What is a Ben Shahn print worth?
1898–1969 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 97 priced auction sales, works by Ben Shahn have sold for a median of $1,000Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $520Sign up free to see and $2,200Sign up free to see. For prints alone, the median is $690Sign up free to see across 55 sales. In the last five years the median was $953Sign up free to see across 42 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Ben Shahn prices by medium
- Auction results
- 113
- Sold rate
- 86%
- Active at auction
- 2002–2026
- Median price
- $1kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $21.3kSign up free to see Bather, Bonhams, Dec 2013
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prints | 55 | $299–$1.3kSign up free to see | $690Sign up free to see |
| Works on Paper | 21 | $915–$3.2kSign up free to see | $2kSign up free to see |
| Paintings | 4 | $2.7k–$19.7kSign up free to see | $11kSign up free to see |
| Photographs | 3 | $200–$4.6kSign up free to see | $2kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Rago Auctions (31), Bonhams (24), Clarke Auction Gallery (13)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 15 | $625–$2.9kSign up free to see | $2kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 38 | $442–$2.2kSign up free to see | $874Sign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 29 | $450–$2.5kSign up free to see | $1.2kSign up free to see |
Recent Ben Shahn sales
- Worrisome Couple, Ink on paper — $915Sign up free to see, Cottone Auctions, May 21, 2026
- Self-Portrait, Self-Portrait (Study for the Fogg Art Museum Poster) — $3,600Sign up free to see, Clarke Auction Gallery, Apr 12, 2026
- Martha Graham, Lithographic poster in colors on wove paper linen-backed — $896Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jan 22, 2026
- Three works, lithograph; lithograph in colors — $953Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Dec 5, 2025
- The Sea Itself, lithograph on paper — $640Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Nov 24, 2025
- Pleiades, Screenprint in colors and gold leaf on Japanese paper — $1,000Sign up free to see, Clarke Auction Gallery, Oct 12, 2025
- All That is Beautiful, Color screenprint with hand coloring in watercolor — $2,000Sign up free to see, Clarke Auction Gallery, Oct 12, 2025
- One Must Know the Animals (from the For the Sake of a Single Verse Rilke portfolio), lithograph on Richard de Bas handmade — $528Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Oct 3, 2025
Questions about Ben Shahn prices
What is a Ben Shahn print worth?
Based on 97 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Ben Shahn have sold for a median of $1,000, and half of them sold between $520 and $2,200. For prints alone the median is $690 (55 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Ben Shahn sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $21,250 for “Bather” at Bonhams in December 2013.
Which Ben Shahn medium sells for the most?
By median price, paintings lead with $11,038 (4 sales).
How often do Ben Shahn works sell at auction?
86% of the 113 lots recorded between 2002 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Ben Shahn print?
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ArtSell has recorded 113 auction results for Ben Shahn between 2002 and 2026, and 97 of them sold (86%).
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