Artists/Sam Gilliam
Sam Gilliam: Auction Results & Market Statistics
Sam Gilliam (b. 1933) has 198 recorded auction sales between 2009 and 2026, totaling $27.1M in hammer-price volume. Statistics are computed from the Art Market API auction database and updated regularly.
Sold lots
198
Total volume
$27.1M
hammer prices, USD
Average price
$136,992
Auction record
$1.9M
Sell-through rate
72%
share of offered lots that sold
Sold above estimate
49%
share of sold lots beating the high estimate
2009peak $5.7M2026
Volume by category
Yearly auction performance
| Year | Lots sold | Total volume | Average price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | $60,000 | $60,000 |
| 2025 | 13 | $1.2M | $94,460 |
| 2024 | 31 | $4.8M | $156,272 |
| 2023 | 19 | $4.4M | $232,972 |
| 2022 | 23 | $2.7M | $118,656 |
| 2021 | 19 | $4.2M | $218,505 |
| 2020 | 20 | $1.2M | $62,218 |
| 2019 | 35 | $5.7M | $162,158 |
| 2018 | 16 | $1.8M | $110,999 |
| 2017 | 12 | $960,625 | $80,052 |
| 2016 | 3 | $16,715 | $5,572 |
| 2010 | 3 | $6,700 | $2,233 |
| 2009 | 3 | $5,000 | $1,667 |
Query this data programmatically
Every figure on this page is computed from the Art Market API's auction database.Sam Gilliam'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=5ce31ad3bf16530017ba4340&limit=10" \
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