# Louis Agassiz Fuertes - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-07-26T06:14:17.072Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 79
- Lots with prices: 67
- First auction date: 1991-12-04
- Latest auction date: 2026-05-09
- Median realised price: $4,000
- Price range: $125 to $100,000

## Market Takeaway
Louis Agassiz Fuertes shows solid auction liquidity with 77 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $4,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 2 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-18.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($4,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $2,530 and $7,500.
- 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: 9.1% (6 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 72.7% (48 sales)
- $10,000\+: 18.2% (12 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 2
- Previous 12 months sales: 2
- Recent 12 months median: $312
- Previous 12 months median: $4,000
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-18
- Days since latest sale: 62
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Neal Auction Company: 14 lots
- Nadeau's Auction Gallery: 13 lots
- Christie's: 11 lots
- Copley Fine Art Auctions: 8 lots
- Skinner: 8 lots
- Arader Galleries: 5 lots
- Bonhams: 2 lots
- Cottone Auctions: 2 lots
- Doyle New York: 2 lots
- Sotheby's: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-18 | Louis Agassiz Fuertes, American/New York 1874\-1927, “Tree Trunk with Vine”, watercolor on paper | Neal Auction Company | $312 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-agassiz-fuertes-american-new-york-1874-1927-tree-trunk-with-vine-watercolor-on-paper-644-c-46826f7a74
2. 2025-09-12 | Louis Agassiz Fuertes, American/New York 1874\-1927, “Tree Trunk with Vine”, watercolor on paper | Neal Auction Company | N/A
3. 2024-11-23 | LOUIS AGASSIZ FUERTES ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR OF AN ALASKAN BROWN BEAR ILLUSTRATED IN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE | Arader Galleries | $4,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-agassiz-fuertes-original-watercolor-of-an-alaskan-brown-bear-illustrated-in-national-geographic-magazine-55-c-6d241e5aef
4. 2024-11-23 | LOUIS AGASSIZ FUERTES ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR OF A ST. BERNARD PREPARED FOR THE BOOK OF DOGS | Arader Galleries | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-agassiz-fuertes-original-watercolor-of-a-st-bernard-prepared-for-the-book-of-dogs-54-c-f654ef79d1
5. 2023-01-28 | Fuertes Original Watercolor of a Group of Thrashers | Arader Galleries | $5,000
6. 2023-01-24 | Louis Agassiz Fuertes "Warblers" Watercolor | Revere Auctions | $3,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-agassiz-fuertes-warblers-watercolor-362-c-31c4e22b8a
7. 2022-10-06 | Louis Agassiz Fuertes \(American, 1874\-1927\) A Blue Headed Thrasher 11 1/4 x 13in \(28.6 x 33cm\) \(sight\) | Bonhams | N/A
8. 2022-09-21 | Louis Agassiz Fuertes \(1874\-1927\) Five Depictions of Shore Birds and Ducks sizes to 22 1/4 x 14 7/8 in. \(56.5 x 37.8 cm\) two framed 28 x 20 3/4 x 1/2 in. | Bonhams | $13,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-agassiz-fuertes-1874-1927-five-depictions-of-shore-birds-and-ducks-sizes-to-22-1-4-x-14-7-8-in-56-5-x-37-8-cm-two-framed-28-x-20-3-4-x-1-2-in-19-c-6224143817
9. 2022-08-31 | Louis Agassiz Fuertes 1874\-1927 Ravens WC Painting | Hill Auction Gallery | $1,200
10. 2022-06-26 | RARE! LOUIS AGASSIZ FUERTES "ANAX JUNIUS" WATERCOLOR & GOUACHE ON PAPER | Bradford's | $940 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-rare-louis-agassiz-fuertes-anax-junius-watercolor-gouache-on-paper-2004-c-e464606964
11. 2022-03-24 | Louis Agassiz Fuertes \(1874 \- 1927\) American | Cutler Bay Auctions | $700
12. 2022-03-10 | Louis Agassiz Fuertes \(American, 1874\-1927\) The Day of the Big Wind, 1920 Pencil | Heritage Auctions | $240
13. 2020-10-03 | Louis Agassiz Fuertes \(1874\-1927\) Bird Prints \(6\) | Copake Auction Inc. | $125
14. 2020-09-24 | Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Bald Eagle | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $3,000
15. 2019-08-01 | LOUIS AGASSIZ FUERTES, New York, 1874\-1927, "Horned Puffin"., Watercolor and gouache on paper, 6" x 5" sight. Framed 10.5" x 8.5". | Eldred's | $4,250
16. 2018-10-27 | Louis Agassiz Fuertes \(1874\-1927\), pencil sketch on paper, Owl, unsigned, sight size: 9 1/2" x 7", Provenance: From the Estate ... | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $1,900
17. 2018-10-27 | Louis Agassiz Fuertes \(1874\-1927\), ink on paper, Falcon Perched on Limb, From L.A. Fuertes Ithaca, N.Y., initialed lower... | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $750
18. 2018-10-27 | Louis Agassiz Fuertes \(1874\-1927\), set of four pencil on paper sketches, \(1\) bird perched on limb, sight size: 5 3/4" x 5", \(2\)... | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $2,750
19. 2018-09-29 | Louis Agassiz Fuertes \(American, 1874\-1927\) Mallard Ducks in a Marsh | Cottone Auctions | $6,000
20. 2018-04-07 | Louis Agassiz Fuertes \(1874\-1927\) pencil and color pencil on paper Fishers Island Shore Birds Sep 21 22 signed lower left: Louis ... | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $2,750
21. 2018-04-07 | Louis Agassiz Fuertes \(1874\-1927\) ink on paper Falcon Perched on Limb From L | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | N/A
22. 2018-04-07 | Louis Agassiz Fuertes \(1874\-1927\) pencil sketch on paper Owl unsigned sight size: 9 1/2" x 7" Provenance: From the Estate of Ch... | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | N/A
23. 2018-04-07 | Louis Agassiz Fuertes \(1874\-1927\) set of four pencil on paper sketches \(1\) bird perched on limb sight size: 5 3/4" x 5" \(2\) zebra... | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | N/A
24. 2018-04-07 | Louis Agassiz Fuertes \(1874\-1927\) watercolor on paper Bird in Flight landscape signed lower left: Louis Agassiz Fuertes dedicate... | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $7,500

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