1901–1984
Alice Neel
177results on record
91%sell-through
$25,000median result (USD, incl. premium; 94% observed, 6% estimated from hammer)
$5,687,000record in our coverage
Drawn from 177 recorded results (166 sold · 11 passed) across 7 auction houses, 2000–2026. 2 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 94% observed, 6% estimated from hammer method · log scale
Where does a value land in this market?
The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.
Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.
By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line
| Medium | Results | Sell-through | Median result (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| prints | 40 | 94% | $2,188 |
| painting | 34 | 86% | $374,500 |
| works on paper | 5 | 100% | $56,250 |
| ceramics & design | 4 | 67% | $27,500 |
Medium is recorded for 83 of 177 results (47%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Andy Warhol Alice Neel Andy Warhol
| Metric | Alice Neel | Andy Warhol |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $25,000 | $32,500 |
| Record price | $5,687,000 | $195,040,000 |
| Results on record | 177 | 15,103 |
| Years active at auction | 2000–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Andy WarholRoy LichtensteinAlexander CalderJim Dine
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
82/ 100
- Sell-through91%
- Meets estimate62%
- Market depth177 results
How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →
Where this artist sells best
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sotheby's | 50 | 89% | $307,750 | 0.83× |
| Christie's | 47 | 92% | $242,500 | — |
| Bonhams | 32 | 84% | $2,560 | 1.00× |
| Heritage Auctions | 21 | 90% | $2,500 | — |
| Rago | 12 | 100% | $2,665 | — |
| Phillips | 8 | 100% | $11,385 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 7 | 100% | $3,200 | 0.87× |
The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →
Prices realized 279 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 11 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2019·10 | Portrait of John Rothschild | Lithograph in colors on Arches paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2019·10 | The Youth | Lithograph in colors on Arches paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2019·07 | Bather with Red Hat | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·05 | The Youth | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·05 | Bather with Red Hat | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·05 | Mother and Child (Nancy and Olivia) | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·05 | The Family | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·05 | georgie arce no. 2 | $350,000–$450,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·05 | tree | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·03 | connie | $300,000–$500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·11 | Larry, circa 1952 | $60,000–$80,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·11 | José Asleep | pastel on paper | $30,000–$40,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2018·10 | The Accountant (Martin) | Lithograph in colors on Arches paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·05 | The Accountant (Marvin) | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·05 | Black Spanish-American Family | $250,000–$350,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·03 | Constantine Grimaldis | oil on canvas | $150,000–$200,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·10 | Portrait of Hartley Stockton Neel | Lithograph in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·09 | Untitled (Portrait of Edward Burns Roensch, Sr.) | oil on canvas | $60,000–$80,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·09 | Portrait of Edward Avedesian | Lithograph in colors | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·04 | The Accountant (Marvin) | Lithograph in colors on Arches paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·12 | Portrait of Sam | Lithograph in colors | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·12 | The Accountant (Marvin) | Lithograph in colors | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2016·12 | Victoria and Cat | $1,500–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·12 | Interior with Vase | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·12 | Geoffrey & Brian | $1,500–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·12 | Portrait of Edward Avedesian | $1,500–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2016·11 | Philodendron | oil on canvas | $200,000–$300,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·09 | Untitled | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·09 | Maura | oil on canvas | $70,000–$90,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·11 | irena koprowska, seated | $250,000–$350,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | untitled (woman with a cat) | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·09 | Diana Douglas | $200,000–$300,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·07 | Richard | — | Unsold listing | Sotheby's | ||
| 2015·07 | Archbishop Jean Jadot | — | Unsold listing | Sotheby's | ||
| 2015·07 | Still Life | oil on canvas | $12,000–$18,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·07 | Untitled | oil on canvas | $15,000–$20,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·07 | Nancy | $700–$1,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·07 | Nancy | $700–$1,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·07 | Untitled | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2015·06 | Untitled (Portrait of Dr. J. Gordin Kaplan) | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | Night | $20,000–$30,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2014·05 | Archbishop Jean Jadot | $250,000–$350,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·03 | Untitled (Portrait of Dr. J. Gordin Kaplan) | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·03 | Margaret and the Evans twins | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | study #1 warhol portrait; study #2 for warhol portrait; final study #3 for warhol portrait [three works] | $30,000–$40,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·11 | timothy collins | $600,000–$800,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·09 | Portrait of the Judge as a Young Activist | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·06 | Untitled (Flowers in Vase) | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·05 | Puerto Rican Girl, 1956 | $15,000–$20,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·03 | Portrait of Morris Shiller | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·11 | Plant in the Window | $150,000–$200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·05 | Untitled | $250,000–$350,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·11 | untitled (woman with cat) | $70,000–$90,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·12 | Gladiolas | oil on canvas | $200,000–$300,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·11 | Portrait of David Brody | $350,000–$450,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·11 | Susan Rossen | $161,025–$241,537 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·11 | Jackie Curtis and Rita Red | $400,000–$500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·11 | Dorothy Pearlstein | $225,000–$275,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·11 | Circus | oil on canvas | $150,000–$200,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·11 | Untitled (Flowers in Vase) | watercolor on paper | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·11 | José with Guitar | graphite and colored pencil on paper | $70,000–$90,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·11 | Untitled | oil on masonite | $120,000–$180,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·11 | Jackie Curtis as a Boy | oil on canvas | $250,000–$350,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·11 | Christy White | oil on canvas | $250,000–$350,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·11 | Ellie Poindexter | oil on canvas | $150,000–$200,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·11 | Robert Smithson | oil on canvas | $300,000–$400,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·05 | (1900-1984) | oil on canvas | $100,000–$150,000 | Unsold listing | Christie's | |
| 2008·05 | Vera Beckerhoff | oil on canvas | $300,000–$400,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·02 | Benny Andrews | $200–$300 | Christie's | |||
| 2006·11 | David | oil on canvas | $300,000–$400,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·11 | Raphael Soyer | oil on canvas | $150,000–$200,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·11 | portrait of peter b. kaplan | $150,000–$200,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·09 | Avedisian | $600–$900 | Christie's | |||
| 2004·09 | Untitled | oil on canvas | $30,000–$50,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2003·05 | Portrait of Dr. John J. Lucca | $80,000–$120,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·09 | Peter B. Kaplan | $60,000–$80,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·09 | Portrait of Fredric Mueller | oil on canvas | $200,000–$300,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2002·05 | Benjamin | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·11 | Portrait of Robert Graham | oil on canvas | $200,000–$300,000 | Christie's | ||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.