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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Record prices
Carry MeRago Auctions · $5,292≈ £4,065≈ €4,870Sign up to see
BrotherRago Auctions · $4,400≈ £3,247≈ €3,610Sign up to see
Groovin on the VibeBonhams · $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).
Lots sold
44
of 45 offered · 2008–2025
Sell-through
98%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 5 | 5 | 100% | $3.2kSign up | $3.6kSign up | $5.3kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $4.4kSign up | $4.4kSign up | $4.4kSign up |
| Acrylic | 2 | 2 | 100% | $3kSign up | $3kSign up | $3.6kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $300Sign up | $300Sign up | $300Sign up |
| Works on paper | 21 | 20 | 95% | $834Sign up | $508Sign up | $2.8kSign up |
| Watercolor | 6 | 6 | 100% | $418Sign up | $421Sign up | $512Sign up |
| Gouache | 5 | 5 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $567Sign up | $2.8kSign up |
| Pastel | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.8kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $2.4kSign up |
| Drawing | 6 | 5 | 83% | $648Sign up | $459Sign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 3 | 3 | 100% | $564Sign up | $567Sign up | $750Sign up |
| Screenprint | 3 | 3 | 100% | $564Sign up | $567Sign up | $750Sign up |
| Photography | 16 | 16 | 100% | $519Sign up | $378Sign up | $2kSign up |
| Photograph | 16 | 16 | 100% | $519Sign up | $378Sign up | $2kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.