Alan Bean Auction Prices and Value Guide
Alan Bean auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 169 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Alan Bean auction prices: quick answer
Alan Bean auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Alan Bean
- Source records
- 169
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Alan Bean market snapshot
Alan Bean shows solid auction liquidity with 78 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $240. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-05-07.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (81.8% · 54 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (10.6% · 7 sales)
- $10,000+ (7.6% · 5 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $20
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 3
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-05-07
Artist context
About Alan Bean
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Born
1932
Died
2018
Nationality
American
Also known as
Alan LaVern Bean, Alan L. Bean
Alan Bean (1932–2018) was an American astronaut and painter whose public identity spans spaceflight, engineering, military aviation, and visual art. Selected by NASA in 1963 as a member of Astronaut Group 3, he became the fourth person to walk on the Moon. That biography is central to how his name is recognized and why collectors may encounter it in both art and space-history contexts. Authority records identify him as Alan Bean or Alan L. Bean, while the fuller form Alan LaVern Bean appears in biographical reference material. The available source pack confirms painting as an occupation, but it does not establish a named art movement, a complete list of media, or a documented catalogue of subjects and series. Appraisily therefore presents him primarily as an American painter with an exceptional astronaut biography, while keeping more specific artistic classifications conservative until stronger museum, estate, or catalogue sources can be added.
Painting
Common works and media
Painting is the only artistic medium confirmed by the usable identity sources in this pack. The evidence does not support a broader claim about prints, drawings, sculpture, editions, recurring subjects, or named series. Objects offered under Bean's name should therefore be classified from their own physical characteristics and documentation rather than assigned to an unsupported category.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisal of an object associated with Alan Bean begins with identity and attribution. Useful comparison requires determining whether the object is an original painting or a different type of astronaut-associated item, followed by verification of its medium and work type. Comparable lots should be matched by relevant category, sale date, and realized-price evidence rather than by name alone. The current input associates Bean with Appraisily auction records, but the collected excerpts do not describe individual lots, results, dates, editions, condition, provenance, or authentication evidence. Any valuation should therefore rely on verified object-level documentation and appropriately matched public sales when available, not a generalized price prediction.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
Value drivers
- Correct artist identity and attribution, including separation of Alan Bean's artwork from other astronaut-associated objects or memorabilia
- Documented medium and work type; painting is the only artistic medium established by the usable sources in this pack
- Comparable public auction records matched by category, sale date, and realized-price evidence when individual records are available
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack does not describe individual auction lots, realized prices, dimensions, dates, editions, condition, provenance, or authentication evidence.
- No price trend, typical value range, scarcity claim, or market forecast can be supported from the supplied excerpts.
- Object-level appraisal requires evidence beyond the artist identity information available here.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
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.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Alan Bean 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 Alan Bean artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.