Thornton Oakley

American · 1881–1953 · Painter, Illustrator

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3lots offered2017–2024years recorded100%sold (2)$3.9kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Thornton Oakley, Pennsylvania Railroad, Ore Handling Facilities, Girard Point, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, gouache, conte crayon, and ink on paperboardPennsylvania Railroad, Ore Handling Facilities, Girard Point, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaBonhams · $6,250≈ £4,718≈ €5,305Sign up to see
  2. Thornton Oakley, Building to Let, 17th Pearl Street, 1905, charcoal on paperBuilding to Let, 17th Pearl StreetBonhams · $1,536≈ £1,210≈ €1,405Sign up to see

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Average price
median $3.9kfree account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
2
of 2 offered · 2017–2024
Sell-through
100%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$1k$3k$10k20182019202020212022202320242017-11-20 · $6,2502024-08-08 · $1,536
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

1 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Works on paper22100%$3.9kSign up$3.9kSign up$6.3kSign up
Gouache11100%$6.3kSign up$6.3kSign up$6.3kSign up
Drawing11100%$1.5kSign up$1.5kSign up$1.5kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
202411$1.5kSign up
201711$6.3kSign up

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