Ernie Barnes: career timeline
American · 1938–2009 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 61 of 77 lots (78% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9 | 7 | $32.3kSign up | Acrylic |
| 1970s | 29 | 23 | $216kSign up | Acrylic |
| 1980s | 13 | 11 | $40.7kSign up | Acrylic |
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | $49.1kSign up | Acrylic |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | $330kSign up | Oil |
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Enter what you know about a work by Ernie Barnes to see the closest recorded works from the same period, with their auction results. These are past records only, not a valuation: condition, authenticity, provenance and the market all change what a work brings. For an auction estimate of your work, get a free auction estimate.
1960s 9 works
- Sold
- 7 of 9
- Median
- $32.3kSign up
- Average
- $96.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 32 × 35.5 in (81 × 91 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (7), Oil (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1960 Human Celebration$292kSign up
c. 1962 Untitled (Boston Patriots)$31.9kSign up
c. 1964 Untitled$25.6kSign up
1965 Defeat$32.3kSign up
1965 Dressing Room$33.5kSign up
1966 Ron Mix Football PortraitUnsold
1966 Oh Happy DayUnsold · sold 2×
1966 Football Players 1966$9kSign up
1969 Hustlers$254kSign up
1970s 29 works
- Sold
- 23 of 29
- Median
- $216kSign up
- Average
- $274kSign up
- Typical size
- 30 × 24 in (76 × 61 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (17), Lithograph (7), Oil (5)
- Subjects
- Sunsets & night (1), Figures & portraits (1)
1970 Pool PlayerUnsold
c. 1970 Games and Shines$278kSign up
c. 1971 Battle in the LineUnsold
1971 Southside Pool Hall$178kSign up
c. 1971 In the Beginning$305kSign up
1971 Loose BallUnsold
1971 High Aspirations$858kSign up
1971 Evening Before the Show$128kSign up
c. 1971 The Maestro$882kSign up
1971 In the finals$15kSign up
1972 The Native Gift$331kSign up
1972 The Vanishing Breed$406kSign up
Show 12 more (1970s)
1972 Her Metier$53.3kSign up
1973 Bible StudyUnsold
1973 Untitled$216kSign up
1976 My First Dunk$445kSign up
1976 Bojangles$315kSign up
1978 Study of Woman Sitting on Bench with Cane$30.7kSign up
c. 1978 Hustler$27.8kSign up
1979 Destination UnknownUnsold
c. 1979 at the Wall$100Sign up · sold 2×
1979 Destination Unknown$1.9kSign up
1979 Singin’ Sistahs$452kSign up
1979 Destination Unknown$2kSign up
…and 5 more works from this group in the full results list.
1980s 13 works
- Sold
- 11 of 13
- Median
- $40.7kSign up
- Average
- $94.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 26 × 24 in (66 × 61 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (11), Drawing (1), Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1), Cattle & animals (1)
c. 1980 Group of Two Works on Paper$14.1kSign up
1980 My Man$151kSign up
1981 Sketch for Song On One Note$21.8kSign up
1982 Country Ride$76.2kSign up
1982 Stage 8$69.3kSign up
1983 Study for Pause Café$40.7kSign up
1984 Two works: (i) Study Sketch; (ii) Study Sketch IIUnsold
c. 1984 Sketch for Boxing No. 2$9kSign up · sold 2×
1984 Study for Jockey on Horse 23$38.4kSign up
1985 The Shot$509kSign up
1989 An Ounce of LuckUnsold
1989 Blue Player vs. 2 Orange Football Players$38.7kSign up
Show 1 more (1980s)
1989 Study Sketch for Tennis$76.2kSign up
1990s 6 works
- Sold
- 6 of 6
- Median
- $49.1kSign up
- Average
- $59.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 25 × 24.5 in (64 × 63 cm)
- Mediums
- Acrylic (4), Lithograph (1), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- —
1990 Today a Waitress$83.8kSign up
c. 1990 The Bassist$1.3kSign up
1992 Pocket Passer$44.8kSign up
1993 Window Wishing$139kSign up
1994 Pool Hall Scene$53.3kSign up
1994 Study Sketch for Dance Couple$35.3kSign up
2000s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $330kSign up
- Average
- $330kSign up
- Typical size
- 24 × 48 in (61 × 122 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
2002 Dance Studio$330kSign up
Creation date not recorded
16 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $2.7kSign up
- Average
- $6.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 34 × 36 in (86 × 91 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3), Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2008 Bubba'S Billiard Room$19kSign up
sold 2008 Relay Race$3kSign up
sold 2008 Window Shopping$2.4kSign up
sold 2008 Girlfriends$450Sign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $12kSign up
- Average
- $9.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 30 × 40 in (76 × 102 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (1)
sold 2014 Street huddle$13.8kSign up
sold 2014 Ernie Barnes, African American, 1938 - 2009$1.7kSign up
sold 2017 Pool Hall$12kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 9 works
- Sold
- 9 of 9
- Median
- $1.8kSign up
- Average
- $5.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 19 × 36 in (48 × 91 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (5), Oil (2), Mixed media (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2020 Football Players$8.2kSign up
sold 2021 Study Sketch$24kSign up
sold 2022 Homecoming$756Sign up
sold 2024 Untitled$600Sign up
sold 2025 Portrait of the Frankovich Children$12.8kSign up
sold 2025 Destination Unknown$1.8kSign up
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Ernie Barnes auction results →