Charles Green Shaw Oil Paintings: Value & Auction Prices

1892–1974

Of the 52 lots by Charles Green Shaw (oil paintings) recorded at auction between 2001 and 2026, 46 found a buyer (88%). The median price realised is $12.7kSign up free to see across 46 priced sales; the middle half sold for $3.8kSign up free to see–$17.3kSign up free to see. Untitled (Atomic Flight) holds the top price on file: $93.8kSign up free to see at Bonhams (May 2018). Most results come from Bonhams (32), Wright (10) and Rago Auctions (6).

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All oil paintings results

1. 
   Heroes and Views, 1956

   Oil · Board

   11 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (28.6 x 21 cm.)

   Bonhams · Apr 23, 2026 · Lot 68
   $3,584≈ £2,653≈ €3,065Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
2. 
   Untitled, 1941

   Oil · Canvas

   8 h x 10 w in (20 x 25 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Jan 28, 2026 · Lot 117
   $25,400≈ £18,423≈ €21,213Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
3. 
   Birth of a Dream, circa 1945

   Oil · Canvas

   12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm.)

   Bonhams · Aug 7, 2025 · Lot 223
   $5,376≈ £4,005≈ €4,617Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
4. 
   Opus One, 1955

   Oil · Canvas

   50 h x 32¾ w in (127 x 83 cm)

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 30, 2025 · Lot 110
   $11,430≈ £8,479≈ €10,080Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
5. 
   Birth of a Dream, circa 1945

   Oil · Canvas

   12 x 16 in. (30.5 x 40.6 cm.)

   Bonhams · Nov 19, 2024 · Lot 7
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
6. 
   Winterset

   Oil · Canvas

   24 x 15 1/8 in (61.0 x 38.4 cm).

   Bonhams · Nov 18, 2024 · Lot 1
   $2,816≈ £2,230≈ €2,669Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
7. 
   Complex in Green, 1967

   Oil · Canvas

   50⅛ h x 40⅛ w in (127 x 102 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Sep 27, 2024 · Lot 239
   $7,560≈ £5,646≈ €6,775Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
8. 
   Untitled (Blue and White Abstraction), c. 1940

   Oil · Canvas

   8 h x 7 w in (20 x 18 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Sep 24, 2024 · Lot 151
   $4,032≈ £3,014≈ €3,622Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
9. 
   End of Summer

   Oil · Canvas

   15.2 x 20.3 cm (6 x 8 in).

   Bonhams · Feb 7, 2024 · Lot 8
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
10. 
    Untitled (Cubist Composition with Guitar), circa 1932

    Oil · Canvas

    20 x 16 1/4 in. (50.8 x 41.9 cm.)

    Bonhams · Nov 7, 2023 · Lot 2
    $24,320≈ £19,768≈ €22,759Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Bonhams ↗
11. 
    New Day, 1957

    Oil · Board

    5⅜ h x 6⅞ w in (14 x 17 cm)

    Wright · Oct 27, 2023 · Lot 223
    $1,071≈ £884≈ €1,016Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
12. 
    Untitled, 1957

    Oil · Board

    9½ h x 7⅜ w in (24 x 19 cm)

    Wright · Oct 27, 2023 · Lot 221
    $1,260≈ £1,040≈ €1,195Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
13. 
    New England Church, 1949

    Oil · Canvas

    22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm.)

    Bonhams · Aug 23, 2023 · Lot 14
    $15,360≈ £12,176≈ €14,216Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–10,000View at Bonhams ↗
14. 
    An Organized Escape, 1935

    Oil · Canvas

    11 1/2 x 10 in. (29.2 x 25.4 cm.)

    Bonhams · May 25, 2023 · Lot 21
    $14,080≈ £11,383≈ €13,116Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
15. 
    La Femme de Toulouse, 1944

    Oil · Canvas

    12 3/8 x 9 1/8 in. (31.4 x 23.2 cm.)

