Gertrude Abercrombie's Auction Record Jumps 17% With $1m Sale
3 min read · 21 Nov 2025
Message for Mercy. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
Gertrude Abercrombie, Message for Mercy (1950) sold for $1.02m, more than five times the low estimate at Sotheby's in New York on November 21. The oil on canvas work has been traded 3 times in the past.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $151,900, a 17% rise.
Silo at Aledo. Image courtesy of Bonhams
The previous record was set by Silo at Aledo (1953), which sold for $864,100 at Bonhams on November 20, 2024. The work had been traded once in the past.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
November 21, 2025 | Message for Mercy | $1.02m | 18 % | Sotheby's | New York |
November 20, 2024 | Silo at Aledo | $864,100 | 84 % | Bonhams | New York |
September 25, 2024 | The Magician | $469,900 | 21 % | Freeman's | Hindman |
February 17, 2022 | The Dinosaur | $387,500 | 6 % | Freeman's | Hindman |
May 19, 2021 | Giraffe | $365,400 | 145 % | Sotheby's | New York |
November 18, 2018 | Night Arrives | $149,000 | 49 % | Treadway Gallery | Cincinnati |
November 05, 2002 | Slaughterhouse | $100,000 | - | Grogan & Company | Boston |
Get the HENI News Daily Art Digest delivered to your inbox