What is a Dean Ellis painting worth?
1920–2009 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 60 priced auction sales, works by Dean Ellis have sold for a median of $252Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $221Sign up free to see and $378Sign up free to see. For paintings alone, the median is $252Sign up free to see across 58 sales. In the last five years the median was $158Sign up free to see across 11 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 Ellis prices by medium
- Auction results
- 69
- Sold rate
- 87%
- Active at auction
- 2019–2025
- Median price
- $252Sign up free to see
- Record price
- $7kSign up free to see History of Energy from Ancient Times to the Present, 1940s, Sloans & Kenyon, May 2024
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 58 | $221–$378Sign up free to see | $252Sign up free to see |
| Works on Paper | 2 | $221–$441Sign up free to see | $331Sign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Helmuth Stone Gallery (67), Abell Auction Company (1), Sloans & Kenyon (1)
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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 Ellis sales
- Evening in Spain, oil on board — $156Sign up free to see, Abell Auction Company, Aug 28, 2025
- Life of John F. Kennedy - Cuban Missile Crisis, Oil on Masonite — $113Sign up free to see, Helmuth Stone Gallery, Jun 16, 2024
- History of Energy from Ancient Times to the Present, 1940s, Oil on canvas — $7,000Sign up free to see, Sloans & Kenyon, May 23, 2024
- Gato Class - Gato Submarine, Acrylic on Illustration Board — $113Sign up free to see, Helmuth Stone Gallery, Feb 11, 2024
- Holland Submarine, Oil on Masonite — $126Sign up free to see, Helmuth Stone Gallery, Feb 11, 2024
- Life of JFK / PT109, Tempera on Masonite — $113Sign up free to see, Helmuth Stone Gallery, Feb 11, 2024
- Robert E. Lee, Oil on Masonite — $221Sign up free to see, Helmuth Stone Gallery, Jun 4, 2023
- Jefferson Davis, Oil on Masonite — $221Sign up free to see, Helmuth Stone Gallery, Jun 4, 2023
Questions about Dean Ellis prices
What is a Dean Ellis painting worth?
Based on 60 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Dean Ellis have sold for a median of $252, and half of them sold between $221 and $378. For paintings alone the median is $252 (58 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 Ellis sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $7,000 for “History of Energy from Ancient Times to the Present, 1940s” at Sloans & Kenyon in May 2024.
Which Dean Ellis medium sells for the most?
By median price, works on paper lead with $331 (2 sales).
How often do Dean Ellis works sell at auction?
87% of the 69 lots recorded between 2019 and 2025 sold.
How can I sell a Dean Ellis painting?
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ArtSell has recorded 69 auction results for Dean Ellis between 2019 and 2025, and 60 of them sold (87%).
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