    Bonhams · May 25, 2023 · Lot 20
    $7,040≈ £5,692≈ €6,558Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
16. 
    Flotilla, 1960-62

    Oil · Canvas

    8 h x 10 w in (20 x 25 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Mar 29, 2023 · Lot 283
    $1,071≈ £869≈ €987Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
17. 
    Untitled (Plastic Polygon Abstract Form), 1935

    Oil · Canvas

    28 1/8 x 24 3/8 in. (71.4 x 61.9 cm.)

    Bonhams · Nov 17, 2022 · Lot 14
    $20,400≈ £17,293≈ €19,769Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Bonhams ↗
18. 
    Untitled (Blue and White Abstraction), c. 1940

    Oil · Canvas

    8 h x 7 w in (20 x 18 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Jun 15, 2022 · Lot 173
    $3,500≈ £2,897≈ €3,355Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
19. 
    La Femme de Toulouse, 1944

    Oil · Canvas

    12 3/8 x 9 1/8 in. (31.4 x 23.2 cm.)

    Bonhams · May 26, 2022 · Lot 14
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗
20. 
    An Organized Escape, 1935

    Oil · Canvas

    11 1/2 x 10 in. (29.2 x 25.4 cm.)

    Bonhams · May 26, 2022 · Lot 13
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗
21. 
    Folded Form, 1935

    Oil · Canvas

    16 1/8 x 13 in. (41 x 33 cm.)

    Bonhams · May 26, 2022 · Lot 12
    $19,125≈ £15,210≈ €17,879Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Bonhams ↗
22. 
    Summer Day Dream, 1944

    Oil · Canvas

    9 1/8 x 12 1/4 in. (23.2 x 31.1 cm.)

    Bonhams · Nov 18, 2021 · Lot 17
    $10,200≈ £7,568≈ €8,991Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
23. 
    Anniversary, 1935

    Oil · Canvas

    11 5/8 x 10 in. (29.5 x 25.4 cm.)

    Bonhams · Nov 18, 2021 · Lot 16
    $15,300≈ £11,352≈ €13,486Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Bonhams ↗
24. 
    La Femme Picasso, 1935

    Oil · Canvas

    16 1/8 x 13 in. (41 x 33 cm.)

    Bonhams · Nov 18, 2021 · Lot 15
    $21,563≈ £15,998≈ €19,006Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Bonhams ↗
25. 
    Before The Storm, circa 1963

    Oil · Board

    12 in. x 16 in. Overall 16.5 in. x 20.5 in.

    Rafael Osona Auction · Apr 24, 2021
    Result not publishedView at Rafael Osona Auction ↗
26. 
    Non Objective Plasticity, 1941

    Oil · Canvas

    17½ h x 13½ w in (44 x 34 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Nov 10, 2020 · Lot 112
    $16,250≈ £12,273≈ €13,762Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
27. 
    Still Life, 1952

    Oil · Board

    9 x 7 in

    Concept Art Gallery · Oct 10, 2020 · Lot 377
    Result not publishedEst. $1,000–2,000View at Concept Art Gallery ↗
28. 
    The McCord Sisters' Duet, circa 1932

    Oil · Canvas

    19 7/8 x 23 7/8in

    Bonhams · Jul 29, 2020 · Lot 64
    $13,825≈ £10,658≈ €11,791Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
29. 
    Dissolution, 1960

    Oil · Canvas

    12 x 16in (30.5 x 40.6cm)

    Bonhams · Nov 19, 2019 · Lot 61
    $1,530≈ £1,182≈ €1,381Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
30. 
    Fifth Avenue, 1948

    Oil · Board

    48 x 32in (121.9 x 81.3cm)

    Bonhams · Nov 19, 2019 · Lot 9
    $37,575≈ £29,027≈ €33,922Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Bonhams ↗
31. 
    Quartet #8, c. 1970

    Oil · Board

    12½ h x 8¼ w in (32 x 21 cm)

    Wright · Jul 18, 2019 · Lot 297
    $2,000≈ £1,602≈ €1,783Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
32. 
    The McCord Sisters' Duet, circa 1932

    Oil · Canvas

    19 7/8 x 23 7/8in

    Bonhams · May 22, 2019 · Lot 19
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–25,000View at Bonhams ↗
33. 
    Untitled (Pink, Yellow and Blue Abstract)

