Gunnar Widforss
Swedish · 1879–1934 · Painter, Draughtsman
Gunnar Mauritz Widforss was a Swedish American artist who specialized in painting subjects from the wilderness in watercolor. Widforss is most frequently associated with… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Catalina IslandBonhams · $113,775≈ £87,425≈ €104,756Sign up to see
San Francisco Peaks, ArizonaBonhams · $45,000≈ £23,038≈ €29,057Sign up to see
A view of Half Dome, YosemiteBonhams · $43,750≈ £30,650≈ €38,391Sign up to see
Gunnar Widforss’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).
Lots sold
69
of 83 offered · 2005–2026
Sell-through
83%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 2 | 1 | 50% | $10.2kSign up | $10.2kSign up | $10.2kSign up |
| Oil | 2 | 1 | 50% | $10.2kSign up | $10.2kSign up | $10.2kSign up |
| Works on paper | 81 | 68 | 84% | $14.7kSign up | $10.9kSign up | $114kSign up |
| Watercolor | 81 | 68 | 84% | $14.7kSign up | $10.9kSign up | $114kSign 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 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | $11kSign up |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | $3.6kSign up |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | $20.4kSign up |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | $24.1kSign up |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | $10.7kSign up |
| 2019 | 3 | 3 | $10.7kSign up |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | $10.7kSign up |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | $11.3kSign up |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | $14kSign up |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | $11.9kSign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $41kSign up |
| 2011 | 8 | 5 | $6kSign up |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | $10.1kSign up |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 | $27.6kSign up |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | $8kSign up |
| 2006 | 10 | 5 | $29.9kSign up |
| 2005 | 4 | 3 | $20kSign up |