# John Altoon - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T03:29:22.843Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 127
- Lots with prices: 102
- First auction date: 2004-05-02
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-03
- Median realised price: $3,050
- Price range: $25 to $80,500

## Market Takeaway
John Altoon shows solid auction liquidity with 126 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $3,200. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 10 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-22.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($3,200\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,400 and $8,750.
- 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: 21.8% (22 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 56.4% (57 sales)
- $10,000\+: 21.8% (22 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 10
- Previous 12 months sales: 6
- Recent 12 months median: $2,600
- Previous 12 months median: $3,800
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-22
- Days since latest sale: 58
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Bonhams: 46 lots
- Los Angeles Modern Auctions: 25 lots
- Christie's: 14 lots
- Santa Monica Auctions: 6 lots
- Wright: 5 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 4 lots
- STAIR: 4 lots
- Clark's Fine Art & Auctioneers Inc.: 2 lots
- Cottone Auctions: 2 lots
- Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC: 2 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-02-03 | John Altoon \(1925\-1969\) California Armenian | Clark's Fine Art & Auctioneers Inc. | $1,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-altoon-1925-1969-california-armenian-2-c-438ecd024b
2. 2025-12-22 | JOHN ALTOON \(AMERICAN, 1925\-1969\) \- ABOUT WOMEN, LITHOGRAPH. | Pasarel | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-altoon-american-1925-1969-about-women-lithograph-188-c-11c3857487
3. 2025-08-21 | John Altoon, Untitled | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $2,400
4. 2025-08-21 | John Altoon, Untitled | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $3,200
5. 2025-08-21 | John Altoon, Untitled | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $2,200
6. 2025-08-21 | John Altoon, Untitled | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $3,000
7. 2025-08-21 | John Altoon, Untitled | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $2,600
8. 2025-08-15 | John Altoon, About Women | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $300
9. 2025-06-08 | JOHN ALTOON \(AMERICAN, 1925 \- 1969\) | James Cox Gallery | $250
10. 2025-04-10 | John Altoon, Minotaur | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $3,500
11. 2025-02-25 | John Altoon \(1925\-1969\), Untitled, espresso machine, circa 1950 | John Moran Auctioneers | $8,890
12. 2024-11-20 | John Altoon, Untitled | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $1,400
13. 2024-11-20 | John Altoon, Coffee Drinkers | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $3,800
14. 2024-09-26 | John Altoon, Untitled | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $30,000
15. 2024-09-22 | John Altoon \(American, 1925\-1969\) | Fine Estate Inc. | $350
16. 2024-08-20 | John Altoon, Untitled | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | N/A
17. 2024-04-17 | JOHN ALTOON \(1925\-1969\) Hyperion Lady and Man, 1964 | Bonhams | $11,000
18. 2023-12-14 | JOHN ALTOON \(1925\-1969\) Untitled \[Two Works\] \(i\) colored pencil and graphi | Christie's | $1,386
19. 2023-10-19 | John Altoon, Untitled | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $2,400
20. 2023-10-19 | John Altoon, Untitled | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $2,400
21. 2023-09-13 | JOHN ALTOON \(1925\-1969\) Hollywood Starlet, 1966 | Bonhams | N/A
22. 2023-06-14 | JOHN ALTOON \(1925\-1969\) ARMENIAN AMERICAN | Clark's Fine Art & Auctioneers Inc. | $375
23. 2023-06-13 | John Altoon, Untitled | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $2,000
24. 2023-04-12 | JOHN ALTOON \(1925\-1969\) Untitled, circa 1965 | Bonhams | $5,500

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