# Theodor Geisel - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T13:49:29.475Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 223
- Lots with prices: 172
- First auction date: 2003-12-19
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-08
- Median realised price: $1,300
- Price range: $6 to $21,600

## Market Takeaway
Theodor Geisel shows deep auction liquidity with 206 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 41 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-02.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,500\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $440 and $3,200.
- 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: 41.5% (66 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 54.1% (86 sales)
- $10,000\+: 4.4% (7 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 41
- Previous 12 months sales: 27
- Recent 12 months median: $2,200
- Previous 12 months median: $1,400
- Median shift: 57.1%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-02
- Days since latest sale: 77
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Swann Auction Galleries: 22 lots
- Landry Pop Auctions: 21 lots
- PBA Galleries Auctions & Appraisers: 12 lots
- Joshua Kodner: 9 lots
- Morphy Auctions: 9 lots
- Profiles in History: 9 lots
- RoGallery: 9 lots
- Blackwell Auctions LLC: 7 lots
- Montgomery Auction: 7 lots
- RR Auction: 7 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-09-03 | Set of 6 Dr. Seuss 1941 Navy Admiral Grog Glasses | Hill Auction Gallery | $175 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-set-of-6-dr-seuss-1941-navy-admiral-grog-glasses-13-c-472486fbbd
2. 2025-05-14 | Dr. Seuss \(Theodor Geisel\), American \(1904\-1991\) | Kodner Galleries | $2,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-dr-seuss-theodor-geisel-american-1904-1991-5-c-2f948d3b65
3. 2025-05-14 | Dr. Seuss \(Theodor Geisel\), American \(1904\-1991\) | Kodner Galleries | $3,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-dr-seuss-theodor-geisel-american-1904-1991-4-c-6764c7c895
4. 2025-05-14 | Dr. Seuss \(Theodor Geisel\), American \(1904\-1991\) | Kodner Galleries | $3,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-dr-seuss-theodor-geisel-american-1904-1991-3-c-a204075a31
5. 2025-05-14 | Dr. Seuss \(Theodor Geisel\), American \(1904\-1991\) | Kodner Galleries | $3,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-dr-seuss-theodor-geisel-american-1904-1991-2-c-00e43bfaf6
6. 2025-05-14 | Dr. Seuss \(Theodor Geisel\), American \(1904\-1991\) | Kodner Galleries | $5,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-dr-seuss-theodor-geisel-american-1904-1991-1-c-5634363915
7. 2025-03-19 | Dr. Seuss \(11\) Vintage Books | Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC | $50 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-dr-seuss-11-vintage-books-270-c-1514f68976
8. 2025-02-18 | Dr. Seuss \(Theodor Seuss Geisel\), Wisdom of the Orient Cat | Landry Pop Auctions | $2,200
9. 2025-02-18 | Dr. Seuss \(Theodor Seuss Geisel\), The Lorax \- Book Cover | Landry Pop Auctions | $350
10. 2025-02-18 | Dr. Seuss \(Theodor Seuss Geisel\), Singing Cats | Landry Pop Auctions | $1,300
11. 2025-02-18 | Dr. Seuss \(Theodor Seuss Geisel\), Self\-Portrait as a Young Man Shaving | Landry Pop Auctions | $1,900
12. 2025-02-18 | Dr. Seuss \(Theodor Seuss Geisel\), Oh, I'd love to go to the party but I'm absolutely dead | Landry Pop Auctions | $1,100
13. 2025-02-18 | Dr. Seuss \(Theodor Seuss Geisel\), Manly Art of Self\-Defense | Landry Pop Auctions | $350
14. 2025-02-18 | Dr. Seuss \(Theodor Seuss Geisel\), Joseph Katz and His Coat of Many Colors | Landry Pop Auctions | $6,000
15. 2025-02-18 | Dr. Seuss \(Theodor Seuss Geisel\), Green Eggs and Ham maquette | Landry Pop Auctions | $2,000
16. 2025-02-18 | Dr. Seuss \(Theodor Seuss Geisel\), Gosh! Do I Look As Old As All That! | Landry Pop Auctions | $600
17. 2025-02-18 | Dr. Seuss \(Theodor Seuss Geisel\), Elephant Presenting Flower to a Bird | Landry Pop Auctions | $3,200
18. 2025-02-18 | Dr. Seuss \(Theodor Seuss Geisel\), Cat in the Hat bronze | Landry Pop Auctions | $2,200
19. 2025-01-19 | Dr. Seuss "We Looked Then We Saw Him Step on the Mat" Limited edition serigraph on paper | Montgomery Auction | $400
20. 2024-12-13 | Dr. Seuss, Theodore Seuss Geisel, Serigraph on Canvas 1997, "Alley Cat for a Very Long Alley", H 10" W 44" | DuMouchelles | $4,500
21. 2024-11-09 | Dr. Seuss "Flaming Herring" Cast Resin Sculpture | Joshua Kodner | $1,600
22. 2026-03-08 | DR. SEUSS "WORM BURNING BRIGHT IN THE FOREST IN THE NIGHT" MIXED MEDIA PIGMENT PRINT ON ARCHIVAL CANVAS | Bradford's | $1,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-dr-seuss-worm-burning-bright-in-the-forest-in-the-night-mixed-media-pigment-print-on-archival-canvas-2024-c-389e63145c
23. 2026-03-08 | DR. SEUSS "THE CAT BEHIND THE HAT" MIXED\-MEDIA PIGMENT PRINT ON CANVAS | Bradford's | $840 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-dr-seuss-the-cat-behind-the-hat-mixed-media-pigment-print-on-canvas-2014-c-bfb27281d6
24. 2026-03-08 | DR. SEUSS "THE FACTS OF LIFE" MIXED\-MEDIA PIGMENT PRINT ON ARCHIVAL PAPER | Bradford's | $680 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-dr-seuss-the-facts-of-life-mixed-media-pigment-print-on-archival-paper-2010-c-a167e3d991

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