Frederick Hammersley
American · 1919–2009 · Painter
Frederick Hammersley was an American abstract painter. His participation in the 1959 Four Abstract Classicists exhibit secured his place in art history. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Either OrLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $241,300≈ £180,411≈ €207,892Sign up to see
Home runLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $200,000≈ £142,562≈ €162,338Sign up to see
Black for moreLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $150,000≈ £116,018≈ €133,215Sign up to see
Frederick Hammersley’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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Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 42 | 41 | 98% | $52.1kSign up | $37.5kSign up | $241kSign up |
| Oil | 42 | 41 | 98% | $52.1kSign up | $37.5kSign up | $241kSign up |
| Works on paper | 12 | 12 | 100% | $6.6kSign up | $3.9kSign up | $22.9kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.6kSign up | $1.6kSign up | $1.6kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $5.3kSign up | $5.3kSign up | $5.3kSign up |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | 100% | $2.7kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $4.1kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 20 | 18 | 90% | $3.5kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $6.3kSign up |
| Lithograph | 18 | 16 | 89% | $3.5kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $6.3kSign up |
| Screenprint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $2.9kSign up | $2.9kSign up | $3.8kSign up |
| Photography | 3 | 3 | 100% | $4kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $7.5kSign up |
| Photograph | 3 | 3 | 100% | $4kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $7.5kSign 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 | 1 | 1 | $12.8kSign up |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | $122kSign up |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | $16.6kSign up |
| 2023 | 5 | 3 | $22.7kSign up |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | $14kSign up |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | $16.3kSign up |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | $17.5kSign up |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | $150kSign up |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | $32.5kSign up |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2015 | 7 | 6 | $13.1kSign up |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | $62.5kSign up |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | $29.4kSign up |
| 2012 | 9 | 9 | $20kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $43.8kSign up |