What is a Dean Cornwell painting worth?
1892–1960 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 10 works by Dean Cornwell with a published auction price sold between $4,110Sign up free to see and $22,898Sign up free to see, and the median is $10,430Sign up free to see. For paintings alone, the median is $16,225Sign up free to see across 8 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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Dean Cornwell prices by medium
- Auction results
- 16
- Sold rate
- 63%
- Active at auction
- 2006–2025
- Median price
- $10.4kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $50.6kSign up free to see Bedside, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 2017
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 8 | $4.9k–$28.6kSign up free to see | $16.2kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: James D. Julia (6), Bonhams (5), Coeur d'Alene Art Auction (2)
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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.
Recent Dean Cornwell sales
- Copper Shop, Jerusalem, oil on canvas — $39,325Sign up free to see, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 26, 2025
- Study for Find the Woman (Cosmopolitan Magazine illustration), oil on paper laid to board — $1,980Sign up free to see, Toomey & Co., Jun 26, 2025
- Untitled (Mural Study for Los Angeles Public Library) — $938Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Nov 9, 2019
- Bedside, oil on canvas en grisaille — $50,575Sign up free to see, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Jul 29, 2017
- Illustration for The River's End, oil on canvas — $5,000Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Nov 22, 2016
- As Kent sat there, uttering no word, the demands of the immense responsibility that had fallen upon him and the great fight that lay ahead pounded within, oil on canvas — $25,000Sign up free to see, Bonhams, May 20, 2015
- The Opium Den, Oil on canvas — $16,590Sign up free to see, James D. Julia, Feb 4, 2015
- Cape Cod” Illustration, Oil on canvas — $4,740Sign up free to see, James D. Julia, Feb 4, 2015
Questions about Dean Cornwell prices
What is a Dean Cornwell painting worth?
Based on 10 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Dean Cornwell have sold for a median of $10,430, and half of them sold between $4,110 and $22,898. For paintings alone the median is $16,225 (8 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 Dean Cornwell sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $50,575 for “Bedside” at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction in July 2017.
How often do Dean Cornwell works sell at auction?
63% of the 16 lots recorded between 2006 and 2025 sold.
How can I sell a Dean Cornwell painting?
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ArtSell has recorded 16 auction results for Dean Cornwell between 2006 and 2025, and 10 of them sold (63%).
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