# William Tolliver - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-16T08:45:53.119Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 251
- Lots with prices: 179
- First auction date: 2007-07-22
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-17
- Median realised price: $1,220
- Price range: $10 to $23,370

## Market Takeaway
William Tolliver shows deep auction liquidity with 243 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,250. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 36 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-30.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($1,250\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $500 and $2,625.
- 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: 44.4% (76 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 52.6% (90 sales)
- $10,000\+: 2.9% (5 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 36
- Previous 12 months sales: 33
- Recent 12 months median: $780
- Previous 12 months median: $800
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-30
- Days since latest sale: 19
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.: 55 lots
- Neal Auction Company: 45 lots
- New Orleans Auction Galleries: 40 lots
- Black Art Auction: 16 lots
- Crescent City Auction Gallery: 16 lots
- Sloans & Kenyon: 12 lots
- Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers: 10 lots
- RoGallery: 9 lots
- Weschler's: 6 lots
- Burchard Galleries Inc: 4 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-30 | WILLIAM TOLLIVER \(AMERICAN, 1951\-2000\) "A CANDLE IN THE DARK" LIMITED EDITION OFFSET LITHOGRAPH ON PAPER. | Amelia Jeffers | $100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-tolliver-american-1951-2000-a-candle-in-the-dark-limited-edition-offset-lithograph-on-paper-624-c-ed149cd3db
2. 2025-11-15 | WILLIAM TOLLIVER \(AMERICAN, 1951\-2000\) | Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers | $1,300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-tolliver-american-1951-2000-41-c-e8315afd7e
3. 2025-11-15 | WILLIAM TOLLIVER \(AMERICAN, 1951\-2000\) | Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers | $1,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-tolliver-american-1951-2000-40-c-d5f141609e
4. 2024-12-04 | WILLIAM TOLLIVER 'WOMAN WITH WINE GLASS' SERIGRAPH | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $400
5. 2024-12-04 | WILLIAM TOLLIVER, 'SWEET DREAMS', SERIGRAPH, 8/135 | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $550
6. 2024-12-04 | WILLIAM TOLLIVER, BRONZE FIGURAL BUST, SIGNED | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $1,700
7. 2016-06-25 | William Tolliver, "Guitar Player", Oil, 1989 | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $14,000
8. 2026-04-17 | William Tolliver, American/Louisiana 1951\-2000, “Golden Diva”, mixed media on gallery\-wrapped canvas | Neal Auction Company | $1,690 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-tolliver-american-louisiana-1951-2000-golden-diva-mixed-media-on-gallery-wrapped-canvas-372-c-6884fdd49d
9. 2026-04-12 | William Tolliver \(American 1951\-2000\) Lithograph on Paper, Signed & Dated | Lion and Unicorn | $1,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-tolliver-american-1951-2000-lithograph-on-paper-signed-dated-160-c-2f073cc0c9
10. 2026-04-12 | William Tolliver \(American, 1951\-2000\) Large Lithograph on Paper | Lion and Unicorn | $170 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-tolliver-american-1951-2000-large-lithograph-on-paper-159-c-1b186332a2
11. 2026-03-27 | William Tolliver \(American 1951\-2000\), Woman and Boy with Farm Tools, Oil on canvas, 1986, 48 x 36 in \(121.9 x 91.4 cm\); Frame: 49 x 37 in \(124.5 x 94 cm\) | Weschler's | $5,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-tolliver-american-1951-2000-woman-and-boy-with-farm-tools-oil-on-canvas-1986-48-x-36-in-121-9-x-91-4-cm-frame-49-x-37-in-124-5-x-94-cm-14-c-7a06cb73c4
12. 2026-03-27 | William Tolliver \(American/Mississippi, 1951\-2000\), "Musician Playing Two Horns," Sight\- H.\- 22 1/2 in., W.\- 14 in., Framed\- H.\- 33 3/4 in., W.\- 25 1/4 in. | Crescent City Auction Gallery | $906 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-tolliver-american-mississippi-1951-2000-musician-playing-two-horns-sight-h-22-1-2-in-w-14-in-framed-h-33-3-4-in-w-25-1-4-in-415-c-27584b1d73
13. 2026-03-27 | William Tolliver \(1951\-2000, Mississippi/ Louisiana\), "The Truck Ride," 1985, mixed media on paper, signed lower left, presented in... | Crescent City Auction Gallery | $2,442 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-tolliver-1951-2000-mississippi-louisiana-the-truck-ride-1985-mixed-media-on-paper-signed-lower-left-presented-in-414-c-a053bb803b
14. 2026-02-20 | WILLIAM TOLLIVER, FIGURE IN THE WOODS PASTEL, 1987 | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-tolliver-figure-in-the-woods-pastel-1987-644-c-eecf6edd1a
15. 2026-02-20 | WILLIAM TOLLIVER, COTTAGE LANDSCAPE PASTEL, 1987 | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-tolliver-cottage-landscape-pastel-1987-643-c-66220ed3ff
16. 2026-01-30 | WILLIAM TOLLIVER \(AMERICAN, 1951\-2000\) "SLAM DUNK" LIMITED EDITION OFFSET LITHOGRAPH ON PAPER. | Amelia Jeffers | $425
17. 2026-01-30 | WILLIAM TOLLIVER \(AMERICAN, 1951\-2000\) "DELTA BLUES" LIMITED EDITION OFFSET LITHOGRAPH ON PAPER. | Amelia Jeffers | $400
18. 2026-01-23 | William Tolliver, American/Louisiana 1951\-2000, “Fruit Lady”, oil on unstretched canvas | Neal Auction Company | N/A
19. 2026-01-23 | William Tolliver, American/Louisiana 1951\-2000, “Golden Lady II”, mixed media on gallery\-wrapped canvas | Neal Auction Company | $1,950
20. 2025-12-17 | William Tolliver, American/Louisiana 1951\-2000, “Learning to Play”, serigraph | Neal Auction Company | $650
21. 2025-12-17 | William Tolliver, American/Louisiana 1951\-2000, “Stephanie”, giclée on paper | Neal Auction Company | $227
22. 2025-11-21 | William Tolliver, American/Louisiana 1951\-2000, “Sheba”, acrylic on monotype on Arches paper | Neal Auction Company | $812
23. 2025-11-21 | William Tolliver, American/Louisiana 1951\-2000, “Untitled: Abstract Nude”, oil on unstretched canvas | Neal Auction Company | $2,500
24. 2025-11-20 | William Tolliver \(American/Mississippi, 1951\-2000\), "A Field Worker", 1986 | New Orleans Auction Galleries | N/A

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