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Charles Searles

American · 1937–2004 · Painter, Sculptor

Charles Robert Searles was an African American artist born in Philadelphia in 1937. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and was active from the 1960s until he… (Wikipedia)

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Carry MeRago Auctions · Oct 2024$5,292≈ £4,065≈ €4,870Sign up to see
BrotherRago Auctions · Dec 2020$4,400≈ £3,247≈ €3,610Sign up to see
Groovin on the VibeBonhams · Nov 2008$3,600≈ £2,396≈ €2,845Sign up to see

Charles Searles’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).

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Charles Searles, Portrait of a Man, pastel on paper — Portrait of a Man
Toomey & Co. · Feb 4, 2025
$1,143Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Untitled, 1993, acrylic and spray paint on wood — Untitled, 1993
Rago Auctions · Oct 17, 2024
$2,322Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Carry Me, 1988, painted wood — Carry Me, 1988
Rago Auctions · Oct 17, 2024
$5,292Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Untitled, gelatin silver print — Untitled
Rago Auctions · Jun 19, 2024
$504Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Seated Nude, ink and watercolor on paper — Seated Nude
Rago Auctions · Jun 11, 2024
$378Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Portrait of a Man, ink on paper — Portrait of a Man
Rago Auctions · Mar 27, 2024
$459Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Embrace, gouache on paper — Embrace
Rago Auctions · Mar 6, 2024
$567Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Man Playing Pool, watercolor and ink on paper — Man Playing Pool
Toomey & Co. · Feb 15, 2024
$315Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Abstract Composition, gouache on paper — Abstract Composition
Wright · Feb 1, 2024
$441Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Woman in a Dress, watercolor on paper — Woman in a Dress
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Nov 30, 2023
$441Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Untitled, gouache on paper — Untitled
Wright · Oct 27, 2023
$1,260Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Untitled, silver gelatin print — Untitled
Wright · Oct 27, 2023
$378Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Portrait of a Woman, charcoal on paper — Portrait of a Woman
Toomey & Co. · Oct 10, 2023
$1,310Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Nude Study, 1963, charcoal on paper — Nude Study, 1963
Rago Auctions · Sep 27, 2023
$452Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Untitled, ink and watercolor on paper — Untitled
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Aug 1, 2023
$459Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Sitting Outside, gelatin silver print — Sitting Outside
Rago Auctions · Jul 13, 2023
$378Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Abstraction, collage and ink on paper — Abstraction
Wright · Jul 12, 2023
$504Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Untitled (Rent), gelatin silver print — Untitled (Rent)
Wright · Jul 12, 2023
$2,016Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Abstract Face, ink on paper — Abstract Face
Rago Auctions · Jun 13, 2023
$567Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Woman and Masks, c-print — Woman and Masks
Rago Auctions · Jun 13, 2023
$378Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Man Reading Newspaper, charcoal and pastel on paper — Man Reading Newspaper
Toomey & Co. · Apr 19, 2023
$2,358Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Seated Woman, 1963, ink on paper — Seated Woman, 1963
Rago Auctions · Mar 29, 2023
$452Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Young Girl, gelatin silver print — Young Girl
Rago Auctions · Mar 29, 2023
$378Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Untitled, c-print — Untitled
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 23, 2023
$378Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, The Old Car, gelatin silver print — The Old Car
Rago Auctions · Mar 1, 2023
$378Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, On the Corner, gelatin silver print — On the Corner
Wright · Jan 25, 2023
$630Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Abstraction with Red, Yellow and White, 1989, ink and gouache on brown paper — Abstraction with Red, Yellow and White, 1989
Wright · Jan 25, 2023
$2,772Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Dance in the Blue Sky II, 1980, screenprint in colors — Dance in the Blue Sky II, 1980
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jan 11, 2023
$567Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Untitled, gelatin silver print — Untitled
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 15, 2022
$375Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Untitled, gelatin silver print — Untitled
Toomey & Co. · Dec 13, 2022
$390Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Think Big, Vote Smalls, gelatin silver print — Think Big, Vote Smalls
Rago Auctions · Dec 7, 2022
$500Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Nude, 1960, watercolor on paper — Nude, 1960
Rago Auctions · Dec 7, 2022
$512Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Dance in the Blue Sky I, 1982, screenprint in colors on Arches — Dance in the Blue Sky I, 1982
Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2022
$375Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Untitled, c. 1967, gelatin silver print — Untitled, c. 1967
Wright · Oct 13, 2022
$313Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Abstract Composition, 1989, gouache on paper — Abstract Composition, 1989
Rago Auctions · Sep 29, 2022
$520Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Woman and Child, gelatin silver print — Woman and Child
Rago Auctions · Sep 29, 2022
$188Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Eyeway I, 2004, screenprint in colors — Eyeway I, 2004
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 8, 2022
$750Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Untitled, c. 1967, gelatin silver print — Untitled, c. 1967
Rago Auctions · Mar 30, 2022
$688Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Untitled, c-print — Untitled
Rago Auctions · Mar 30, 2022
$438Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Untitled, 1976, acrylic on paper — Untitled, 1976
Rago Auctions · Sep 29, 2021
$1,375Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Brother, oil on canvas — Brother
Rago Auctions · Dec 16, 2020
$4,400Sign up free to see

Nudes
Brunk Auctions · Jul 13, 2018
$300Sign up free to see

Nude with Blue Hair, 1985
Brunk Auctions · Nov 11, 2017
$400Sign up free to see

Charles Searles, Groovin on the Vibe, 2002, acrylic on wood — Groovin on the Vibe, 2002
Bonhams · Nov 18, 2008
$3,600Sign up free to see

Nude Study, 1977
Brunk Auctions · Nov 11, 2017

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