{"slug":"don-nice","artist_id":"84ec2966-cb03-4921-b9e8-c4cfe574710b","canonical_slug":"don-nice","name":"Don Nice","built_at":"2026-11-03","categories":[{"bucket":"Works on Paper","lots_n":17,"sold_n":13,"median_price_usd_minor":137500,"record_price_usd_minor":1625000,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":1,"sell_through_pct":76.5,"last_sale_date":"2026-01-23","first_sale_year":2012},{"bucket":"Paintings","lots_n":12,"sold_n":10,"median_price_usd_minor":321150,"record_price_usd_minor":1062500,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":83.3,"last_sale_date":"2026-02-27","first_sale_year":2012},{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","lots_n":10,"sold_n":9,"median_price_usd_minor":17600,"record_price_usd_minor":34900,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":90,"last_sale_date":"2026-03-10","first_sale_year":2004},{"bucket":"Other","lots_n":13,"sold_n":4,"median_price_usd_minor":38750,"record_price_usd_minor":252651,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":2,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":30.8,"last_sale_date":"2026-10-06","first_sale_year":2010}],"sizes":[{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","size_bucket":"medium","lots_n":9,"sold_n":8,"median_price_usd_minor":18250,"p25_price_usd_minor":15575,"p75_price_usd_minor":25175,"record_price_usd_minor":34900,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"last_sale_date":"2026-03-10"},{"bucket":"Paintings","size_bucket":"large","lots_n":8,"sold_n":8,"median_price_usd_minor":450000,"p25_price_usd_minor":253125,"p75_price_usd_minor":575475,"record_price_usd_minor":1062500,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"last_sale_date":"2026-02-27"},{"bucket":"Works on Paper","size_bucket":"small","lots_n":6,"sold_n":5,"median_price_usd_minor":120700,"p25_price_usd_minor":81300,"p75_price_usd_minor":137500,"record_price_usd_minor":162500,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"last_sale_date":"2026-01-23"}],"notable":[{"bucket":"Paintings","year":"2019","total_price_usd":1062500,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Paintings","year":"2026","total_price_usd":614400,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","year":"2026","total_price_usd":34900,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","year":"2013","total_price_usd":27500,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Works on Paper","year":"2014","total_price_usd":1625000,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Works on Paper","year":"2021","total_price_usd":400000,"priced_basis":"premium"}],"last_sold":{"year":"2026","total_price_usd":252651,"priced_basis":"premium"},"upcoming_count":0,"content_modified":"2026-10-28","value_block_hash":"0e69690c7018ecac5cfce049c4b66bf5d01dbee5","value":{"slug":"don-nice","name":"Don Nice","as_of":"2026-11-03","newest_result_date":"2026-10-06","results_total":36,"houses_total":16,"first_year":2004,"median_24m":{"usd_minor":252651,"p25_usd_minor":120700,"p75_usd_minor":304800,"n":5,"basis":"premium"},"record":{"title":"Ram (P.K. Study)","work_year":"1977","usd_minor":1625000,"basis":"premium","sale_year":2014,"sale_month":"2014-07","house_name":"Christie's","lot_id":"cab37a1b-bbe4-4038-8bc9-8b874ebf059c"},"by_medium":[{"medium":"Paintings","n":9,"median_usd_minor":337500},{"medium":"Works on paper","n":13,"median_usd_minor":137500},{"medium":"Prints","n":10,"median_usd_minor":16900}],"by_size":[{"band":"Large (over 120 cm)","n":12,"median_usd_minor":263826},{"band":"Small (under 50 cm)","n":6,"median_usd_minor":116600},{"band":"Medium (50-120 cm)","n":13,"median_usd_minor":24400}],"methodology_url":"https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data","top10":{"originals":[{"rank":1,"title":"Ram (P.K. Study)","work_year":"1977","medium":"Watercolor","usd_minor":1625000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2014-07","lot_id":"cab37a1b-bbe4-4038-8bc9-8b874ebf059c"},{"rank":2,"title":"Cow","work_year":"1969","medium":"Painting","usd_minor":1062500,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Wright","sale_month":"2019-10","lot_id":"9ddb64b5-8b41-489f-99d4-a519255e6233"},{"rank":3,"title":"American Totem: Three Rivers","work_year":"1981","medium":"Painting","usd_minor":614400,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Sotheby's","sale_month":"2026-02","lot_id":"782deed1-3c06-4033-8191-9818caf9f171"},{"rank":4,"title":"Duck","work_year":"1968","medium":"Painting","usd_minor":562500,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Rago Arts","sale_month":"2018-11","lot_id":"f19c58dc-3f89-47fe-a67f-cdccc966eda2"},{"rank":5,"title":"Pig","work_year":"1969","medium":"Painting","usd_minor":562500,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Wright","sale_month":"2019-06","lot_id":"3a883e13-15a0-4874-b325-09fa16032558"},{"rank":6,"title":"Three watercolor and gouache drawings","work_year":null,"medium":"Watercolor and gouache drawings","usd_minor":400000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Swann Auction Galleries","sale_month":"2021-06","lot_id":"baca5b06-e1fb-42a7-ae4e-554d0c97a95d"},{"rank":7,"title":"Buffalo from the American Star Series","work_year":"1982","medium":"Painting","usd_minor":337500,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Wright","sale_month":"2012-04","lot_id":"5b224afa-6878-437f-8a44-4bf80e561ce6"},{"rank":8,"title":"Cabbage","work_year":"1967","medium":"Acrylic paint","usd_minor":304800,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Los Angeles Modern Auctions","sale_month":"2025-11","lot_id":"36b2e412-dfea-4bb9-a2f1-d24e91316dad"},{"rank":9,"title":"Two watercolors on paper (Rattlesnake, Rabbit, Snail, Robin)","work_year":"1989-2007","medium":"Watercolors on paper","usd_minor":300000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Swann Auction Galleries","sale_month":"2021-06","lot_id":"46f91211-67aa-49a8-9f00-9229b9e0be77"},{"rank":10,"title":"Mackerel","work_year":"1967","medium":"Painting","usd_minor":275000,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Rago Arts","sale_month":"2019-11","lot_id":"35700363-69c4-4931-aa4d-48db8cd4c4ed"}],"editions":[]},"paragraph":"As of 3 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 36 auction results for Don Nice at 16 houses since 2004. Over the last 24 months the median price was $2,527 including buyer’s premium (middle half $1,207–$3,048, n=5). The auction record is $16,250 for Ram (P.K. Study) (2014, Christie's). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Don Nice value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}