Richard Earl Thompson

Richard Earl Thompson

American · 1914–1991 · Painter, Illustrator

Richard Earl Thompson was a 20th-century American Impressionist painter who began his career as a commercial illustrator in Chicago, Illinois. In 1959, he broke away from a… (Wikipedia)

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5auction results2013–2025years recorded100%sold (5)$2kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Richard Earl Thompson, Autumn light, oil on canvasAutumn lightBonhams · $8,125≈ £6,137≈ €6,961Sign up to see
  2. Richard Earl Thompson, Forest Scene, 1990, Oil on CanvasForest SceneDuMouchelles · $3,250≈ £2,431≈ €2,775Sign up to see
  3. Richard Earl Thompson, Monday morning, 1978, oil on canvasMonday morningBonhams · $2,000≈ £1,259≈ €1,501Sign up to see

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Average price
median $2kfree account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
5
of 5 offered · 2013–2025
Sell-through
100%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$100$1k$10k2015201720192021202320252013-01-20 · $2,0002018-06-26 · $8,1252025-06-25 · $5502025-12-19 · $3,2502025-12-20 · $275
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.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Paintings55100%$2.8kSign up$2kSign up$8.1kSign up
Oil55100%$2.8kSign up$2kSign up$8.1kSign 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
202533$550Sign up
201811$8.1kSign up
201311$2kSign up

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