# Robert Thompson - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-16T05:34:33.618Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 162
- Lots with prices: 130
- First auction date: 2002-02-20
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-10
- Median realised price: $11,250
- Price range: $60 to $1,260,000

## Market Takeaway
Robert Thompson shows deep auction liquidity with 159 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $13,750. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 12 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-10.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($13,750\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $2,750 and $48,000.
- 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: 12.6% (16 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 31.5% (40 sales)
- $10,000\+: 55.9% (71 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 12
- Previous 12 months sales: 18
- Recent 12 months median: $27,940
- Previous 12 months median: $15,000
- Median shift: 86.3%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-10
- Days since latest sale: 8
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Swann Auction Galleries: 49 lots
- Christie's: 38 lots
- RoGallery: 9 lots
- Sotheby's: 9 lots
- Andrew Smith & Son: 7 lots
- Toomey & Co. Auctioneers: 6 lots
- Gerrards Auction Rooms: 4 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 4 lots
- Hindman: 3 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 3 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-05-07 | Bob Thompson \(American, 1937\-1966\) Oil on Board | Market Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-bob-thompson-american-1937-1966-oil-on-board-124-c-17b495a9a5
2. 2025-02-06 | BOB THOMPSON \(1937 \- 1966\) Adoration. | Swann Auction Galleries | $15,000
3. 2025-02-06 | BOB THOMPSON \(1937 \- 1966\) Untitled. | Swann Auction Galleries | $7,250
4. 2024-12-11 | ROBERT THOMPSON OF KILBURN, A MOUSEMAN OAK SMOKING CHAIR | Elstob Auctioneers | £1,400
5. 2024-11-09 | Robert Thompson of Kilburn, 'Mouseman' oak ashtray, 10cm x 7.25cm. | Potteries Auctions | £100
6. 2024-03-27 | Bob Thompson, Woman with Apple | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $15,000
7. 2026-02-10 | ROBERT THOMPSON \- The Gardener's Assistant: Practical and Scientific | Subastas Segre | €210
8. 2025-12-16 | BOB THOMPSON \(1937\-1966\). Untitled \(Provincetown\). pastel on paper23 ¾ x 18 | Christie's | $8,890
9. 2025-12-16 | BOB THOMPSON \(1937\-1966\). Untitled \(Provincetown\). pastel and watercolor on | Christie's | $11,430
10. 2025-12-13 | Bob Thompson, 1937\-1966, Untitled, Woman Reading a Book | Black Art Auction | N/A
11. 2025-10-07 | Bob Thompson \(1937\-1966\), Untitled, 1961. | Swann Auction Galleries | $27,940
12. 2025-10-07 | Bob Thompson \(1937\-1966\), Untitled, 1961. | Swann Auction Galleries | $30,480
13. 2025-09-30 | BOB THOMPSON \(1936\-1966\). Bathers. oil on canvas14 1/8 x 18 in. \(35.8 x 45. | Christie's | $254,000
14. 2025-08-12 | Bob Thompson \(American, 1937\-1966\) Oil On Board | Akiba Galleries | $1,600
15. 2025-05-16 | Horseman of the Queen of Sheba | Sotheby's | N/A
16. 2025-05-15 | BOB THOMPSON \(1936\-1966\). I See. oil on board39 ½ x 60 in. \(100.3 x 152.4 c | Christie's | $693,000
17. 2025-02-27 | BOB THOMPSON \(1936\-1966\). La Gamme d'Amour. oil on canvas18 x 24 in. \(45.7 | Christie's | $504,000
18. 2024-11-21 | Balling | Sotheby's | $396,000
19. 2024-11-13 | Bob Thompson, Bird War | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $135,000
20. 2024-10-23 | Robert Thompson, aka. Mouseman, A tea tray with two mouse handles | Sloane Street Auctions | £420
21. 2024-10-03 | BOB THOMPSON \(1937 \- 1966\) Leslie. | Swann Auction Galleries | $10,000
22. 2024-10-03 | BOB THOMPSON \(1937 \- 1966\) Untitled \(Riders\). | Swann Auction Galleries | $2,500
23. 2024-10-03 | BOB THOMPSON \(1937 \- 1966\) Study of The Baptism of Christ \(Piero della Francesca\). | Swann Auction Galleries | $11,250
24. 2024-10-01 | BOB THOMPSON \(1937\-1966\). The Recreation of Cephalus and Procris. oil on ca | Christie's | $529,200

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