# Peter Busa - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T14:39:31.213Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 96
- Lots with prices: 75
- First auction date: 2004-07-17
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-24
- Median realised price: $1,800
- Price range: $142 to $18,000

## Market Takeaway
Peter Busa shows solid auction liquidity with 94 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,700. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 9 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-11-21.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,700\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $800 and $4,000.
- 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: 32.4% (24 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 63.5% (47 sales)
- $10,000\+: 4.1% (3 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 9
- Previous 12 months sales: 18
- Recent 12 months median: $1,000
- Previous 12 months median: $900
- Median shift: 11.1%
- Latest sale date: 2025-11-21
- Days since latest sale: 89
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Bakker Auctions: 21 lots
- Art\-Torg: 12 lots
- Eldred's: 11 lots
- Revere Auctions: 7 lots
- Skinner: 7 lots
- Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches: 4 lots
- Cottone Auctions: 4 lots
- Capsule Gallery Auction: 3 lots
- Marion Antique Auctions: 3 lots
- STAIR: 3 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-11-21 | PETER BUSA \(Pennsylvania, 1914\-1985\), "Rapid Transit"., Oil on canvas, 32" x 46". Framed 33.5" x 47". | Eldred's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-peter-busa-pennsylvania-1914-1985-rapid-transit-oil-on-canvas-32-x-46-framed-33-5-x-47-5771-c-1c330fe2fb
2. 2025-06-07 | Peter Busa \(1914\-1985\) Indian Space Drawing, Watercolor, 11 x 7 1/2" sheet, 14 x 17 1/2" framed | Bakker Auctions | $350 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-peter-busa-1914-1985-indian-space-drawing-watercolor-11-x-7-1-2-sheet-14-x-17-1-2-framed-95-c-e3747fc938
3. 2025-05-08 | PETER BUSA \(Pennsylvania, 1914\-1985\), "Untitled \#10 Indian Space", 1950\-53., Gouache on paper, 20" x 28". Framed 29" x 35". | Eldred's | $3,250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-peter-busa-pennsylvania-1914-1985-untitled-10-indian-space-1950-53-gouache-on-paper-20-x-28-framed-29-x-35-2004-c-404440d938
4. 2025-01-23 | PETER BUSA \(Pennsylvania, 1914\-1985\), Abstract., Oil on board, 11" x 18.5". Framed 13" x 19". | Eldred's | $475
5. 2025-01-18 | Peter Busa \(American, 1914\-1985\) Untitled Composition, Oil on Canvas, Signed Busa lower right, 20" x 30 1/4", Framed\-27 1/2" x 37 1/2", Note: Peter Busa was an American painter, known as one of the innovators of India... | Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches | $2,300
6. 2024-12-07 | Peter Busa \(1914\-1985\) Eclipse. | Marion Antique Auctions | $1,800
7. 2026-01-24 | Peter Busa \(American 1914\-1985\) "The Juggler in the Baroque Theme" Oil on canvas Signed lower right Busa 36" x 20" Provenance: Bertha Schaefer Gallery, New York | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-peter-busa-american-1914-1985-the-juggler-in-the-baroque-theme-oil-on-canvas-signed-lower-right-busa-36-x-20-provenance-bertha-schaefer-gallery-new-york-367-c-eed19e38c1
8. 2025-11-20 | Peter Busa \(1914\-1985\): The Doily with Two Hairpins | STAIR | $1,100
9. 2025-10-17 | Peter BUSA \(1914\-1985\) American | Art\-Torg | N/A
10. 2025-09-02 | Peter Busa \(Pennsylvania 1914 \- 1985\) oil on canvas, Abstract Expressionist Painting, signed lower right also signed and titled Verso, canvas size is 30 x 30 inches. 31 x 31 inches overall. | Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions | $1,100
11. 2025-08-09 | Peter Busa \(1914\-1985\) Spring, Oil on canvas, 37 x 22" | Bakker Auctions | $1,000
12. 2025-03-29 | Peter Busa \(American, 1914\-1985\) Untitled, Oil on canvas, Signed Busa lower right, 36" x 24", Framed\-44 1/4" x 32 1/4" | Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches | $700
13. 2025-03-29 | Peter Busa \(American, 1914\-1985\) Untitled Composition, Oil on Canvas, Signed Busa lower right, 20" x 30 1/4", Framed\-27 1/2" x 37 1/2", Note: Peter Busa was an American painter, known as one of the innovators of India... | Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches | $1,200
14. 2025-02-21 | Peter BUSA \(1914\-1985\) American | Art\-Torg | N/A
15. 2025-01-30 | Peter Busa \(American, 1914\-1985\) "Autumn" | Cottone Auctions | $3,200
16. 2024-12-15 | Peter Busa \(1914 \- 1985\) Pennsylvania Artist. Oil On Canvas | Topwells | $750
17. 2024-11-23 | Peter Busa \(American, 1914\-1985\) Abstraction, Signed Busa lower right, Oil on board, 23 1/2" x 19 3/4", Framed\-30 1/2" x 26 1/2" | Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches | N/A
18. 2024-10-18 | Peter BUSA \(1914\-1985\) American | Art\-Torg | N/A
19. 2024-08-18 | Peter Busa \(Pennsylvania, 1914 \- 1985\) | Helmuth Stone | $850
20. 2024-08-17 | Peter Busa \(Am. 1914\-1985\), Abstraction, Oil on canvas, framed | Barridoff Auctions | $1,700
21. 2024-07-28 | PETER BUSA \(AMERICAN, 1914\-1985\) \[3 WORKS\]. | Clarke Auction Gallery | $2,600
22. 2024-07-26 | PETER BUSA \(Pennsylvania, 1914\-1985\), Abstract., Oil on board, 11" x 18.5". Framed 13" x 19". | Eldred's | $900
23. 2024-07-26 | PETER BUSA \(Pennsylvania, 1914\-1985\), "Texas Tower"., Oil on board, 18" x 24". Framed 20" x 25". | Eldred's | $800
24. 2024-07-26 | PETER BUSA \(Pennsylvania, 1914\-1985\), Flame Figure., Gouache on paper, 26" x 19.5". Framed 35" x 28". | Eldred's | $5,500

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