    Oil · Canvas

    9 1/8 x 12 1/4in

    Bonhams · May 22, 2019 · Lot 6
    $13,825≈ £10,925≈ €12,376Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
34. 
    Untitled (Brown Abstract), 1940

    Oil · Board

    14 3/8 x 10 7/8in

    Bonhams · May 22, 2019 · Lot 2
    $15,075≈ £11,913≈ €13,495Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗
35. 
    Untitled (Red, Yellow and Blue Abstract)

    Oil · Canvas

    21 x 18in

    Bonhams · May 22, 2019 · Lot 1
    $33,825≈ £26,731≈ €30,279Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Bonhams ↗
36. 
    Untitled (City Skyline), circa 1930

    Oil · Canvas

    20 x 16in

    Bonhams · Nov 19, 2018 · Lot 3
    $10,000≈ £7,796≈ €8,751Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Bonhams ↗
37. 
    Untitled (Abstract Trapezoid)

    Oil · Board

    11 1/8 x 8 1/2in

    Bonhams · Nov 19, 2018 · Lot 2
    $10,000≈ £7,796≈ €8,751Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
38. 
    Untitled (Abstract Circles, Ovals and Triangle)

    Oil · Canvas

    20 1/8 x 16 1/8in

    Bonhams · Nov 19, 2018 · Lot 1
    $47,500≈ £37,031≈ €41,568Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–10,000View at Bonhams ↗
39. 
    Untitled (City Skyline), circa 1930

    Oil · Canvas

    20 x 16in

    Bonhams · May 23, 2018 · Lot 3
    $15,000≈ £11,268≈ €12,812Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Bonhams ↗
40. 
    Untitled (Atomic Flight), 1945

    Oil · Board

    32 x 50in

    Bonhams · May 23, 2018 · Lot 2
    $93,750≈ £70,425≈ €80,073Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Bonhams ↗
41. 
    Untitled (Abstract on White), 1940

    Oil · Canvas

    21 1/8 x 18in

    Bonhams · May 23, 2018 · Lot 1
    $68,750≈ £51,645≈ €58,721Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–10,000View at Bonhams ↗
42. 
    Untitled, c. 1960

    Oil · Linen

    18 h x 20 w in (46 x 51 cm)

    Wright · Oct 12, 2017 · Lot 159
    $6,250≈ £4,757≈ €5,272Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Wright ↗
43. 
    Identity 2, 1963

    Oil · Canvas

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 12, 2014 · Lot 192
    $3,125≈ £1,942≈ €2,473Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
44. 
    Buildings in a Night Sky, 1941

    Oil · Canvas

    11½ h x 8½ w in (29 x 22 cm)

    Wright · Feb 27, 2014 · Lot 138
    $17,500≈ £10,512≈ €12,815Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Wright ↗
45. 
    Cool of Dawn, 1956-59

    Oil · Board

    9 3/4 x 13in

    Bonhams · Mar 11, 2012 · Lot 7062
    $1,125≈ £720≈ €853Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
46. 
    Shapes

    Oil · Board

    11" x 9"

    James D. Julia · Aug 25, 2010 · Lot 1502
    $3,162≈ £2,052≈ €2,507Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at James D. Julia ↗
47. 
    Divided Circle - 10, 1971

    Oil · Canvas

    10 x 8in (25.4 x 20.3cm)

    Bonhams · May 11, 2010 · Lot 1075
    $3,660≈ £2,478≈ €2,882Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Bonhams ↗
48. 
    Untitled; Untitled, 1965 (2)

    Oil · Canvas

    each 10 x 8in (25.4 x 20.3cm)

    Bonhams · May 4, 2009 · Lot 8050
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
49. 
    Abstract

    Oil · Board

    43" x 52”

    James D. Julia · Aug 28, 2008 · Lot 3416
    $12,650≈ £6,891≈ €8,564Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–16,000View at James D. Julia ↗
50. 
    Kite Abstraction, 1942

    Oil · Canvas

    20¼ h x 16 w in (51 x 41 cm)

    Wright · Nov 9, 2003 · Lot 232
    $16,520≈ £9,878≈ €14,386Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–View at Wright ↗

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