# Walter Emerson Baum - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-04T10:37:13.689Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 812
- Lots with prices: 661
- First auction date: 1992-05-28
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-26
- Median realised price: $2,500
- Price range: $1 to $97,750

## Market Takeaway
Walter Emerson Baum shows very deep auction liquidity with 797 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,530. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 28 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-22.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($2,530\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,200 and $5,265.
- 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: 19.3% (125 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 70.7% (459 sales)
- $10,000\+: 10% (65 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 28
- Previous 12 months sales: 38
- Recent 12 months median: $2,200
- Previous 12 months median: $1,200
- Median shift: 83.3%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-22
- Days since latest sale: 27
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Alderfer Auction: 222 lots
- Freeman's: 91 lots
- Freeman's \| Hindman: 78 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 73 lots
- Christie's: 23 lots
- James D. Julia: 22 lots
- Pook & Pook Inc.: 16 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 15 lots
- Cordier Auctions & Appraisals: 13 lots
- Freeman’s \| Hindman: 13 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-14 | Walter Emerson Baum 1884\-1956 Door Oil Painting | Hill Auction Gallery | $1,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-walter-emerson-baum-1884-1956-door-oil-painting-231-c-59a4fc6d6b
2. 2025-11-19 | WALTER EMERSON BAUM OIL, SPRING IN LEHIGH COUNTY PA. | William Smith Auctions | $3,000
3. 2025-05-22 | Walter Emerson Baum, A Brook in the Woods | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $5,200
4. 2024-12-05 | Walter Emerson Baum | DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers | $750
5. 2024-11-12 | Walter Emerson Baum \(1884\-1956\), Winter scene | John Moran Auctioneers | $635
6. 2024-09-27 | Walter Emerson Baum, pastel winter landscape | Pook & Pook Inc. | $700
7. 2024-09-26 | Walter Emerson Baum | Blue Box Auction Gallery | $225
8. 2024-06-27 | Walter Emerson Baum, three watercolor female nudes | Pook & Pook Inc. | $200
9. 2024-05-10 | Walter Emerson Baum, Untitled | Rago Arts and Auction Center | N/A
10. 2024-04-18 | Walter Emerson Baum, oil on board winter landscape | Pook & Pook Inc. | $1,600
11. 2024-02-09 | WALTER EMERSON BAUM OIL ON BOARD | Wiederseim Associates, Inc. | $2,200
12. 2023-10-10 | Walter Emerson Baum, Town Church | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $1,400
13. 2023-10-10 | Walter Emerson Baum, Red Barn and Farm House in Snow | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $1,000
14. 2023-10-10 | Walter Emerson Baum, Fieldstone House in Snow | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $1,000
15. 2022-11-10 | Walter Emerson Baum, Chapel Village | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $4,500
16. 2022-11-10 | Walter Emerson Baum, Canal and River | Rago Arts and Auction Center | N/A
17. 2022-09-07 | Walter Emerson Baum, "Stone House, Winter" | Nye & Company | $3,250
18. 2022-05-07 | WALTER EMERSON BAUM Oil on Canvas | Blackwell Auctions LLC | $3,000
19. 2022-03-02 | Walter Emerson Baum, 'Allentown', Oil on Board | Nye & Company | $950
20. 2021-12-18 | WALTER EMERSON BAUM PAINTING SPRING LANDSCAPE | Manor Auctions | N/A
21. 2021-09-09 | Walter Emerson Baum, 'Allentown', Oil on Board | Nye & Company | N/A
22. 2021-06-09 | Walter Emerson Baum, Snow in Manayunk | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $5,000
23. 2021-05-21 | Walter Emerson Baum oil on canvas | Pook & Pook Inc. | $1,500
24. 2020-12-10 | WALTER EMERSON BAUM OIL PAINTING. SKETCH THE AVENUE. | Uniques & Antiques | $1,200

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