# Sam Gilliam - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T18:40:38.448Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 883
- Lots with prices: 724
- First auction date: 2002-09-14
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-27
- Median realised price: $6,750
- Price range: $200 to $2,172,500

## Market Takeaway
Sam Gilliam shows very deep auction liquidity with 881 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $6,750. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 121 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-11.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($6,750\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $2,750 and $26,000.
- 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: 6.2% (45 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 50.6% (365 sales)
- $10,000\+: 43.2% (312 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 121
- Previous 12 months sales: 81
- Recent 12 months median: $4,250
- Previous 12 months median: $8,000
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-11
- Days since latest sale: 7
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Swann Auction Galleries: 223 lots
- Christie's: 104 lots
- Weschler's: 78 lots
- Black Art Auction: 74 lots
- Sotheby's: 54 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 53 lots
- Bonhams: 50 lots
- Freeman’s \| Hindman: 25 lots
- Sloans & Kenyon: 24 lots
- Hindman: 20 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-11-14 | Sam Gilliam \(American, 1933\-2022\) Dorothy's Mondays, 1977 | Freeman’s | $155,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-gilliam-american-1933-2022-dorothy-s-mondays-1977-45-c-4486c73b6a
2. 2025-02-20 | SAM GILLIAM 'FOR ROMARE \#9' 1988 MONOPRINT | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $6,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-gilliam-for-romare-9-1988-monoprint-47-c-6e44406928
3. 2024-12-14 | Sam Gilliam, 1930\-2022, untitled, Figure in an Interior | Black Art Auction | $1,000
4. 2024-12-14 | Sam Gilliam, 1933\-2022, Fast Track | Black Art Auction | $4,000
5. 2024-12-13 | Sam Gilliam \(American 1933\-2022\), Much, Screenprint in color on aluminum powder enameled paper, Sheet size: 584 x 648 mm \(23 x 25\-1/2 in\) | Weschler's | $4,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-gilliam-american-1933-2022-much-screenprint-in-color-on-aluminum-powder-enameled-paper-sheet-size-584-x-648-mm-23-x-25-1-2-in-43-c-c3449cd8ec
6. 2024-11-26 | Sam Gilliam \(1933\-2022\); Dance '72; | Bonhams | N/A
7. 2024-11-26 | SAM GILLIAM \(1933 \- 2022\) Journey Home. | Swann Auction Galleries | $4,500
8. 2024-11-26 | SAM GILLIAM \(1933 \- 2022\) Dance '72. | Swann Auction Galleries | $2,200
9. 2023-12-08 | Sam Gilliam \(American 1933\-2022\), Much, Silkscreen in color on aluminum powder enameled paper, 1980, Sheet size approximately: 584 x 684 mm \(23 x 25\-1/2 in\) | Weschler's | $3,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-gilliam-american-1933-2022-much-silkscreen-in-color-on-aluminum-powder-enameled-paper-1980-sheet-size-approximately-584-x-684-mm-23-x-25-1-2-in-90-c-0f54d75adf
10. 2023-05-20 | Sam Gilliam, 1933\-2022, Untitled | Black Art Auction | $1,700
11. 2023-04-06 | SAM GILLIAM \(1933 \- 2022\) Untitled \(Philadelphia\). | Swann Auction Galleries | $6,250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-gilliam-1933-2022-untitled-philadelphia-131-c-96c4eb49c6
12. 2023-03-21 | Sam Gilliam "Chartmaking" Acrylic On Birch 1997 | Revere Auctions | $17,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-gilliam-chartmaking-acrylic-on-birch-1997-89-c-4334c79966
13. 2022-11-19 | Sam Gilliam, 1933\-2022, untitled | Black Art Auction | N/A
14. 2022-10-12 | Sam Gilliam, Red Lady | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $4,800
15. 2022-10-12 | Sam Gilliam, Blue Lady | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $3,200
16. 2022-10-06 | SAM GILLIAM \(1933 \- 2022\) Pretty Boxes. | Swann Auction Galleries | $5,750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-gilliam-1933-2022-pretty-boxes-159-c-af94373a4e
17. 2022-03-31 | SAM GILLIAM \(1933 \- \) First Season. | Swann Auction Galleries | $10,000
18. 2021-11-03 | Sam Gilliam "Butterfly Days" Large Mixed Media Painting on Handmade Paper | Revere Auctions | $16,000
19. 2021-05-22 | Sam Gilliam, b. 1933, For Xavier | Black Art Auction | $3,000
20. 2026-03-27 | Sam Gilliam \(American 1933\-2022\), Much, Screenprint in color on aluminum powder enameled paper, Sheet size: 584 x 648 mm \(23 x 25\-1/2 in\) | Weschler's | $3,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-gilliam-american-1933-2022-much-screenprint-in-color-on-aluminum-powder-enameled-paper-sheet-size-584-x-648-mm-23-x-25-1-2-in-60-c-04850af0f3
21. 2026-03-27 | Sam Gilliam \(American 1933\-2022\), Coffee Thyme II, Woodcut, silkscreen, etching and lithograph on handmade paper, 1980, Sheet size: 787 x 1016 mm \(30 x 40 in\); Frame: 38\-1/2 x 48 in \(97.8 x 121.9 cm\) | Weschler's | $1,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-gilliam-american-1933-2022-coffee-thyme-ii-woodcut-silkscreen-etching-and-lithograph-on-handmade-paper-1980-sheet-size-787-x-1016-mm-30-x-40-in-frame-38-1-2-x-48-in-97-8-x-121-9-cm-59-c-daa11f36bf
22. 2026-02-11 | Sam Gilliam 3 Limited Ed. Prints 2004 COA w/ Book | Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC | $350 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-gilliam-3-limited-ed-prints-2004-coa-w-book-30-c-a2960389b6
23. 2026-02-03 | Sam Gilliam "Dance '72" Pink & Blue Screenprint | Revere Auctions | $2,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-gilliam-dance-72-pink-blue-screenprint-3-c-e4e6a21d9c
24. 2026-02-03 | Sam Gilliam "Dance '72" Blue Screenprint | Revere Auctions | $1,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-gilliam-dance-72-blue-screenprint-1-c-e9fcecbbe2

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