Arthur Bowen Davies, Sweet Tremulous Leaves

Arthur Bowen Davies

American · 1862–1928 · Painter, Printmaker

Arthur Bowen Davies was an avant-garde American artist and influential advocate of modern art in the United States c. 1910–1928. (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. Arthur Bowen Davies, Isadora Duncan Dancers, oil on canvasIsadora Duncan DancersBonhams · $67,100≈ £43,243≈ €51,623Sign up to see
  2. Arthur Bowen Davies, Pass By, Stranger, oil on canvasPass By, StrangerBonhams · $24,400≈ £15,117≈ €17,318Sign up to see
  3. Arthur Bowen Davies, Lake Tahoe; Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe; Cathedral Peak, Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite, California; Live Oaks, Monterey, California (a group of four), 1905Lake Tahoe; Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe; Cathedral Peak, Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite, California; Live Oaks, Monterey, California (a group of four)Bonhams · $10,000≈ £7,796≈ €8,751Sign up to see

Arthur Bowen Davies’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

ArtSell has recorded 84 auction results for Arthur Bowen Davies between 2000 and 2026, of which 67 sold (80%). A further 9 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $50Sign up free to see to $67.1kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $67.1kSign up free to see for Isadora Duncan Dancers at Bonhams in November 2010. The most common medium is oil paintings (40 lots). Most results come from Bonhams (26), Brunk Auctions (16) and Rago Auctions (12).

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  1. Arthur Bowen Davies, Nude, Oil on canvas
    Nude
    Oil · Canvas
    12" h x 6" w
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 29
    $550≈ £404≈ €467HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  2. In the Sierras, circa 1905
    Oil · Canvas
    18 x 40 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 534
    $1,500≈ £1,117≈ €1,284HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  3. Arthur Bowen Davies, Untitled (Bathers by a River), 1921, watercolor on paper
    Untitled (Bathers by a River), 1921
    Watercolor · Paper
    21⅜ h x 17⅜ w in (54 x 44 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 206
    $826≈ £613≈ €700Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  4. Arthur Bowen Davies, Andante (Czestochowski 34), 1916, Drypoint with hand-coloring on laid paper with Etruria Italy watermark, Czestochowski's first state (of 2)
    Andante (Czestochowski 34), 1916
    Drypoint · Paper
    plate 6 x 4 13/16in (15.2 x 12.2cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 184
    $960≈ £710≈ €815Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,000View at Bonhams ↗
  5. Arthur Bowen Davies, Transfigured Night, oil on canvas
    Transfigured Night
    Oil · Canvas
    23 x 28 in. (58.4 x 71.1 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 313
    $3,584≈ £2,670≈ €3,078Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
  6. Arthur Bowen Davies, Untitled, oil on canvas
    Untitled
    Oil · Canvas
    9 h x 18 w in (23 x 46 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 200
    $3,302≈ £2,461≈ €2,920Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  7. Arthur Bowen Davies, Nudes in Landscape, oil on canvas
    Nudes in Landscape
    Oil · Canvas
    18 h x 23⅜ w in (46 x 59 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 201
    $4,620≈ £3,443≈ €4,085Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  8. Arthur Bowen Davies, Nude Picking Flowers, Oil on canvas
    Nude Picking Flowers
    Oil · Canvas
    16" x 11"
    Barridoff Auctions · · Lot 82
    $3,000≈ £2,300≈ €2,749HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
  9. Arthur Bowen Davies, Red Headed Child in Black with Two Dogs, gouache on paper laid down on board
    Red Headed Child in Black with Two Dogs
    Gouache · Paper
    10 5/8 x 6 3/8 in. (27 x 16.2 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 78
    $3,328≈ £2,621≈ €3,045Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
  10. Arthur Bowen Davies, Head of a Girl, circa 1915, conté crayon and pastel on paper laid down on board
    Head of a Girl, circa 1915
    Pastel · Paper
    17 7/8 x 13 in. (45.4 x 33 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 79
    $205≈ £161≈ €187Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
Also offered, result not published (9)

Lots by Arthur Bowen Davies that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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Arthur Bowen Davies: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Arthur Bowen Davies at auction?

$67,100Sign up free to see, for Isadora Duncan Dancers at Bonhams (November 2010) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Arthur Bowen Davies?

The median sale price is $1.4kSign up free to see across 67 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Arthur Bowen Davies have sold at auction?

67 of 84 recorded lots sold between 2000 and 2026. 9 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.

Which auction houses sell Arthur Bowen Davies?

Bonhams, Brunk Auctions and Rago Auctions account for the most recorded results. Bonhams · Brunk Auctions · Rago Auctions

About Arthur Bowen Davies

Arthur Bowen Davies was an avant-garde American artist and influential advocate of modern art in the United States c. 1910–1928.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In museum collections

  • Arthur Bowen Davies, Sweet Tremulous LeavesSweet Tremulous Leaves, 1922/1923
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
  • Arthur Bowen Davies, The Umbrian MountainsThe Umbrian Mountains, 1925
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
  • Arthur Bowen Davies, Against GreenAgainst Green, 1918
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
  • Arthur Bowen Davies, Release at the GatesRelease at the Gates, 1919-1920
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0

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