Sam Francis Paintings: Value & Auction Prices
1923–1994
Of the 99 lots by Sam Francis (paintings) recorded at auction between 2004 and 2025, 84 found a buyer (85%). The median price realised is $55.9kSign up free to see across 83 priced sales; the middle half sold for $24.4kSign up free to see–$101kSign up free to see. The auction record in our data is Green, sold at Kornfeld in September 2021 for $2.2MSign up free to see. The houses with the most results are Ketterer Kunst (22), Phillips (19) and Kornfeld (17).
Sam Francis paintings: key figures
- Auction results
- 99
- Sold rate
- 85%
- Active at auction
- 2004–2025
- Median price
- $55.9kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $2.2MSign up free to see Green, Kornfeld, Sep 2021
Top auction houses: Ketterer Kunst (22), Phillips (19), Kornfeld (17)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
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All paintings results
- Untitled (SF80-1205), 1980€22,800≈ $32,796≈ £15,983Sign up free to see
- €83,300≈ $106,749≈ £57,214Sign up free to see
- €71,400≈ $91,499≈ £49,040Sign up free to see
- $11,950≈ £6,617≈ €9,532Sign up free to see
- Untitled (SF 73-676), 1973€11,232≈ $15,114≈ £7,757Sign up free to see
Other media by Sam Francis
Works on PaperPrintsOil PaintingsAcrylic PaintingsMixed MediaWatercolorsGouachesDrawingsEtchingsAquatintsLithographsScreenprints