# Viola Frey - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-07-26T03:55:32.080Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 144
- Lots with prices: 111
- First auction date: 2005-03-20
- Latest auction date: 2026-06-11
- Median realised price: $2,400
- Price range: $100 to $100,075

## Market Takeaway
Viola Frey shows solid auction liquidity with 140 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,440. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 9 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-09-18.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($2,440\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $800 and $8,750.
- 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: 31.8% (34 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 43.9% (47 sales)
- $10,000\+: 24.3% (26 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 9
- Previous 12 months sales: 15
- Recent 12 months median: $10,000
- Previous 12 months median: $2,000
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2025-09-18
- Days since latest sale: 153
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Bonhams: 84 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 11 lots
- Christie's: 8 lots
- Clars Auctions: 7 lots
- Hindman: 5 lots
- O'Gallerie: 5 lots
- District Auction: 3 lots
- Wright: 3 lots
- Abell Auction: 2 lots
- Andrew Jones Auctions: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-06-24 | VIOLA FREY \(American, 1933\-2004\) Blow Man, 1988\-89 | Bonhams | $50,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-viola-frey-american-1933-2004-blow-man-1988-89-9-c-a0b4675956
2. 2024-12-11 | VIOLA FREY \(American, 1933\-2004\) Blow Man, 1988\-89 \(117 x 34 1/2 x 44 in. \(297.2 x 87.6 x 111.8 cm\)\) | Bonhams | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-viola-frey-american-1933-2004-blow-man-1988-89-117-x-34-1-2-x-44-in-297-2-x-87-6-x-111-8-cm-87-c-83e4c5f921
3. 2024-06-08 | Viola Frey \(1933\-2004\): Untitled \(Family Group\) | Abell Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-viola-frey-1933-2004-untitled-family-group-108-c-0244aa2814
4. 2022-12-18 | Viola Frey, Chalice | Clars Auctions | N/A
5. 2022-09-28 | Viola Frey "The Discussion II" Pastel on Paper | Revere Auctions | $3,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-viola-frey-the-discussion-ii-pastel-on-paper-264-c-e2a413facd
6. 2019-09-24 | VIOLA FREY \(California/New York, 1933\-2004\) handma | O'Gallerie | $100
7. 2026-06-11 | Viola Frey, Two Men and Figurines | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $9,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-viola-frey-two-men-and-figurines-290-c-47f2af1eb3
8. 2026-02-22 | Viola Frey "Silhouettes with Skeleton" Charger | District Auction | $450 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-viola-frey-silhouettes-with-skeleton-charger-504-c-50b49bc1b4
9. 2026-02-22 | Viola Frey "Purdue Silhouettes" Charger | District Auction | $1,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-viola-frey-purdue-silhouettes-charger-503-c-92f55578c8
10. 2026-02-22 | Viola Frey "Silhouettes with Table" Charger | District Auction | $2,250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-viola-frey-silhouettes-with-table-charger-502-c-24538da917
11. 2025-09-18 | VIOLA FREY \(1933\-2004\) Untitled \(Man, Woman and Frog\), 1993 \(This work is registered with the Artists' Legacy Foundation as number VF\-3279CS.\) | Bonhams | $8,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-viola-frey-1933-2004-untitled-man-woman-and-frog-1993-this-work-is-registered-with-the-artists-legacy-foundation-as-number-vf-3279cs-8-c-24240a4855
12. 2025-09-18 | VIOLA FREY \(1933\-2004\) Untitled Urn \(after Portland Vase\), 2000 \(This work is registered with the Artists' Legacy Foundation as number VF\-3423CS.\) | Bonhams | $32,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-viola-frey-1933-2004-untitled-urn-after-portland-vase-2000-this-work-is-registered-with-the-artists-legacy-foundation-as-number-vf-3423cs-7-c-eba44f7a73
