Auctioneers | $325 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jim-french-american-1932-2017-38-c-7974c17821
2. 2026-05-30 | Jim FRENCH \(COLT STUDIO\)\(1932\-2017\) Ray Dragon, 1997 | Barbarossa Maison de ventes | €1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jim-french-colt-studio-1932-2017-ray-dragon-1997-38-c-062ac7d4e6
3. 2026-02-05 | Jim French \(Colt Studio\), An archive of 20 sets of male physique images. Circa 1970\-80s. | Swann Auction Galleries | $2,032 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jim-french-colt-studio-an-archive-of-20-sets-of-male-physique-images-circa-1970-80s-130-c-42e1a75b8e
4. 2026-02-05 | Jim French, John Pruitt, Bow and Arrow. 1984; printed 1990s. | Swann Auction Galleries | $11,880 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jim-french-john-pruitt-bow-and-arrow-1984-printed-1990s-131-c-3c103dddda
5. 2026-02-05 | Jim French, John Pruitt, Studio. 1984. | Swann Auction Galleries | $3,048 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jim-french-john-pruitt-studio-1984-132-c-1ec12be53b
6. 2025-08-21 | Jim French \(Colt Studio\), An archive of 11 sets of photographs in their original envelopes, comprising approximately 81 male physique images. Circa 1988. | Swann Auction Galleries | $3,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jim-french-colt-studio-an-archive-of-11-sets-of-photographs-in-their-original-envelopes-comprising-approximately-81-male-physique-images-circa-1988-154-c-bf149fd9ee
7. 2024-12-12 | Jim French, Rick Wolfmeier II, Studio | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $3,500
8. 2024-12-12 | Jim French, John Pruitt, Palm Springs | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $3,500
9. 2024-12-12 | Jim French, John Pruitt Bow and Arrow, Studio | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $10,000
10. 2024-10-31 | Jim French \(American, 1932\-2017\) | Vallot Auctioneers | $150
11. 2024-10-31 | Jim French \(American, 1932\-2017\) | Vallot Auctioneers | $425 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jim-french-american-1932-2017-58-c-0c2482d884
12. 2024-10-22 | Jim French, Tony Ward | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $1,500
13. 2024-10-22 | Jim French, Erron and Dick | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $1,500
14. 2024-08-22 | JIM FRENCH \(1932\-2017\) John Pruitt, Bel Air. | Swann Auction Galleries | $2,750
15. 2023-10-05 | JIM FRENCH \(1932\-2017\) Kirk Egans \(Crouched nude figure\). | Swann Auction Galleries | $3,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jim-french-1932-2017-kirk-egans-crouched-nude-figure-186-c-c024961a26
16. 2023-08-17 | JIM FRENCH \(1932\-2017\) Sailors | Swann Auction Galleries | $5,750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jim-french-1932-2017-sailors-114-c-964492b9ab
17. 2023-08-17 | JIM FRENCH \(1932\-2017\) Paul Gerrior a.k.a. "Ledermeister" and another kneeling figure in leather. | Swann Auction Galleries | $1,000
18. 2023-08-17 | JIM FRENCH \(1929\-2017\) John Pruitt, Palm Springs. | Swann Auction Galleries | $2,125 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-jim-french-1929-2017-john-pruitt-palm-springs-118-c-1224ca7971
19. 2023-08-17 | JIM FRENCH \(1932\-2017\) John Pruitt, Studio. | Swann Auction Galleries | $3,750
20. 2023-07-11 | 1968 Jim French autographed Washington Senators professional model road jersey with 1957 Senators pants. | Hunt Auctions | $1,200
21. 2023-04-27 | JIM FRENCH \(1932\-2017\) John Pruitt, Palm Springs. | Swann Auction Galleries | $3,000
22. 2023-03-29 | Jim French, Scooter, Studio | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $3,200
23. 2022-10-27 | JIM FRENCH \- JOHN PRUITT, ”SPLASH” | Capsule Gallery Auction | $1,200
24. 2022-08-18 | JIM FRENCH \(1932\-2017\) Franco Corelli, Studio. | Swann Auction Galleries | $1,250

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