# Orville Bulman - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T15:05:15.955Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 144
- Lots with prices: 125
- First auction date: 2005-06-21
- Latest auction date: 2025-12-07
- Median realised price: $8,500
- Price range: $45 to $112,575

## Market Takeaway
Orville Bulman shows solid auction liquidity with 144 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $8,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 13 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-07.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($8,500\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $5,280 and $17,775.
- 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: 3.2% (4 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 52.8% (66 sales)
- $10,000\+: 44% (55 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 13
- Previous 12 months sales: 7
- Recent 12 months median: $20,000
- Previous 12 months median: $6,500
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-07
- Days since latest sale: 73
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions: 27 lots
- Hindman: 18 lots
- Sotheby's: 13 lots
- Skinner: 9 lots
- Christie's: 8 lots
- Cottone Auctions: 8 lots
- Bonhams: 5 lots
- Clarke Auction Gallery: 4 lots
- DuMouchelles: 4 lots
- Joshua Kodner: 4 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-09-12 | Orville Bulman \(American, 1904\-1978\) Oil on Canvas, Ca. 1975, 'Bonjour?', H 16" W 14" Frame Size: H 23.5" W 21.25" | DuMouchelles | $35,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-orville-bulman-american-1904-1978-oil-on-canvas-ca-1975-bonjour-h-16-w-14-frame-size-h-23-5-w-21-25-1005-c-19c47abae8
2. 2025-09-12 | Orville Bulman \(American, 1904\-1978\) Oil on Canvas, Ca. 1975, 'S'il Vous Plait, Mon Chere', H 16" W 14" Frame Size: H 23.25" W 21.25" | DuMouchelles | $40,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-orville-bulman-american-1904-1978-oil-on-canvas-ca-1975-s-il-vous-plait-mon-chere-h-16-w-14-frame-size-h-23-25-w-21-25-1004-c-1f34eec9d7
3. 2024-07-31 | Orville Bulman 1904\-1978 Haitian Seascape Painting | Hill Auction Gallery | $6,500
4. 2025-12-07 | Orville Bulman \(American, 1904\-1978\) The Three Graces, 1961 | Freeman’s | $10,000
5. 2025-11-20 | Orville Bulman \(American, 1904\-1978\) "Vaisseau de ligne... Victorieux" | Cottone Auctions | $44,000
6. 2025-11-08 | Orville Bulman \(1904\-1978\) Cartoon Sketch/Paper | Joshua Kodner | $45
7. 2025-06-08 | Orville Bulman \(American, 1904\-1978\) Colomb Retourne, 1967 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $20,000
8. 2025-05-31 | Orville Bulman, 1903\-1978, La Barque a Demain | Abell Auction | $30,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-orville-bulman-1903-1978-la-barque-a-demain-155-c-35c43f481c
9. 2025-05-31 | Orville Bulman, 1903\-1978, Un Tres Joyeux Groupe | Abell Auction | $30,000
10. 2025-04-23 | Orville Bulman 'Garden Next Door' Painting | Abington Auction Gallery | $6,500
11. 2025-03-27 | Orville Bulman \(American, 1904\-1978\) | Cottone Auctions | $13,000
12. 2025-03-27 | Orville Bulman \(American, 1904\-1978\) La Cadeu | Cottone Auctions | $9,500
13. 2025-03-27 | Orville Bulman \(American, 1904\-1978\) Apres Coup | Cottone Auctions | $10,000
14. 2025-03-12 | Orville Bulman \(American, 1904\-1978\) "Patrole" Oil On Canvas, Circa 1970 | Black Rock Galleries | $42,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-orville-bulman-american-1904-1978-patrole-oil-on-canvas-circa-1970-39-c-e794e55998
15. 2024-06-09 | Orville Bulman \(1904\-1978\) American Lion Oil Board | Sarasota Estate Auction | $5,000
16. 2024-05-18 | Orville Bulman \(American, 1904\-1978\) | Joshua Kodner | N/A
17. 2024-05-16 | Orville Bulman \(American, 1904\-1978\) Treeway, 1975 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $19,000
18. 2024-03-24 | Orville Bulman \(1904\-1978\) American Lion Oil Board | Sarasota Estate Auction | $4,000
19. 2024-03-24 | Orville Bulman \(1904\-1978\) American Oil on Canvas | Sarasota Estate Auction | $6,750
20. 2024-03-09 | Orville Bulman \(American, 1904\-1978\) | Joshua Kodner | $7,000
21. 2023-12-14 | Orville Bulman \(American, 1904\-1978\) Échappé, 1959 | Hindman | $7,500
22. 2023-12-14 | Orville Bulman \(American, 1904\-1978\) La Trek, 1971 | Hindman | $15,000
23. 2023-12-14 | Orville Bulman \(American, 1904\-1978\) Le Cadeau, 1971 | Hindman | $7,500
24. 2023-12-05 | Orville Bulman \(American 1904\-1978\) Pour la dame deses pensees\- 1963. oil on canvas, 20 x 18 inches | Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions | $15,000

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