Artists/Sam Francis
Sam Francis: Auction Results & Market Statistics
Sam Francis (1923–1994) has 777 recorded auction sales between 2006 and 2026, totaling $119.8M in hammer-price volume. Statistics are computed from the Art Market API auction database and updated regularly.
Sold lots
777
Total volume
$119.8M
hammer prices, USD
Average price
$154,154
Auction record
$13.6M
Sell-through rate
82%
share of offered lots that sold
Sold above estimate
49%
share of sold lots beating the high estimate
2006peak $28.1M2026
Volume by category
Yearly auction performance
| Year | Lots sold | Total volume | Average price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | $365,348 | $73,070 |
| 2025 | 34 | $1.2M | $35,354 |
| 2024 | 61 | $2.7M | $44,550 |
| 2023 | 54 | $7.0M | $128,900 |
| 2022 | 77 | $28.1M | $364,526 |
| 2021 | 94 | $7.4M | $78,517 |
| 2020 | 98 | $19.9M | $202,859 |
| 2019 | 140 | $9.6M | $68,676 |
| 2018 | 34 | $9.4M | $275,889 |
| 2017 | 31 | $4.4M | $141,260 |
| 2016 | 27 | $17.3M | $639,154 |
| 2015 | 17 | $2.1M | $122,508 |
| 2014 | 23 | $3.1M | $134,129 |
| 2013 | 15 | $925,711 | $61,714 |
| 2012 | 3 | $91,404 | $30,468 |
| 2011 | 16 | $2.7M | $170,949 |
| 2010 | 27 | $2.4M | $87,532 |
| 2009 | 6 | $432,329 | $72,055 |
| 2008 | 10 | $676,780 | $67,678 |
| 2007 | 3 | $165,617 | $55,206 |
| 2006 | 2 | $14,088 | $7,044 |
Query this data programmatically
Every figure on this page is computed from the Art Market API's auction database.Sam Francis's complete lot-level auction history is available as structured JSON, filterable by date, price, category, and more.
curl "https://api.artmarketapi.com/api/v1/auction_records?artist=5ce31ad3bf16530017ba423f&limit=10" \
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