# John Paul Strain - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T21:43:00.482Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 107
- Lots with prices: 87
- First auction date: 2004-10-23
- Latest auction date: 2025-12-06
- Median realised price: $400
- Price range: $10 to $5,405

## Market Takeaway
John Paul Strain shows solid auction liquidity with 107 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $400. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 7 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-06.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($400\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $90 and $938.
- 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: 75.9% (66 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 24.1% (21 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 7
- Previous 12 months sales: 22
- Recent 12 months median: $500
- Previous 12 months median: $85
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-06
- Days since latest sale: 74
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Great Gatsby's Auction Gallery, Inc.: 17 lots
- Heritage Antiques & Auction: 14 lots
- Altermann Galleries: 12 lots
- Jackson Hole Art Auction: 8 lots
- Hindman: 4 lots
- Cordier Auctions & Appraisals: 3 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 3 lots
- Poulin Antiques & Auctions: 3 lots
- Abell Auction: 2 lots
- Centurion Auctions: 2 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2023-09-09 | John Paul Strain, American, Texas, Born 1955 | J. Garrett Auctioneers | $700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-paul-strain-american-texas-born-1955-39-c-a9946e0ac0
2. 2022-08-30 | JOHN PAUL STRAIN \(AMERICAN, 1955\-\) “THE WAR | Poulin Antiques & Auctions | $175
3. 2022-08-30 | JOHN PAUL STRAIN \(AMERICAN, 1955\-\) “PARKERS | Poulin Antiques & Auctions | $200
4. 2022-04-19 | John Paul Strain \(American b 1955\), 'We'll Never Forget', 1994, 1088/1290, Limited Edition Reproduction Print, Sheet: 25 x 31 inches; with accompanying certificate | Weschler's | $20
5. 2017-12-08 | JOHN PAUL STRAIN \(AMERICAN, B. 1955\) CHEYENNE WINTER EVENING, 1989 GOUACHE ON BO | Heritage Auctions | $1,200
6. 2017-03-26 | John Paul Strain \(Texas, B. 1955\) | Cordier Auctions & Appraisals | $50
7. 2025-12-06 | JOHN PAUL STRAIN \(TX, B.1955\) GOUACHE PAINTING, 'WINTER TALES' | Austin Auction Gallery | $475
8. 2025-11-01 | John Paul Strain \(b. 1955\), In The Northwest Country, 1984, gouache on paper, 24.5 x 15.5 inches \(sight\) | Lone Star Art Auction | $3,500
9. 2025-09-28 | JOHN PAUL STRAIN \(BORN 1955 TEXAS\) OIL ON CANVAS | Soulis Auctions | $500
10. 2025-09-24 | JOHN PAUL STRAIN \- CIVIL WAR SCENE \- GICLEE | Litchfield Auctions | $400
11. 2025-09-13 | John Paul Strain \(1955\- \), Bears of Yellowstone, 1996 | Jackson Hole Art Auction | $3,500
12. 2025-06-26 | JOHN PAUL STRAIN \(Texas, 1955\-\), Indian camp., Oil on board, 16" x 20". Framed 21" x 25". | Eldred's | $550 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-paul-strain-texas-1955-indian-camp-oil-on-board-16-x-20-framed-21-x-25-1686-c-d3145708bc
13. 2025-03-29 | JOHN PAUL STRAIN \(BORN 1955 TEXAS\) OIL ON CANVAS | Dirk Soulis Auctions | N/A
14. 2025-02-15 | John Paul Strain \(1955\- \), Evening Glow, 2006 | Jackson Hole Art Auction | $1,100
15. 2025-02-15 | John Paul Strain \(1955\- \), Deer Hunter, 1980 | Jackson Hole Art Auction | $500
16. 2024-12-28 | John Paul Strain \(1955\) "From the line of fire", 2004 | Subastas Darley | N/A
17. 2024-11-17 | JOHN PAUL STRAIN "WOODLAND BROOK ENCAMPMENT" GOUACHE ON PAPER | Bradford's | $540
18. 2024-09-28 | John Paul Strain Print | Davis Brothers Auction | $25
19. 2024-09-28 | John Paul Strain Print | Davis Brothers Auction | $10
20. 2024-08-03 | The Northern Light by John Paul Strain | Heritage Antiques & Auction | $35
21. 2024-08-03 | The Devils Forrest by John Paul Strain | Heritage Antiques & Auction | $80
22. 2024-08-03 | The Gettysburg Moon by John Paul Strain | Heritage Antiques & Auction | $45
23. 2024-08-03 | Civil War Picture by john Paul Strain | Heritage Antiques & Auction | $35
24. 2024-07-10 | John Paul Strain \(B.1955\): Teepees in Landscape | Abell Auction | $600

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