Howard Finster
American · 1916–2001 · Painter, Printmaker
Howard Finster was an American artist and Baptist minister from Georgia. He claimed to be inspired by God to spread the gospel through the design of his swampy land into… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Birth of AmericaRago Auctions · $7,680≈ £5,779≈ €6,749Sign up to see
Howard Behind the Desk of Visions, Pastor of Silver Hill Baptist ChurchToomey & Co. · $7,560≈ £6,026≈ €7,037Sign up to see
UntitledRago Auctions · $7,500≈ £6,339≈ €6,927Sign up to see
Howard Finster’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
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
20 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 | 19 | 19 | 100% | $1.9kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $7.5kSign up |
| Oil | 2 | 2 | 100% | $2.1kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $2.4kSign up |
| Acrylic | 8 | 8 | 100% | $1.2kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $2.4kSign up |
| Mixed media | 5 | 5 | 100% | $2.7kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $7.5kSign up |
| Works on paper | 21 | 21 | 100% | $1.5kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $7.6kSign up |
| Drawing | 21 | 21 | 100% | $1.5kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $7.6kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 3 | 2 | 67% | $259Sign up | $259Sign up | $266Sign up |
| Lithograph | 2 | 1 | 50% | $252Sign up | $252Sign up | $252Sign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $266Sign up | $266Sign up | $266Sign up |
| Photography | 1 | 1 | 100% | $563Sign up | $563Sign up | $563Sign up |
| Photograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $563Sign up | $563Sign up | $563Sign up |
| Sculpture | 2 | 2 | 100% | $4.4kSign up | $4.4kSign up | $7.7kSign up |
| Other | 34 | 34 | 100% | $1.7kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $5.9kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.