# Mickalene Thomas - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-16T03:57:37.698Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 105
- Lots with prices: 70
- First auction date: 2009-11-21
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-16
- Median realised price: $16,250
- Price range: $150 to $1,830,000

## Market Takeaway
Mickalene Thomas shows solid auction liquidity with 109 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $16,250. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 20 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-14.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($16,250\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $5,000 and $50,000.
- 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: 8.3% (6 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 26.4% (19 sales)
- $10,000\+: 65.3% (47 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 20
- Previous 12 months sales: 6
- Recent 12 months median: $4,064
- Previous 12 months median: $2,400
- Median shift: 69.3%
- Latest sale date: 2025-11-14
- Days since latest sale: 96
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 32 lots
- Phillips: 18 lots
- DUMBO Auctions: 17 lots
- Sotheby's: 12 lots
- Bonhams: 5 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 4 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 3 lots
- Tate Ward Auctions: 3 lots
- Wright: 2 lots
- Black Art Auction: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-02-20 | Mickalene Thomas \(American b. 1971\) | Vallot Auctioneers | $2,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mickalene-thomas-american-b-1971-1-c-e7c4c4b95d
2. 2023-05-23 | Mickalene Thomas \(b. 1971\) Flowers of Love, 2023 Hand\-painted enamel on 2024 Duc | Heritage Auctions | $26,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mickalene-thomas-b-1971-flowers-of-love-2023-hand-painted-enamel-on-2024-duc-77040-c-3b84056a02
3. 2026-04-16 | Mickalene Thomas, Portrait of Maya \#10 | Wright | $950 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mickalene-thomas-portrait-of-maya-10-293-c-3aa81e761b
4. 2025-11-14 | Mickalene Thomas \(American, b. 1971\) The Inversion of Racquel \#2, 2021 | Freeman’s | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mickalene-thomas-american-b-1971-the-inversion-of-racquel-2-2021-20-c-0eac7e4c65
5. 2025-11-13 | Mickalene Thomas \(b. 1971\), Lovely Six Foota, 2006\-07. | Swann Auction Galleries | $4,064 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mickalene-thomas-b-1971-lovely-six-foota-2006-07-142-c-6635d9ce71
6. 2025-11-12 | Mickalene Thomas, A Moment's Pleasure in Black and White | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $10,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mickalene-thomas-a-moment-s-pleasure-in-black-and-white-183-c-345fc7923e
7. 2025-10-16 | Mickalene Thomas, signed book and print | Millea Bros Ltd | $450 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mickalene-thomas-signed-book-and-print-2041-c-c5a4db99aa
8. 2025-10-07 | Mickalene Thomas \(born 1971\); Condoleezza Rice, from When Ends Meet; | Bonhams | $1,300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mickalene-thomas-born-1971-condoleezza-rice-from-when-ends-meet-127-c-216420e83a
9. 2025-10-07 | Mickalene Thomas \(born 1971\); Oprah Winfrey, from When Ends Meet; | Bonhams | $5,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mickalene-thomas-born-1971-oprah-winfrey-from-when-ends-meet-126-c-89142efb87
10. 2025-07-17 | MICKALENE THOMAS \(B. 1971\). Portrait of Lovely Six Foota \#1. Sheet: 14 x 11 | Christie's | $5,040 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mickalene-thomas-b-1971-portrait-of-lovely-six-foota-1-sheet-14-x-11-149-c-a164c13815
11. 2025-06-25 | Mickalene Thomas \(American 1971\-\), 'Portrait Of Maya \#10', 2024 | Tate Ward Auctions | £850 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mickalene-thomas-american-1971-portrait-of-maya-10-2024-77-c-63543808e4
12. 2025-06-14 | Mickalene Thomas, b. 1971, Afro Goddess with Hand Between Legs | Black Art Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mickalene-thomas-b-1971-afro-goddess-with-hand-between-legs-172-c-d4e42598da
13. 2025-06-05 | Mickalene Thomas, Din avec la main dans le miroir et jupe rouge | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $5,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mickalene-thomas-din-avec-la-main-dans-le-miroir-et-jupe-rouge-273-c-6ba4e39a82
14. 2025-05-08 | MICKALENE THOMAS \(1971\- \) Untitled \(Black is Beautiful\). 2017. | Swann Auction Galleries | $4,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mickalene-thomas-1971-untitled-black-is-beautiful-2017-310-c-971a50f0c9
15. 2025-04-08 | Mickalene Thomas \(born 1971\); Sleep: Deux femmes noires; | Bonhams | $16,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mickalene-thomas-born-1971-sleep-deux-femmes-noires-167-c-939465387b
16. 2025-03-19 | Mickalene Thomas \(American 1971\-\), 'Red Couch and Landscape', 2024 | Tate Ward Auctions | £800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mickalene-thomas-american-1971-red-couch-and-landscape-2024-98-c-19e421198f
17. 2025-03-19 | Mickalene Thomas \(American 1971\-\), 'Portrait Of Maya \#10', 2024 | Tate Ward Auctions | £950 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mickalene-thomas-american-1971-portrait-of-maya-10-2024-97-c-5434728a5c
18. 2025-02-26 | MICKALENE THOMAS \(B. 1971\). Michelle O. Image: 18 x 13 ½ in. \(457 x 343 mm. | Christie's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mickalene-thomas-b-1971-michelle-o-image-18-x-13-1-2-in-457-x-343-mm-46-c-ec5483ca39
19. 2024-12-18 | Mickalene Thomas, Black is Beautiful | Wright | $2,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mickalene-thomas-black-is-beautiful-295-c-0ac4795a7e
20. 2024-12-18 | MICKALENE THOMAS \(B. 1971\). Photomontage \#8. photograph, found frame, fabri | Christie's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mickalene-thomas-b-1971-photomontage-8-photograph-found-frame-fabri-55-c-01d4f00b50
21. 2024-11-18 | Mickalene Thomas \(b. 1971\) Mixed Media Collage | Material Culture | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mickalene-thomas-b-1971-mixed-media-collage-34-c-5f34d9f940
22. 2024-10-25 | MICKALENE THOMAS \(B. 1971\). Brawlin' Spitfire Wrestlers. Overall: 14 x 9 ¾ | Christie's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mickalene-thomas-b-1971-brawlin-spitfire-wrestlers-overall-14-x-9-3-4-186-c-6a747809de
23. 2024-10-01 | MICKALENE THOMAS \(B. 1971\). Oh Mickey!. diptych\-DVD, framed monitor, rhines | Christie's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mickalene-thomas-b-1971-oh-mickey-diptych-dvd-framed-monitor-rhines-308-c-4654a8285e
24. 2024-05-23 | Mickalene Thomas \(born 1971\); Sleep: Deux femmes noires; | Bonhams | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mickalene-thomas-born-1971-sleep-deux-femmes-noires-110-c-ca9469ea56

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