Oscar E. Berninghaus
American · 1874–1952 · Painter, Illustrator
Oscar Edmund Berninghaus was an American artist, a co-founder of the Society of Ozark Painters, and a founding member of the Taos Society of Artists. He is best known for his… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
The Hunters, TaosScottsdale Art Auction · $1,562,000≈ £1,249,400≈ €1,412,680Sign up to see
The Pueblos Await the DancersCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $1,471,000≈ £737,454≈ €934,918Sign up to see
The Domain of Their AncestorsCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $847,000≈ £606,473≈ €712,303Sign up to see
Oscar E. Berninghaus’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
92
of 103 offered · 2004–2026
Sell-through
89%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 70 | 67 | 96% | $120kSign up | $44.8kSign up | $1.6MSign up |
| Oil | 69 | 66 | 96% | $121kSign up | $45.4kSign up | $1.6MSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $7.9kSign up | $7.9kSign up | $7.9kSign up |
| Works on paper | 27 | 19 | 70% | $13.2kSign up | $8.2kSign up | $48kSign up |
| Watercolor | 19 | 12 | 63% | $12.8kSign up | $6.7kSign up | $48kSign up |
| Gouache | 4 | 4 | 100% | $17.8kSign up | $17.4kSign up | $21.8kSign up |
| Drawing | 3 | 2 | 67% | $2kSign up | $2kSign up | $3.6kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 5 | 5 | 100% | $4.8kSign up | $5.3kSign up | $8.5kSign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $936Sign up | $936Sign up | $936Sign up |
| Print (other) | 4 | 4 | 100% | $5.8kSign up | $5.6kSign up | $8.5kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $7.3kSign up | $7.3kSign up | $7.3kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | $22.3kSign up |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | $19.9kSign up |
| 2024 | 11 | 8 | $16.1kSign up |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | $72.6kSign up |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | $18.5kSign up |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | $51.7kSign up |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | $9.4kSign up |
| 2019 | 8 | 7 | $8.3kSign up |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | $21.1kSign up |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | $63.7kSign up |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | $17.9kSign up |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | $79.4kSign up |
| 2014 | 5 | 4 | $89.8kSign up |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | $74.9kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $8.8kSign up |
| 2011 | 5 | 3 | $14.6kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | $30kSign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | $30.5kSign up |
| 2008 | 9 | 5 | $69kSign up |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | $43.1kSign up |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | $89.6kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $8.4kSign up |