What is a Benjamin West work on paper worth?
1738–1820 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 10 priced auction sales, works by Benjamin West have sold for a median of $2,350Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $1,187Sign up free to see and $4,254Sign up free to see. For works on paper alone, the median is $3,815Sign up free to see across 7 sales. In the last five years the median was $3,815Sign up free to see across 7 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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Benjamin West prices by medium
- Auction results
- 13
- Sold rate
- 77%
- Active at auction
- 2011–2024
- Median price
- $2.4kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $14kSign up free to see allegorical study, Pook & Pook, Jan 2023
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Works on Paper | 7 | $2.4k–$5kSign up free to see | $3.8kSign up free to see |
| Paintings | 2 | $350–$899Sign up free to see | $625Sign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Pook & Pook (4), Dreweatts (2), Sworders (1)
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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.
Recent Benjamin West sales
- Untitled, three-quarter-length standing red chalk 14.2 x 9.8cm Provenance: Christie's Lond — $1,075Sign up free to see, Sworders, Nov 19, 2024
- And others, Pen lithographs, circa — $1,524Sign up free to see, Dreweatts, Jul 3, 2024
- Figures striving to pull ashore a boat after a shipwreck, Pen and black and brown ink with black chalk — $3,815Sign up free to see, Woolley & Wallis, Mar 6, 2024
- study of female figures, ink and crayon — $1,700Sign up free to see, Pook & Pook, Jan 20, 2023
- allegorical study, watercolor — $14,000Sign up free to see, Pook & Pook, Jan 20, 2023
- study of a praying angel, watercolor and pencil — $5,500Sign up free to see, Pook & Pook, Jan 20, 2023
- study of a man on horseback, watercolor — $4,400Sign up free to see, Pook & Pook, Jan 20, 2023
- Nachfolger Achilles über Hector, oil on canvas — $899Sign up free to see, Schuler Auktionen, Mar 18, 2019
Questions about Benjamin West prices
What is a Benjamin West work on paper worth?
Based on 10 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Benjamin West have sold for a median of $2,350, and half of them sold between $1,187 and $4,254. For works on paper alone the median is $3,815 (7 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 Benjamin West sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $14,000 for “allegorical study” at Pook & Pook in January 2023.
Which Benjamin West medium sells for the most?
By median price, works on paper lead with $3,815 (7 sales).
How often do Benjamin West works sell at auction?
77% of the 13 lots recorded between 2011 and 2024 sold.
How can I sell a Benjamin West work on paper?
Request a free auction estimate on ArtSell: send photos and details, and our specialists will reply with an estimate. There is no obligation.
Benjamin West have appeared at auction 13 times in ArtSell’s records between 2011 and 2024; 10 sold, a sell-through rate of 77%.
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