Robert Natkin Oil Paintings: Auction Prices

American · 1930–2010

ArtSell has recorded 23 auction results for Robert Natkin oil paintings between 2010 and 2025, of which 22 sold (96% sell-through). Prices realised range from $1,063 to $47,500, with a median of $13,882 across 22 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). The highest recorded price is $47,500 for “Anticipation of the Night” at Rago Auctions in 2022.

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1. 
   Untitled (Bern Series), circa 1982

   Oil · Canvas

   33 x 48 in (83.8 x 121.9 cm)

   Bonhams · Nov 20, 2025 · Lot 261
   $16,640≈ £12,739≈ €14,452Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗
2. 
   Untitled (from the Apollo series), c. 1965

   Oil · Canvas

   26⅞ h x 25⅞ w in (68 x 66 cm)

   Wright · Oct 1, 2024 · Lot 139
   $6,048≈ £4,538≈ €5,456Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Wright ↗
3. 
   Empire (from the Apollo Series), 1962

   Oil · Canvas

   22 x 24 in.

   Bonhams · Sep 25, 2024 · Lot 87
   $12,160≈ £9,088≈ €10,863Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
4. 
   Untitled (from the Hitchcock series)

   Oil · Canvas

   42 h x 42 w in (107 x 107 cm)

   Wright · May 30, 2024 · Lot 112
   $20,160≈ £15,864≈ €18,641Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Wright ↗
5. 
   Untitled (from the Hitchcock series)

   Oil · Canvas

   42 h x 42 w in (107 x 107 cm)

   Wright · May 30, 2024 · Lot 114
   $18,900≈ £14,873≈ €17,476Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Wright ↗
6. 
   Intimate Lighting, 1981

   Oil · Canvas

   47 h x 34⅞ w in (119 x 89 cm)

   Wright · Feb 23, 2024 · Lot 117
   $13,860≈ £10,918≈ €12,793Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Wright ↗
7. 
   Untitled, 1961

   Oil · Canvas

   23¾ h x 23¼ w in (60 x 59 cm)

   Wright · Feb 1, 2024 · Lot 135
   $2,016≈ £1,591≈ €1,864Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Wright ↗
8. 
   Untitled (from the Intimate Lighting series), c. 1975

   Oil · Canvas

   54 h x 36 w in (137 x 91 cm)

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 21, 2023 · Lot 162
   $15,120≈ £11,880≈ €13,842Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
9. 
   Amethyst, 1960

   Oil · Canvas

   71 h x 100 w in (180 x 254 cm)

   Rago Auctions · May 23, 2023 · Lot 150
   $35,280≈ £28,472≈ €32,730Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
10. 
    Untitled (from the Hitchcock Series), 1984

    Oil · Canvas

    37 h x 58 w in (94 x 147 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Sep 14, 2022 · Lot 184
    $18,750≈ £16,235≈ €18,769Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
11. 
    For Thelonious Monk, 1992

    Oil · Paper

    30½ h x 22¼ w in (77 x 57 cm)

    Wright · Jul 14, 2022 · Lot 137
    $11,875≈ £10,036≈ €11,869Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Wright ↗
12. 
    Diary of a Young Acrobat

    Oil · Canvas

    40 h x 66 w in (102 x 168 cm)

    Wright · Jul 14, 2022 · Lot 134
    $40,000≈ £33,807≈ €39,980Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Wright ↗
13. 
    Untitled

    Oil · Linen

    19⅞ h x 15⅞ w in (50 x 40 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Jun 15, 2022 · Lot 166
    $4,000≈ £3,310≈ €3,835Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
14. 
    Anticipation of the Night

    Oil · Canvas

    70⅝ h x 82⅝ w in (179 x 210 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Jun 15, 2022 · Lot 145
    $47,500≈ £39,311≈ €45,537Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
15. 
    UNTITLED (ABSTRACT), C.1950s

    Oil · Canvas

    100cm x 85cm (39.5in x 33.5in)

    Lyon & Turnbull · Apr 6, 2022 · Lot 117
    £10,625≈ $13,904≈ €12,729Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £4,000–6,000View at Lyon & Turnbull ↗
16. 
    Duke Ellington

    Oil · Paper

    28¼ h x 21 w in (72 x 53 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Nov 10, 2021 · Lot 142
    $8,750≈ £6,476≈ €7,571Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
17. 
    Untitled

    Oil · Canvas

    11 x 22.25 in

    Helmuth Stone Gallery · Sep 15, 2019 · Lot 11
    $1,386≈ £1,112≈ €1,256$1,100 + $286 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
18. 
    Abstract

    Oil · Canvas

    32" high x 20" wide

    Clarke Auction Gallery · Jul 28, 2019 · Lot 9
    $3,000≈ £2,440≈ €2,698HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
19. 
    #6 (Apollo series), 1963

    Oil · Canvas

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 12, 2014 · Lot 249
    $16,250≈ £10,099≈ €12,858Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
20. 
    Untitled (from the Bath-Apollo series), circa 1975

    Oil · Canvas

    48 x 120in. (121.9 x 304.8cm)

    Bonhams · Jul 14, 2013 · Lot 7054
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–10,000View at Bonhams ↗
21. 
    Likely from the Bern Series

    Oil · Canvas

    48" high x 72" wide

    Clarke Auction Gallery · Mar 17, 2013 · Lot 53
    $6,000≈ £3,974≈ €4,641HammerSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–9,000View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
22. 
    Untitled, 1962

    Oil · Canvas

    6 x 7 1/4in

    Bonhams · Nov 18, 2012 · Lot 4117
    $1,063≈ £669≈ €834Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Bonhams ↗
23. 
    Untitled (from the Apollo Series), c. 1970

    Oil · Canvas

    47 3/4 x 96in (121.2 x 244cm)

    Bonhams · May 11, 2010 · Lot 1084
    $17,080≈ £11,562≈ €13,451Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗

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