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
Isadora Duncan DancersBonhams · $67,100≈ £43,243≈ €51,623Sign up to see
Pass By, StrangerBonhams · $24,400≈ £15,117≈ €17,318Sign up to see
Lake 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).
Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
9 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 41 | 32 | 78% | $5.6kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $67.1kSign up |
| Oil | 40 | 32 | 80% | $5.6kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $67.1kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Works on paper | 32 | 25 | 78% | $961Sign up | $650Sign up | $3.7kSign up |
| Watercolor | 14 | 12 | 86% | $1.1kSign up | $754Sign up | $3.7kSign up |
| Gouache | 6 | 5 | 83% | $1.5kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $3.3kSign up |
| Pastel | 7 | 4 | 57% | $522Sign up | $262Sign up | $1.4kSign up |
| Drawing | 5 | 4 | 80% | $400Sign up | $400Sign up | $750Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 9 | 9 | 100% | $502Sign up | $459Sign up | $960Sign up |
| Etching | 4 | 4 | 100% | $443Sign up | $438Sign up | $581Sign up |
| Aquatint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $350Sign up | $350Sign up | $350Sign up |
| Drypoint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $960Sign up | $960Sign up | $960Sign up |
| Lithograph | 3 | 3 | 100% | $478Sign up | $459Sign up | $900Sign up |
| Other | 2 | 1 | 50% | $10kSign up | $10kSign up | $10kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 4 | $893Sign up |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | $3.6kSign up |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2023 | 12 | 11 | $839Sign up |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | $320Sign up |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2020 | 8 | 7 | $750Sign up |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | $350Sign up |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | $9.7kSign up |
| 2017 | 8 | 6 | $800Sign up |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | $6kSign up |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | $552Sign up |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | $33.7kSign up |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $3.7kSign up |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $5kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $900Sign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | $463Sign up |