# Virgil Ortiz - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-16T00:27:09.429Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 15
- Lots with prices: 15
- First auction date: 2020-06-05
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-10
- Median realised price: $2,750
- Price range: $750 to $5,500

## Market Takeaway
Virgil Ortiz has 15 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,750. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. These metrics reflect recorded public auction results and may not include private transactions or every premium outlier sale.

## How To Read This Data
- Use median \($2,750\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($1,342 to $4,880\) as the middle 50% of recorded sales.
- Auction prices can include buyer premiums or fees depending on house reporting, so compare on a like\-for\-like basis.
- Condition, provenance, size, and attribution confidence can move final value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 20% (3 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 80% (12 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 3
- Previous 12 months sales: 0
- Recent 12 months median: $3,690
- Previous 12 months median: $0
- Median shift: N/A
- Latest sale date: 2026-04-10
- Days since latest sale: 34
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Hindman: 7 lots
- Santa Fe Art Auction: 4 lots
- Freeman’s \| Hindman: 2 lots
- Freeman’s: 1 lots
- South Bay Auctions Inc: 1 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-04-10 | Virgil Ortiz \(Cochiti, b. 1969\) Revolt Runner, 2023 | Freeman’s | $850 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-virgil-ortiz-cochiti-b-1969-revolt-runner-2023-235-c-5007efd4d6
2. 2025-09-25 | Virgil Ortiz \(Cochiti, b. 1969\) Pottery Mano Figure, 2013 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $5,500
3. 2025-08-13 | Virgil Ortiz, Black on White Jar, 2002 | Santa Fe Art Auction | $3,690
4. 2024-04-19 | Virgil Ortiz \(Cochiti, b. 1969\) Pottery Jar, 1997 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $900
5. 2024-02-07 | Virgil Ortiz, Priest, ca. 1990 | Santa Fe Art Auction | $1,342
6. 2024-02-07 | Virgil Ortiz, Scalloped Platter with Harvest Design, 1996 | Santa Fe Art Auction | $4,880
7. 2023-08-16 | Virgil Ortiz, Bear Storyteller | Santa Fe Art Auction | $1,586
8. 2023-05-04 | Virgil Ortiz \(Cochiti, b. 1969\) Pueblo Runner, 2010 | Hindman | $5,000
9. 2023-03-22 | VIRGIL ORTIZ | South Bay Auctions Inc | $750
10. 2022-11-01 | Virgil Ortiz \(Cochiti, b. 1969\) Untitled Pottery Mano Figure, 2009 | Hindman | $5,500
11. 2022-05-19 | Virgil Ortiz \(Cochti, b. 1969\) Pottery Figure, 1999 | Hindman | $2,000
12. 2022-05-19 | Virgil Ortiz \(Cochiti, 1969\) Pottery Figure, 2004 | Hindman | $2,750
13. 2021-11-04 | Virgil Ortiz \(Cochiti, b. 1969\) Conjoined Pottery Figures, 1995 | Hindman | $3,750
14. 2020-06-05 | Virgil Ortiz \(COCHITI, B. 1969\) Pueblo Figure | Hindman | $2,560
15. 2020-06-05 | Virgil Ortiz \(COCHITI, B. 1969\) Polychrome Jar, 1998 | Hindman | $3,072

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