Charles Alston

American · 1907–1977 · Painter, Printmaker

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8auction results2019–2026years recorded88%sold (7)$17.6kSign up free to seemedian price

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Black and White #7Phillips · May 2024$215,900≈ £171,091≈ €199,317Sign up to see
Family #6Rago Auctions · Sep 2025$95,250≈ £71,322≈ €81,606Sign up to see
Summer AfternoonClarke Auction Gallery · Mar 2019$25,000≈ £19,175≈ €22,234Sign up to see

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ArtSell has recorded 8 auction results for Charles Alston between 2019 and 2026, of which 7 sold (88%). Recorded sale prices range from $701Sign up free to see to $216kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $216kSign up free to see for Black and White #7 at Phillips in May 2024. The most common medium is oil paintings (4 lots). Most results come from Phillips (2), Bonhams (2) and Rago Auctions (1).

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Untitled (from Family Series), 1972
Oil · Paper
22 3/8 x 30 7/8 in. (56.8 x 78.4 cm)
Phillips · Sep 21, 2026 · Lot 63
$3,870≈ £2,889≈ €3,368Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
Family #6
Oil · Canvas
40 h x 30 w in (102 x 76 cm)
Rago Auctions · Sep 26, 2025 · Lot 148
$95,250≈ £71,322≈ €81,606Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $80,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Cover Illustration for The New Yorker, 1934
Pastel · Board
17 h x 12¾ w in (43 x 32 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Oct 22, 2024 · Lot 114
$17,640≈ £13,586≈ €16,302Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Black and White #7, 1961
Oil · Canvas
45 x 54 in. (114.3 x 137.2 cm)
Phillips · May 15, 2024 · Lot 140
$215,900≈ £171,091≈ €199,317Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $150,000–200,000View at Phillips ↗
Seated Nude
Gouache · Paper
sight size 12 x 9 1/2 in.
Bonhams · May 2, 2023 · Lot 309
$701≈ £562≈ €640Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Bonhams ↗
Untitled, c. 1965
Watercolor · Paper
12 h x 9 w in (30 x 23 cm)
Wright · Mar 12, 2020 · Lot 150
$3,500≈ £2,760≈ €3,114Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
Summer Afternoon, 1951
Oil · Canvas
18" high x 24" wide
Clarke Auction Gallery · Mar 10, 2019 · Lot 27
$25,000≈ £19,175≈ €22,234HammerSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
A Place in the Sun, circa 1953
Oil · Canvas
36 x 24 in. (91.4 x 61 cm.)
Bonhams · Apr 23, 2026 · Lot 77
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $30,000–50,000View at Bonhams ↗