# John Steuart Curry - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T01:10:47.059Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 347
- Lots with prices: 264
- First auction date: 2000-10-23
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-27
- Median realised price: $1,200
- Price range: $60 to $175,500

## Market Takeaway
John Steuart Curry shows deep auction liquidity with 344 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,200. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 25 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-08.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,200\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $657 and $3,000.
- 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: 37.9% (99 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 56.3% (147 sales)
- $10,000\+: 5.7% (15 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 25
- Previous 12 months sales: 30
- Recent 12 months median: $900
- Previous 12 months median: $850
- Median shift: 5.9%
- Latest sale date: 2025-11-08
- Days since latest sale: 102
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Toomey & Co. Auctioneers: 60 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 35 lots
- Christie's: 31 lots
- Dirk Soulis Auctions: 28 lots
- Bonhams: 22 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 16 lots
- Kiechel Auction: 10 lots
- Skinner: 10 lots
- Jackson's International: 8 lots
- Rachel Davis Fine Arts: 8 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-10-19 | John Steuart Curry \(1897 \- 1946\) Antique American Carved Male Portrait Sculpture of Theodore Haupt | Curated Gallery Auctions | $400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-steuart-curry-1897-1946-antique-american-carved-male-portrait-sculpture-of-theodore-haupt-193-c-4982b90ae3
2. 2025-06-17 | JOHN STEUART CURRY SIGNED LITHOGRAPH, 1943 | Jackson's International | $425
3. 2025-02-02 | John Steuart Curry \- Lithograph | Barton's Auction | $5,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-steuart-curry-lithograph-265-c-d164d7da8e
4. 2025-02-02 | John Steuart Curry \- Lithograph | Barton's Auction | $2,250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-steuart-curry-lithograph-264-c-7c849fd8fe
5. 2025-02-02 | John Steuart Curry \- Lithograph | Barton's Auction | $1,700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-steuart-curry-lithograph-263-c-b4a4b2891e
6. 2024-10-20 | JOHN STEUART CURRY \(AMERICAN/KANSAS, 1897\-1946\) | CRN Auctions | $850
7. 2024-09-21 | JOHN STEUART CURRY \(1897\-1946\) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH | Dirk Soulis Auctions | $275
8. 2023-10-03 | John Steuart Curry \(1897\-1946\); John Brown; | Bonhams | $3,800
9. 2023-08-29 | John Steuart Curry \(1897\-1946\), "The Plainsman," 1945, Lithograph on paper, Image: 15.75" H x 9.625" W; Sheet: 18" H x 12" W | John Moran Auctioneers | $1,950
10. 2012-09-15 | John Steuart Curry | Brunk Auctions | $531
11. 2026-03-27 | John Steuart Curry \(American 1897\-1946\), John Brown \(Cole 34\), Lithograph, 1939, Sight size: 406 x 305 mm \(16 x 12 in\); Frame: 27 x 23 in \(68.6 x 58.4 cm\) | Weschler's | $3,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-steuart-curry-american-1897-1946-john-brown-cole-34-lithograph-1939-sight-size-406-x-305-mm-16-x-12-in-frame-27-x-23-in-68-6-x-58-4-cm-52-c-6d431b8466
12. 2026-02-22 | JOHN STEUART CURRY \(1897\-1946\) 1944 AAA LITHOGRAPH | Soulis Auctions | $1,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-steuart-curry-1897-1946-1944-aaa-lithograph-451-c-e1899b6657
13. 2026-01-29 | John Steuart Curry, Sanctuary, 1944. | Swann Auction Galleries | $1,206 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-steuart-curry-sanctuary-1944-43-c-a072835b7b
14. 2025-11-08 | JOHN STEUART CURRY \(1897\-1946\) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH | Soulis Auctions | $3,200
15. 2025-11-08 | JOHN STEUART CURRY \(1897\-1946\) 1944 AAA LITHOGRAPH | Soulis Auctions | $1,600
16. 2025-10-12 | JOHN STEUART CURRY "OUR GOOD EARTH" LITHOGRAPH | Bradford's | $1,650 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-steuart-curry-our-good-earth-lithograph-5132-c-75d48bab1d
17. 2025-09-28 | JOHN STEUART CURRY \(1897\-1946\) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH | Soulis Auctions | $1,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-steuart-curry-1897-1946-pencil-signed-lithograph-276-c-d7047cbad2
18. 2025-09-21 | John Steuart Curry \(1897\-1946\), Lithograph | Locati LLC | $250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-steuart-curry-1897-1946-lithograph-254-c-d754f338b7
19. 2025-07-17 | John Steuart Curry "The Missed Leap" | Kiechel Auction | $1,900
20. 2025-06-27 | JOHN STEUART CURRY \(1897\-1946\) PENCIL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH | Soulis Auctions | $3,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-steuart-curry-1897-1946-pencil-signed-lithograph-143-c-4124d8da3e
21. 2025-06-27 | JOHN STEUART CURRY \(1897\-1946\) EXHIBITED ILLUSTRATION | Soulis Auctions | $1,500
22. 2025-06-17 | JOHN STEUART CURRY SIGNED LITHOGRAPH, 1936 | Jackson's International | $475
23. 2025-06-17 | JOHN STEUART CURRY SIGNED LITHOGRAPH, 1945 | Jackson's International | $1,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-steuart-curry-signed-lithograph-1945-79-c-9e04c38ad0
24. 2025-06-17 | JOHN STEUART CURRY WATERCOLOR, C. 1932 | Jackson's International | $275

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