# Mark Francis - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-07-26T05:45:27.766Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 167
- Lots with prices: 116
- First auction date: 2001-02-08
- Latest auction date: 2026-06-10
- Median realised price: $7,493
- Price range: $120 to $48,000

## Market Takeaway
Mark Francis shows deep auction liquidity with 165 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $7,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 5 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-21.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($7,500\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,875 and $11,250.
- 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: 14.9% (17 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 51.8% (59 sales)
- $10,000\+: 33.3% (38 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 5
- Previous 12 months sales: 5
- Recent 12 months median: $2,800
- Previous 12 months median: $2,200
- Median shift: 27.3%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-21
- Days since latest sale: 28
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 48 lots
- Adam's: 21 lots
- Sotheby's: 18 lots
- Bonhams: 16 lots
- Phillips: 14 lots
- Morgan O'Driscoll: 9 lots
- Whyte's: 6 lots
- Artcurial: 5 lots
- Dreweatts 1759: 4 lots
- Forum Auctions \- UK: 4 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2019-11-19 | MARK FRANCIS \(b.1962\)Linear AxisOil and acrylic on canvasSigned, inscribed and dated 2009 on versoKerlin Gallery label on versoMark Francis creates elegant abstract paintings that at first glance could be seen as fine examples of classical, for | Adam's | €31,000
2. 2019-04-30 | MARK FRANCIS \(b.1962\)Critical Mass IIIOil on canvas, 167.6 x 111.8cmSigned, inscribed and dated 2007 versoNow London\-based, Mark Francis from Newtownards, Co Down, has exhibited internationally, and his work has been acquired by, among others, N | Adam's | €32,000
3. 2017-04-10 | Mark Francis \(b.1962\) Ventral \(2003\) | Morgan O'Driscoll | €10,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mark-francis-b-1962-ventral-2003-52-c-f3942738f2
4. 2016-12-07 | Mark Francis \(b.1962\)Repeater \(2006\)Oil on canvas, 152.5 x 122cm \(60 x 48''\)Signed, inscribed with title and dated 2006. \(AR 214:06\)Provenance: With the Kerlin Gallery, Dublin.Mark Francis was born in 1962 in Newtownard, Northern Ireland. He s | Adam's | €15,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mark-francis-b-1962-repeater-2006-oil-on-canvas-152-5-x-122cm-60-x-48-signed-inscribed-with-title-and-dated-2006-ar-214-06-provenance-with-the-kerlin-gallery-dublin-mark-francis-was-born-in-1962-in-newtownard-northern-ireland-he-s-143-c-bf34400837
5. 2026-06-10 | Mark Francis \(b.1962\) 12 reference books and catalogues | Forum Auctions \- UK | £200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mark-francis-b-1962-12-reference-books-and-catalogues-34-c-4255b2270d
6. 2026-04-16 | Mark Francis,  Two Untitled Monoprints, 1992  | Roseberys | £1,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mark-francis-two-untitled-monoprints-1992-202-c-4d413e27ce
7. 2026-01-21 | Mark Francis \(born in 1962\) Untitled, 2005 | Piasa | €2,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mark-francis-born-in-1962-untitled-2005-107-c-19a8620385
8. 2025-12-10 | Mark FRANCIS | Artcurial | €6,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mark-francis-525-c-9c1cc54692
9. 2025-12-10 | Mark FRANCIS | Artcurial | €2,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mark-francis-524-c-75f28d0123
10. 2025-10-22 | MARK FRANCIS \(B. 1962\). Untitled. oil on canvas120 ¼ x 108 1/8in. \(305.5 x | Christie's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mark-francis-b-1962-untitled-oil-on-canvas120-1-4-x-108-1-8in-305-5-x-958-c-f2fa581a20
11. 2025-05-28 | Mark Francis \(b.1962\) Cilia Oil and acrylic on canvas, 153 x 122cm \(60¼ x 48¼''\) Signed, inscribed and dated 2002 verso Provenance: With Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, label verso Mark Francis’ early interest in mycology and other aspects o | Adam's | €21,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mark-francis-b-1962-cilia-oil-and-acrylic-on-canvas-153-x-122cm-601-4-x-481-4-signed-inscribed-and-dated-2002-verso-provenance-with-kerlin-gallery-dublin-label-verso-mark-francis-early-interest-in-mycology-and-other-aspects-o-42-c-63546c983a
12. 2024-10-22 | MARK FRANCIS \(B.1962\) Arena, 2003 Oil on canvas, 86.4 x 101.6cm Provenance: Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, label verso | Adam's | €14,000
13. 2024-09-11 | Mark Francis,  Untitled, 1994;  | Roseberys | £500
14. 2024-06-19 | Mark Francis \*1962 | Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer | CHF 4,200
15. 2024-05-21 | MARK FRANCIS \(B.1962\) Untitled \(2002\) Charcoal on paper, 38 x 28cm Provenance: With Kerlin Gallery, Dublin where purchased by Dr. John Cooney, thence by descent | Adam's | €1,000
16. 2024-03-27 | Mark Francis, Untitled | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $2,200
17. 2023-12-01 | ”PICK UP” | Grisebach | N/A
18. 2023-05-09 | MARK FRANCIS \(B.1962\) Transverse 2 \(MF 15803\) \(2003\) Oil on canvas, 213 x 183cm \(83¾ x 72\) Signed and dated 2003 verso | Adam's | €13,000
19. 2023-04-18 | Mark Francis \(b.1962\) Untitled \(2003\) | Morgan O'Driscoll | N/A
20. 2022-12-07 | Mark Francis \(b.1962\) Protractor Oil on canvas on board, 70.5 x 53cm Signed and dated 2005 verso Provenance: With the Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, label verso. | Adam's | €9,000
21. 2022-06-09 | Mark FRANCIS \(Né en 1962\) Vital \- 1995 Huile sur toile | Artcurial | €8,500
22. 2022-04-26 | Mark Francis \(b.1962\) Ventral 2 \(2003\) | Morgan O'Driscoll | N/A
23. 2021-12-09 | MARK FRANCIS \(B. 1962\) Section no. 2 oil on canvas 84 x 72 in. \(213.4 x 183 | Christie's | N/A
24. 2021-12-02 | MARK FRANCIS | Koller Auctions | CHF 3,000

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