Paul Sample
American · 1896–1974 · Painter
Paul Starrett Sample was an American artist who portrayed life in New England in the middle of the 20th Century with a style that showed elements of "Social Realism and… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
North Broadway NeighborhoodBonhams · $241,800≈ £192,838≈ €225,602Sign up to see
'Red Hot Bar on Chain' and 'Worker Holding Curled Metal with Tongs': Two WorksBonhams · $37,500≈ £28,926≈ €33,503Sign up to see
San Pedro harborBonhams · $35,000≈ £21,750≈ €26,938Sign up to see
Paul Sample’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
26
of 38 offered · 2005–2026
Sell-through
68%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 22 | 14 | 64% | $30.6kSign up | $10.6kSign up | $242kSign up |
| Oil | 21 | 14 | 67% | $30.6kSign up | $10.6kSign up | $242kSign up |
| Acrylic | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Works on paper | 15 | 11 | 73% | $4.6kSign up | $2.8kSign up | $18kSign up |
| Watercolor | 14 | 10 | 71% | $4.6kSign up | $2.7kSign up | $18kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $5.1kSign up | $5.1kSign up | $5.1kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $37.5kSign up | $37.5kSign up | $37.5kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.