Morris Graves
American · 1910–2001 · Painter, Draughtsman
Morris Cole Graves was an American painter. He was one of the earliest Modern artists from the Pacific Northwest to achieve national and international acclaim. His style,… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Winter Still Life #1Bonhams · $48,255≈ £36,966≈ €44,557Sign up to see
Spirit BirdPhillips · $43,750≈ £33,222≈ €36,951Sign up to see
Summer BouquetsPhillips · $35,000≈ £28,663≈ €32,037Sign up to see
Morris Graves’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) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 3 | 2 | 67% | $12.2kSign up | $12.2kSign up | $15.4kSign up |
| Oil | 2 | 2 | 100% | $12.2kSign up | $12.2kSign up | $15.4kSign up |
| Tempera | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Works on paper | 29 | 24 | 83% | $13.8kSign up | $8.8kSign up | $48.3kSign up |
| Watercolor | 3 | 3 | 100% | $12.8kSign up | $8.8kSign up | $21.3kSign up |
| Gouache | 2 | 2 | 100% | $26.3kSign up | $26.3kSign up | $43.8kSign up |
| Pastel | 2 | 2 | 100% | $7.3kSign up | $7.3kSign up | $10.2kSign up |
| Drawing | 10 | 7 | 70% | $3.6kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $6.1kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 3 | 2 | 67% | $452Sign up | $452Sign up | $550Sign up |
| Lithograph | 3 | 2 | 67% | $452Sign up | $452Sign up | $550Sign up |
| Other | 2 | 1 | 50% | $12kSign up | $12kSign up | $12kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.