{"slug":"william-gear","artist_id":"dda0e394-91b2-4129-a553-349c75e42a2b","canonical_slug":"william-gear","name":"William Gear","built_at":"2026-11-03","categories":[{"bucket":"Works on Paper","lots_n":63,"sold_n":51,"median_price_usd_minor":121173,"record_price_usd_minor":2268814,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":2,"priced_lots_unverified":7,"sell_through_pct":81,"last_sale_date":"2026-08-12","first_sale_year":2008},{"bucket":"Other","lots_n":11,"sold_n":10,"median_price_usd_minor":64491,"record_price_usd_minor":172032,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":90.9,"last_sale_date":"2026-10-30","first_sale_year":2021},{"bucket":"Masterpieces","lots_n":9,"sold_n":9,"median_price_usd_minor":2268814,"record_price_usd_minor":4226900,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":null,"last_sale_date":"2022-01-19","first_sale_year":2003},{"bucket":"Paintings","lots_n":102,"sold_n":79,"median_price_usd_minor":437171,"record_price_usd_minor":4226900,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":2,"priced_lots_unverified":7,"sell_through_pct":77.5,"last_sale_date":"2026-08-12","first_sale_year":2000},{"bucket":"Sculpture & Installation","lots_n":2,"sold_n":2,"median_price_usd_minor":898755,"record_price_usd_minor":1715059,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"sell_through_pct":null,"last_sale_date":"2026-10-30","first_sale_year":2021},{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","lots_n":31,"sold_n":28,"median_price_usd_minor":69050,"record_price_usd_minor":183252,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":6,"sell_through_pct":90.3,"last_sale_date":"2026-06-11","first_sale_year":2010}],"sizes":[{"bucket":"Works on Paper","size_bucket":"small","lots_n":33,"sold_n":25,"median_price_usd_minor":117867,"p25_price_usd_minor":81030,"p75_price_usd_minor":177898,"record_price_usd_minor":794299,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":7,"last_sale_date":"2026-07-15"},{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","size_bucket":"medium","lots_n":19,"sold_n":18,"median_price_usd_minor":72120,"p25_price_usd_minor":60680,"p75_price_usd_minor":89450,"record_price_usd_minor":125000,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":4,"last_sale_date":"2026-05-03"},{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","size_bucket":"small","lots_n":12,"sold_n":10,"median_price_usd_minor":52958,"p25_price_usd_minor":45779,"p75_price_usd_minor":86170,"record_price_usd_minor":183252,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":2,"last_sale_date":"2026-06-11"},{"bucket":"Paintings","size_bucket":"medium","lots_n":66,"sold_n":53,"median_price_usd_minor":377720,"p25_price_usd_minor":120269,"p75_price_usd_minor":1091929,"record_price_usd_minor":4226900,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":2,"priced_lots_unverified":7,"last_sale_date":"2026-07-28"},{"bucket":"Paintings","size_bucket":"small","lots_n":12,"sold_n":8,"median_price_usd_minor":350040,"p25_price_usd_minor":185762,"p75_price_usd_minor":497730,"record_price_usd_minor":2046159,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"last_sale_date":"2026-08-12"},{"bucket":"Works on Paper","size_bucket":"medium","lots_n":30,"sold_n":26,"median_price_usd_minor":130888,"p25_price_usd_minor":93879,"p75_price_usd_minor":178433,"record_price_usd_minor":2268814,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":2,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"last_sale_date":"2026-08-12"},{"bucket":"Paintings","size_bucket":"large","lots_n":22,"sold_n":17,"median_price_usd_minor":627926,"p25_price_usd_minor":292027,"p75_price_usd_minor":878546,"record_price_usd_minor":2488444,"record_basis":"premium","priced_lots_hammer_only":0,"priced_lots_unverified":0,"last_sale_date":"2026-08-12"}],"notable":[{"bucket":"Paintings","year":"2003","total_price_usd":4226900,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Paintings","year":"2007","total_price_usd":3539545,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","year":"2023","total_price_usd":183252,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Prints & Editions","year":"2012","total_price_usd":138923,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Sculpture & Installation","year":"2026","total_price_usd":1715059,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Sculpture & Installation","year":"2021","total_price_usd":82451,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Works on Paper","year":"2019","total_price_usd":2268814,"priced_basis":"premium"},{"bucket":"Works on Paper","year":"2008","total_price_usd":794299,"priced_basis":"premium"}],"last_sold":{"year":"2026","total_price_usd":1715059,"priced_basis":"premium"},"upcoming_count":0,"content_modified":"2026-11-03","value_block_hash":"68f39bd03f751965920f35305941991fde72bdcc","value":{"slug":"william-gear","name":"William Gear","as_of":"2026-11-03","newest_result_date":"2026-10-30","results_total":170,"houses_total":23,"first_year":2000,"median_24m":{"usd_minor":127376,"p25_usd_minor":63162,"p75_usd_minor":338264,"n":45,"basis":"premium"},"record":{"title":"Intérieur","work_year":"1915","usd_minor":4226900,"basis":"premium","sale_year":2003,"sale_month":"2003-10","house_name":"Christie's","lot_id":"222ac772-6c35-4e94-b121-0ef1480e7f7f"},"by_medium":[{"medium":"Paintings","n":64,"median_usd_minor":592477},{"medium":"Works on paper","n":55,"median_usd_minor":120269},{"medium":"Other","n":7,"median_usd_minor":91626},{"medium":"Prints","n":18,"median_usd_minor":69825}],"by_size":[{"band":"Large (over 120 cm)","n":17,"median_usd_minor":627926},{"band":"Medium (50-120 cm)","n":88,"median_usd_minor":170870},{"band":"Small (under 50 cm)","n":40,"median_usd_minor":106682}],"methodology_url":"https://www.openingbid.art/methodology/price-data","top10":{"originals":[{"rank":1,"title":"Intérieur","work_year":"1915","medium":"Oil on canvas","usd_minor":4226900,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2003-10","lot_id":"222ac772-6c35-4e94-b121-0ef1480e7f7f"},{"rank":2,"title":"September Landscape","work_year":"1915","medium":"Oil paint","usd_minor":3539545,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2007-06","lot_id":"c60a3422-2e08-421c-a0b8-751ef88645a6"},{"rank":3,"title":"Yellow and Grey","work_year":"1954","medium":"Oil on canvas","usd_minor":2622625,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Sotheby's","sale_month":"2021-03","lot_id":"cac202d6-8c9a-4aed-9019-8b871a9d1951"},{"rank":4,"title":"November '63","work_year":"1915","medium":"Oil paint","usd_minor":2488444,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2006-11","lot_id":"25501718-3f47-48df-8c08-5876717c1b4d"},{"rank":5,"title":"Composition with Puppet","work_year":"1915","medium":"Gouache","usd_minor":2268814,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2019-11","lot_id":"a8be036a-9bde-4375-ad6c-4ae22b1510a6"},{"rank":6,"title":"Spring Frolic","work_year":"1952","medium":"Oil paint","usd_minor":2133697,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2020-01","lot_id":"84af1e46-88ba-4a1c-a4d7-d13e52006b73"},{"rank":7,"title":"Red Flash","work_year":"1987","medium":"Signed and dated lower right, signed and dated and inscribed with title verso, oil on canvas","usd_minor":2046159,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Lyon & Turnbull","sale_month":"2022-01","lot_id":"e8e1baa5-c411-42a3-87d9-03611c59a5e4"},{"rank":8,"title":"Lattice","work_year":"1915","medium":"Oil paint","usd_minor":1958227,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2014-03","lot_id":"76ed4686-89cc-41af-bbd2-5e7d4b9d85fd"},{"rank":9,"title":"Composition","work_year":"1915","medium":"Oil paint","usd_minor":1879914,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2006-06","lot_id":"11811aca-f329-4401-ba66-62ac51a1a576"},{"rank":10,"title":"Paysage","work_year":"1915","medium":"Oil paint","usd_minor":1682974,"basis":"premium","house_name":"Christie's","sale_month":"2010-10","lot_id":"dfb30e79-94af-4a4c-adbc-5d845ed27f8d"}],"editions":[]},"paragraph":"As of 3 November 2026, OpeningBid has recorded 170 auction results for William Gear at 23 houses since 2000. Over the last 24 months the median price was $1,274 including buyer’s premium (middle half $632–$3,383, n=45). The auction record is $42,269 for Intérieur (2003, Christie's). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"William Gear value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}