# William Nelson Copley - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T10:20:37.569Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 151
- Lots with prices: 120
- First auction date: 2002-12-03
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-03
- Median realised price: $30,000
- Price range: $100 to $579,600

## Market Takeaway
William Nelson Copley shows deep auction liquidity with 150 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $30,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 7 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-04.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($30,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $8,000 and $60,000.
- 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: 10.8% (13 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 19.2% (23 sales)
- $10,000\+: 70% (84 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 7
- Previous 12 months sales: 7
- Recent 12 months median: $65,000
- Previous 12 months median: $13,000
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-04
- Days since latest sale: 76
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 51 lots
- Sotheby's: 30 lots
- Kunsthaus Lempertz KG: 15 lots
- Bonhams: 9 lots
- Grisebach: 5 lots
- Phillips: 5 lots
- Dorotheum: 4 lots
- Piasa: 4 lots
- Germann Auction House Ltd: 3 lots
- Nadeau's Auction Gallery: 3 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-04 | William Nelson Copley, Lazy Afternoon, 1981 | Lempertz | €65,000
2. 2021-12-04 | William Nelson Copley, Untitled, | Kunsthaus Lempertz KG | €8,000
3. 2021-12-04 | William Nelson Copley, Untitled, 1964 | Kunsthaus Lempertz KG | €8,000
4. 2021-12-03 | William Nelson Copley, Untitled, 1959 | Kunsthaus Lempertz KG | N/A
5. 2021-12-03 | William Nelson Copley, Imaginary Game, 1960 | Kunsthaus Lempertz KG | €52,000
6. 2020-12-09 | William Nelson Copley, What did Mother say, 1958 | Kunsthaus Lempertz KG | €32,000
7. 2020-12-08 | William Nelson Copley, Trust Lust, 1989 | Kunsthaus Lempertz KG | €170,000
8. 2018-06-27 | WILLIAM NELSON COPLEY \| A Flag is a Rag | Sotheby's | £12,000
9. 2017-09-27 | WILLIAM NELSON COPLEY \| St. Germain Des Pres | Sotheby's | $43,750
10. 2017-09-27 | WILLIAM NELSON COPLEY \| Piano | Sotheby's | $10,625
11. 2026-04-03 | William Nelson COPLEY \(1919 \- 1996\) Aux deux cafés de Flores | Gros\-Delettrez | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-nelson-copley-1919-1996-aux-deux-cafes-de-flores-22-c-41e34ea727
12. 2025-11-28 | ”The 69 Steps” | Grisebach | N/A
13. 2025-11-27 | Unijambiste | Grisebach | N/A
14. 2025-06-05 | ”LA STRADA” | Grisebach | N/A
15. 2025-05-30 | William Nelson Copley, Intolerance, 1982 | Lempertz | €95,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-nelson-copley-intolerance-1982-8-c-ab74d83933
16. 2025-05-16 | William Nelson Copley \(1919 New York City \- Key West 1996\) | AaG Auktionshaus am Grunewald | €5,500
17. 2025-04-16 | William Nelson Copley \(1919\-1996\) | Venduehuis der Notarissen | N/A
18. 2024-12-05 | Scotch and Soda | Sotheby's | €36,000
19. 2024-11-20 | Bill Copley \(1919\-1996\) Untitled \(pl. for La logique Assassine\), 1974 | Millon & Associes | €180
20. 2024-07-17 | WILLIAM NELSON COPLEY \(1919\-1996\). Zizi Jean Mare. acrylic on canvas 35 x 4 | Christie's | $44,100
21. 2024-06-21 | WILLIAM COPLEY, THE EVIL I. OR THE STORY OF MY LIFE BY CPLY | Zwiggelaar Auctions | €550
22. 2024-04-23 | WILLIAM NELSON COPLEY \(1919\-1996\) Untitled \(Profil\) oil on canvas laid on w | Christie's | N/A
23. 2024-03-01 | Drop that Gun | Sotheby's | $165,100
24. 2024-02-28 | William Nelson Copley \(American, 1919\-1996\) \- Nudes on a Checkboard | Freeman's \| Hindman | $13,000

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