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George Catlin

American · 1796–1872 · Painter, Printmaker

George Catlin was an American lawyer, painter, author, and traveler, who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the American frontier. Traveling to the American West… (Wikipedia)

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39lots offered2007–2025years recorded84%sold (26)$2.6kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. George Catlin, Blackfoot Indian Group, circa 1832, oil on paperBlackfoot Indian GroupBonhams · $338,500≈ £200,343≈ €247,514Sign up to see
  2. George Catlin, Tal-Lee & Ea’h-Pa-Ko-Ia’s-Kuk, Watercolor on paperTal-Lee & Ea’h-Pa-Ko-Ia’s-KukScottsdale Art Auction · $117,000≈ £85,289≈ €98,419Sign up to see
  3. George Catlin, Moose Hunt, 1863, oil on boardMoose HuntCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $47,600≈ £36,350≈ €40,583Sign up to see

George Catlin’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).

ArtSell has recorded 31 auction results for George Catlin between 2007 and 2025, of which 26 sold (84%). A further 8 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $300Sign up free to see to $339kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $339kSign up free to see for Blackfoot Indian Group at Bonhams in May 2014. The most common medium is lithographs (16 lots). Most results come from Bonhams (29), Scottsdale Art Auction (11) and Sloans & Kenyon (7).

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  1. Wi-jun-jon The Pigeons Egghead, on His Way To Washington 1852
    Drawing · Paper
    apparently page 214 in a sketchbook
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 120
    $15,000≈ £11,215≈ €12,923HammerSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  2. Wi-jun-jon (The Pigeons Egghead), on His Way Back From Washington 1852
    Drawing · Paper
    apparently page 215 in a sketchbook
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 121
    $22,000≈ £16,449≈ €18,954HammerSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  3. The New Alliance, apparently
    Drawing · Paper
    sight 9 x 10-3/4 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 122
    $8,500≈ £6,355≈ €7,323HammerSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  4. Wi-Jun-Jon (An Assinneboin Chief, going to Washington and returning to his home), plate 25 from North American Indian Portfolio Hunting Scenes and Amusements of the Rocky Mountains and Prairies of America, C. and J. Adlard for George Catlin, Egyptian Hall, London, 1844After the artist
    Lithograph · Paper
    image 17-3/8 x 12 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 124
    $1,100≈ £822≈ €948HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  5. Flathead Indian, Field Sketch
    Watercolor · Paper
    9.75 x 7.75 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 26
    $1,890≈ £1,406≈ €1,619$1,500 + $390 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–6,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  6. George Catlin, Buffalo Hunt, Color lithograph no. 11 from Catlin's North American Indian Collection; 19th century
    Buffalo HuntAfter the artist
    Lithograph
    15 in. x 20 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 44
    $50≈ £40≈ €47HammerSign up free to seeEst. $100–200View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  7. George Catlin, Antelope Hunt, c. 1845, Lithograph with hand-coloring on wove paper
    Antelope Hunt, c. 1845After the artist
    Lithograph · Paper
    sight 11 3/4 x 17 3/8in (29.8 x 44.1cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 314
    $192≈ £152≈ €176Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–800View at Bonhams ↗
  8. George Catlin, Buffalo Hunt, Approaching in a Ravine from The North American Indian Portfolio, c. 1844, Lithograph with hand-coloring on wove paper
    Buffalo Hunt, Approaching in a Ravine from The North American Indian Portfolio, c. 1844After the artist
    Lithograph · Paper
    image with text 14 1/8 x 18 1/2in (35.9 x 47cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 315
    $384≈ £303≈ €351Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–800View at Bonhams ↗
  9. George Catlin, Buffalo Hunt, Surround No. 9, 1844, Lithograph with hand-coloring on wove paper
    Buffalo Hunt, Surround No. 9, 1844After the artist
    Lithograph · Paper
    12 1/8 x 17 7/8in (30.8 x 45.4cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 316
    $435≈ £344≈ €398Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–800View at Bonhams ↗
  10. George Catlin, Buffalo Hunt, Chase No. 7, 1844, Lithograph with hand-coloring on wove paper
    Buffalo Hunt, Chase No. 7, 1844After the artist
    Lithograph · Paper
    11 5/8 x 17 3/4in (29.5 x 45.1cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 317
    $384≈ £303≈ €351Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–800View at Bonhams ↗
Also offered, result not published (8)

Lots by George Catlin that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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George Catlin: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by George Catlin at auction?

$338,500Sign up free to see, for Blackfoot Indian Group at Bonhams (May 2014) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for George Catlin?

The median sale price is $2.6kSign up free to see across 26 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by George Catlin have sold at auction?

26 of 31 recorded lots sold between 2007 and 2025. 8 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.

Which auction houses sell George Catlin?

Bonhams, Scottsdale Art Auction and Sloans & Kenyon account for the most recorded results. Bonhams · Scottsdale Art Auction · Sloans & Kenyon

About George Catlin

George Catlin was an American lawyer, painter, author, and traveler, who specialized in portraits of Native Americans in the American frontier. Traveling to the American West five times during the 1830s, Catlin wrote about and painted portraits that depicted the life of the Plains Indians. His early work included engravings, drawn from nature, of sites along the route of the Erie Canal in New York State. Several of his renderings were published in one of the first printed books to use lithography, Cadwallader D. Colden's Memoir, Prepared at the Request of a Committee of the Common Council of the City of New York, and Presented to the Mayor of the City, at the Celebration of the Completion of the New York Canals, published in 1825, with early images of the City of Buffalo.

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In museum collections

  • George Catlin, Three Distinguished Warriors of the Sioux TribeThree Distinguished Warriors of the Sioux Tribe, 1861
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
  • George Catlin, A Sioux Chief, His Daughter, and a WarriorA Sioux Chief, His Daughter, and a Warrior, 1861/1869
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
  • George Catlin, The Sioux Chief with Several IndiansThe Sioux Chief with Several Indians, 1861/1869
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
  • George Catlin, A Little Sioux VillageA Little Sioux Village, 1861/1869
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0

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