Alan Shields
American · 1944–2005 · Painter, Printmaker
Alan J. Shields was an American painter, and for a time during the 1980s, had a secondary career as a commercial boat operator, including as ferryboat captain. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
3, 4, 5, 6 Preponderus ChoolPhillips · $37,800≈ £35,674≈ €39,519Sign up to see
Squaw LacePhillips · $13,970≈ £11,463≈ €13,173Sign up to see
UntitledWright · $9,375≈ £7,510≈ €8,359Sign up to see
Alan Shields’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
47
of 50 offered · 2004–2026
Sell-through
94%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
7 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 7 | 5 | 71% | $12.7kSign up | $9.4kSign up | $37.8kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $9.4kSign up | $9.4kSign up | $9.4kSign up |
| Acrylic | 3 | 3 | 100% | $17.7kSign up | $14kSign up | $37.8kSign up |
| Mixed media | 2 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Works on paper | 11 | 11 | 100% | $1.8kSign up | $875Sign up | $6.9kSign up |
| Watercolor | 2 | 2 | 100% | $4.8kSign up | $4.8kSign up | $6.9kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 22 | 21 | 95% | $1.2kSign up | $832Sign up | $5.6kSign up |
| Etching | 4 | 4 | 100% | $590Sign up | $502Sign up | $975Sign up |
| Lithograph | 2 | 1 | 50% | $250Sign up | $250Sign up | $250Sign up |
| Screenprint | 7 | 7 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $3.8kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 8 | 8 | 100% | $1.6kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $5.6kSign up |
| Multiple | 1 | 1 | 100% | $375Sign up | $375Sign up | $375Sign up |
| Sculpture | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $1.7kSign up |
| Other | 8 | 8 | 100% | $2kSign up | $778Sign up | $8.1kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | $532Sign up |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | $381Sign up |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 | $729Sign up |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | $19.3kSign up |
| 2021 | 13 | 11 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | $1kSign up |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $250Sign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $375Sign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $625Sign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | $1.5kSign up |