Emerson Woelffer
American · 1914–2003 · Painter, Printmaker
Emerson Seville Woelffer, was an American artist and arts educator. He was known as a prominent abstract expressionist artist and painter and taught art at some of the most… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
UntitledLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $38,100≈ £28,285≈ €32,497Sign up to see
Birds and Black SunBonhams · $37,500≈ £28,283≈ €31,820Sign up to see
UntitledLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $27,720≈ £21,825≈ €26,408Sign up to see
Emerson Woelffer’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).
Price trend
1 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 436 | 398 | 91% | $3.3kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $38.1kSign up |
| Oil | 325 | 294 | 90% | $3.6kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $38.1kSign up |
| Acrylic | 96 | 89 | 93% | $2.5kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $10.1kSign up |
| Mixed media | 12 | 12 | 100% | $2.1kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $4.7kSign up |
| Works on paper | 96 | 93 | 97% | $2kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $12kSign up |
| Watercolor | 2 | 2 | 100% | $2.6kSign up | $2.6kSign up | $4.3kSign up |
| Gouache | 7 | 7 | 100% | $3.3kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $8.9kSign up |
| Pastel | 7 | 7 | 100% | $1.2kSign up | $1kSign up | $2kSign up |
| Drawing | 17 | 15 | 88% | $1.8kSign up | $630Sign up | $6.9kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 22 | 22 | 100% | $990Sign up | $667Sign up | $2.5kSign up |
| Lithograph | 18 | 18 | 100% | $1kSign up | $728Sign up | $2.5kSign up |
| Screenprint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $444Sign up | $444Sign up | $572Sign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.3kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $2.3kSign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $635Sign up | $635Sign up | $635Sign up |
| Sculpture | 6 | 3 | 50% | $1.9kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $2.5kSign up |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 100% | $11.2kSign up | $11.2kSign up | $21.3kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 105 | 103 | $896Sign up |
| 2025 | 196 | 174 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2024 | 117 | 102 | $2kSign up |
| 2023 | 52 | 51 | $2kSign up |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2020 | 9 | 6 | $2kSign up |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | $11.3kSign up |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | $21.3kSign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | $5.9kSign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | $7.8kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $6.7kSign up |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | $3.9kSign up |