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Benton Murdoch Spruance

American · 1904–1967 · Painter, Printmaker

Benton Murdoch Spruance was an American painter, printmaker and architect. A long-term faculty member and chair of the Arts Department at Beaver College in Glenside,… (Wikipedia)

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57lots offered2007–2026years recorded66%sold (27)$750Sign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Benton Murdoch Spruance, Traffic Control, LithographTraffic ControlSloans & Kenyon · $34,000≈ £21,686≈ €24,834Sign up to see
  2. Benton Murdoch Spruance, Traffic Control, LithographTraffic ControlSloans & Kenyon · $27,000≈ £17,496≈ €19,948Sign up to see
  3. Benton Murdoch Spruance, - ''Road From the Shore'' (Fine & Looney 130)-, lithograph, 1936- ''Road From the Shore'' (Fine & Looney 130)-Rachel Davis Fine Arts · $9,000≈ £7,652≈ €8,406Sign up to see

Benton Murdoch Spruance’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).

ArtSell has recorded 41 auction results for Benton Murdoch Spruance between 2007 and 2026, of which 27 sold (66%). A further 16 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $63Sign up free to see to $34kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $34kSign up free to see for Traffic Control at Sloans & Kenyon in February 2010. The most common medium is lithographs (32 lots). Most results come from Rachel Davis Fine Arts (16), Sloans & Kenyon (8) and Bonhams (8).

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  1. Benton Murdoch Spruance, O Sea Which Swells in Our Dreams; Poetess of the Sea (from the Seamarks series), 1960, lithograph
    O Sea Which Swells in Our Dreams; Poetess of the Sea (from the Seamarks series), 1960
    Lithograph
    19⅝ h x 14½ w in (50 x 37 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 302
    $133≈ £98≈ €115Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  2. Benton Murdoch Spruance, End Sweep, 1934, lithograph
    End Sweep, 1934
    Lithograph
    6⅞ h x 14¼ w in (17 x 36 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 133
    $1,408≈ £1,055≈ €1,221Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  3. Portrait of Henri Maceau, 1943
    Lithograph
    11 x 16 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 244
    $315≈ £234≈ €271$250 + $65 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  4. Benton Murdoch Spruance, Young Lincoln, 1940, lithograph in colors
    Young Lincoln, 1940
    Lithograph
    18¼ h x 11⅜ w in (46 x 29 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 191
    $792≈ £615≈ €734Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  5. Benton Murdoch Spruance, Young Lincoln Young Lincoln Young Lincoln, circa 1940, Pencil signed and dated at base; inscribed "Ed 50" in pencil lower left
    Young Lincoln Young Lincoln Young Lincoln, circa 1940
    Drawing
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 142
    $150≈ £119≈ €144HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  6. Benton Murdoch Spruance, The People Work - Night (from The People Work series), 1937, lithograph on BFK Rives
    The People Work - Night (from The People Work series), 1937
    Lithograph · Paper
    13⅝ h x 19 w in (35 x 48 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 107
    $3,096≈ £2,391≈ €2,874Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,800–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  7. Benton Murdoch Spruance, Still Life with White Flowers, 1920, oil on canvas
    Still Life with White Flowers, 1920
    Oil · Canvas
    24 h x 30 w in (61 x 76 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 133
    $1,310≈ £1,036≈ €1,225Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  8. Benton Murdoch Spruance, World of One’s Own, 1948, lithograph
    World of One’s Own, 1948
    Lithograph
    13½ h x 17½ w in (34 x 44 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 135
    $524≈ £405≈ €471Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  9. Benton Murdoch Spruance, Centaur V, Pencil signed, titled, and dated at base
    Centaur V
    Drawing
    20 3/4 x 19 7/8 in.
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 315
    $110≈ £88≈ €100HammerSign up free to seeEst. $225–325View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  10. Benton Murdoch Spruance, The Bridge from Race Street, 1939, lithograph
    The Bridge from Race Street, 1939
    Lithograph
    16 h x 9 w in (41 x 23 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 128
    $5,250≈ £4,202≈ €4,927Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Also offered, result not published (16)

Lots by Benton Murdoch Spruance that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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Benton Murdoch Spruance: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Benton Murdoch Spruance at auction?

$34,000Sign up free to see, for Traffic Control at Sloans & Kenyon (February 2010) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Benton Murdoch Spruance?

The median sale price is $750Sign up free to see across 27 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Benton Murdoch Spruance have sold at auction?

27 of 41 recorded lots sold between 2007 and 2026. 16 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.

Which auction houses sell Benton Murdoch Spruance?

Rachel Davis Fine Arts, Sloans & Kenyon and Bonhams account for the most recorded results. Rachel Davis Fine Arts · Sloans & Kenyon · Bonhams

About Benton Murdoch Spruance

Benton Murdoch Spruance was an American painter, printmaker and architect. A long-term faculty member and chair of the Arts Department at Beaver College in Glenside, Pennsylvania, he subsequently chaired the Printmaking Department of the Philadelphia College of Art.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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