Esphyr Slobodkina
American · 1908–2002 · Painter, Printmaker
Esphyr Solomonovna Slobodkina was a Russian-born American artist, author, and illustrator, best known for her classic children's picture book Caps for Sale. Slobodkina was a… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Mural sketch #4Wright · $10,620≈ £6,350≈ €9,248Sign up to see
Grey-Green BiomorphicWright · $2,760≈ £1,947≈ €3,148Sign up to see
Toys in the AtticWright · $2,300≈ £1,584≈ €2,538Sign up to see
Esphyr Slobodkina’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 | 1 | 1 | 100% | $10.6kSign up | $10.6kSign up | $10.6kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $10.6kSign up | $10.6kSign up | $10.6kSign up |
| Works on paper | 2 | 2 | 100% | $2.5kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $2.8kSign up |
| Gouache | 2 | 2 | 100% | $2.5kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $2.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 1 | 100% | $200Sign up | $200Sign up | $200Sign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $200Sign up | $200Sign up | $200Sign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.