# Romare Howard Bearden - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T22:20:01.552Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 1,922
- Lots with prices: 1,246
- First auction date: 2001-11-01
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-25
- Median realised price: $3,250
- Price range: $20 to $571,500

## Market Takeaway
Romare Howard Bearden shows very deep auction liquidity with 1,809 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $3,380. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 168 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-29.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($3,380\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,875 and $7,170.
- 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: 10.1% (122 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 70.8% (852 sales)
- $10,000\+: 19% (229 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 168
- Previous 12 months sales: 229
- Recent 12 months median: $2,300
- Previous 12 months median: $1,800
- Median shift: 27.8%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-29
- Days since latest sale: 20
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Swann Auction Galleries: 597 lots
- Bruce Teleky Inc.: 238 lots
- RoGallery: 122 lots
- Christie's: 106 lots
- Black Art Auction: 89 lots
- DUMBO Auctions: 87 lots
- Bonhams: 73 lots
- Sotheby's: 64 lots
- Chamberlain Auction Gallery: 51 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 36 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-07-16 | Romare Bearden lithograph Firebirds | Pook & Pook Inc. | $2,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-romare-bearden-lithograph-firebirds-193-c-f91497cbd2
2. 2025-07-16 | Romare Bearden lithograph Conjunction | Pook & Pook Inc. | $2,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-romare-bearden-lithograph-conjunction-192-c-7b04ceea0a
3. 2025-07-16 | Romare Bearden lithograph Firebirds | Pook & Pook Inc. | $2,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-romare-bearden-lithograph-firebirds-185-c-eb44faea0b
4. 2025-07-16 | Romare Bearden lithograph Conjunction | Pook & Pook Inc. | $2,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-romare-bearden-lithograph-conjunction-184-c-00c4389b72
5. 2025-07-16 | Romare Bearden lithograph Conjunction | Pook & Pook Inc. | $2,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-romare-bearden-lithograph-conjunction-155-c-31c47a5acb
6. 2025-07-16 | Romare Bearden lithograph Firebirds | Pook & Pook Inc. | $2,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-romare-bearden-lithograph-firebirds-154-c-42849f5a3a
7. 2025-07-16 | Romare Bearden lithograph Pilate | Pook & Pook Inc. | $2,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-romare-bearden-lithograph-pilate-147-c-6d64441add
8. 2025-02-20 | ROMARE BEARDEN, THE OLYMPICS, SCREENPRINT ON BFK RIVES | RoGallery | $1,400
9. 2025-02-12 | Romare Bearden, The Dancer | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $1,900
10. 2025-02-08 | Romare Bearden \- "The Olympics" | Bruce Teleky Inc. | N/A
11. 2025-02-06 | ROMARE BEARDEN \(1911 \- 1988\) Homage to Mary Lou \(The Piano Lesson\). | Swann Auction Galleries | $10,625
12. 2024-12-14 | Romare Bearden, 1911\-1988, Mother and Child | Black Art Auction | $3,250
13. 2024-12-14 | Romare Bearden, 1911\-1988, School Bell Time | Black Art Auction | $1,500
14. 2024-12-11 | Romare Bearden \(American, 1911–1988\) Carolina Blue \(Interior\), 1970 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $3,250
15. 2024-11-23 | Romare Bearden \- "The Olympics" | Bruce Teleky Inc. | N/A
16. 2024-11-08 | Romare Bearden, The Olympics | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | N/A
17. 2024-10-31 | Romare Bearden \(1911\-1988\) | DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers | $2,250
18. 2024-10-29 | Romare Bearden \- School Bell Time \- 1994 Serigraph 35" x 44" | DUMBO Auctions | N/A
19. 2024-10-29 | Romare Bearden \- Mecklenburg Morning: Sunrise for China Lamp \- 1993 Serigraph 35" x 43.75" | DUMBO Auctions | N/A
20. 2024-10-29 | Romare Bearden \- Early Carolina Morning \- 1995 Serigraph 26" x 33.75" | DUMBO Auctions | N/A
21. 2024-10-01 | Romare Bearden \(1914\-1988\); Prologue to Troy, from Prevalence of Ritual; | Bonhams | $2,000
22. 2024-09-28 | Romare Bearden \- "The Olympics" | Bruce Teleky Inc. | N/A
23. 2024-04-13 | MID CENT AMERICAN LITHOGRAPH BY ROMARE BEARDEN | Antique Arena Inc | $100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mid-cent-american-lithograph-by-romare-bearden-12-c-71a4926bcb
24. 2023-09-10 | Romare Bearden, African American, 1911\-1988 | J. Garrett Auctioneers | $1,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-romare-bearden-african-american-1911-1988-614-c-3f9413f845

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