Charles Bird King, Poor Artist's Cupboard

Charles Bird King

American · 1785–1862 · Painter

Charles Bird King was an American portrait artist, best known for his portrayals of significant Native American leaders and tribesmen. His style incorporated Dutch influences,… (Wikipedia)

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3lots offered2013–2018years recorded50%sold (1)$750Sign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Portrait of John Russell BartlettBrunk Auctions · $750≈ £584≈ €661Sign up to see

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Average price
median $750free account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
1
of 2 offered · 2013–2018
Sell-through
50%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$316$1k$3k20192018-11-17 · $750
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

3 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.

1 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

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Paintings2150%$750Sign up$750Sign up$750Sign up
Oil2150%$750Sign up$750Sign up$750Sign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
201811$750Sign up
201310—Sign up

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