Charles White Works on Paper: Auction Prices

1918–1979

ArtSell has recorded 9 auction results for Charles White works on paper between 2004 and 2026, and 7 of them sold (78%). The median price realised is $11kSign up free to see across 7 priced sales; the middle half sold for $5.4kSign up free to see–$368kSign up free to see. The auction record in our data is Roots, sold at Phillips in December 2020 for $877kSign up free to see. The houses with the most results are Phillips (5), Bonhams (1) and James D. Julia (1).

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All works on paper results

1. 
   Untitled

   Drawing · Paper

   15 x 15 1/2 in

   Abell Auction Company · Mar 22, 2026 · Lot 565
   $37,500≈ £28,052≈ €32,453Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Abell Auction Company ↗
2. 
   Pensive Lass, 1936

   Drawing · Board

   30 x 19 in. (76.2 x 48.3 cm)

   Phillips · Sep 25, 2025 · Lot 45
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
3. 
   Let’s Walk Together, 1953

   Drawing · Paper

   29 3/4 x 40 in. (75.6 x 101.6 cm)

   Phillips · May 13, 2025 · Lot 15
   $698,500≈ £528,406≈ €628,600Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500,000–700,000View at Phillips ↗
4. 
   Nude, 1965

   Watercolor · Board

   13 7/8 x 8 in. (35.2 x 20.3 cm)

   Phillips · Feb 15, 2024 · Lot 35
   $5,080≈ £4,049≈ €4,729Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
5. 
   Roots, 1963

   Drawing · Board

   37 x 54 in. (94 x 137.2 cm)

   Phillips · Dec 7, 2020 · Lot 30
   $877,000≈ £659,597≈ €723,120Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500,000–700,000View at Phillips ↗
6. 
   Untitled

   Watercolor · Board

   5 5/8 x 8 1/2 in

   Leonard Auction · Sep 21, 2020 · Lot 323
   Result not publishedEst. $2,000–4,000View at Leonard Auction ↗
7. 
   Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child, 1958

   Drawing · Board

   40 x 52 7/8 in. (101.6 x 134.3 cm)

   Phillips · Jul 2, 2020 · Lot 15
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $700,000–1,000,000View at Phillips ↗
8. 
   Portrait of a Prophet, 1963

   Drawing · Board

   20 x 15in (50.8 x 38.1cm)

   Bonhams · Nov 19, 2019 · Lot 59
   $5,700≈ £4,403≈ €5,146Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–10,000View at Bonhams ↗
9. 
   Untitled (study for Mary McLeod Bethune mural), 1976

   Drawing · Paper

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 18, 2014 · Lot 54
   $11,000≈ £6,534≈ €8,032Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
10. 
    Construction Worker

    Watercolor · Paper

    8” x 10”

    James D. Julia · Aug 27, 2004 · Lot 1699
    $1,150≈ £639≈ €952Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at James D. Julia ↗

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