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Ernest Trova

American · 1927–2009 · Painter, Printmaker

Ernest Tino Trova was a self-trained American surrealist and pop art painter and sculptor. Best known for his signature image and figure series, The Falling Man, Trova… (Wikipedia)

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116lots offered1995–2026years recorded91%sold (96)$1.8kSign up free to seemedian price

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Falling ManWright · Feb 2009$18,750≈ £13,074≈ €14,669Sign up to see
Study/Falling Man (Radical Hinge Figure #2)Bonhams · Jul 2022$16,575≈ £13,687≈ €16,375Sign up to see
Study/Falling Man (Flapman)Bonhams · Oct 2023$12,160≈ £9,953≈ €11,437Sign up to see

Ernest Trova’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).

Lot images as published by each auction house (108 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Ernest Trova, Untitled (Blue), oil on canvas — Untitled (Blue)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Aug 18, 2026
$1,264Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Untitled (three works from Study/Falling Man Series I portfolio; one work from Study/Falling Man Series II portfolio), 1967, screenprint in colors — Untitled (three works from Study/Falling Man Series I portfolio; one work from Study/Falling Man Series II portfolio), 1967
Rago Auctions · Mar 13, 2026
$762Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Man is Only a Memory, 1969, screenprint in colors — Man is Only a Memory, 1969
Rago Auctions · Mar 13, 2026
$64Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, STUDY , FALLING MAN 1 Triptych, Painting — STUDY , FALLING MAN 1 Triptych
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Feb 21, 2026
$5,120Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Untitled (from the Canto series), steel, enamel spray paint — Untitled (from the Canto series)
Rago Auctions · Dec 10, 2025
$3,048Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Abstract Variation, Sculpture — Abstract Variation
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Nov 15, 2025
$2,176Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Man With Multiple Panels, Sculpture — Man With Multiple Panels
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Nov 15, 2025
$2,560Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Untitled, Silkscreen, Signed and numbered 41/90 in pencil — Untitled
Clarke Auction Gallery · Sep 25, 2025
$150Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Untitled, Series 75 silkscreen, 1975 — Untitled
Clarke Auction Gallery · Sep 25, 2025
$225Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Untitled, Series 75 silkscreen 1975 — Untitled
Clarke Auction Gallery · Sep 25, 2025
$250Sign up free to see

Untitled
Clarke Auction Gallery · Jul 27, 2025
$800Sign up free to see

Profile Canto falling man
Clarke Auction Gallery · Jul 27, 2025
$550Sign up free to see

Profile Canto falling man
Clarke Auction Gallery · Jul 27, 2025
$600Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Shadows, Planes and Targets, 1972 — Shadows, Planes and Targets, 1972
Clarke Auction Gallery · May 29, 2025
$75Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Falling Man Variant, 1967, Silkscreen in Colors on Linen — Falling Man Variant, 1967
DuMouchelles · Apr 18, 2025
$175Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Falling Man: Suspended Relief, 1969 Brass and, acrylic — Falling Man: Suspended Relief, 1969 Brass and
Circle Auction · Mar 15, 2025
$450Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Black Metal And, Bronze Sculpture 1976 — Black Metal And
DuMouchelles · Jan 16, 2025
$1,900Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Untitled (from the Study/Falling Man Series, Volume II portfolio), 1967, screenprint in colors on linen backed to paper — Untitled (from the Study/Falling Man Series, Volume II portfolio), 1967
Rago Auctions · Nov 1, 2024
$189Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Study Falling Man (Standing Man with Disc), 1966, polished bronze — Study Falling Man (Standing Man with Disc), 1966
Rago Auctions · Sep 27, 2024
$7,560Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Falling Man (Suspended Relief) — Falling Man (Suspended Relief)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 4, 2024