13. 2025-06-19 | Viola Frey, Portrait Vessel | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $8,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-viola-frey-portrait-vessel-123-c-03c4ac0a24
14. 2025-06-19 | Viola Frey, Western Civilization Series II | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $14,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-viola-frey-western-civilization-series-ii-121-c-9b1407f994
15. 2025-03-12 | VIOLA FREY \(1933\-2004\) Determined Woman \(Standing Woman\), 2004 \(This work is registered with the Artists' Legacy Foundation as number VF\-0002CMS.\) | Bonhams | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-viola-frey-1933-2004-determined-woman-standing-woman-2004-this-work-is-registered-with-the-artists-legacy-foundation-as-number-vf-0002cms-25-c-c2e4318870
16. 2025-02-26 | Viola Frey \(American, 1933\-2004\), Figural family group, 1991, glazed ceramic, height 84in \(214cm\); width 35in \(889cm\); depth 29in \(74cm\) | Andrew Jones Auctions | $10,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-viola-frey-american-1933-2004-figural-family-group-1991-glazed-ceramic-height-84in-214cm-width-35in-889cm-depth-29in-74cm-82-c-bf54da595f
17. 2025-02-26 | Viola Frey \(American, 1933\-2004\), Circular Bench, 1992, glazed ceramic, each half circle 17 x 67 x 35in \(43 x 170 x 89cm\) | Andrew Jones Auctions | $10,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-viola-frey-american-1933-2004-circular-bench-1992-glazed-ceramic-each-half-circle-17-x-67-x-35in-43-x-170-x-89cm-81-c-6134021ba8
18. 2025-02-19 | Viola Frey, Untitled | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-viola-frey-untitled-167-c-31f4c73a80
19. 2024-12-12 | Viola Frey, The Spoon Dance | Wright | $3,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-viola-frey-the-spoon-dance-205-c-4014af294f
20. 2024-10-02 | Viola Frey, Western Civilization Series II | Rago Arts and Auction Center | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-viola-frey-western-civilization-series-ii-123-c-4184de296d
21. 2024-09-25 | VIOLA FREY \(1933\-2004\) Reclining Woman, Hand Outstretched, 2002 \(This work is registered with the Artists' Legacy Foundation as number VF\-1118CLS.\) | Bonhams | $90,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-viola-frey-1933-2004-reclining-woman-hand-outstretched-2002-this-work-is-registered-with-the-artists-legacy-foundation-as-number-vf-1118cls-4-c-8c64e19815
22. 2024-07-25 | VIOLA FREY \(1933\-2004\) Bird Triptychcirca 1968oil on canvas, each smaller panel signed 'V. FREY' on the reverse, large panel signed 'FREY' lower rightheight of each 80in \(203.2cm\); width of side panels 18 1/4in \(46.3cm\); width of central panel 52 ... | Bonhams | $1,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-viola-frey-1933-2004-bird-triptychcirca-1968oil-on-canvas-each-smaller-panel-signed-v-frey-on-the-reverse-large-panel-signed-frey-lower-rightheight-of-each-80in-203-2cm-width-of-side-panels-18-1-4in-46-3cm-width-of-central-panel-52-177-c-b934e15b56
23. 2024-07-25 | VIOLA FREY \(1933\-2004\) Untitled \(Floral Still Life\)oil on canvas, signed 'Frey' lower right54 1/4 x 30in \(137.8 x 76.2cm\) | Bonhams | $1,100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-viola-frey-1933-2004-untitled-floral-still-life-oil-on-canvas-signed-frey-lower-right54-1-4-x-30in-137-8-x-76-2cm-176-c-c02485b92d
24. 2024-07-25 | VIOLA FREY \(1933\-2004\) Untitled \(Two Landscapes\)oil on canvas, each signed 'V FREY' lower right48 x 29in \(121.9 x 73.7cm\) and 48 x 30in \(121.9 x 76.2cm\) | Bonhams | $1,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-viola-frey-1933-2004-untitled-two-landscapes-oil-on-canvas-each-signed-v-frey-lower-right48-x-29in-121-9-x-73-7cm-and-48-x-30in-121-9-x-76-2cm-175-c-4b8470d8c0

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