Eugene Berman Works on Paper: Auction Prices

American · 1899–1972

ArtSell has recorded 50 auction results for Eugene Berman works on paper between 2001 and 2026, of which 43 sold (86% sell-through). Prices realised range from $77 to $5,400, with a median of $768 across 43 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). A further 7 lots offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed but not counted. The highest recorded price is $5,400 for “Soldiers (Quo Vadis), 1943; Tramonto, Roma, 1960 - 1961; Untitled (Figures at a Pond with Ruins in the Background), 1964; Seated Male, 1963 (4)” at Bonhams in 2008.

Record: Soldiers (Quo Vadis), 1943; Tramonto, Roma, 1960 - 1961; Untitled (Figures at a Pond with Ruins in the Background), 1964; Seated Male, 1963 (4) — $5,400Sign up free to see

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1. 
   Leptis Magna II

   Watercolor · Paper

   10 x 14 in.

   Vogt Auction · Sep 13, 2026 · Lot 1661
   $300≈ £222≈ €259HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Vogt Auction ↗
2. 
   Sans titre, 1950

   Drawing · Paper

   15 1/2 x 10 7/16 in (39.4 x 26.5 cm)

   Bonhams · Jul 29, 2026 · Lot 121
   $768≈ £578≈ €675Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
3. 
   Ruins, circa 1938

   Drawing · Paper

   H 10" W 13.75"

   DuMouchelles · Jul 24, 2026 · Lot 1309
   $600≈ £450≈ €527HammerSign up free to seeEst. $100–300View at DuMouchelles ↗
4. 
   "Female figure"

   Drawing · Paper

   22x17 cm

   Colasanti Casa d'Aste · Mar 19, 2026
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €150–200View at Colasanti Casa d'Aste ↗
5. 
   Sans titre, 1952

   Watercolor · Paper

   10 7/8 x 8 9/16 in (27.6 x 21.8 in)

   Bonhams · Feb 19, 2026 · Lot 153
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $500–800View at Bonhams ↗
6. 
   Sans titre, 1945

   Drawing · Paper

   10 7/8 x 7 5/8 in (27.7 x 19.4 cm)

   Bonhams · Feb 19, 2026 · Lot 152
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $500–800View at Bonhams ↗
7. 
   "Sketch for Don Quijote, Ballet Project", 1950

   Watercolor · Paper

   24x34.5 cm

   Colasanti Casa d'Aste · Nov 12, 2025
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €400–600View at Colasanti Casa d'Aste ↗
8. 
   Sans titre, 1945

   Drawing · Paper

   10 7/8 x 7 5/8 in (27.7 x 19.4 cm)

   Bonhams · Jul 31, 2025 · Lot 116
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
9. 
   Sans titre, 1952

   Watercolor · Paper

   10 7/8 x 8 9/16 in (27.6 x 21.8 in)

   Bonhams · Jul 31, 2025 · Lot 113
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
10. 
    Set Design for The Island God, 1942

    Watercolor · Paper

    9 3/8" x 12 1/8" sight

    Barridoff Auctions · Mar 29, 2025 · Lot 250
    $800≈ £618≈ €741HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
11. 
    Landscape with Arch, 1939

    Gouache · Paper

    12 1/8" x 19" sight

    Barridoff Auctions · Mar 29, 2025 · Lot 249
    $2,500≈ £1,930≈ €2,315HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
12. 
    Set Design for La forza del destino (Act IV), 1952

    Gouache · Paper

    8¾ h x 11¾ w in (22 x 30 cm)

    Toomey & Co. · Feb 4, 2025 · Lot 170
    $2,508≈ £2,019≈ €2,427Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
13. 
    Flock of Gulls

    Gouache · Paper

    17 1/4 x 12 1/4in (43.8 x 31.1cm); framed 24 x 18 3/4in (61 x 47.6cm)

    Bonhams · Jan 30, 2025 · Lot 218
    $960≈ £772≈ €923Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
14. 
    Untitled

    Watercolor

    Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Oct 26, 2024 · Lot 285
    $1,152≈ £887≈ €1,064Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Palm Beach Modern Auctions ↗
15. 
    Leptis Magna I: Columns and Headless Statues and Leptis Magna: Columns of the Theatre and Statues (Two Works)

