Wharton Esherick Prints: Auction Prices

American · 1887–1970

ArtSell has recorded 17 auction results for Wharton Esherick prints between 2022 and 2024, of which 17 sold (100% sell-through). Prices realised range from $504 to $6,875, with a median of $1,235 across 17 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). The highest recorded price is $6,875 for “Bright Night” at Rago Auctions in 2022.

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1. 
   Three works

   Woodcut / linocut

   9¾ h x 8⅝ w in (25 x 22 cm)

   Toomey & Co. · Jul 24, 2024 · Lot 163
   $882≈ £683≈ €813Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
2. 
   Best Bodied Mothers (from the Song of the Broad-Axe suite)

   Woodcut / linocut · Paper

   10⅝ h x 9½ w in (27 x 24 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Jul 12, 2024 · Lot 143
   $882≈ £681≈ €810Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $750–View at Rago Auctions ↗
3. 
   January; Hell of War (two works from the Song of the Broad-Axe suite)

   Woodcut / linocut

   9¼ h x 8¼ w in (23 x 21 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Jul 12, 2024 · Lot 144
   $1,048≈ £809≈ €962Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
4. 
   The Great City; The Headsman (two works from the Song of the Broad-Axe suite), 1924

   Woodcut / linocut · Paper

   11½ h x 9⅞ w in (29 x 25 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Jul 12, 2024 · Lot 145
   $504≈ £389≈ €463Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
5. 
   Two Friends, 1946

   Woodcut / linocut · Paper

   7⅞ h x 5¾ w in (20 x 15 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Jan 19, 2024 · Lot 367
   $917≈ £723≈ €842Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
6. 
   Concert Meister, 1937

   Woodcut / linocut

   9 h x 11 w in (23 x 28 cm)

   Toomey & Co. · Nov 16, 2023 · Lot 127
   $1,890≈ £1,525≈ €1,742Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
7. 
   Beauty of Woodsmen; No. 1 (two works from Song of the Broad-Axe)

   Woodcut / linocut · Paper

   11¼ h x 9⅞ w in (29 x 25 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Sep 21, 2023 · Lot 571
   $1,572≈ £1,282≈ €1,478Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
8. 
   Building; The Forger (two works from Song of the Broad-Axe)

   Woodcut / linocut

   10 h x 9 w in (25 x 23 cm)

   Rago Auctions · May 12, 2023 · Lot 630
   $1,890≈ £1,510≈ €1,735Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
9. 
   The Hammers Man (from Song of the Broad-Axe)

   Woodcut / linocut · Paper

   10 h x 8⅞ w in (25 x 23 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Jan 20, 2023 · Lot 571
   $1,071≈ £867≈ €989Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
10. 
    Hell of War #9 (from Song of the Broad-Axe)

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    9⅞ h x 8⅞ w in (25 x 23 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Jan 20, 2023 · Lot 569
    $1,764≈ £1,427≈ €1,629Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
11. 
    Song of the Broad-Axe II

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    7¼ h x 4⅞ w in (18 x 12 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Jan 20, 2023 · Lot 564
    $1,386≈ £1,122≈ €1,280Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
12. 
    Iseult, 1959

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    6⅞ h x 8 w in (17 x 20 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Jan 20, 2023 · Lot 567
    $1,764≈ £1,427≈ €1,629Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
13. 
    As I Watched the Ploughman Ploughing, 1927

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    13⅝ h x 12⅛ w in (35 x 31 cm)

    Rago Auctions · May 13, 2022 · Lot 573
    $1,105≈ £906≈ €1,064Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
14. 
    Song of the Broad-Axe by Walt Whitman, 1924

    Woodcut / linocut

    11 h x 8½ w x ¾ d in (28 x 22 x 2 cm)

    Rago Auctions · May 13, 2022 · Lot 571
    $975≈ £799≈ €939Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
15. 
    Bright Night, c. 1925

    Woodcut / linocut

    10¾ h x 8¼ w in (27 x 21 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Jan 21, 2022 · Lot 567
    $6,875≈ £5,067≈ €6,058Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
16. 
    Moonlight and Meadows, 1932

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    7½ h x 8 w in (19 x 20 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Jan 21, 2022 · Lot 571
    $1,820≈ £1,341≈ €1,604Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
17. 
    I Would Kiss Thee (from The Song of Solomon), 1927

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    5¼ h x 4½ w in (13 x 11 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Jan 21, 2022 · Lot 569
    $1,235≈ £910≈ €1,088Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗

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