# Paul Pletka - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T08:59:26.525Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 131
- Lots with prices: 118
- First auction date: 2001-08-11
- Latest auction date: 2025-12-05
- Median realised price: $1,100
- Price range: $40 to $53,125

## Market Takeaway
Paul Pletka shows solid auction liquidity with 131 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,100. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 12 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-05.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,100\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $400 and $3,750.
- 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: 47.5% (56 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 38.1% (45 sales)
- $10,000\+: 14.4% (17 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 12
- Previous 12 months sales: 14
- Recent 12 months median: $600
- Previous 12 months median: $2,244
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-05
- Days since latest sale: 75
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Santa Fe Art Auction: 25 lots
- Sotheby's: 20 lots
- Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.: 9 lots
- Allard Auctions: 7 lots
- STAIR: 6 lots
- Altermann Galleries: 5 lots
- Bradford's: 5 lots
- EJ'S Auction & Appraisal: 4 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 4 lots
- Hindman: 4 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-11-09 | PAUL PLETKA "THE SOURCE" HAND\-COLORED LITHOGRAPH | Bradford's | $2,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-paul-pletka-the-source-hand-colored-lithograph-7536-c-f674e6fa21
2. 2025-11-09 | PAUL PLETKA "OJIBWAY PEACE CHIEF" ACRYLIC ON CANVAS | Bradford's | $14,800
3. 2024-09-10 | Paul Pletka \(b. 1946\), "Making Strong Talk" | John Moran Auctioneers | $2,244
4. 2025-12-05 | Paul Pletka "Pharoseo" | Lusher Fine Art & Auctions | $150
5. 2025-11-09 | PAUL PLETKA \(B.1946\) CRUCIFIED JESUS WATERCOLOR, 'STUDY FOR LOS HERMANOS' | Austin Auction Gallery | $600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-paul-pletka-b-1946-crucified-jesus-watercolor-study-for-los-hermanos-3365-c-e3589515a4
6. 2025-11-07 | Paul Pletka \(American b. 1946\) Untitled \(Portrait\) | Freeman’s | $600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-paul-pletka-american-b-1946-untitled-portrait-124-c-0fd3a5a95a
7. 2025-10-17 | Paul Pletka \- Yaqui Dancer | Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery & Auction | N/A
8. 2025-10-17 | Paul Pletka \(b. 1946\) \- Sketches of Native Figures | Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery & Auction | $300
9. 2025-09-13 | Paul Pletka \(1946\- \), Pentetetuch, c. 1975 | Jackson Hole Art Auction | $40,000
10. 2025-08-15 | Paul Pletka \- Yaqui Dancer | Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery & Auction | N/A
11. 2025-08-12 | Paul Pletka, Red | Santa Fe Art Auction | $1,599
12. 2025-06-15 | Paul Pletka \(Born 1946\) Lithograph, Grus Americana I | Locati LLC | $400
13. 2025-04-15 | Paul Pletka \(b. 1946\) American | Clark's Fine Art & Auctioneers Inc. | $3,000
14. 2024-12-15 | Paul Pletka \(American, b. 1946\). | Fine Estate Inc. | $950
15. 2024-12-15 | Paul Pletka \(American, b. 1946\). | Fine Estate Inc. | $300
16. 2024-12-15 | Paul Pletka \(American, b. 1946\). | Fine Estate Inc. | $550
17. 2024-11-12 | Paul Pletka \(American, b. 1946\) The Patriot | Freeman’s | $37,500
18. 2024-11-12 | Paul Pletka \(American, b. 1946\) Sitting Bear | Freeman’s | $4,000
19. 2024-11-08 | Paul Pletka, Blackfoot Warriors | Santa Fe Art Auction | $3,200
20. 2024-09-14 | Paul Pletka \(1946\- \), Native Portrait | Jackson Hole Art Auction | $5,000
21. 2024-09-14 | Paul Pletka \(1946\- \), Mohtawas \(Meaning \- Without a Lock of Hair on the Forehead\) | Jackson Hole Art Auction | $42,500
22. 2024-08-15 | Paul Pletka \(b. 1946\): Untitled | STAIR | $3,750
23. 2024-06-04 | Paul Pletka \(b. 1946\), "Making Strong Talk" | John Moran Auctioneers | N/A
24. 2024-03-26 | Paul Pletka "Artist as Custer" Mixed Media | Revere Auctions | $1,100

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