# Reuben Nakian - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T06:03:16.925Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 300
- Lots with prices: 175
- First auction date: 2001-06-22
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-26
- Median realised price: $550
- Price range: $71 to $21,000

## Market Takeaway
Reuben Nakian shows deep auction liquidity with 285 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $600. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 5 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-09-30.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($600\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $294 and $1,500.
- 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: 63.4% (102 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 35.4% (57 sales)
- $10,000\+: 1.2% (2 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 5
- Previous 12 months sales: 13
- Recent 12 months median: $325
- Previous 12 months median: $400
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-09-30
- Days since latest sale: 141
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- RoGallery: 59 lots
- Beowulf Art and Books: 23 lots
- Hindman: 17 lots
- HVMC \- Hôtel des Ventes de Monte\-Carlo: 13 lots
- STAIR: 13 lots
- Skinner: 11 lots
- Gold Coast Auctions: 10 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 10 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 10 lots
- Leland Little Auctions: 8 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-10-23 | Reuben Nakian "Leda and the Swan" Bronze Sculpture | Auctions at Showplace | $1,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-reuben-nakian-leda-and-the-swan-bronze-sculpture-133-c-2bb4f92b9c
2. 2025-02-02 | Reuben Nakian \- Plaque | Barton's Auction | $1,100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-reuben-nakian-plaque-280-c-4f4431da84
3. 2024-12-07 | Attributed to Reuben Nakian bronze sculpture | Concept Art Gallery | $200
4. 2024-05-05 | Reuben Nakian, American, 1897\-1986 | J. Garrett Auctioneers | $1,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-reuben-nakian-american-1897-1986-782-c-6694b2fb0f
5. 2026-04-26 | Reuben Nakian \(American, 1897\-1986\) "Leda and the Swan" Watercolor | Gold Coast Auctions | $225 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-reuben-nakian-american-1897-1986-leda-and-the-swan-watercolor-275-c-033a26212a
6. 2026-04-26 | Reuben Nakian \(American, 1897\-1986\) "Leda and the Swan" Ink on Paper | Gold Coast Auctions | $200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-reuben-nakian-american-1897-1986-leda-and-the-swan-ink-on-paper-274-c-2130090079
7. 2026-04-26 | Reuben Nakian \(American, 1897\-1986\) "Leda and the Swan" | Gold Coast Auctions | $200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-reuben-nakian-american-1897-1986-leda-and-the-swan-273-c-b971da15b4
8. 2026-04-26 | Reuben Nakian \(American, 1897\-1986\) "Europa and the Bull" Ink & Wash on Paper | Gold Coast Auctions | $175 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-reuben-nakian-american-1897-1986-europa-and-the-bull-ink-wash-on-paper-272-c-103504bed9
9. 2026-04-26 | Reuben Nakian \(American, 1897\-1986\) "Leda and the Swan" Ink & Wash on Paper | Gold Coast Auctions | $225 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-reuben-nakian-american-1897-1986-leda-and-the-swan-ink-wash-on-paper-271-c-5cc8edab18
10. 2026-04-26 | Reuben Nakian \(American, 1897\-1986\) "Leda and the Swan" 1980 | Gold Coast Auctions | $200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-reuben-nakian-american-1897-1986-leda-and-the-swan-1980-270-c-7ab56d4d77
11. 2026-04-26 | Reuben Nakian \(American, 1897\-1986\) "Sitting Nymph, from Land of the Gods Suite" 1980 | Gold Coast Auctions | $150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-reuben-nakian-american-1897-1986-sitting-nymph-from-land-of-the-gods-suite-1980-269-c-3de83c5b71
12. 2026-04-26 | Reuben Nakian \(American, 1897\-1986\) Two Nudes Ink on Paper | Gold Coast Auctions | $125 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-reuben-nakian-american-1897-1986-two-nudes-ink-on-paper-268-c-8c0f25aa06
13. 2026-04-26 | Reuben Nakian \( America 1897\-1986\) Nude Ink and Wash on Paper | Gold Coast Auctions | $175 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-reuben-nakian-america-1897-1986-nude-ink-and-wash-on-paper-267-c-4fd962dd08
14. 2026-04-26 | Reuben Nakian \( America 1897\-1986\) Ink on Paper Donald Ross \(20th C\) Nakian Portrait | Gold Coast Auctions | $125 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-reuben-nakian-america-1897-1986-ink-on-paper-donald-ross-20th-c-nakian-portrait-266-c-0aef83a8fc
15. 2026-02-19 | Reuben Nakian "Leda and the Swan" Ink on Paper | Auctions at Showplace | $325 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-reuben-nakian-leda-and-the-swan-ink-on-paper-194-c-7e2f02c621
16. 2025-09-30 | Reuben Nakian, Untitled | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $1,300
17. 2025-09-17 | Reuben Nakian "Europa and the Bull" Terracotta | Revere Auctions | $450
18. 2025-06-25 | Reuben Nakian \(1897\-1986\) "Voyage To Crete" | Material Culture | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-reuben-nakian-1897-1986-voyage-to-crete-329-c-7874264a09
19. 2025-04-30 | Reuben Nakian \(American 1897\-1986\), Abstract Nude from the "Europa Series", 1959\-60, ink on paper | South Bay Auctions Inc | $325
20. 2025-03-09 | REUBEN NAKIAN "DANCING NYMPHS" AQUATINT ETCHING | Lewis & Maese Antiques & Auctions | $250
21. 2025-02-08 | REUBEN NAKIAN \(American 1897\-1986\) "Leda and the Swan \- 7," CIRCA 1980 | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $400
22. 2025-02-08 | REUBEN NAKIAN \(American 1897\-1986\) "Leda and the Swan," 20TH CENTURY | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $1,100
23. 2025-02-08 | REUBEN NAKIAN \(American 1897\-1986\) THREE DRAWINGS, "Untitled," 1953\-1960 | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $1,400
24. 2025-01-30 | REUBEN NAKIAN, VIEW FROM OLYMPUS: PLATE II, RECLINING NYMPH, ETCHING AND CHINE COLLE | RoGallery | N/A

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