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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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Expectation of New EventsBonhams · Nov 2022$75,975≈ £64,402≈ €73,626Sign up to see
UntitledRago Auctions · May 2025$48,260≈ £35,961≈ €42,674Sign up to see
Construction in ProgressBonhams · Nov 2016$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).

Lot images as published by each auction house (113 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Werner Drewes, Garden with Lilac and Azaleas in Bloom, 1968, oil on canvas in artist's frame — Garden with Lilac and Azaleas in Bloom, 1968
Wright · Jul 16, 2026
$4,864Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Human Cocoons, 1946, oil on canvas — Human Cocoons, 1946
Rago Auctions · May 28, 2026
$4,864Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Stones and Pine Needles (Under the Pine Tree), 1958, oil on canvas in artist's frame — Stones and Pine Needles (Under the Pine Tree), 1958
Rago Auctions · May 28, 2026
$5,985Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Four works, 1950-68, oil on vellum — Four works, 1950-68
Rago Auctions · May 28, 2026
$2,304Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Nereid Leaning Forward, 1951-52, celloprint in colors — Nereid Leaning Forward, 1951-52
Rago Auctions · May 28, 2026
$384Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Fight, 1945, oil and sand on canvas — Fight, 1945
Rago Auctions · May 14, 2026
$10,240Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Untitled (#391), 1944, oil on canvas — Untitled (#391), 1944
Rago Auctions · Jan 28, 2026
$33,020Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Infinity of Space, 1948, oil on canvas — Infinity of Space, 1948
Bonhams · Nov 24, 2025
$4,608Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Composition # 209 (Yellow Composition on Gray), 1939, oil on canvas — Composition # 209 (Yellow Composition on Gray), 1939
Rago Auctions · Nov 20, 2025
$26,670Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Segelboote, 1931, Holzschnitt auf Japan — Segelboote, 1931
Van Ham · Sep 18, 2025
€605Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Ohne Titel (#444 Compactness), 1947, Oil on canvas — Ohne Titel (#444 Compactness), 1947
Ketterer Kunst · Sep 15, 2025
€9,504Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Untitled, 1939, oil on canvas — Untitled, 1939
Rago Auctions · May 22, 2025
$48,260Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Untitled, 1958, oil on paper — Untitled, 1958
Rago Auctions · May 22, 2025
$1,778Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Red Vases, 1948, gouache on paper — Red Vases, 1948
Rago Auctions · May 22, 2025
$2,794Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Untitled, 1941-42, gouache on paper board — Untitled, 1941-42
Rago Auctions · May 22, 2025
$6,096Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Indecision, 1979, mixed media collage on paper laid to board — Indecision, 1979
Rago Auctions · May 22, 2025
$762Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Untitled, 1954, oil on paper — Untitled, 1954
Rago Auctions · May 22, 2025
$2,286Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Winter Solstice, 1985, crayon and collage on paper — Winter Solstice, 1985
Rago Auctions · May 22, 2025
$508Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Turbulence II, 1978, lithograph in colors — Turbulence II, 1978
Toomey & Co. · Mar 6, 2025
$381Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Dynamic Thrust, 1982, woodcut in colors — Dynamic Thrust, 1982
Toomey & Co. · Mar 6, 2025
$508Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Witches' Dance, 1980, woodcut in colors — Witches' Dance, 1980
Toomey & Co. · Mar 6, 2025
$635Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Goddess of the Night (No. 232), 1961, woodcut in colors — Goddess of the Night (No. 232), 1961
Toomey & Co. · Mar 6, 2025
$924Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Harlem Beauty, 1930, woodcut — Harlem Beauty, 1930
Toomey & Co. · Mar 6, 2025
$572Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Eight works, 1974-84, woodcut in colors; etching with drypoint — Eight works, 1974-84
Toomey & Co. · Mar 6, 2025
$396Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Creative Force, 1968, oil on canvas — Creative Force, 1968
Bonhams · Nov 19, 2024
$7,680Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Untitled, 1941, oil on canvas — Untitled, 1941
Wright · Oct 31, 2024
$2,772Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Untitled Collage, 459, 1980, collage on paper laid down on paper — Untitled Collage, 459, 1980
Bonhams · Aug 8, 2024
$435Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Untitled Collage, 624, 1983, collage on paper laid down on paper — Untitled Collage, 624, 1983
Bonhams · Aug 8, 2024
$256Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Warm Emphasis, 1981, oil on canvas — Warm Emphasis, 1981
Bonhams · Nov 7, 2023
$7,040Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Stratosphere, 1980, oil on canvas — Stratosphere, 1980
Bonhams · Nov 7, 2023
$8,960Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Untitled, A169, 1945, gouache and pencil on paper — Untitled, A169, 1945
Bonhams · Aug 23, 2023
$1,088Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Palms, 1963, oil on canvas — Palms, 1963
Bonhams · Aug 23, 2023
$6,080Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Untitled, A222, 1946, gouache on paper — Untitled, A222, 1946
Bonhams · Aug 23, 2023
$1,024Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Confined Buoyancy, 1983, oil on canvas — Confined Buoyancy, 1983
Bonhams · May 25, 2023
$16,640Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Bravura, 1980, oil on canvas — Bravura, 1980
Bonhams · May 25, 2023
$15,360Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Mexican Landscape, 1951, oil on paper laid down on paper — Mexican Landscape, 1951
Bonhams · May 25, 2023
$1,408Sign up free to see

Mountains Beyond the Desert, 1970
Brunk Auctions · Apr 21, 2023
$2,800Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Frightened, 1946, oil on canvas — Frightened, 1946
Bonhams · Apr 12, 2023
$10,200Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Blue Forest (No. 202), 1961, woodcut in colors — Blue Forest (No. 202), 1961
Toomey & Co. · Mar 8, 2023
$1,008Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Strange Encounter, 1966, Oil on canvas — Strange Encounter, 1966
Lempertz · Dec 3, 2022
€6,552Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Expectation of New Events, 1944, oil on canvas — Expectation of New Events, 1944
Bonhams · Nov 17, 2022
$75,975Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Mont blanc, 1952, lithograph in colors — Mont blanc, 1952
Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2022
$384Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Reflections, 1958, woodcut in colors — Reflections, 1958
Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2022
$313Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Blue Forest (no. 202), 1958, woodcut in colors — Blue Forest (no. 202), 1958
Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2022
$448Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Open Construction, 1977, woodcut in colors — Open Construction, 1977
Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2022
$625Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Untitled #676, 1953, oil on parchment — Untitled #676, 1953
Rago Auctions · Sep 29, 2022
$4,000Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Islands in the Clouds, 1942, oil on canvas — Islands in the Clouds, 1942
Bonhams · May 26, 2022
$38,175Sign up free to see

Werner Drewes, Resurgence, 1973, oil on canvas — Resurgence, 1973
Rago Auctions · May 24, 2022
$11,250Sign up free to see

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