Fletcher Benton
American · 1931–2019 · Painter, Sculptor
Fletcher C. Benton was an American sculptor and painter from San Francisco, California. Benton was widely known for his kinetic art as well as his large-scale steel abstract… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Steel Watercolor Triangle RingGrisebach · €31,250≈ $33,531≈ £26,695Sign up to see
Stainless Steel PWright · $22,500≈ £14,031≈ €16,668Sign up to see
Folded Circle Two SquaresLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $20,160≈ £15,551≈ €18,641Sign up to see
Fletcher Benton’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).
Coming up at auction
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Price trend
4 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 | 12 | 10 | 83% | $2.9kSign up | $3.3kSign up | $5.1kSign up |
| Oil | 3 | 1 | 33% | $875Sign up | $875Sign up | $875Sign up |
| Acrylic | 5 | 5 | 100% | $3.1kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $5.1kSign up |
| Works on paper | 4 | 4 | 100% | $698Sign up | $573Sign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Watercolor | 4 | 4 | 100% | $698Sign up | $573Sign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 3 | 3 | 100% | $720Sign up | $699Sign up | $832Sign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | $630Sign up | $630Sign up | $630Sign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 2 | 100% | $766Sign up | $766Sign up | $832Sign up |
| Sculpture | 40 | 32 | 80% | $4.9kSign up | $3.2kSign up | $22.5kSign up |
| Other | 22 | 17 | 77% | $7kSign up | $4.5kSign up | $33.5kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.