    Watercolor · Paper

    8 x 6 in. (20.3 x 15.2 cm); sight 9 1/2 x 7 in. (24.1 x 17.8 cm)

    Bonhams · Oct 24, 2024 · Lot 232
    $3,840≈ £2,958≈ €3,555Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
16. 
    Set Design for Don Giovanni

    Gouache · Paper

    11 x 13 1/2 in. (27.9 x 34.3 cm)

    Bonhams · Oct 24, 2024 · Lot 231
    $1,664≈ £1,282≈ €1,541Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
17. 
    Costume Design for Ferrando in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Così fan tutte (Thus do They All, or, School for Lovers)

    Watercolor · Paper

    9 1/2 x 7 in. (24.1 x 17.8 cm)

    Bonhams · Oct 24, 2024 · Lot 230
    $1,088≈ £838≈ €1,007Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
18. 
    Classical Set Design

    Watercolor · Paper

    14 x 10 in. (35.6 x 25.4 cm)

    Bonhams · Oct 24, 2024 · Lot 229
    $4,480≈ £3,451≈ €4,148Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
19. 
    Decor Musical for the First Annual Hartford Festival, 1936

    Gouache · Paper

    8 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (21.6 x 31.8 cm)

    Bonhams · Oct 24, 2024 · Lot 228
    $1,024≈ £789≈ €948Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
20. 
    Costume Design, possibly for Hamadryad in Midas, circa 1937

    Gouache · Paper

    sight 13 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (33.7 x 23.5 cm)

    Bonhams · Oct 24, 2024 · Lot 227
    $1,024≈ £789≈ €948Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
21. 
    Costume Designs for Le Jour (Franklin) and La Nuit (Rostova) in the ballet Nuages

    Gouache · Paper

    11 1/8 x 9 in. (28.3 x 22.9 cm)

    Bonhams · Oct 24, 2024 · Lot 225
    $2,048≈ £1,578≈ €1,896Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Bonhams ↗
22. 
    Rosina from Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Costume Design, 1953

    Gouache · Paper

    11 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches (sheet)

    Michaan's Auctions · Oct 18, 2024 · Lot 3034
    $441≈ £338≈ €407Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $150–250View at Michaan's Auctions ↗
23. 
    Women

    Drawing · Paper

    Sight: 9.5" h x 7.75" w

    Clarke Auction Gallery · Sep 8, 2024 · Lot 51
    $200≈ £153≈ €180HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
24. 
    La Forza Del Destino, 1952

    Watercolor · Paper

    12-1/4 x 9-1/2 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Jun 5, 2024 · Lot 208
    $600≈ £469≈ €552HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
25. 
    Sketch for the Metropolitan Opera, 1956-1957

    Drawing · Paper

    5-1/4 x 8-1/8 in. (12.07 x 20.0 cm.)

    Brunk Auctions · Jun 5, 2024 · Lot 205
    $500≈ £391≈ €460HammerSign up free to seeEst. $100–300View at Brunk Auctions ↗
26. 
    Music for Mona Lisa

    Drawing · Paper

    45 x 34cm (17 11/16 x 13 3/8in).

    Bonhams · May 8, 2024 · Lot 24
    £832≈ $1,038≈ €967Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £500–700View at Bonhams ↗
27. 
    Untitled, 1961

    Gouache · Paper

    9 h x 12 w in (23 x 30 cm)

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Apr 24, 2024 · Lot 174
    $3,276≈ £2,635≈ €3,066Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
28. 
    Surrealist

    Watercolor

    Palm Beach Modern Auctions · Feb 17, 2024 · Lot 463
    $2,048≈ £1,628≈ €1,902Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Palm Beach Modern Auctions ↗
29. 
    Children on the Spanish Steps, 1954

    Watercolor · Paper

    8⅜ h x 6 w in (21 x 15 cm)

    Toomey & Co. · Oct 10, 2023 · Lot 155
    $441≈ £360≈ €417Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
30. 
    Phlegrean Amphitheatre

    Watercolor

    9 x 13 in

    Helmuth Stone Gallery · Jun 12, 2022 · Lot 370
    $756≈ £621≈ €715$600 + $156 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
31. 
    Untitled

    Watercolor

    9.5 x 6 in

    Helmuth Stone Gallery · Feb 27, 2022 · Lot 89
    $756≈ £564≈ €674$600 + $156 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
32. 
    Figures Greece

