What is a Charles White print worth?
1918–1979 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 23 priced auction sales, works by Charles White have sold for a median of $5,080Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $2,316Sign up free to see and $10,813Sign up free to see. For prints alone, the median is $4,352Sign up free to see across 15 sales. In the last five years the median was $5,000Sign up free to see across 17 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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Charles White prices by medium
- Auction results
- 27
- Sold rate
- 85%
- Active at auction
- 2004–2026
- Median price
- $5.1kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $877kSign up free to see Roots, Phillips, Dec 2020
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prints | 15 | $1.5k–$8.2kSign up free to see | $4.4kSign up free to see |
| Works on Paper | 7 | $5.4k–$368kSign up free to see | $11kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (9), Bonhams (7), Phillips (6)
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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) | 3 | $1.4k–$2.8kSign up free to see | $1.6kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 9 | $3.1k–$8.3kSign up free to see | $5.1kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 7 | $2.6k–$355kSign up free to see | $10kSign up free to see |
Recent Charles White sales
- Untitled, charcoal on paper, 1968 — $37,500Sign up free to see, Abell Auction Company, Mar 22, 2026
- Evening Song, Lithograph on Arches paper — $3,072Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Feb 25, 2026
- I Have a Dream, Lithograph on Arches paper — $4,352Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Feb 25, 2026
- Mayor Thomas Bradley, Lithograph on Arches paper — $832Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Feb 25, 2026
- Young Woman (Head), from Images of Dignity, Lithograph, on Arches paper, with full margins — $4,128Sign up free to see, Phillips, Feb 7, 2026
- Pope X (Gedeon Ec9), Etching on wove paper laid to back mat — $25,600Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Oct 7, 2025
- Mayor Thomas Bradley, Lithograph on Arches paper — $832Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Sep 23, 2025
- Bessie, linocut in colors on Japanese paper — $8,255Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Sep 3, 2025
Questions about Charles White prices
What is a Charles White print worth?
Based on 23 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Charles White have sold for a median of $5,080, and half of them sold between $2,316 and $10,813. For prints alone the median is $4,352 (15 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 Charles White sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $877,000 for “Roots” at Phillips in December 2020.
Which Charles White medium sells for the most?
By median price, works on paper lead with $11,000 (7 sales).
How often do Charles White works sell at auction?
85% of the 27 lots recorded between 2004 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Charles White print?
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Of the 27 lots by Charles White recorded at auction between 2004 and 2026, 23 found a buyer (85%).
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