James Brooks
American · 1906–1992 · Painter, Printmaker
James David Brooks was an American abstract expressionist, muralist, abstract painter, art teacher, and winner of the Logan Medal of the Arts. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
NoranPhillips · $69,850≈ £55,809≈ €64,194Sign up to see
FanglePhillips · $37,500≈ £25,964≈ €32,967Sign up to see
A.M.Rago Auctions · $35,000≈ £26,801≈ €29,531Sign up to see
James Brooks’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
25
of 31 offered · 2006–2026
Sell-through
81%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
2 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 | 14 | 12 | 86% | $20.4kSign up | $12.6kSign up | $69.8kSign up |
| Oil | 9 | 9 | 100% | $14kSign up | $7kSign up | $35kSign up |
| Acrylic | 5 | 3 | 60% | $39.6kSign up | $37.5kSign up | $69.8kSign up |
| Works on paper | 5 | 4 | 80% | $3.3kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $5.7kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $402Sign up | $402Sign up | $402Sign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $5.7kSign up | $5.7kSign up | $5.7kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 1 | 50% | $2.1kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $2.1kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 10 | 7 | 70% | $702Sign up | $688Sign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Lithograph | 4 | 1 | 25% | $350Sign up | $350Sign up | $350Sign up |
| Screenprint | 6 | 6 | 100% | $761Sign up | $751Sign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 100% | $3kSign up | $3kSign up | $5.6kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.