Anthony Quinn Auction Prices and Value Guide

Anthony Quinn auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 352 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Anthony Quinn auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Anthony Quinn
Source records
352
Market update
2026-02-16

Anthony Quinn market snapshot

Anthony Quinn shows deep auction liquidity with 200 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 13 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-03.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (66.4% · 83 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (33.6% · 42 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$200
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
13
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-12-03

Artist context

About Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn (1915–2001) was a Mexican-American actor and visual artist whose creative output spanned film, painting, sculpture, and printmaking. Born in Chihuahua, Mexico, Quinn became one of Hollywood's most recognizable leading men, winning two Academy Awards across a career of more than 100 screen roles. Beyond acting, he maintained a lifelong practice as a painter and sculptor. His visual work explores themes of spirituality, indigenous cultures, and the human figure, and is cataloged by his estate across drawings, paintings, sculptures, and limited-edition prints. The RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History records him as an American sculptor, actor, and painter. His son Lorenzo Quinn is an internationally recognized sculptor. Quinn's artwork has been exhibited internationally and continues to circulate through his estate and at auction.

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Common works and media

Quinn's visual output includes original oil and acrylic paintings, charcoal and ink drawings, bronze and mixed-media sculptures, and limited-edition prints. His estate catalog organizes the work into drawings, paintings, and sculptures, along with published print series comprising serigraphs, vellum-relief editions, and The Great Spirit Portfolio, which includes a Great Spirit Series and a Tribal Series exploring indigenous and spiritual themes. Reproduction posters and books are also available through the estate.

Market and appraisal context

Anthony Quinn's visual artwork appears regularly at auction, with over 350 recorded lots spanning paintings, drawings, sculptures, and limited-edition prints. Valuation factors include medium and format—original paintings and sculptures tend to carry more weight than serigraphs or vellum-relief multiples—along with edition size, subject matter (particularly works from his Great Spirit Portfolio series), provenance documentation from the artist's estate, condition, and exhibition history. Collectors should note that Quinn's celebrity status means his work is sometimes listed in both fine-art and entertainment-memorabilia categories, and attribution verification is advisable.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Value drivers

  1. Medium: original paintings and sculptures generally command higher prices than prints and multiples
  2. Edition size and format for serigraphs and vellum-relief prints
  3. Series recognition: works from The Great Spirit Portfolio may carry premium
  4. Provenance: documentation from the Anthony Quinn Estate adds value
  5. Celebrity provenance: Quinn's fame as an actor can create crossover interest across fine-art and entertainment-memorabilia collectors

Appraisal caveats

  • Quinn's visual-art career is less documented in museum and scholarly sources than his acting career; attribution verification is recommended.
  • Works may appear in both fine-art and entertainment-memorabilia auction categories depending on the house.
  • The RKD records Quinn's birth date as either April 21 or April 25, 1915; cataloguing may vary.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.

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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 Anthony Quinn

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Anthony Quinn worth?

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