# Richard MacDonald - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-03T08:36:58.666Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 187
- Lots with prices: 160
- First auction date: 2007-09-09
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-22
- Median realised price: $3,750
- Price range: $150 to $47,500

## Market Takeaway
Richard MacDonald shows deep auction liquidity with 183 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $3,600. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 19 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-27.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($3,600\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,800 and $8,000.
- 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: 9.6% (15 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 71.2% (111 sales)
- $10,000\+: 19.2% (30 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 19
- Previous 12 months sales: 33
- Recent 12 months median: $2,500
- Previous 12 months median: $3,500
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-27
- Days since latest sale: 22
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Bradford's: 22 lots
- Setdart Auction House: 15 lots
- Abell Auction: 11 lots
- MBA Seattle Auction LLC: 8 lots
- Leonard Auction: 7 lots
- Simpson Galleries, LLC: 7 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 6 lots
- Hindman: 6 lots
- John Moran Auctioneers: 6 lots
- Bonhams: 5 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-16 | RICHARD MACDONALD \(USA,1946\). "First position".1994. Bronze, specimen 80/90. Signed, numbered and dated on the base. Work included in the exhibition catalog of the artist at MEAM, European Museum of Modern Art, Barcelona, 2014. | Setdart Auction House | N/A
2. 2025-12-06 | RICHARD MACDONALD \(American b. 1946\) "The Gymnast," 1995, 19 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 8 in. \(50.2 x 39.4 x 20.3 cm.\) | Simpson Galleries, LLC | $3,500
3. 2025-10-12 | RICHARD MACDONALD "SISTERS" BRONZE SCULPTURE | Bradford's | $5,800
4. 2025-09-16 | Richard MacDonald \(American, b.1946\) Bronze Relief Sculpture | Leonard Auction | $800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-macdonald-american-b-1946-bronze-relief-sculpture-375-c-7934eedab6
5. 2025-06-24 | Richard MacDonald \(American, b.1946\) 'The Flutist' Bronze Sculpture | Leonard Auction | $2,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-macdonald-american-b-1946-the-flutist-bronze-sculpture-192-c-0d342f2823
6. 2025-05-03 | Richard MACDONALD "Jaques in the Box" Bronze | Roland Auctions NY | $2,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-macdonald-jaques-in-the-box-bronze-407-c-74e4d19bfc
7. 2025-02-14 | Richard MacDonald \(1946\- \), Diana, 1997 | Jackson Hole Art Auction | $1,800
8. 2025-01-19 | RICHARD MACDONALD "SISTERS" BRONZE SCULPTURE | Bradford's | $8,800
9. 2024-07-21 | Richard MacDonald \(American, b.1946\) 'Pillows' Bronze Sculpture | Leonard Auction | $1,400
10. 2024-04-14 | RICHARD MACDONALD "ELENA" BRONZE SCULPTURE | Bradford's | $7,300
11. 2023-11-25 | Richard Macdonald \(b.1946\) The Trumpeter Bronze | EJ'S Auction & Appraisal | $650 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-macdonald-b-1946-the-trumpeter-bronze-1279-c-16d457d82d
12. 2023-03-05 | RICHARD MACDONALD "ANATOMY OF A GOLFER" BRONZE SCULPTURE | Bradford's | $7,400
13. 2023-03-05 | RICHARD MACDONALD "ELENA" BRONZE SCULPTURE | Bradford's | $9,400
14. 2022-12-05 | RICHARD MacDONALD \(b. 1946\) 'The trumpeter' Cold\-painted bronze, on a stepped circular marble base | Leonard Joel | A$14,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-macdonald-b-1946-the-trumpeter-cold-painted-bronze-on-a-stepped-circular-marble-base-223-c-d7c43a78a3
15. 2026-02-22 | RICHARD MACDONALD \(B. 1946\) BRONZE SCULPTURE, 'RED DRESS' | Austin Auction Gallery | $5,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-macdonald-b-1946-bronze-sculpture-red-dress-3214-c-8856e007f7
16. 2026-01-27 | Richard MacDonald \(American, b.1946\) 'First Position, Attitude’ | Sworders | N/A
17. 2026-01-18 | RICHARD MACDONALD \(B.1946\) BRONZE SCULPTURE ON SWIVEL BASE, FLUTE PLAYER | Austin Auction Gallery | $4,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-macdonald-b-1946-bronze-sculpture-on-swivel-base-flute-player-3181-c-e42907c697
18. 2026-01-14 | 'THE GYMNAST' SCULPTURE, AFTER RICHARD MACDONALD | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-the-gymnast-sculpture-after-richard-macdonald-210-c-40b3440741
19. 2025-12-16 | RICHARD MACDONALD \(USA,1946\). "Mime". Bronze, specimen 19/950. Signed and justified on the base. | Setdart Auction House | N/A
20. 2025-12-12 | Richard MacDonald \(American, b. 1946\) Dancer, 2012 | Freeman’s | $22,500
21. 2025-11-20 | Richard MacDonald ''Jacques'' 1997 Large Bronze Sculpture | MBA Seattle Auction LLC | $2,100
22. 2025-10-12 | RICHARD MACDONALD "FREE REIN" BRONZE SCULPTURE | Bradford's | $4,400
23. 2025-10-01 | Richard MacDonald "Gymnast" Bronze Sculpture | Market Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-macdonald-gymnast-bronze-sculpture-74-c-edf456c9d3
24. 2025-07-29 | Richard MacDonald \(b. 1946\), Inspiratio | John Moran Auctioneers | $4,127

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