Walton Ford

American · b. 1960 · Painter, Printmaker

Walton Ford is an American visual artist who makes paintings and prints in the style of naturalist illustrations, often depicting extinct species. In his more recent series of… (Wikipedia)

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ChingadoBonhams · Nov 2025$597,400≈ £455,266≈ €515,756Sign up to see
El PoetaBonhams · Nov 2025$457,700≈ £350,406≈ €397,516Sign up to see
MokshaBonhams · Oct 2022$126,375≈ £112,254≈ €128,169Sign up to see

Walton Ford’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 35 auction results for Walton Ford between 2003 and 2026, of which 30 sold (86%). Recorded sale prices range from $931Sign up free to see to $597kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $597kSign up free to see for Chingado at Bonhams in November 2025. The most common medium is etchings (18 lots). Most results come from Phillips (30), Bonhams (3) and Rago Auctions (1).

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I Don't Like to Look at Him, Jack. It Makes Me Think of That Awful Day on the Island exhibition poster, 2011
Lithograph
21⅜ h x 28½ w in (54 x 72 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jun 12, 2026 · Lot 156
$931≈ £695≈ €805Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Guilty Elephant, 1994
Oil · Panel
63 x 46 in. (160 x 116.8 cm)
Phillips · Nov 21, 2025 · Lot 369
$70,950≈ £54,218≈ €61,589Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
El Poeta, 2004
Watercolor · Paper
60 x 40 1/4 in (152.4 x 102.2 cm)
Bonhams · Nov 20, 2025 · Lot 241
$457,700≈ £350,406≈ €397,516Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $150,000–250,000View at Bonhams ↗
Chingado, 1998
Watercolor · Paper
60 x 119 in (152.4 x 302.3 cm)
Bonhams · Nov 19, 2025 · Lot 28A
$597,400≈ £455,266≈ €515,756Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400,000–600,000View at Bonhams ↗
Untitled (two birds), 2020
Drawing · Paper
13 7/8 x 11 in. (35.2 x 27.9 cm)
Phillips · Jun 18, 2025 · Lot 152
$5,334≈ £3,964≈ €4,635Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
1.September. 1914: 1:00 PM, 1995
Oil · Panel
60 1/2 x 38 x 13 3/4 in. (153.7 x 96.5 x 34.9 cm)
Phillips · Feb 28, 2025 · Lot 186
$88,900≈ £70,539≈ €85,390Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
Benjamin's Emblem, 2000
Etching · Paper · ed. PP
I. 35 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. (90.8 x 60.3 cm) S. 44 x 30 3/8 in. (111.8 x 77.2 cm)
Phillips · Feb 15, 2024 · Lot 28
$10,160≈ £8,099≈ €9,457Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
Moksha, 1997
Oil · Panel
63 x 46in (160 x 46cm)
Bonhams · Oct 6, 2022 · Lot 45
$126,375≈ £112,254≈ €128,169Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $100,000–150,000View at Bonhams ↗
Benjamin's Emblem, 2000
Etching · Paper · ed. 37/50
I. 35 7/8 x 23 7/8 in. (91.1 x 60.6 cm) S. 44 1/8 x 30 5/8 in. (112.1 x 77.8 cm)
Phillips · Apr 19, 2022 · Lot 76
$12,600≈ £9,675≈ €11,663Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
Swadeshi-cide (Indigenous), 2001
Etching · Paper · ed. 13/50
I. 35 5/8 x 23 3/4 in. (90.5 x 60.3 cm) S. 44 x 30 3/4 in. (111.8 x 78.1 cm)
Phillips · Apr 19, 2022 · Lot 77
$12,600≈ £9,675≈ €11,663Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗

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Walton Ford: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Walton Ford at auction?

$597,400Sign up free to see, for Chingado at Bonhams (November 2025) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Walton Ford?

The median sale price is $12.6kSign up free to see across 30 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Walton Ford have sold at auction?

30 of 35 recorded lots sold between 2003 and 2026.

Which auction houses sell Walton Ford?

Phillips, Bonhams and Rago Auctions account for the most recorded results. Phillips · Bonhams · Rago Auctions

About Walton Ford

Walton Ford is an American visual artist who makes paintings and prints in the style of naturalist illustrations, often depicting extinct species. In his more recent series of work such as shown in his 2025 "Tutto" exhibition at Gagosian Gallery in New York City, he has taken a more painterly approach. Each of his paintings is a meticulous, realistic study in flora and fauna, and is filled with symbols, clues, and jokes referencing texts ranging from colonial literature, to folktales, to travel guides. The paintings are complex allegorical narratives that critique the history of colonialism, industrialism, politics, natural science, and humanity's effect on the environment.

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