Charles Gaines Market Data: Auction Results & Gallery Prices

About the Artist

American conceptual artist Charles Gaines employs rule-based procedures in drawing, photography, and installation to transform photographic sources into grids, examining tensions between empirical systems and subjective perception amid social inequities.

RECORD AUCTION PRICE

$475,000

12-MONTH AVERAGE PRICE

$167,700

MAJOR INSTITUTIONS

MoMA, The Museum of Modern Art, MOCA Grand Avenue, Hauser & Wirth, New York (69th Str)

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

Brooklyn Museum of Art

Featured

Shadows XII: Jade, Set 4 (detail), 2024 Picture

Gallery

Charles Gaines

Shadows XII: Jade, Set 4 (detail), 2024
, 2025

1,600 USD

Numbers and Trees: Palm Canyon, Palm Trees Series 2, Tree #3, Lusieño, 2019 Picture

Gallery

Charles Gaines

Numbers and Trees: Palm Canyon, Palm Trees Series 2, Tree #3, Lusieño, 2019
, 2020

2,000 USD

Numbers and Trees: Central Park Series IV: Tree #6, Carmichael Picture

Charles Gaines

Numbers and Trees: Central Park Series IV: Tree #6, Carmichael
, 2019

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Charles Gaines

AFRICA AND NUMBERS
, 1984

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Charles Gaines

Numbers and Trees: Palm Canyon, Palm Trees (Series 4

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Numbers and Trees: Central Park Series III: Tree #6, Gina Picture

Charles Gaines

Numbers and Trees: Central Park Series III: Tree #6, Gina
, 2016

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Auction Results

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Numbers and Trees: Palm Trees Series 1, Tree #1, Dakota Picture

Charles Gaines

Numbers and Trees: Palm Trees Series 1, Tree #1, Dakota
, 2019

Not Sold

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Charles Gaines

FALLING LEAVES: SET 4
, 1979

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Charles Gaines

2 parts: Explosion #29
, 2009

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Numbers and Trees: Drawing 48
2017 Picture

Charles Gaines

Numbers and Trees: Drawing 48 2017
, 2017

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Charles Gaines

EXPLOSION #
, 2008

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Three parts: Walnut Tree Orchard Picture

Charles Gaines

Three parts: Walnut Tree Orchard
, 1977

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Charles Gaines

UNTITLED
, 1980

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Charles Gaines

Snake River Series D Page 11
, 2006

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Charles Gaines

FACES: Set #13, Kerny Callaway
, 1978

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Charles Gaines

Explosion #8
, 2006

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FAQ

Charles Gaines is an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1944.

How much does a Charles Gaines cost?

Charles Gaines's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices of up to 475,000 USD for paintings, and 437,500 USD for works on papers.

What is Charles Gaines's most expensive painting?

Since 2001 the record price for this artist at auction is 475,000 USD for Numbers and Trees: Central Park Series IV: Tree #6, Carmichael, sold at Sotheby's New York in 2019.

Where can I see Charles Gaines's works?

His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Brooklyn Museum of Art in New York and will be on exhibit at National Academy of Design in New York on September 16, 2026. Numerous key galleries and museums such as The Art Institute of Chicago have featured Charles Gaines's work in the past.

Charles Gaines in the news

Charles Gaines has been featured in articles for Artmajeur Magazine, ArtDaily and ArtLyst. The most recent article is The 25 Sculptures That Define the Modern Age written for The New York Times in August 2026.

Charles Gaines

About the Artist

Shadows XII: Jade, Set 4 (detail), 2024
, 2025

Numbers and Trees: Palm Canyon, Palm Trees Series 2, Tree #3, Lusieño, 2019
, 2020

Numbers and Trees: Central Park Series IV: Tree #6, Carmichael
, 2019

AFRICA AND NUMBERS
, 1984

Numbers and Trees: Palm Canyon, Palm Trees (Series 4

Numbers and Trees: Central Park Series III: Tree #6, Gina
, 2016

Auction Results

Numbers and Trees: Palm Trees Series 1, Tree #1, Dakota
, 2019

FALLING LEAVES: SET 4
, 1979

2 parts: Explosion #29
, 2009

Numbers and Trees: Drawing 48 2017
, 2017

EXPLOSION #
, 2008

Three parts: Walnut Tree Orchard
, 1977

UNTITLED
, 1980

Snake River Series D Page 11
, 2006

FACES: Set #13, Kerny Callaway
, 1978

Explosion #8
, 2006

Auction Performance

Exhibitions

Shelter from the Storm: An Artist’s Eye with Stan Allen and Polly Apfelbaum

Common Sense

Directionless

FAQ

How much does a Charles Gaines cost?

What is Charles Gaines's most expensive painting?

Where can I see Charles Gaines's works?

Charles Gaines in the news

Articles

The 25 Sculptures That Define the Modern Age

A giant "hot dog" sculpture is once again installed in Times Square