    Watercolor

    8.75 x 13 in

    Helmuth Stone Gallery · Feb 27, 2022 · Lot 88
    $819≈ £611≈ €730$650 + $169 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
33. 
    Phlegrean Amphitheatre

    Watercolor

    9 x 13 in

    Helmuth Stone Gallery · Feb 27, 2022 · Lot 87
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–1,500View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
34. 
    Senza titolo

    30.3 x 22.8 cm

    Capitolium Art · Mar 16, 2021 · Lot 59
    €277≈ $331≈ £238Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €300–400View at Capitolium Art ↗
35. 
    Senza titolo

    45.0 x 34.0 cm

    Capitolium Art · Mar 16, 2021 · Lot 58
    €428≈ $511≈ £368Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €100–200View at Capitolium Art ↗
36. 
    Senza titolo

    21.8 x 16.0 cm

    Capitolium Art · Mar 16, 2021 · Lot 57
    €151≈ $180≈ £130Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €100–200View at Capitolium Art ↗
37. 
    Senza titolo

    26.0 x 20.0 cm

    Capitolium Art · Dec 17, 2020 · Lot 116
    €176≈ $216≈ £159Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €150–250View at Capitolium Art ↗
38. 
    Senza titolo

    25.0 x 16.0 cm

    Capitolium Art · Dec 17, 2020 · Lot 115
    €113≈ $139≈ £102Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €100–200View at Capitolium Art ↗
39. 
    Senza titolo

    18.0 x 23.5 cm

    Capitolium Art · Dec 17, 2020 · Lot 114
    €63≈ $77≈ £57Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €100–200View at Capitolium Art ↗
40. 
    Senza titolo

    30.0 x 22.5 cm

    Capitolium Art · Dec 17, 2020 · Lot 113
    €76≈ $93≈ £68Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €100–200View at Capitolium Art ↗
41. 
    Senza titolo

    27.0 x 38.0 cm

    Capitolium Art · Jan 30, 2020 · Lot 243
    €630≈ $695≈ £530Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €300–500View at Capitolium Art ↗
42. 
    Untitled

    Watercolor

    10 x 5.5 in

    Helmuth Stone Gallery · Sep 15, 2019 · Lot 231
    $630≈ £505≈ €571$500 + $130 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $700–900View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
43. 
    - ''Vieled Women''-

    Watercolor · Paper

    Rachel Davis Fine Arts · Mar 23, 2019 · Lot 116
    Result not publishedEst. $500–800View at Rachel Davis Fine Arts ↗
44. 
    Scene from a Ballet, 1942

    Watercolor · Paper

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Nov 18, 2018 · Lot 255
    $938≈ £731≈ €827Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
45. 
    San Pietroburgo 1899 - Roma 1972 / Così fan tutte, 1955

    Drawing · Paper

    16 x 21,5 cm

    Wannenes · Nov 23, 2017 · Lot 14
    Result not publishedEst. €400–600View at Wannenes ↗
46. 
    San Pietroburgo 1899 - Roma 1972 / Così fan tutte, 1955

    Mixed media · Paper

    20,5 x 14 cm

    Wannenes · Nov 23, 2017 · Lot 13
    Result not publishedEst. €400–600View at Wannenes ↗
47. 
    San Pietroburgo 1899 - Roma 1972 / Così fan tutte, 1955-56

    Mixed media · Paper

    44 x 29 cm

    Wannenes · Nov 23, 2017 · Lot 12
    Result not publishedEst. €200–500View at Wannenes ↗
48. 
    San Pietroburgo 1899 - Roma 1972 / Senza titolo, 1956

    Mixed media · Paper

    14 x 22 cm

    Wannenes · May 25, 2017 · Lot 16
    Result not publishedEst. €100–200View at Wannenes ↗
49. 
    San Pietroburgo 1899 - Roma 1972 / La banca, Bottega di caffè, 1955

    Mixed media · Paper

    20,5 x 28,5 cm

    Wannenes · May 25, 2017 · Lot 15
    Result not publishedEst. €100–200View at Wannenes ↗
50. 
    San Pietroburgo 1899 - Roma 1972 / Salone, Bottega di caffè

    Mixed media · Paper

    20 x 28,5 cm

    Wannenes · May 25, 2017 · Lot 14
    Result not publishedEst. €100–200View at Wannenes ↗

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