What is a Amy Sherald painting worth?
b. 1973 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 7 works by Amy Sherald with a published auction price sold between $779,100Sign up free to see and $3,720,500Sign up free to see, and the median is $2,087,000Sign up free to see. For paintings alone, the median is $3,539,000Sign up free to see across 5 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,482,000Sign up free to see across 5 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Amy Sherald prices by medium
- Auction results
- 8
- Sold rate
- 88%
- Active at auction
- 2020–2025
- Median price
- $2.1MSign up free to see
- Record price
- $4.3MSign up free to see The Bathers, Phillips, Dec 2020
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 5 | $2.1M–$3.9MSign up free to see | $3.5MSign up free to see |
| Prints | 2 | $53.3k–$76.2kSign up free to see | $64.8kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (8)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Recent Amy Sherald sales
- Hope is the thing with feathers (The little bird), Screenprint in colors, on Coventry Rag paper, with full margins — $76,200Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 16, 2025
- Handsome, Screenprint in colors, on Coventry Rag paper, with full margins — $53,340Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 16, 2025
- Pilgrimage of the Chameleon, oil on canvas — $2,087,000Sign up free to see, Phillips, Nov 15, 2022
- She was learning to love moments, to love moments for themselves, oil on canvas — $1,482,000Sign up free to see, Phillips, May 18, 2022
- Welfare Queen, oil on canvas — $3,902,000Sign up free to see, Phillips, Nov 17, 2021
- It Made Sense...Mostly In Her Mind, oil on canvas — $3,539,000Sign up free to see, Phillips, Jun 23, 2021
- The Bathers, oil on canvas — $4,265,000Sign up free to see, Phillips, Dec 7, 2020
Questions about Amy Sherald prices
What is a Amy Sherald painting worth?
Based on 7 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Amy Sherald have sold for a median of $2,087,000, and half of them sold between $779,100 and $3,720,500. For paintings alone the median is $3,539,000 (5 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Amy Sherald sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $4,265,000 for “The Bathers” at Phillips in December 2020.
Which Amy Sherald medium sells for the most?
By median price, paintings lead with $3,539,000 (5 sales).
How often do Amy Sherald works sell at auction?
88% of the 8 lots recorded between 2020 and 2025 sold.
How can I sell a Amy Sherald painting?
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Amy Sherald have appeared at auction 8 times in ArtSell’s records between 2020 and 2025; 7 sold, a sell-through rate of 88%.
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