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Alton Tobey Paintings: Auction Prices

American · 1914–2005

ArtSell has recorded 15 auction results for Alton Tobey paintings between 2008 and 2025, of which 14 sold (93% sell-through). Prices realised range from $100 to $4,200, with a median of $275 across 14 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). A further 1 lot offered at auction whose result the house did not publish is listed but not counted. The highest recorded price is $4,200 for “Custer's Last Stand” at Bonhams in 2008.

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  1. Alton Tobey, Nutcracker Suite, Oil on board
    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. Alton Tobey, Roman Legionaries View from a Siege Tower, Oil on artists board
    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. Alton Tobey, Landscape, Oil on canvas
    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. Alton Tobey, Homage to Calder, Oil on canvas
    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. Alton Tobey, A Friend, Oil on Canvas "A Friend" Self Portrait of the artist from his "Fragment" series
    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 Tobey, Target., Abstract Mixed Media "Target." Signed lower center
    Target.
    Mixed media
    22" high x 28" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 52
    $100≈ £62≈ €77HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  8. Alton Tobey, Alton S. Tobey, American - active in Larchmont, NY, 1914- 2005, Oil on Canvas Modernist Figure
    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 ↗
  9. Alton Tobey, Homage to Calder., Oil on Canvas "Homage to Calder." Signed lower right
    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 ↗
  10. Alton Tobey, Jimmy Beside Himself, Oil on Canvas "Jimmy Beside Himself" or "Durante." Signed lower right
    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 ↗
  11. Alton Tobey, Untitled, Oil on Canvas of Modernist Figures with Concentric Spheres
    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 ↗
  12. Alton Tobey, Alien Quartet., Mixed Media on Canvas
    Alien Quartet.
    Mixed media · Canvas
    24.5" high x 36.25" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 209
    $250≈ £155≈ €194HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  13. Alton Tobey, Sky Tiger Red, Mixed Media/Canvas
    Sky Tiger Red
    Mixed media · Canvas
    30" high x 36" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 208
    $225≈ £139≈ €175HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  14. Alton Tobey, Connections or Synapses., Oil on Canvas "Connections or Synapses." Signed lower right
    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 ↗
  15. Alton Tobey, Bull Fighter, Acrylic on Canvas "Bull Fighter" Signed lower right
    Bull Fighter
    Acrylic · Canvas
    36" high x 24" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 50
    $275≈ £170≈ €214HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  16. Alton Tobey, Custer's Last Stand, oil on card
    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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