Robert H. Colescott
American · 1925–2009
Robert H. Colescott was an American painter. He is known for satirical genre and crowd subjects, often conveying his exuberant, comical, or bitter reflections on being African… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Mother Nature (African Venus)Bonhams · $48,000≈ £24,379≈ €31,048Sign up to see
(American, b. 1925)Bonhams · $7,638≈ £4,015≈ €5,894Sign up to see
- Fried Chicken and FantasyBrunk Auctions · $550≈ £410≈ €472Sign up to see
Robert H. Colescott’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
3
of 4 offered · 2005–2025
Sell-through
75%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 1 | 100% | $48kSign up | $48kSign up | $48kSign up |
| Acrylic | 1 | 1 | 100% | $48kSign up | $48kSign up | $48kSign up |
| Works on paper | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Drawing | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 1 | 100% | $550Sign up | $550Sign up | $550Sign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $550Sign up | $550Sign up | $550Sign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $7.6kSign up | $7.6kSign up | $7.6kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.