John R. Grabach Oil Paintings: Value & Auction Prices

1886–1981

John R. Grabach oil paintings have appeared at auction 37 times in ArtSell’s records between 2006 and 2025; 32 sold, a sell-through rate of 86%. Half of the priced sales fell between $860Sign up free to see and $6kSign up free to see, with a median of $2.1kSign up free to see. New York East Side holds the top price on file: $89.4kSign up free to see at Bonhams (November 2024). The houses with the most results are Brunk Auctions (16), Bonhams (10) and Rago Auctions (6).

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1. 
   Man with Cigarette

   Oil · Canvas

   18" h x 14" w

   Clarke Auction Gallery · Oct 12, 2025 · Lot 63
   $300≈ £226≈ €259HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–700View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
2. 
   New York East Side

   Oil · Canvas

   36 1/8 x 42 1/8 in. (91.8 x 107 cm.)

   Bonhams · Nov 19, 2024 · Lot 77
   $89,400≈ £70,689≈ €84,515Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Bonhams ↗
3. 
   Man with Cigar

   Oil · Paper

   12⅞ h x 9⅝ w in (33 x 24 cm)

   Toomey & Co. · Oct 22, 2024 · Lot 133
   $968≈ £746≈ €895Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
4. 
   Untitled (Skyscrapers)

   Oil · Panel

   9 h x 10½ w in (23 x 27 cm)

   Toomey & Co. · Jun 27, 2024 · Lot 212
   $655≈ £518≈ €612Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
5. 
   Man Reading

   Oil · Panel

   11¾ h x 9¾ w in (30 x 25 cm)

   Rago Auctions · May 10, 2024 · Lot 249
   $1,260≈ £1,006≈ €1,169Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Rago Auctions ↗
6. 
   Portrait

   Oil · Panel

   10¼ h x 9 w in (26 x 23 cm)

   Toomey & Co. · Jul 26, 2023 · Lot 233
   $590≈ £457≈ €534Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
7. 
   Pennsylvania

   Oil · Canvas

   36 1/4 x 42 in. (92.1 x 106.7 cm.)

   Bonhams · May 25, 2023 · Lot 26
   $57,600≈ £46,568≈ €53,656Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Bonhams ↗
8. 
   Backyard of Tenement

   Oil · Canvas

   12 h x 16 w in (30 x 41 cm)

   Rago Auctions · May 18, 2023 · Lot 600
   $5,670≈ £4,556≈ €5,244Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
9. 
   May Blossoms

   Oil · Panel

   11 7/8 x 15 3/4 in

   Barridoff Auctions · Aug 20, 2022 · Lot 57
   Result not publishedEst. $1,000–1,500View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
10. 
    Anna, 1904

    Oil · Canvas

    20 h x 30 w in (51 x 76 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Jun 9, 2021 · Lot 118
    $1,430≈ £1,009≈ €1,173Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
11. 
    Portrait of Anna, 1919

    Oil · Canvas

    10¾ h x 12¾ w in (27 x 32 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Jun 9, 2021 · Lot 116
    $3,750≈ £2,646≈ €3,075Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
12. 
    Bass Rock

    Oil · Canvas

    18 x 20 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Feb 13, 2021 · Lot 1089
    $1,500≈ £1,087≈ €1,239HammerSign up free to seeEst. $700–900View at Brunk Auctions ↗
13. 
    Two Portraits: Seated Gentleman

    Oil · Panel

    18-1/4 x 14 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Feb 13, 2021 · Lot 1088
    $750≈ £544≈ €619HammerSign up free to seeEst. $700–900View at Brunk Auctions ↗
14. 
    Portrait of the Artist

    Oil · Canvas

    27-1/2 x 27-1/2 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Feb 13, 2021 · Lot 1086
    $500≈ £362≈ €413HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
15. 
    The Glory of the Military

    Oil · Canvas

    20 x 26 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Feb 13, 2021 · Lot 1084
    $2,000≈ £1,449≈ €1,652HammerSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
16. 
    Two Portraits: Portrait of a Man

    Oil · Canvas

    12 x 9-1/4 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Nov 20, 2020 · Lot 214
    $600≈ £452≈ €506HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
17. 
    Little Helen With Green Shawl

