Werner Drewes Oil Paintings: Auction Prices

American · 1899–1985

ArtSell has recorded 53 auction results for Werner Drewes oil paintings between 2004 and 2026, of which 45 sold (85% sell-through). Prices realised range from $400 to $75,975, with a median of $7,680 across 45 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). The highest recorded price is $75,975 for “Expectation of New Events” at Bonhams in 2022.

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Garden with Lilac and Azaleas in Bloom, 1968
Oil · Canvas
24 h x 34 w in (61 x 86 cm)
Wright · Jul 16, 2026 · Lot 121
$4,864≈ £3,600≈ €4,242Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Wright ↗
Stones and Pine Needles (Under the Pine Tree), 1958
Oil · Canvas
18 h x 22 w in (46 x 56 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 28, 2026 · Lot 186
$5,985≈ £4,465≈ €5,152Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Human Cocoons, 1946
Oil · Canvas
6¼ h x 8⅜ w in (16 x 21 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 28, 2026 · Lot 185
$4,864≈ £3,629≈ €4,187Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Four works, 1950-68
Oil · Other support
10¾ h x 13⅞ w in (27 x 35 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 28, 2026 · Lot 187
$2,304≈ £1,719≈ €1,983Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Fight, 1945
Oil · Canvas
18¼ h x 12¼ w in (46 x 31 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 14, 2026 · Lot 214
$10,240≈ £7,580≈ €8,751Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Untitled (#391), 1944
Oil · Canvas
18¼ h x 22 w in (46 x 56 cm)
Rago Auctions · Jan 28, 2026 · Lot 128
$33,020≈ £23,950≈ €27,576Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Infinity of Space, 1948
Oil · Canvas
61.6 x 74.0 cm (24 1/4 x 29 1/8 in).
Bonhams · Nov 24, 2025 · Lot 181
$4,608≈ £3,514≈ €3,992Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
Composition # 209 (Yellow Composition on Gray), 1939
Oil · Canvas
21 h x 25 w in (53 x 63 cm)
Rago Auctions · Nov 20, 2025 · Lot 265
$26,670≈ £20,418≈ €23,163Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Ohne Titel (#444 Compactness), 1947
Oil · Canvas
66.5 x 86.5 cm (26.1 x 34 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Sep 15, 2025 · Lot 14
€9,504≈ $11,182≈ £8,213Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Untitled, 1954
Oil · Paper
8⅛ h x 9⅞ w in (21 x 25 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 22, 2025 · Lot 182
$2,286≈ £1,703≈ €2,021Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Untitled, 1958
Oil · Paper
8⅞ h x 8⅜ w in (23 x 21 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 22, 2025 · Lot 173
$1,778≈ £1,325≈ €1,572Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Untitled, 1939
Oil · Canvas
35 h x 50 w in (89 x 127 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 22, 2025 · Lot 171
$48,260≈ £35,961≈ €42,674Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Creative Force, 1968
Oil · Canvas
25 x 33 in. (63.5 x 83.8 cm.)
Bonhams · Nov 19, 2024 · Lot 9
$7,680≈ £6,073≈ €7,260Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
Untitled, 1941
Oil · Canvas
5⅝ h x 7⅞ w in (14 x 20 cm)
Wright · Oct 31, 2024 · Lot 239
$2,772≈ £2,133≈ €2,547Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Wright ↗
Stratosphere, 1980
Oil · Canvas
40 x 36 in. (101.6 x 91.4 cm.)
Bonhams · Nov 7, 2023 · Lot 7
$8,960≈ £7,283≈ €8,385Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
Warm Emphasis, 1981
Oil · Canvas
32 x 46 in. (81.3 x 116.8 cm.)
Bonhams · Nov 7, 2023 · Lot 6
$7,040≈ £5,722≈ €6,588Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
Palms, 1963
Oil · Canvas
32 x 40 1/8 in. (81.3 x 101.9 cm.)
Bonhams · Aug 23, 2023 · Lot 16
$6,080≈ £4,820≈ €5,627Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
Mexican Landscape, 1951
Oil · Paper
4 1/2 x 7 1/8 in. (11.4 x 18.1 cm.)
Bonhams · May 25, 2023 · Lot 16
$1,408≈ £1,138≈ €1,312Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
Bravura, 1980
Oil · Canvas
46 1/8 x 36 1/8 in. (117.2 x 91.8 cm.)
Bonhams · May 25, 2023 · Lot 15
$15,360≈ £12,418≈ €14,308Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
Confined Buoyancy, 1983
Oil · Canvas
36 x 42 in. (91.4 x 106.7 cm.)
Bonhams · May 25, 2023 · Lot 14
$16,640≈ £13,453≈ €15,501Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
Mountains Beyond the Desert, 1970
Oil · Other support
5-5/8 x 9-5/8 in.
Brunk Auctions · Apr 21, 2023 · Lot 59
$2,800≈ £2,259≈ €2,551HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
Frightened, 1946
Oil · Canvas
20 x 33 in.
Bonhams · Apr 12, 2023 · Lot 10
$10,200≈ £8,222≈ €9,339Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
Mexican Village, 1959
Oil · Canvas
56 x 97 cm
Lempertz · Dec 3, 2022 · Lot 228
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €6,000–8,000View at Lempertz ↗
Strange Encounter, 1966