Ernest Trova, Four Figures on an Orange Square (from the Falling Man series), 1965, screenprint in colors — Four Figures on an Orange Square (from the Falling Man series), 1965
Wright · Aug 29, 2024
$393Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Untitled (from Series 75), 1975, screenprint in colors — Untitled (from Series 75), 1975
Rago Auctions · Jun 28, 2024
$252Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Falling Man, Shadow Figure, 1971, nickel-plated bronze and Plexiglas — Falling Man, Shadow Figure, 1971
Rago Auctions · Mar 27, 2024
$1,260Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Untitled (from the Falling Man Manscapes series), 1969, screenprint in colors — Untitled (from the Falling Man Manscapes series), 1969
Wright · Dec 7, 2023
$252Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Eight works, c. 1970, screenprint in colors — Eight works, c. 1970
Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2023
$1,134Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Study/Falling Man (Flapman), stainless steel, impressed 'E — Study/Falling Man (Flapman)
Bonhams · Oct 24, 2023
$12,160Sign up free to see

Study/Falling Man: Dissected Man, 1967
Brunk Auctions · Oct 20, 2023
$5,000Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Study of Fallen Man, screenprint on canvas — Study of Fallen Man
Toovey's · Jul 12, 2023
£30Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Standing Wrapman, Sculpture — Standing Wrapman
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Mar 4, 2023
$6,400Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Untitled, oil, canvas and masonite collage on panel — Untitled
Bonhams · Jan 30, 2023
$3,570Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Falling Man, Painting — Falling Man
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Dec 3, 2022
$6,400Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Abstract Variation, Sculpture — Abstract Variation
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Dec 3, 2022
$2,432Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Untitled (from Series Seventy-Five), 1975, screenprint in colors — Untitled (from Series Seventy-Five), 1975
Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2022
$813Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Save Our Planet. Save Our People, Screen Print — Save Our Planet. Save Our People
Clarke Auction Gallery · Nov 10, 2022
$50Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Study/Falling Man (Radical Hinge Figure), nickel plated bronze — Study/Falling Man (Radical Hinge Figure)
Bonhams · Oct 25, 2022
$7,650Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Untitled, 1963, oil on canvas — Untitled, 1963
Wright · Oct 13, 2022
$1,750Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Study/Falling Man (Radical Hinge Figure #2), polished stainless steel, stamped and dated 'E — Study/Falling Man (Radical Hinge Figure #2)
Bonhams · Jul 28, 2022
$16,575Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Radial Hinged Figure, 1970, nickel-plated bronze — Radial Hinged Figure, 1970
Wright · Jul 14, 2022
$6,000Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Radial Hinged Figure, 1970, nickel-plated bronze — Radial Hinged Figure, 1970
Rago Auctions · Mar 10, 2022
$5,000Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Study/Falling Man tapestry, c. 1965, hand-knotted wool — Study/Falling Man tapestry, c. 1965
Rago Auctions · Oct 7, 2021
$1,500Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Falling Man Manscape, 1966, screenprint in colors — Falling Man Manscape, 1966
Rago Auctions · Oct 7, 2021
$750Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Walking Man, Sculpture — Walking Man
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · May 15, 2021
$10,000Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Standing Man, Sculpture — Standing Man
Palm Beach Modern Auctions · May 15, 2021
$10,625Sign up free to see

Study/Falling Man Profile Canto #83, 1987
Wright · Apr 22, 2021
$2,500Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Etc. / Model, 1978, black nickel-plated steel — Etc. / Model, 1978
Wright · Apr 22, 2021
$4,375Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Falling Man, Shadow Figure, 1971, nickel-plated bronze and Plexiglas — Falling Man, Shadow Figure, 1971
Wright · Apr 22, 2021
$2,250Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Untitled — Untitled
Clarke Auction Gallery · Mar 7, 2021
$1,600Sign up free to see

Ernest Trova, Study/Falling Man (Figure in Sphere), 1986, Stainless steel — Study/Falling Man (Figure in Sphere), 1986
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 28, 2021
$5,625Sign up free to see

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