Henry Varnum Poor, The Luncheon

Henry Varnum Poor

American · 1887–1970 · Painter

Henry Varnum Poor was an American architect, painter, sculptor, muralist, and potter. He was a grandnephew of Henry Varnum Poor, a founder of the predecessor firm to Standard &… (Wikipedia)

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27lots offered2001–2025years recorded88%sold (23)$1.3kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Henry Varnum Poor, The Orchardist and his Family (Summer Afternoon), 1914, oil on canvasThe Orchardist and his Family (Summer Afternoon)Bonhams · $9,450≈ £7,300≈ €8,531Sign up to see
  2. Henry Varnum Poor, Rare Stove with leaf motif, c. 1945, glazed stoneware, ironRare Stove with leaf motifRago Auctions · $8,255≈ £6,143≈ €7,192Sign up to see
  3. Henry Varnum Poor, Autumn Hills, oil on canvasAutumn HillsBonhams · $3,600≈ £1,807≈ €2,646Sign up to see

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Average price
median $1.3kfree account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
23
of 26 offered · 2001–2025
Sell-through
88%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$100$1k$10k200420072010201320162019202220252001-05-15 · $3,2202004-08-25 · $1502007-05-01 · $3,6002008-05-10 · $3602008-08-28 · $1,1502008-08-28 · $9202010-11-13 · $1,0002012-05-06 · $1,3752015-02-04 · $9482017-06-18 · $6002019-11-19 · $9,4502022-10-03 · $2,4232023-04-13 · $4412023-04-13 · $8822023-04-19 · $6452023-07-13 · $2,3942023-10-04 · $2,0162024-02-22 · $1,3862024-09-19 · $1,3102025-02-19 · $9532025-02-19 · $2,7942025-06-19 · $8,2552025-09-28 · $1,890
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

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

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Paintings141179%$2.3kSign up$1.1kSign up$9.4kSign up
Oil141179%$2.3kSign up$1.1kSign up$9.4kSign up
Works on paper22100%$375Sign up$375Sign up$600Sign up
Watercolor11100%$600Sign up$600Sign up$600Sign up
Drawing11100%$150Sign up$150Sign up$150Sign up
Sculpture1010100%$2.2kSign up$1.4kSign up$8.3kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
202544$2.3kSign up
202422$1.3kSign up
202355$882Sign up
202211$2.4kSign up
202110—Sign up
201911$9.4kSign up
201810—Sign up
201711$600Sign up
201511$948Sign up
201211$1.4kSign up
201011$1kSign up
200843$920Sign up
200711$3.6kSign up
200411$150Sign up
200111$3.2kSign up

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