Werner Drewes
American · 1899–1985 · Painter, Printmaker
Werner Drewes (1899–1985) was a painter, printmaker, and art teacher. Considered to be one of the founding fathers of American abstraction, he was one of the first artists to… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Expectation of New EventsBonhams · $75,975≈ £64,402≈ €73,626Sign up to see
UntitledRago Auctions · $48,260≈ £35,961≈ €42,674Sign up to see
Construction in ProgressBonhams · $47,500≈ £38,217≈ €44,740Sign up to see
Werner Drewes’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 110 auction results for Werner Drewes between 1995 and 2026, of which 92 sold (84%). A further 10 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $125Sign up free to see to $76kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $76kSign up free to see for Expectation of New Events at Bonhams in November 2022. The most common medium is oil paintings (50 lots). Most results come from Bonhams (28), Rago Auctions (22) and Toomey & Co. (16).
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- $4,864≈ £3,600≈ €4,242Sign up free to see
- Human Cocoons, 1946$4,864≈ £3,629≈ €4,187Sign up free to see
- $5,985≈ £4,465≈ €5,152Sign up free to see
- Four works, 1950-68$2,304≈ £1,719≈ €1,983Sign up free to see
- Nereid Leaning Forward, 1951-52$384≈ £286≈ €331Sign up free to see
- Fight, 1945$10,240≈ £7,580≈ €8,751Sign up free to see
- Untitled (#391), 1944$33,020≈ £23,950≈ €27,576Sign up free to see
- Infinity of Space, 1948$4,608≈ £3,514≈ €3,992Sign up free to see
- $26,670≈ £20,418≈ €23,163Sign up free to see
- Segelboote, 1931€605≈ $715≈ £525Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (10)
Lots by Werner Drewes that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Werner Drewes paintings (50)Werner Drewes oil paintings (50)Werner Drewes works on paper (18)Werner Drewes watercolors (3)Werner Drewes gouaches (4)Werner Drewes prints (32)Werner Drewes woodcuts & linocuts (25)
Werner Drewes: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Werner Drewes at auction?
$75,975Sign up free to see, for Expectation of New Events at Bonhams (November 2022) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Werner Drewes?
The median sale price is $1.9kSign up free to see across 91 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Werner Drewes have sold at auction?
92 of 110 recorded lots sold between 1995 and 2026. 10 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Werner Drewes?
Bonhams, Rago Auctions and Toomey & Co. account for the most recorded results. Bonhams · Rago Auctions · Toomey & Co.
About Werner Drewes
Werner Drewes (1899–1985) was a painter, printmaker, and art teacher. Considered to be one of the founding fathers of American abstraction, he was one of the first artists to introduce concepts of the Bauhaus school within the United States. His mature style encompassed both nonobjective and figurative work and the emotional content of this work was consistently more expressive than formal. Drewes was as highly regarded for his printmaking as for his painting. In his role as teacher as well as artist he was largely responsible for bringing the Bauhaus aesthetic to America.
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