Stuart Davis
American · 1892–1964 · Painter, Printmaker
Edward Stuart Davis was an American modernist painter. He was associated with early twentieth-century American modernism, including the Ashcan School, and later developed a… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Color Sketch for Drake University Mural (Study for Allée) No. 2Bonhams · $87,500≈ £68,215≈ €76,573Sign up to see
Pad #5Bonhams · $60,000≈ £48,274≈ €56,513Sign up to see
The WhippetsBonhams · $45,000≈ £33,973≈ €38,197Sign up to see
Stuart Davis’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).
ArtSell has recorded 70 auction results for Stuart Davis between 2002 and 2026, of which 47 sold (67%). A further 2 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $225Sign up free to see to $87.5kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $87.5kSign up free to see for Color Sketch for Drake University Mural (Study for Allée) No. 2 at Bonhams in November 2018. The most common medium is lithographs (19 lots). Most results come from Bonhams (31), Phillips (23) and Wright (5).
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- $3,584≈ £2,653≈ €3,125Sign up free to see
- Study after "Landscape with Garage Lights", 1950–1952$25,800≈ £19,225≈ €22,243Sign up free to see
- $9,675≈ £7,166≈ €8,246Sign up free to see
- $4,515≈ £3,344≈ €3,848Sign up free to see
- $3,870≈ £2,866≈ €3,298Sign up free to see
- $2,838≈ £2,102≈ €2,419Sign up free to see
- $567≈ £438≈ €526Sign up free to see
- $3,780≈ £3,018≈ €3,507Sign up free to see
- $1,778≈ £1,417≈ €1,655Sign up free to see
- $504≈ £401≈ €468Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (2)
Lots by Stuart Davis that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Stuart Davis paintings (9)Stuart Davis oil paintings (8)Stuart Davis works on paper (28)Stuart Davis watercolors (6)Stuart Davis gouaches (8)Stuart Davis drawings (14)Stuart Davis prints (32)Stuart Davis lithographs (19)Stuart Davis screenprints (12)
Stuart Davis: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Stuart Davis at auction?
$87,500Sign up free to see, for Color Sketch for Drake University Mural (Study for Allée) No. 2 at Bonhams (November 2018) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Stuart Davis?
The median sale price is $3.1kSign up free to see across 47 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Stuart Davis have sold at auction?
47 of 70 recorded lots sold between 2002 and 2026. 2 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Stuart Davis?
Bonhams, Phillips and Wright account for the most recorded results. Bonhams · Phillips · Wright
About Stuart Davis
Edward Stuart Davis was an American modernist painter. He was associated with early twentieth-century American modernism, including the Ashcan School, and later developed a style characterized by bold color, jazz references, and urban subject matter. In the 1930s, Davis became politically active and participated in federally sponsored art programs during the Great Depression.
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In museum collections
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden · Public domainMultiple Views, 1918
Wikimedia Commons · Public domainAbstraction, 1937
Smithsonian American Art Museum · Public domainWaterfront Landscape, 1936
Smithsonian American Art Museum · Public domain
