Gershon Benjamin
American · 1899–1985 · Painter
Gershon Benjamin was an American modern painter. Born in Piatra Neamț, Romania, he immigrated with his family to Montreal at the age of two, to escape the persecution of Jews… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Still Life with BegoniasRago Auctions · $12,600≈ £10,381≈ €11,959Sign up to see
Flower Still LifeRago Auctions · $11,250≈ £8,551≈ €10,111Sign up to see
Potted Cactus in BloomToomey & Co. · $8,820≈ £7,201≈ €8,335Sign up to see
Gershon Benjamin’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 | 12 | 12 | 100% | $4.9kSign up | $4.5kSign up | $12.6kSign up |
| Oil | 12 | 12 | 100% | $4.9kSign up | $4.5kSign up | $12.6kSign up |
| Works on paper | 64 | 57 | 89% | $2.4kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $11.3kSign up |
| Watercolor | 25 | 22 | 88% | $1.8kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $3kSign up |
| Gouache | 15 | 13 | 87% | $3.1kSign up | $2kSign up | $8.8kSign up |
| Pastel | 16 | 14 | 88% | $3kSign up | $2.3kSign up | $11.3kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1kSign up | $1kSign up | $1.3kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.