Walt Kuhn
American · 1877–1949 · Painter, Printmaker
Walter Francis Kuhn was an American painter and an organizer of the famous Armory Show of 1913, which was America's first large-scale introduction to European Modernism. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Lady in VestBonhams · $312,575≈ £240,961≈ €266,588Sign up to see
Green ApplesBonhams · $23,180≈ £16,095≈ €18,832Sign up to see
Three Studies: Trio, Mario and Girl in Clown SuitBonhams · $10,880≈ £8,105≈ €9,345Sign up to see
Walt Kuhn’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.
14 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
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 11 | 7 | 64% | $50.6kSign up | $5kSign up | $313kSign up |
| Oil | 11 | 7 | 64% | $50.6kSign up | $5kSign up | $313kSign up |
| Works on paper | 21 | 18 | 86% | $2.2kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $8.5kSign up |
| Watercolor | 5 | 5 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $1.4kSign up |
| Gouache | 3 | 3 | 100% | $3.5kSign up | $2.4kSign up | $7.1kSign up |
| Drawing | 9 | 8 | 89% | $1.6kSign up | $950Sign up | $7kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 8 | 7 | 88% | $589Sign up | $508Sign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | $900Sign up | $900Sign up | $900Sign up |
| Lithograph | 6 | 5 | 83% | $465Sign up | $325Sign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $895Sign up | $895Sign up | $895Sign up |
| Other | 3 | 2 | 67% | $5.5kSign up | $5.5kSign up | $10.9kSign 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 | 5 | 5 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | $7kSign up |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2023 | 8 | 7 | $325Sign up |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | $313kSign up |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | $800Sign up |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | $625Sign up |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | $7.1kSign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | $663Sign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | $895Sign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | $900Sign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $23.2kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $5.8kSign up |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | $1.1kSign up |