David Sharpe
b. 1944
David Sharpe is an American artist, known for his stylized and expressionist paintings of the figure and landscape and for early works of densely packed, organic abstraction.… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
UntitledToomey & Co. · $2,000≈ £1,412≈ €1,638Sign up to see
Landscape, 1975Clarke Auction Gallery · $1,800≈ £1,444≈ €1,680Sign up to see
The Rape of PersephoneRago Auctions · $1,638≈ £1,303≈ €1,518Sign up to see
David Sharpe’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 20 auction results for David Sharpe between 2013 and 2024, of which 18 sold (90%). A further 1 lot was offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $315Sign up free to see to $2kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $2kSign up free to see for Untitled at Toomey & Co. in May 2021. The most common medium is oil paintings (6 lots). Most results come from Toomey & Co. (9), Wright (5) and Clarke Auction Gallery (3).
20 results
- $441≈ £340≈ €408Sign up free to see
- Untitled (Goldfinch), 1981$315≈ £243≈ €291Sign up free to see
- Untitled, 2013$882≈ £685≈ €813Sign up free to see
- $328≈ £255≈ €302Sign up free to see
- Untitled, 1987$630≈ £489≈ €580Sign up free to see
- Untitled, 2016$917≈ £724≈ €856Sign up free to see
- 2 Figures, 1997$983≈ £776≈ €917Sign up free to see
- $425≈ £336≈ €393Sign up free to see
- The Rape of Persephone, 1981$1,638≈ £1,303≈ €1,518Sign up free to see
- $450≈ £375≈ €422Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (1)
Lots by David Sharpe that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
David Sharpe paintings (7)David Sharpe oil paintings (6)David Sharpe works on paper (4)
David Sharpe: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by David Sharpe at auction?
$2,000Sign up free to see, for Untitled at Toomey & Co. (May 2021) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for David Sharpe?
The median sale price is $628Sign up free to see across 18 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by David Sharpe have sold at auction?
18 of 20 recorded lots sold between 2013 and 2024. 1 further lot was offered with no published result and is not counted.
Which auction houses sell David Sharpe?
Toomey & Co., Wright and Clarke Auction Gallery account for the most recorded results. Toomey & Co. · Wright · Clarke Auction Gallery
About David Sharpe
David Sharpe is an American artist, known for his stylized and expressionist paintings of the figure and landscape and for early works of densely packed, organic abstraction. He was trained at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and worked in Chicago until 1970, when he moved to New York City, where he remains. Sharpe has exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA), The Drawing Center, Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis Museum of Art, and Chicago Cultural Center, among many venues. His work has been reviewed in Art in America, ARTnews, Arts Magazine, New Art Examiner, the New York Times, and the Chicago Tribune, and been acquired by public institutions such as the Art Institute of Chicago, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, MCA Chicago, Smart Museum of Art, and Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, among many.
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