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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Record prices
Falling ManWright · $18,750≈ £13,074≈ €14,669Sign up to see
Study/Falling Man (Radical Hinge Figure #2)Bonhams · $16,575≈ £13,687≈ €16,375Sign up to see
Study/Falling Man (Flapman)Bonhams · $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).
Price trend
2 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
10 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.
1 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 21 | 21 | 100% | $3.1kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $18.8kSign up |
| Oil | 9 | 9 | 100% | $2.1kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $4.1kSign up |
| Acrylic | 9 | 9 | 100% | $2.9kSign up | $2kSign up | $7.6kSign up |
| Mixed media | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 31 | 27 | 87% | $446Sign up | $251Sign up | $2.3kSign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | $381Sign up | $381Sign up | $381Sign up |
| Screenprint | 30 | 26 | 87% | $448Sign up | $250Sign up | $2.3kSign up |
| Sculpture | 35 | 30 | 86% | $4.9kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $16.6kSign up |
| Other | 19 | 18 | 95% | $2.9kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $8.8kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | $1kSign up |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | $550Sign up |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | $393Sign up |
| 2023 | 8 | 7 | $3.6kSign up |
| 2022 | 10 | 9 | $5kSign up |
| 2021 | 10 | 9 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2020 | 7 | 6 | $894Sign up |
| 2019 | 5 | 4 | $676Sign up |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | $3.4kSign up |
| 2015 | 7 | 6 | $3kSign up |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2012 | 6 | 5 | $625Sign up |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | $2.9kSign up |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | $4.3kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2005 | 3 | 2 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2000 | 2 | 2 | $124Sign up |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | —Sign up |