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American · 1898–1969 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 68 of 138 lots (49% 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 Shahn: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1920s11$2.3kSign upOil
1930s74$1.1kSign upPhotograph
1940s76$2kSign upDrawing
1950s66$1.4kSign upScreenprint
1960s4532$650Sign upLithograph
1970s11$445Sign upLithograph

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1920s 1 work

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1 of 1
Median
$2.3kSign up
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$2.3kSign up
Typical size
16 × 9 in (41 × 23 cm)
Mediums
Oil (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)

1930s 7 works

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4 of 7
Median
$1.1kSign up
Average
$1.1kSign up
Typical size
10 × 9 in (25 × 23 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (4), Lithograph (1), Other (1)
Subjects
—

1940s 7 works

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6 of 7
Median
$2kSign up
Average
$4.6kSign up
Typical size
25 × 36 in (63 × 91 cm)
Mediums
Drawing (4), Print (other) (1), Oil (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2)

1950s 6 works

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6 of 6
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$1.4kSign up
Average
$1.7kSign up
Typical size
18.5 × 31 in (48 × 79 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (4), Lithograph (1), Woodcut / linocut (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1), Landscapes (1)

1960s 45 works

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32 of 45
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$650Sign up
Average
$1.1kSign up
Typical size
22.5 × 20.5 in (57 × 52 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (30), Screenprint (7), Print (other) (3)
Subjects
Boats (1), Birds (1), Sea & coast (1)
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…and 21 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 1 work

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1 of 1
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$445Sign up
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$445Sign up
Typical size
1.5 × 19 in (4 × 48 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (1)
Subjects
—

Creation date not recorded

69 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 11 works

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9 of 11
Median
$1.1kSign up
Average
$1.9kSign up
Typical size
16.5 × 13 in (42 × 33 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (3), Lithograph (2), Oil (2)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1), Birds (1), Markets & villages (1)
Show 5 more (2000s)

Undated, sold in the 2010s 21 works

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12 of 21
Median
$938Sign up
Average
$3kSign up
Typical size
18 × 14.5 in (45 × 36 cm)
Mediums
Other (9), Lithograph (7), Drawing (2)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (4), Beach scenes (1), Birds (1)
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 9 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 37 works

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25 of 37
Median
$1.6kSign up
Average
$2.2kSign up
Typical size
21 × 17 in (53 × 44 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (13), Drawing (8), Screenprint (6)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (6), Sunsets & night (1), Landscapes (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 25 more works from this group in the full results list.

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 Shahn auction results →