American, 1928–2010
Nathan Oliveira
214results on record
85%sell-through
$4,375median result (USD, incl. premium; 98% observed, 2% estimated from hammer)
$144,062record in our coverage
Drawn from 214 recorded results (186 sold · 28 passed) across 7 auction houses, 1999–2026. 1 upcoming lot on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 98% observed, 2% estimated from hammer method · log scale
Where does a value land in this market?
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 | 25 | 92% | $1,000 |
| works on paper | 14 | 75% | $2,250 |
| painting | 11 | 67% | $35,000 |
| ceramics & design | 7 | 100% | $1,216 |
| sculpture | 5 | 100% | $16,250 |
Medium is recorded for 62 of 214 results (29%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Sam Francis Nathan Oliveira Sam Francis
| Metric | Nathan Oliveira | Sam Francis |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $4,375 | $13,120 |
| Record price | $144,062 | $11,842,000 |
| Results on record | 214 | 3,530 |
| Years active at auction | 1999–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Sam FrancisAndy WarholAlexander CalderDavid Hockney
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
76/ 100
- Sell-through85%
- Meets estimate51%
- Market depth214 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonhams | 147 | 86% | $4,419 | 0.80× |
| Heritage Auctions | 29 | 86% | $1,312 | — |
| Sotheby's | 15 | 100% | $23,750 | 0.66× |
| Christie's | 10 | 100% | $26,250 | — |
| Rago | 8 | 75% | $772 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 4 | 100% | $1,750 | 0.88× |
| Wright | 1 | 0% | — | — |
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 215 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 28 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026·09 | Young Girl | $60,000–$80,000 | upcoming | Bonhams | ||
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| 2026·06 | Seated Baboon | Watercolor, ink wash, and pastel on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·06 | Untitled | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·05 | Untitled III (Baboon) | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·05 | Untitled (Horse) | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·04 | Copper Plate Nude 3 | Aquatint on Somerset wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·04 | Copper Plate Nude 2 | Aquatint on Somerset paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·04 | Copper Plate Nude 4 | Aquatint and drypoint on Somerset paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·04 | Copper Plate Nude 1 | Aquatint on Somerset paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·04 | Orange County Nudes (complete portfolio, 14 works) | Iris prints in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·03 | Reclining Nude | $1,000–$1,500 | Rago | |||
| 2026·02 | Mask, 1987 | $24,000–$34,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·02 | Untitled | $1,000–$1,500 | Wright | |||
| 2025·12 | Little Leopard | $400–$600 | Rago | |||
| 2025·10 | Copper Plate Nude 2 (from the Copper Plate Nudes 1-4 portfolio) | $800–$1,200 | Rago | |||
| 2025·09 | Man, 1959 | $12,000–$18,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·08 | Santa Cruz (two works) | $300–$500 | Rago | |||
| 2025·06 | Untitled (Figure) | Gouache and watercolor on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·06 | Ryan 45; Ryan 48 2 | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·06 | Plate 3, from Copper Plate Nudes II; Figure 1 2 | $1,500–$2,400 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·06 | Copper Plate Nude 2 | $800–$1,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·06 | Seated Man, 1959 | $1,800–$2,600 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·06 | Guardian Bird, 1958 | $15,000–$20,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·06 | Woman in Armchair, 1957 | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·06 | Untitled, 1963 | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·06 | Untitled, 1982 | $10,000–$15,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·06 | Untitled, 1965 | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·05 | Homage to Carrière | Lithograph on B.F.K. Rives paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·03 | Standing Figure with Red Background, 1985 | $20,000–$40,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·03 | Figure Six, 1983 | $15,000–$25,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·02 | Figure | $1,200–$1,800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·01 | Kestrel | $1,500–$2,600 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·01 | London Site 2 | $1,500–$2,600 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·12 | Dog with Stelae | Oil and alkyd enamel on canvas with Murano glass sculpture | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·11 | Variation Head IV | $200–$300 | Rago | |||
| 2024·11 | Santa Cruz (two works) | $400–$600 | Rago | |||
| 2024·09 | Texas, 1961 | $2,000–$4,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | Dancing Woman, 1961 | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | Head, 1961 | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·09 | Reclining Nude, 1968 | $1,800–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·06 | Untitled | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·05 | Dog with Stelae | Oil and alkyd enamel on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·04 | Tip of the Cape III, 1992 | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·04 | Seated Man, 1957 | $7,000–$10,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·04 | Ryan 12, 1980 | $30,000–$50,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·04 | Untitled (Santa Fe 60), 1999 | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·04 | Head #2, 1959 | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·04 | Head with Red Eyes, 1986 | $10,000–$15,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·04 | Untitled, 1963 | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·03 | Copper Plate Nude 1; Dancer 2 | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·03 | Man and Woman | $500–$700 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·01 | Head of a Man II , 1960 | watercolor on paper | $1,000–$2,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2024·01 | Angel Rocker | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·01 | Plate 7, from Copper Plate Nudes II | $700–$1,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·01 | Yucatan III | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·01 | Tamarind Site I | $700–$1,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·11 | After Gentileschi 30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 61.0 cm) unframed | $15,000–$25,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·10 | Walking Woman with Staff | $1,500–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·10 | Angel Rocker | $10,000–$15,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·10 | Torso II | $1,500–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·10 | Site with Circles and Checks | $2,000–$4,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·10 | Woman Shaman | $2,000–$4,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·09 | Untitled (Head) | Watercolor on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·09 | Miramar II , 1969 | lithograph | $400–$600 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2023·09 | Untitled, 1965 | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·09 | Eucalyptus Leaves, 2001 | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·09 | Raptor Wing, 1987 | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·09 | Reclining Nude, 1968 | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·07 | Ryan Figure #4 | oil on canvas | $30,000–$50,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·06 | Untitled (Figures) | Mixed media on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·06 | Untitled (Head) | Watercolor on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·06 | Group of Monotypes 4 | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·06 | Copper Plate Nude 3 | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·04 | Dog Man | Drypoint and aquatint in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·03 | Man with Baboon | Aquatint and drypoint in colors on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·11 | Figure One | Bronze with brown patina | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·10 | Copper Plate Nude #6 , 1998 | spitbite aquatint | $800–$1,200 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2022·09 | Mask | $2,000–$4,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·09 | Douro Valley VII | $2,000–$4,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·09 | View from Pessoa's Window | $2,000–$4,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·09 | Baboon (Black) | Drypoint and aquatint in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·09 | Plate 4, from Copper Plate Nudes II | Sugarlift and spitbite aquatint in colors on Somerset paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·09 | #299 Seated Figure Grey Background, 1977 | $20,000–$30,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·08 | Cat Man | Drypoint and aquatint in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·07 | Horse's Head | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·06 | Stairs to the Stars | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·06 | Plate 8, from Copper Plate Nudes II | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·06 | Plate 4, from Copper Plate Nudes II | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·06 | Baboon | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·05 | Untitled | $3,000–$5,000 | Rago | |||
| 2022·05 | Untitled | $3,000–$5,000 | Rago | |||
| 2022·05 | Dancing Figure, 1961 | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·04 | Untitled, 1991 | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·03 | Angel Rocker | $2,000–$4,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·10 | Orange County Nudes | 14 iris prints in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·09 | Bird, 1974 | $8,000–$12,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·09 | Yucatan Sequence (Figure 2), 1982 | $40,000–$60,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·09 | Standing Woman with Long Hair, 1959 | $20,000–$40,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·09 | Standing Female Figure, 1960 | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·08 | Man and Woman | $250–$450 | Bonhams | |||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $39, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.