Ernie Barnes
American · 1938–2009 · Painter
Ernest Eugene Barnes Jr. was an American artist, well known for his unique style of elongated characters and movement. He was also a professional football player, actor and author. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
The MaestroBonhams · $882,375≈ £701,746≈ €824,881Sign up to see
High AspirationsBonhams · $857,750≈ £697,188≈ €802,686Sign up to see
Life After SundownPhillips · HK$6,048,000≈ $770,455≈ £628,943≈ €732,302Sign up to see
Ernie Barnes’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
64
of 77 offered · 2008–2026
Sell-through
83%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 46 | 38 | 83% | $220kSign up | $133kSign up | $882kSign up |
| Oil | 16 | 14 | 88% | $98.9kSign up | $14.4kSign up | $445kSign up |
| Acrylic | 30 | 24 | 80% | $291kSign up | $235kSign up | $882kSign up |
| Works on paper | 15 | 13 | 87% | $33kSign up | $35.3kSign up | $76.2kSign up |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | 100% | $17kSign up | $14.1kSign up | $35.3kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 16 | 13 | 81% | $1.2kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $2kSign up |
| Lithograph | 15 | 12 | 80% | $1.3kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $2kSign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $756Sign up | $756Sign up | $756Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.