Gertrude Abercrombie
American · 1909–1977 · Painter, Illustrator
Gertrude Abercrombie was an American painter based in Chicago. Called "the queen of the Bohemian artists", Abercrombie was involved in the Chicago jazz scene and was friends… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Owl Trainer No. 2Rago Auctions · $825,500≈ £637,550≈ €758,313Sign up to see
Self ImprisonmentRago Auctions · $355,600≈ £265,294≈ €314,107Sign up to see
Floating LadyRago Auctions · $355,600≈ £265,294≈ €314,107Sign up to see
Gertrude Abercrombie’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.
5 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 | 45 | 45 | 100% | $134kSign up | $88.2kSign up | $826kSign up |
| Oil | 45 | 45 | 100% | $134kSign up | $88.2kSign up | $826kSign up |
| Works on paper | 3 | 3 | 100% | $30.9kSign up | $33.3kSign up | $37.8kSign up |
| Watercolor | 2 | 2 | 100% | $29.7kSign up | $29.7kSign up | $37.8kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $33.3kSign up | $33.3kSign up | $33.3kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 1 | 100% | $28.2kSign up | $28.2kSign up | $28.2kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 1 | 1 | 100% | $28.2kSign up | $28.2kSign up | $28.2kSign up |
| Sculpture | 1 | 1 | 100% | $57.1kSign up | $57.1kSign up | $57.1kSign up |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 100% | $143kSign up | $185kSign up | $209kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.