James Welling
American · b. 1951 · Painter, Photographer
James Welling is an American artist, photographer and educator living in New York City. He attended Carnegie-Mellon University where he studied drawing with Gandy Brodie and at… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
AprilPhillips · $35,280≈ £25,966≈ €30,211Sign up to see
Three works from Flowers : (i) #017 ; (ii) #020 ; (iii) #031Phillips · $24,130≈ £19,279≈ €22,176Sign up to see
Torso 9-6Phillips · $20,000≈ £16,023≈ €18,177Sign up to see
James Welling’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
76
of 91 offered · 2012–2026
Sell-through
84%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 2 | 2 | 100% | $5kSign up | $5kSign up | $6.3kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3.8kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $3.8kSign up |
| Acrylic | 1 | 1 | 100% | $6.3kSign up | $6.3kSign up | $6.3kSign up |
| Works on paper | 1 | 1 | 100% | $13.8kSign up | $13.8kSign up | $13.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 11 | 11 | 100% | $6.1kSign up | $6.9kSign up | $13.8kSign up |
| Print (other) | 11 | 11 | 100% | $6.1kSign up | $6.9kSign up | $13.8kSign up |
| Photography | 75 | 62 | 83% | $6.5kSign up | $4.2kSign up | $35.3kSign up |
| Photograph | 75 | 62 | 83% | $6.5kSign up | $4.2kSign up | $35.3kSign up |
| Other | 2 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.