Oil · Canvas
48.2 x 84 cm
Lempertz · Dec 3, 2022 · Lot 227
€6,552≈ $6,905≈ £5,625Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €7,000–9,000View at Lempertz ↗
Expectation of New Events, 1944
Oil · Canvas
21 1/8 x 46 1/8 in. (53.7 x 117.2 cm.)
Bonhams · Nov 17, 2022 · Lot 13
$75,975≈ £64,402≈ €73,626Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗
Untitled #676, 1953
Oil · Other support
6¾ h x 8¼ w in (17 x 21 cm)
Rago Auctions · Sep 29, 2022 · Lot 144
$4,000≈ £3,688≈ €4,121Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,200–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Islands in the Clouds, 1942
Oil · Canvas
25 x 35 in. (63.5 x 89 cm.)
Bonhams · May 26, 2022 · Lot 15
$38,175≈ £30,360≈ €35,688Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
Resurgence, 1973
Oil · Canvas
36 h x 30 w in (91 x 76 cm)
Rago Auctions · May 24, 2022 · Lot 193
$11,250≈ £8,999≈ €10,494Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Abstract composition, 1944
Oil · Canvas
22.5 x 24.5 cm (cut-out)
im Kinsky · Apr 5, 2022 · Lot 0246
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,500–3,000View at im Kinsky ↗
Satellites (Joyful Ascent), 1984
Oil · Canvas
24 h x 42 w in (61 x 107 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 16, 2021 · Lot 123
$5,200≈ £3,892≈ €4,587Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Yonder the Tracks, 1943
Oil · Canvas
16 h x 40 w in (41 x 102 cm)
Rago Auctions · Sep 17, 2021 · Lot 171
$30,000≈ £21,739≈ €25,467Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Surrounded by Snakes
Oil · Canvas
7 in. x 5 1/2 in
Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 15, 2018 · Lot 666
$750≈ £565≈ €647HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–800View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
Untitled (#221)
Oil · Panel
17 5/8 x 14 7/8in
Bonhams · Nov 20, 2017 · Lot 4
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $7,000–10,000View at Bonhams ↗
Untitled (#391)
Oil · Canvas
18 1/4 x 21in
Bonhams · Nov 20, 2017 · Lot 3
$12,500≈ £9,437≈ €10,610Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗
Bold Intrusion
Oil · Canvas
33 5/8 x 43 1/2in
Bonhams · Nov 22, 2016 · Lot 92
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
Construction in Progress
Oil · Canvas
20 x 30in
Bonhams · Nov 22, 2016 · Lot 91
$47,500≈ £38,217≈ €44,740Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Bonhams ↗
Floral Still Life, 1934
Oil · Canvas
16.25" high x 11.75" wide
Clarke Auction Gallery · Nov 6, 2016 · Lot 88
$400≈ £322≈ €362HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
Harmony in Yellow, 1973
Oil · Canvas
24 h x 30 w in (61 x 76 cm)
Wright · Sep 24, 2015 · Lot 319
$4,480≈ £2,944≈ €3,985Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Wright ↗
Häuser am Fluss
Oil · Canvas
74 x 91cm
Van Ham · Nov 26, 2014 · Lot 30
€9,030≈ $11,265≈ £7,142Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–View at Van Ham ↗
Starlight, 1977
Oil
81,5 × 91,5 cm
Grisebach · Nov 29, 2013 · Lot 577
€6,250≈ $8,507≈ £5,205Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–8,000View at Grisebach ↗
The maze, 1978
Oil
91,5 × 112 cm
Grisebach · Nov 29, 2013 · Lot 578
€7,500≈ $10,208≈ £6,245Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–12,000View at Grisebach ↗
Spanish landscape, 1961
Oil · Canvas
24 x 32in
Bonhams · Nov 28, 2012 · Lot 8
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–25,000View at Bonhams ↗
Contradiction, 1941
Oil · Canvas
20 x 27,5 cm (7,8 x 10,8 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Oct 19, 2012 · Lot 439
€4,750≈ $6,192≈ £3,861Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €4,500–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
Houses and hills in winter, 1966
Oil · Canvas
24 x 33in
Bonhams · May 15, 2012 · Lot 101
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
Large gloriosa, 1963
Oil · Canvas
20 1/4 x 18 1/4in
Bonhams · May 15, 2012 · Lot 100
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
Summer day, 1956
Oil · Canvas
34 x 27in
Bonhams · May 15, 2012 · Lot 99
$5,000≈ £3,115≈ €3,893Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
Spanish landscape, 1961
Oil · Canvas
24 x 32in
Bonhams · May 15, 2012 · Lot 98
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $25,000–35,000View at Bonhams ↗
East River, 1946
Oil · Canvas
25 x 35in
Bonhams · May 15, 2012 · Lot 97
$20,000≈ £12,460≈ €15,573Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Bonhams ↗
New Hope Garden
Oil · Canvas
55,5 x 64 cm
Lempertz · Dec 3, 2011 · Lot 297
€7,865≈ $10,626≈ £6,765Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €7,000–9,000View at Lempertz ↗
Old Houses in Harlem
Oil · Canvas
41 x 71.5 cm
Lempertz · Dec 3, 2011 · Lot 296
€6,050≈ $8,174≈ £5,204Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €8,000–10,000View at Lempertz ↗