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Ralston Crawford

American · 1906–1978 · Painter, Printmaker

Ralston Crawford (1906–1978) was a Canadian-born American painter, lithographer, photographer, and teacher. He is best known for his abstract representations of urban life and… (Wikipedia)

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25lots offered2000–2026years recorded92%sold (22)$1.1kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Ralston Crawford, Untitled, 1976, oil on canvasUntitledRago Auctions · $68,750≈ £48,545≈ €56,297Sign up to see
  2. Ralston Crawford, Overseas Highway (F. 40.1), 1940, Lithograph in colors, on wove paper, with full marginsOverseas Highway (F. 40.1)Phillips · $19,350≈ £14,332≈ €16,492Sign up to see
  3. Ralston Crawford, Study for 'Maitland Bridge', 1939, watercolor on paperStudy for 'Maitland Bridge'Wright · $18,720≈ £11,507≈ €16,038Sign up to see

Ralston Crawford’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).

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auction record in database
Lots sold
22
of 24 offered · 2000–2026
Sell-through
92%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$100$1k$10k$100k200320062009201220152018202120242000-12-03 · $6332000-12-03 · $5472001-10-28 · $5752001-10-28 · $6332003-06-01 · $18,7202011-10-30 · $2,1252017-11-20 · $15,0002020-11-12 · $1,2502021-05-19 · $1,1052021-05-19 · $68,7502021-06-16 · $1,1252021-06-16 · $9752021-09-29 · $2,2502021-12-02 · $7152023-06-01 · $1,0082023-12-07 · $3782024-06-11 · $4,4102024-10-22 · $2622025-09-10 · $5122025-11-18 · $1,1432025-11-20 · $7,6202026-04-22 · $19,350
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

1 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

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Paintings4250%$41.9kSign up$41.9kSign up$68.8kSign up
Oil4250%$41.9kSign up$41.9kSign up$68.8kSign up
Works on paper33100%$10.3kSign up$7.6kSign up$18.7kSign up
Watercolor22100%$13.2kSign up$13.2kSign up$18.7kSign up
Gouache11100%$4.4kSign up$4.4kSign up$4.4kSign up
Prints & multiples1212100%$2.4kSign up$804Sign up$19.4kSign up
Etching11100%$1.1kSign up$1.1kSign up$1.1kSign up
Lithograph1010100%$2.6kSign up$633Sign up$19.4kSign up
Print (other)11100%$2.1kSign up$2.1kSign up$2.1kSign up
Photography22100%$1.7kSign up$1.7kSign up$2.3kSign up
Photograph22100%$1.7kSign up$1.7kSign up$2.3kSign up
Other33100%$694Sign up$715Sign up$1.1kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
202621$19.4kSign up
202543$1.1kSign up
202422$2.3kSign up
202322$693Sign up
202166$1.1kSign up
202011$1.3kSign up
201711$15kSign up
201111$2.1kSign up
200311$18.7kSign up
200122$604Sign up
200022$590Sign up

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