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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Record prices
Blackfoot Indian GroupBonhams · $338,500≈ £200,343≈ €247,514Sign up to see
Tal-Lee & Ea’h-Pa-Ko-Ia’s-KukScottsdale Art Auction · $117,000≈ £85,289≈ €98,419Sign up to see
Moose 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).
Price trend
33 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
8 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.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 4 | 1 | 25% | $47.6kSign up | $47.6kSign up | $47.6kSign up |
| Oil | 4 | 1 | 25% | $47.6kSign up | $47.6kSign up | $47.6kSign up |
| Works on paper | 8 | 8 | 100% | $67kSign up | $18.5kSign up | $339kSign up |
| Watercolor | 4 | 4 | 100% | $37.9kSign up | $16.4kSign up | $117kSign up |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | 100% | $15.2kSign up | $15kSign up | $22kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 17 | 15 | 88% | $3kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $15.2kSign up |
| Engraving | 1 | 1 | 100% | $441Sign up | $441Sign up | $441Sign up |
| Lithograph | 16 | 14 | 88% | $3.2kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $15.2kSign up |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 100% | $925Sign up | $925Sign up | $975Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.