Ben Benn: career timeline

American · 1884–1983 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 12 of 23 lots (55% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Ben Benn: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1920s	2	2	$272Sign up	Pastel
1940s	4	4	$524Sign up	Oil
1950s	2	2	$1.4kSign up	Oil
1960s	2	2	$627Sign up	Oil
1970s	2	2	$650Sign up	Oil

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1920s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $272Sign up
Average: $272Sign up
Typical size: 15.5 × 11.5 in (39 × 30 cm)
Mediums: Pastel (1), Print (other) (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

1940s 4 works

Sold: 4 of 4
Median: $524Sign up
Average: $788Sign up
Typical size: 24 × 20 in (61 × 51 cm)
Mediums: Oil (4)
Subjects: Landscapes (2), Flowers & still life (1)

1950s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $1.4kSign up
Average: $1.4kSign up
Typical size: 27 × 27 in (69 × 69 cm)
Mediums: Oil (2)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (1)

1953 Grapes and Pears$1.8kSign up
1954 The Red Still Life$1.1kSign up

1960s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $627Sign up
Average: $627Sign up
Typical size: 22 × 27 in (57 × 69 cm)
Mediums: Oil (2)
Subjects: Boats (1), Flowers & still life (1)

1961 Fishing Boat$396Sign up
1965 Still Life, the Wraping Paper$858Sign up

1970s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $650Sign up
Average: $650Sign up
Typical size: 27 × 26.5 in (69 × 67 cm)
Mediums: Oil (2)
Subjects: Flowers & still life (2)

1971 Still Life with Wooden Fish$600Sign up
1972 Autumn Leaves + Flowers$699Sign up

Creation date not recorded

10 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 1 work

Sold: 0 of 1
Median: —
Average: —
Typical size: 18 × 21.5 in (46 × 55 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1)
Subjects: Landscapes (1)

sold 2007 View of a ValleyUnsold

Undated, sold in the 2010s 6 works

Sold: 4 of 6
Median: $462Sign up
Average: $456Sign up
Typical size: 22 × 23 in (56 × 59 cm)
Mediums: Oil (5), Pastel (1)
Subjects: Landscapes (2), Figures & portraits (2)

sold 2012 TreesUnsold
sold 2016 Ben Benn (American, 1884 - 1983)$750Sign up
sold 2017 Still-Life$423Sign up
sold 2018 Portrait of Velida$500Sign up
sold 2018 Three Women by WaterUnsold
sold 2019 Landscape$150Sign up

Undated, sold in the 2020s 3 works

Sold: 3 of 3
Median: $504Sign up
Average: $435Sign up
Typical size: 11.5 × 15.5 in (29 × 39 cm)
Mediums: Oil (3)
Subjects: Sea & coast (1)

sold 2022 Coastal Scene$550Sign up · sold 2×
sold 2022 Untitled$504Sign up
sold 2025 Torso$250Sign up

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Ben Benn auction results →