Don Balke

Don Balke

American · b. 1933 · Painter

Don Balke is an American artist. He is best known for his watercolor wildlife art and scenic oil paintings. (Wikipedia)

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204auction results2012–2024years recorded98%sold (200)$284Sign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Cardinal and GoldenrodHelmuth Stone Gallery · $2,016$1,600 + $416 premium≈ £1,534≈ €1,702Sign up to see
  2. Great Egret, signed lower right "Balke © 1988Brunk Auctions · $1,100≈ £847≈ €945Sign up to see
  3. Blue JayHelmuth Stone Gallery · $1,071$850 + $221 premium≈ £813≈ €906Sign up to see

Don Balke’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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Average price
median $284free account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
200
of 204 offered · 2012–2024
Sell-through
98%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$100$316$1k$3k20182019202020212022202320242017-07-22 · $4002017-07-22 · $1,1002020-03-01 · $2842020-03-01 · $3152020-03-01 · $3782020-03-01 · $2212020-03-01 · $2522020-04-05 · $3782020-04-05 · $2212020-04-05 · $5042020-04-05 · $5672020-04-05 · $2522020-05-17 · $4412020-05-17 · $3152020-05-17 · $2212020-05-17 · $3782020-05-17 · $3152020-07-05 · $5042020-07-05 · $3152020-07-05 · $2212020-07-05 · $3782020-07-05 · $2212020-07-05 · $3152020-08-23 · $3152020-08-23 · $2212020-08-23 · $3782020-08-23 · $2,0162020-08-23 · $5042020-08-23 · $3152020-08-23 · $3152020-10-04 · $4412020-10-04 · $3152020-10-04 · $2212020-10-04 · $3782020-10-04 · $2522020-10-04 · $5672020-11-15 · $2842020-11-15 · $2842020-11-15 · $6302020-11-15 · $7562020-11-15 · $1,0712020-11-15 · $5042020-11-15 · $2522020-11-15 · $2212020-11-15 · $3152021-01-03 · $3782021-01-03 · $3152021-01-03 · $3782021-01-03 · $5042021-01-03 · $9452021-01-03 · $3782021-01-03 · $3782021-01-03 · $6302021-02-21 · $3152021-02-21 · $3782021-02-21 · $2522021-02-21 · $2522021-02-21 · $6302021-02-21 · $6932021-02-21 · $3152021-02-21 · $4412021-04-18 · $2842021-04-18 · $2842021-04-18 · $2842021-04-18 · $4412021-04-18 · $2212021-06-06 · $2212021-06-06 · $2522021-06-06 · $2522021-06-06 · $7562021-08-01 · $2522021-08-01 · $2522021-08-01 · $2212021-08-01 · $4412021-08-01 · $5042021-08-01 · $5042021-09-26 · $2522021-09-26 · $2522021-09-26 · $2522021-09-26 · $2522021-09-26 · $3152021-09-26 · $5042021-11-14 · $4412021-11-14 · $2212021-11-14 · $3152021-11-14 · $2212021-11-14 · $5672021-11-14 · $2842022-01-09 · $2212022-01-09 · $3152022-01-09 · $1892022-01-09 · $3782022-02-27 · $2212022-02-27 · $2522022-02-27 · $2212022-02-27 · $4412022-04-10 · $2212022-04-10 · $5672022-04-10 · $3152022-04-10 · $3782022-04-10 · $3782022-06-12 · $2212022-06-12 · $2522022-06-12 · $3152022-06-12 · $3152022-06-12 · $7562022-08-14 · $2842022-08-14 · $4412022-08-14 · $3152022-08-14 · $2842022-08-14 · $2842022-08-14 · $2212022-10-02 · $1892022-10-02 · $2212022-10-02 · $2212022-10-02 · $2522022-10-02 · $2212022-10-02 · $1892022-10-02 · $1262022-10-02 · $1892023-02-05 · $3152023-02-05 · $5672023-02-05 · $1262023-02-05 · $2842023-02-05 · $2212023-02-05 · $2522023-02-05 · $3152023-02-05 · $6302023-02-05 · $3152023-02-05 · $2212023-02-05 · $6302023-02-05 · $2522023-02-05 · $3152023-02-05 · $1892023-02-05 · $1892023-02-05 · $2842023-02-05 · $1892023-04-02 · $2842023-04-02 · $2212023-04-02 · $2522023-04-02 · $2212023-04-02 · $1892023-04-02 · $2522023-04-02 · $1892023-04-02 · $1582023-04-02 · $1892023-04-02 · $2842023-04-02 · $1892023-04-02 · $1582023-04-02 · $1892023-04-02 · $1892023-04-02 · $2212023-04-02 · $3782023-04-02 · $3152023-06-04 · $4412023-06-04 · $2212023-06-04 · $3152023-06-04 · $2522023-06-04 · $2842023-06-04 · $2212023-06-04 · $2212023-06-04 · $3152023-06-04 · $2212023-06-04 · $2212023-08-06 · $2842023-08-06 · $1582023-08-06 · $4412023-08-06 · $1132023-08-06 · $2842023-08-06 · $1892023-08-06 · $2522023-08-06 · $1132023-08-06 · $3782023-08-06 · $1582023-08-06 · $1012023-08-06 · $2212023-08-06 · $3782023-08-06 · $3152023-08-06 · $1132023-08-06 · $2212023-08-06 · $3782023-09-24 · $2842023-09-24 · $1582023-09-24 · $1582023-09-24 · $2212023-09-24 · $1582023-09-24 · $2212023-09-24 · $1892023-09-24 · $1132024-02-11 · $4412024-02-11 · $3782024-02-11 · $2522024-04-14 · $2522024-04-14 · $3152024-04-14 · $2522024-04-14 · $2522024-04-14 · $3152024-04-14 · $1892024-04-14 · $3782024-06-16 · $315
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.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Works on paper20420098%$327Sign up$284Sign up$2kSign up
Watercolor20420098%$327Sign up$284Sign up$2kSign 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
20241111$315Sign up
20237069$221Sign up
20223232$252Sign up
20214543$315Sign up
20204343$315Sign up
201722$750Sign up
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