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has recorded 237 auction results for Al Hirschfeld at 27 houses since 1993. Over the last 24 months the median price was $1,270 including buyer’s premium (middle half $361–$1,913, n=11). The auction record is $70,000 for A Backstage Warning--Country Theater, Suffern (2008, Swann Auction Galleries). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Al Hirschfeld value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}