# Paul Sample - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T23:55:43.456Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 107
- Lots with prices: 78
- First auction date: 2002-03-22
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-23
- Median realised price: $2,800
- Price range: $50 to $190,000

## Market Takeaway
Paul Sample has 107 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,800. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 17 sales. These metrics reflect recorded public auction results and may not include private transactions or every premium outlier sale.

## How To Read This Data
- Use median \($2,800\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($1,200 to $6,500\) as the middle 50% of recorded sales.
- Auction prices can include buyer premiums or fees depending on house reporting, so compare on a like\-for\-like basis.
- Condition, provenance, size, and attribution confidence can move final value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 16.7% (13 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 65.4% (51 sales)
- $10,000\+: 17.9% (14 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 17
- Previous 12 months sales: 15
- Recent 12 months median: $2,800
- Previous 12 months median: $2,100
- Median shift: 33.3%
- Latest sale date: 2026-04-23
- Days since latest sale: 7
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- William Smith Auctions: 22 lots
- Bonhams: 21 lots
- John Moran Auctioneers: 10 lots
- Skinner: 6 lots
- Weschler's: 6 lots
- Barridoff Auctions: 4 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 4 lots
- Bourgeault\-Horan Antiquarians: 3 lots
- Merrill's Auctioneers & Appraisers: 3 lots
- Sloans & Kenyon: 3 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-11-18 | Paul Sample \(1896\-1974\), "N.E. Autumn," 1954 | John Moran Auctioneers | $2,857 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-paul-sample-1896-1974-n-e-autumn-1954-152-c-a0d5065c91
2. 2025-11-18 | PAUL SAMPLE \(1896\-1974\) Vermont Schoolhouse 19 1/8 x 28 1/8 in. \(48.6 x 71.4 cm.\) | Bonhams | $22,000
3. 2025-05-28 | PAUL SAMPLE OIL, TWO WHITE HORSES AT BROWNINGTON. | William Smith Auctions | $42,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-paul-sample-oil-two-white-horses-at-brownington-18-c-ea24c6e804
4. 2025-05-28 | PAUL SAMPLE OIL, HAYING. | William Smith Auctions | $27,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-paul-sample-oil-haying-52-c-e9d41f2bd3
5. 2025-05-28 | PAUL SAMPLE WATERCOLOR, FLY FISHING. | William Smith Auctions | $2,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-paul-sample-watercolor-fly-fishing-74-c-0ce454ca4f
6. 2025-04-30 | Paul Sample \(1896\-1974\) Whiskey for Old Jim's Cold 30 x 25 1/8 in. \(76.2 x 63.8 cm.\) \(Painted in 1937.\) | Bonhams | N/A
7. 2025-01-30 | PAUL SAMPLE \(American, 1896\-1974\). Old Horse in Pasture, "Magna Color" \(acrylic resin\) on board. Signed lower right hand corner. Verso | Sloans & Kenyon | $1,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-paul-sample-american-1896-1974-old-horse-in-pasture-magna-color-acrylic-resin-on-board-signed-lower-right-hand-corner-verso-374-c-c0d43e7bc2
8. 2024-10-29 | Paul Sample \(1896\-1974\), Snowy mountain landscape with house and figures, Watercolor on paper, 15.25" H x 22.5" W | John Moran Auctioneers | $349 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-paul-sample-1896-1974-snowy-mountain-landscape-with-house-and-figures-watercolor-on-paper-15-25-h-x-22-5-w-1212-c-d17408bb8f
9. 2024-04-13 | Paul Sample \(Am. 1896\-1974\), "Manuring the Field", Watercolor on paper, framed under glass | Barridoff Auctions | $900
10. 2023-10-10 | Paul Sample \(1896\-1974\), "Hawaii," 1943, Watercolor on illustration board, 15" H x 20" W | John Moran Auctioneers | N/A
11. 2023-05-31 | PAUL SAMPLE WATERCOLOR, VILLAGE SCENE. | William Smith Auctions | $1,200
12. 2023-04-25 | Paul Sample \(1896\-1974\) Winter Scene sight 23 x 19 in. framed 32 x 28 in. | Bonhams | $2,000
13. 2020-09-12 | Paul Sample Oil, Winter Landscape | William Smith Auctions | $3,750
14. 2020-09-12 | Paul Sample Watercolor, Fishing | William Smith Auctions | $9,500
15. 2020-08-04 | Paul Sample \(1896\-1974\) Boats\-San Pedro Harbor 30 x 38in framed 38 x 46in \(Painted in 1926.\) | Bonhams | N/A
16. 2020-03-21 | Paul Sample \(VT 1896\-1974\) Lithograph | Merrill's Auctioneers & Appraisers | $50
17. 2019-10-26 | Paul Sample \(1896\-1972\): Distant Village | STAIR | $3,750
18. 2019-10-17 | Paul Sample \(American, 1896 \- 1974\) Rolling Barrels into the Rackhouse, 1945 | Hindman | $27,500
19. 2019-04-27 | Paul Sample \(VT 1896\-1976\) The Slope near the bridge | Merrill's Auctioneers & Appraisers | $400
20. 2017-05-24 | PAUL SAMPLE \(1896\-1974\) ‘Red Hot Bar on Chain’ and ‘Worker Holding Curled | Bonhams | $37,500
21. 2017-05-03 | PAUL SAMPLE \(AMERICAN, 1896\-1974\) MAIN STREET OIL ON CANVASBOARD 9\-3/4 X 15 INCH | Heritage Auctions | $3,750
22. 2017-03-25 | Paul Sample watercolor Dartmouth Ski Run | Concept Art Gallery | $2,100
23. 2016-11-12 | Paul Sample \(American, 1896\-1974\) Icelandic Ponies Play | Heritage Auctions | $19,375
24. 2016-08-21 | PAUL SAMPLE \(AMERICAN 1896\-1974\). FARMSTEAD IN EARLY AUTUMN. | Bourgeault\-Horan Antiquarians | $1,200

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