> Source: https://www.openingbid.art/artist/charles-hunt · updated 2026-11-03 # Charles Charles is a British artist with 63 auction lots recorded since 1994, median price $978. Some sold prices are hammer-only and exclude the buyer's premium; they are marked on this page. Some sold prices are not yet verified as premium-inclusive or hammer, and are marked on this page. A work by Charles sold in 2026 for $1,646, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results. ## What is a Charles work worth? Across 37 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Charles work is $978. The median Charles painting sells for $1,829 across 22 lots. The median Charles print sells for $238 across 17 lots. The median Charles photograph sells for $134 across 1 lots. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified. ## Price breakdown by category | Category | Lots tracked | Median price | Record price | Sell-through | Last sale | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Prints & Editions | 27 | $238†‡ | $909† | 63% | 2026-01-22 | | Paintings | 29 | $1,829†‡ | $11,500 | 75.9% | 2026-10-27 | | Photography | 1 | $134† | $134† | — | 2025-04-29 | | Masterpieces (top of market) | 3 | $11,500 | $20,407 | — | 2008-11-19 | † hammer price — buyer's premium not included. ‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified. Charles's market splits by medium. Prints & Editions (27 lots) median $238 with 63% sell-through. Paintings (29 lots) median $1,829, record $11,500. A typical Charles painting sells for around 7.7× the price of a typical print. At the top of the market (top 5% of sales, 3 lots) the median is $11,500. ## Price by size ### Prints & Editions | Size | Sold lots | Typical range (p25–p75) | Median | Record | |---|---|---|---|---| | medium (50–120 cm) | 15 | $104–$491†‡ | $238†‡ | $909† | † hammer price — buyer's premium not included. ‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified. ### Paintings | Size | Sold lots | Typical range (p25–p75) | Median | Record | |---|---|---|---|---| | small (under 50 cm) | 7 | $651–$1,558†‡ | $978†‡ | $2,504† | | medium (50–120 cm) | 13 | $1,006–$3,689†‡ | $2,095†‡ | $11,500 | † hammer price — buyer's premium not included. ‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified. Size is the work's longest edge. Cells appear only with at least 5 sold lots. ## Notable results | Medium | Year | Price | |---|---|---| | Paintings | 1994 | $11,500 | | Paintings | 2025 | $6,932‡ | | Prints & Editions | 2021 | $909† | | Prints & Editions | 2012 | $700 | | Photography | 2025 | $134† | † hammer price — buyer's premium not included. ‡ reported price — whether it includes the buyer's premium is not yet verified. The highest recorded result in each medium. The full sale history is in the OpeningBid app (free sign-up). ## Frequently asked questions ### What is a Charles worth? Across 37 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median price of a Charles work is $978. The median Charles painting sells for $1,829 across 22 lots. The median Charles print sells for $238 across 17 lots. The median Charles photograph sells for $134 across 1 lots. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified. ### What is the average price of a Charles painting? Based on 22 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median auction price of a Charles painting is $1,829. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified. ### What is Charles's most expensive painting? The highest price recorded at auction for a Charles painting is $11,500. ### What is the average price of a Charles print? Based on 17 sold lots tracked by OpeningBid, the median auction price of a Charles print is $238. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified. ### What is Charles's most expensive print? The highest price recorded at auction for a Charles print is $909. That record lot sold for a hammer price of $909 (buyer's premium not included). ### What is the average price of a medium Charles print? Based on 15 sold lots, the median auction price of a medium Charles print (medium (50–120 cm)) is $238, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified. ### What is the average price of a medium Charles painting? Based on 13 sold lots, the median auction price of a medium Charles painting (medium (50–120 cm)) is $2,095, according to OpeningBid's index of auction results. Prices are premium-inclusive where the house records them; hammer-only prices exclude the buyer's premium, and some prices are not yet basis-verified. ### What is Charles's auction record? Charles's auction record is $20,407, set in 2007. --- Data last updated 2026-11-03. OpeningBid tracks 15,596,131 auction lots from 579 auction houses, refreshed nightly. Cite this page as: OpeningBid, “Charles auction prices”, https://www.openingbid.art/artist/charles-hunt (updated 2026-11-03). Historical auction data, not investment advice. Prices are premium-inclusive USD where the buyer's premium is recorded. Figures marked † are hammer prices (buyer's premium not included); ‡ marks a price whose basis is not yet verified. Non-USD results are converted at the sale month's rate.