    Oil · Canvas

    31-1/4 x 29-1/4 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Nov 20, 2020 · Lot 213
    $2,600≈ £1,959≈ €2,192HammerSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
18. 
    Little Helen with a Red Bow, c. 1920s

    Oil · Canvas

    36-1/4 x 29 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Nov 20, 2020 · Lot 210
    $2,600≈ £1,959≈ €2,192HammerSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
19. 
    The Old and the New, Nude with Flowers

    Oil · Canvas

    36 x 42 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Nov 20, 2020 · Lot 196
    $2,200≈ £1,658≈ €1,855HammerSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
20. 
    Boy with a Green Screen

    Oil · Canvas

    31 x 29 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Nov 20, 2020 · Lot 195
    $3,250≈ £2,449≈ €2,740HammerSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
21. 
    Sunlight in Irvington

    Oil · Canvas

    42-1/2 x 48 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Nov 20, 2020 · Lot 193
    $12,000≈ £9,042≈ €10,115HammerSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
22. 
    Little Helen With Bouquet of Flowers, c. 1921

    Oil · Canvas

    31 x 29 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Nov 20, 2020 · Lot 191
    $3,750≈ £2,826≈ €3,161HammerSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
23. 
    Young Man in a Tie

    Oil · Canvas

    26 x 26 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Nov 20, 2020 · Lot 182
    $1,500≈ £1,130≈ €1,264HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
24. 
    Sentinel and Sea

    Oil · Board

    12 x 16 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Nov 20, 2020 · Lot 181
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–10,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
25. 
    Fall Foliage

    Oil · Canvas

    11 x 11 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Nov 20, 2020 · Lot 180
    $700≈ £527≈ €590HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
26. 
    Head of a Child, unfinished study, c. 1935

    Oil · Panel

    16 x 12 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Nov 20, 2020 · Lot 179
    $500≈ £377≈ €421HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
27. 
    Venus, c. 1948

    Oil · Panel

    36 x 42 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Nov 20, 2020 · Lot 178
    $3,000≈ £2,261≈ €2,529HammerSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
28. 
    Untitled

    Oil · Panel

    9¼ h x 10½ w in (23 x 27 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Nov 13, 2020 · Lot 547
    $896≈ £680≈ €758Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
29. 
    The Old Fence, c. 1915

    Oil · Canvas

    17½ h x 12¼ w in (44 x 31 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Nov 13, 2020 · Lot 528
    $1,750≈ £1,328≈ €1,481Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
30. 
    A wooden palette painted with fantastic creatures, figures, and a tromp l'oeil photograph of a lady

    Oil

    15 3/4 x 23 1/2in

    Bonhams · Aug 17, 2015 · Lot 7041
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
31. 
    Gloucester Fishing Boat “Diane

    Oil · Canvas

    41-1/2" x 54-1/2". Overall: 50" x 63"

    James D. Julia · Feb 4, 2014 · Lot 1028
    $6,813≈ £4,178≈ €5,040Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at James D. Julia ↗
32. 
    Reclining Nude with a Cat

    Oil · Board

    36 x 50in

    Bonhams · Nov 28, 2007 · Lot 95
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
33. 
    Patason, New Jersey

    Oil · Canvas

    30 x 36in

    Bonhams · May 22, 2007 · Lot 2073
    $10,200≈ £5,168≈ €7,581Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
34. 
    Fire Escape

    Oil · Canvas

    18 x 22in

    Bonhams · May 22, 2007 · Lot 2072
    $16,800≈ £8,513≈ €12,487Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗
35. 
    Shipyard, Gloucester

    Oil · Canvas

    30 x 36in

    Bonhams · May 22, 2007 · Lot 2071
    $16,800≈ £8,513≈ €12,487Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗
36. 
    The Dockyards

    Oil · Canvas

    25 x 30 1/2in

    Bonhams · May 1, 2007 · Lot 526
    $7,800≈ £3,914≈ €5,733Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
37. 
    The Dockyards

    Oil · Canvas

    25 x 30 1/2in

    Bonhams · Aug 7, 2006 · Lot 1075
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
38. 
    Repairing Boats

    Oil · Board

    12 x 16in

    Bonhams · May 24, 2006 · Lot 1086
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗

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