Al Black Auction Prices and Value Guide

Al Black auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 939 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Al Black auction prices: quick answer

Al Black auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Al Black
Source records
939
Market update
2026-02-06

Al Black market snapshot

Al Black shows solid auction liquidity with 90 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $650. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 8 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-10-15.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (77.4% · 65 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (22.6% · 19 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$400
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
8
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-10-15

Artist context

About Al Black

Born

1946

Died

2025

Nationality

American

Also known as

Albert Lee Black

Al Black, also identified as Albert Lee Black, was an American landscape painter associated with the Florida Highwaymen, a group of African American landscape artists. The collected biography describes him as an original member who initially sold paintings for other Highwaymen artists and then learned to paint from members of the group. Wikidata records a 1946 birth year and a death in 2025, although aggregated library-authority records give conflicting birth years. The available biography also reports that Black continued making art during a twelve-year prison term and that he entered the Florida Artists Hall of Fame with the Highwaymen in 2004. Collectors are most likely to encounter his name in connection with landscape paintings and public auction records attributed to Al Black. Because the collected authority records disagree about his birth year and institutional biographical coverage is limited, identity and attribution should be checked against signatures, provenance, photographs, and other reliable documentation for the individual work.

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Common works and media

Black is documented as a painter and landscape artist, making landscape paintings the clearest identity-supported work type. Appraisily's auction index also assigns matched lots to broad categories that include fine art and paintings, works on paper and prints, sculpture and mixed media, and decorative art and editions. These database categories require lot-level review and do not establish that every medium or object type was a regular part of Black's practice. For appraisal work, record the support, dimensions, signature or inscriptions, condition, provenance, subject, and any edition information before selecting comparables.

Market and appraisal context

Appraisily's matched public auction data should be treated as a comparable-sales starting point, not a standalone valuation. For an Al Black work, compare examples with similar medium, dimensions, date or career period, condition, restoration history, surface quality, signature or inscriptions, provenance, and attribution confidence. Exhibition or catalogue references, subject matter, rarity, edition details where relevant, and recent results for genuinely comparable works may also matter. The current page groups records into broad categories led by fine art and paintings, but those labels do not prove that every lot is correctly attributed or representative of Black's practice. Public feeds may omit private sales, and reported prices may use inconsistent fee treatment. Authentication and condition review can materially alter conclusions drawn from headline results.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Fine art and paintings
  • Works on paper and prints
  • Sculpture and mixed media
  • Decorative art and editions

Value drivers

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and career period
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Subject matter, rarity, current demand, and recent comparable auction sales

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction records are a starting point rather than a final appraisal.
  • Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, and later attribution changes may not be represented.
  • Reported auction totals may differ in their treatment of buyer premiums and fees.
  • Broad database categories do not establish that every listed medium was characteristic of the artist's practice.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

Source-grounded artist Markdown

Data basis

This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Al Black

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Al Black worth?

Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.

Can Appraisily value my Al Black artwork?

Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.