# William Nelson - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T10:40:27.163Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 68
- Lots with prices: 33
- First auction date: 2004-05-21
- Latest auction date: 2025-07-10
- Median realised price: $225
- Price range: $5 to $200,000

## Market Takeaway
William Nelson shows solid auction liquidity with 67 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $225. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 5 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-07-10.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($225\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $25 and $55,000.
- 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: 62.5% (20 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 3.1% (1 sales)
- $10,000\+: 34.4% (11 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 5
- Previous 12 months sales: 12
- Recent 12 months median: $550
- Previous 12 months median: $50,000
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-07-10
- Days since latest sale: 223
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Joshua Kodner: 14 lots
- Van Ham Kunstauktionen: 12 lots
- Four Seasons Auction Gallery: 11 lots
- Manor Auctions: 5 lots
- Eldred's: 4 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 3 lots
- Blackwell Auctions LLC: 2 lots
- Burchard Galleries Inc: 2 lots
- J Sugarman Auction: 2 lots
- Kaminski Auctions: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-07-10 | WILLIAM NELSON \(America, Contemporary\), "Summer Day"., Oil on canvas board, 8" x 10". Framed 14.5" x 16.5". | Eldred's | $550 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-nelson-america-contemporary-summer-day-oil-on-canvas-board-8-x-10-framed-14-5-x-16-5-6059-c-40747be931
2. 2025-06-04 | William Nelson Copley: Untitled | Van Ham Kunstauktionen | €55,000
3. 2025-06-04 | William Nelson Copley: "Le Roi des Poivreaux" | Van Ham Kunstauktionen | €85,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-nelson-copley-le-roi-des-poivreaux-22-c-6ed49d29fc
4. 2025-03-15 | WILLIAM NELSON, French Street Scene O/B | Blackwell Auctions LLC | N/A
5. 2025-03-15 | WILLIAM NELSON, O/B of Elderly Man | Blackwell Auctions LLC | $150
6. 2025-01-04 | William Nelson "Monterey Wharf" Silkscreen | Keystone Auctions LLC | $40
7. 2024-10-01 | William Nelson Copley: Happy Birthday | Van Ham Kunstauktionen | €55,000
8. 2024-10-01 | William Nelson Copley: Untitled | Van Ham Kunstauktionen | €85,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-nelson-copley-untitled-13-c-55b4920ac0
9. 2024-10-01 | William Nelson Copley: Lady Be Good | Van Ham Kunstauktionen | €130,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-nelson-copley-lady-be-good-12-c-c5d4c5dae3
10. 2024-08-14 | WILLIAM NELSON \(Masssachusetts, Contemporary\), "Tidal Marsh Twilight, Swansea"., Oil on board, 8" x 8". Framed 12.5" x 12.5". | Eldred's | $550
11. 2024-08-14 | WILLIAM NELSON \(Massachusetts, Contemporary\), “The Marsh \- Cape Cod”., Oil on canvas board, 6" x 8". Framed 12.5" x 14.5". | Eldred's | $200
12. 2024-08-14 | WILLIAM NELSON \(Massachusetts, Contemporary\), "New England Pastoral", Rhode Island, 2018., Oil on board, 8" x 8". Framed 12" x 12". | Eldred's | $650
13. 2023-10-21 | William Nelson oil | Rachel Davis Fine Arts | $150
14. 2023-05-21 | WILLIAM NELSON 1976 OLYMPIC PORTFOLIO | Burchard Galleries Inc | N/A
15. 2022-10-15 | William Nelson, Shot Put from the Bruce Jenner Decathlon Suite, Lithograph | RoGallery | N/A
16. 2021-01-30 | William Nelson "Mailbox" | Joshua Kodner | N/A
17. 2021-01-30 | William Nelson "Leisure" | Joshua Kodner | N/A
18. 2021-01-30 | William Nelson "Pottery Still Life" | Joshua Kodner | N/A
19. 2021-01-30 | William Nelson "Monterey Wharf" | Joshua Kodner | N/A
20. 2021-01-30 | William Nelson "Hand Luggage" | Joshua Kodner | N/A
21. 2021-01-30 | William Nelson "Isolation" | Joshua Kodner | N/A
22. 2021-01-30 | William Nelson "The Gardner" | Joshua Kodner | N/A
23. 2020-12-12 | William Nelson "Mailbox" | Joshua Kodner | N/A
24. 2020-12-12 | William Nelson "Leisure" | Joshua Kodner | N/A

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