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Alton Tobey Oil Paintings: Value & Auction Prices

1914–2005

Of the 11 lots by Alton Tobey (oil paintings) recorded at auction between 2008 and 2025, 10 found a buyer (91%). Half of the priced sales fell between $256Sign up free to see and $444Sign up free to see, with a median of $325Sign up free to see. The auction record in our data is Custer's Last Stand, sold at Bonhams in May 2008 for $4.2kSign up free to see. The houses with the most results are Clarke Auction Gallery (8), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (1) and Brunk Auctions (1).

$4,200≈ £2,137≈ €2,666Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumCuster's Last StandBonhams11auction results2008–2025years recorded91%sold$325Sign up free to seemedian price

Alton Tobey oil paintings: key figures

Auction results
11
Sold rate
91%
Active at auction
2008–2025
Median price
$325Sign up free to see
Record price
$4.2kSign up free to see Custer's Last Stand, Bonhams, May 2008

Top auction houses: Clarke Auction Gallery (8), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (1), Brunk Auctions (1)

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  1. Nutcracker Suite by Alton Tobey, Oil on board, offered Oct 2025
    Nutcracker Suite
    Oil · Board
    18 x 24 in
    Nadeau's Auction Gallery · · Lot 172
    Result not publishedEst. $100–300View at Nadeau's Auction Gallery ↗
  2. Roman Legionaries View from a Siege Tower by Alton Tobey, Oil on artists board, sold May 2025
    Roman Legionaries View from a Siege Tower
    Oil · Board
    15.50" h x 30" w
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 15
    $450≈ £339≈ €405HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  3. Landscape by Alton Tobey, Oil on canvas, sold Jun 2021
    Landscape
    Oil · Canvas
    48" high x 64" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 72
    $200≈ £144≈ €168HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  4. Homage to Calder by Alton Tobey, Oil on canvas, sold Nov 2018
    Homage to Calder
    Oil · Canvas
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 227
    $1,250≈ £975≈ €1,102Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  5. Bruce Olson and the Man-killing Motilones, "Peacemaker Among Savages", illustration for [Reader's Digest], July
    Oil · Board
    8-1/2 x 15-1/8 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 1201
    $250≈ £192≈ €224HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  6. A Friend by Alton Tobey, Oil on Canvas "A Friend" Self Portrait of the artist from his "Fragment" series, sold Aug 2014
    A Friend
    Oil · Canvas
    29.5" high x 22" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 88
    $275≈ £164≈ €205HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  7. Alton S. Tobey, American - active in Larchmont, NY, 1914- 2005 by Alton Tobey, Oil on Canvas Modernist Figure, sold Oct 2012
    Alton S. Tobey, American - active in Larchmont, NY, 1914- 2005
    Oil · Canvas
    40" high x 30" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 51
    $100≈ £62≈ €77HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  8. Homage to Calder. by Alton Tobey, Oil on Canvas "Homage to Calder." Signed lower right, offered Sep 2012
    Homage to Calder.
    Oil · Canvas
    20.5" high x 24" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 52
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  9. Jimmy Beside Himself by Alton Tobey, Oil on Canvas "Jimmy Beside Himself" or "Durante." Signed lower right, sold Sep 2012
    Jimmy Beside Himself
    Oil · Canvas
    36" high x 24" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 212
    $325≈ £201≈ €252HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  10. Untitled by Alton Tobey, Oil on Canvas of Modernist Figures with Concentric Spheres, sold Sep 2012
    Untitled
    Oil · Canvas
    25.5" high x 48" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 211
    $325≈ £201≈ €252HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  11. Connections or Synapses. by Alton Tobey, Oil on Canvas "Connections or Synapses." Signed lower right, sold Sep 2012
    Connections or Synapses.
    Oil · Canvas
    28" high x 22" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 51
    $425≈ £263≈ €330HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  12. Custer's Last Stand by Alton Tobey, oil on card, sold May 2008
    Custer's Last Stand
    Oil · Board
    15 1/2 x 16 1/2in
    Bonhams · · Lot 1109
    $4,200≈ £2,137≈ €2,666Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗

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