# Richard Estes - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T15:39:01.280Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 496
- Lots with prices: 360
- First auction date: 2000-12-12
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-24
- Median realised price: $2,607
- Price range: $1 to $1,284,000

## Market Takeaway
Richard Estes shows deep auction liquidity with 484 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,750. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 20 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-11.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($2,750\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,188 and $17,925.
- 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: 19.5% (68 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 48.6% (169 sales)
- $10,000\+: 31.9% (111 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 20
- Previous 12 months sales: 28
- Recent 12 months median: $4,410
- Previous 12 months median: $1,600
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-11
- Days since latest sale: 38
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 99 lots
- Bonhams: 51 lots
- Sotheby's: 41 lots
- RoGallery: 31 lots
- Phillips: 29 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 25 lots
- DUMBO Auctions: 22 lots
- Skinner: 21 lots
- Clarke Auction Gallery: 16 lots
- Eternity Gallery: 12 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-02-23 | RICHARD ESTES \(NY/ME/IL, 1932 \-\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | $2,500
2. 2024-12-11 | Richard Estes \(American, b. 1942\) Qualicraft Shoes, 1974 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $1,900
3. 2024-11-26 | Richard Estes \(born 1932\); East River, New York, from Kinderstern; | Bonhams | $3,500
4. 2020-02-26 | Richard Estes, Qualicraft Shoes | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $3,250
5. 2026-04-24 | Richard Estes \(American, b. 1932\) Bus Interior \(from Urban Landscapes III\), 1981 | Freeman’s | $1,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-estes-american-b-1932-bus-interior-from-urban-landscapes-iii-1981-10-c-68c156b351
6. 2026-04-24 | Richard Estes \(American, b. 1932\) Subway \(from Urban Landscapes III\), 1981 | Freeman’s | $1,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-estes-american-b-1932-subway-from-urban-landscapes-iii-1981-9-c-db6e0c1214
7. 2026-04-13 | Richard Estes \(born 1932\); Holland Hotel; | Bonhams | $14,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-estes-born-1932-holland-hotel-124-c-5a6c8087b8
8. 2026-04-13 | Richard Estes \(born 1932\); The L Train; | Bonhams | $2,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-estes-born-1932-the-l-train-123-c-eeb4929c16
9. 2026-04-13 | Richard Estes \(born 1932\); Downtown Reflections; | Bonhams | $1,300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-estes-born-1932-downtown-reflections-122-c-98e78fa4e3
10. 2026-04-13 | Richard Estes \(born 1932\); Detail, Times Square; | Bonhams | $1,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-estes-born-1932-detail-times-square-121-c-134588d02f
11. 2026-04-13 | Richard Estes \(born 1932\); Study XIII \- Theater; | Bonhams | $1,700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-estes-born-1932-study-xiii-theater-120-c-ebea849c8e
12. 2026-04-13 | Richard Estes \(born 1932\); A Group of 3 Prints; \(3\) | Bonhams | $4,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-estes-born-1932-a-group-of-3-prints-3-119-c-bc6b48e713
13. 2026-04-01 | RICHARD ESTES \(°1932\) | Bernaerts Auctioneers | €950 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-estes-1932-1549-c-23ff9228ba
14. 2026-03-24 | Richard Estes \(b. 1932\), "Urban Landscapes No. 3," portfolio, 1981 | John Moran Auctioneers | $9,525 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-estes-b-1932-urban-landscapes-no-3-portfolio-1981-16-c-dffe123b9b
15. 2026-01-11 | RICHARD ESTES \(AMERICAN, 1932\). | Clarke Auction Gallery | $950
16. 2026-01-11 | RICHARD ESTES \(AMERICAN, 1932\). | Clarke Auction Gallery | $550
17. 2025-12-16 | RICHARD ESTES \(B. 1932\). Fastback. oil on Masonite17 ¾ x 24 in. \(45.1 x 61 | Christie's | $53,340
18. 2025-11-23 | RICHARD ESTES, People on Park Bench | Casa d'aste Minghini | €12,000
19. 2025-11-21 | Richard Estes, American b. 1932, "Arch, St. Louis", screenprint | Neal Auction Company | $406
20. 2025-10-01 | D\-Train | Sotheby's | N/A
21. 2025-09-25 | Richard Estes, Bus Interior, color screenprint, 1981. | Swann Auction Galleries | $2,794
22. 2025-08-21 | Richard Estes, Untitled | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $950
23. 2025-07-17 | RICHARD ESTES \(B. 1932\). Study XIII — Theatre. Image: 13 x 6 7/8 in. \(330 x | Christie's | $4,410
24. 2025-07-17 | Richard Estes \(American, b. 1932\) Landscape | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $4,500

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