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American · 1887–1970 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 99 of 112 lots (88% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Wharton Esherick: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1920s66$1.2kSign upWoodcut / linocut
1930s1414$10.9kSign upOther
1940s1414$8.6kSign upOther
1950s3232$14.5kSign upOther
1960s3131$7.6kSign upOther
1970s22$13.4kSign upOther

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1920s 6 works

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6 of 6
Median
$1.2kSign up
Average
$2.6kSign up
Typical size
11 × 9.5 in (29 × 24 cm)
Mediums
Woodcut / linocut (5), Watercolor (1)
Subjects
Sunsets & night (1)

1930s 14 works

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14 of 14
Median
$10.9kSign up
Average
$28.1kSign up
Typical size
32 × 23 in (81 × 58 cm)
Mediums
Other (6), Sculpture (5), Woodcut / linocut (2)
Subjects
Sunsets & night (1)
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1940s 14 works

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14 of 14
Median
$8.6kSign up
Average
$12.7kSign up
Typical size
25.5 × 19 in (65 × 48 cm)
Mediums
Other (13), Woodcut / linocut (1)
Subjects
Flowers & still life (1)
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1950s 32 works

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32 of 32
Median
$14.5kSign up
Average
$20.3kSign up
Typical size
28 × 23.5 in (72 × 60 cm)
Mediums
Other (29), Sculpture (2), Woodcut / linocut (1)
Subjects
Cattle & animals (1)
Show 12 more (1950s)

…and 8 more works from this group in the full results list.

1960s 31 works

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31 of 31
Median
$7.6kSign up
Average
$13.7kSign up
Typical size
29 × 20 in (74 × 51 cm)
Mediums
Other (30), Sculpture (1)
Subjects
—
Show 12 more (1960s)

…and 7 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 2 works

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2 of 2
Median
$13.4kSign up
Average
$13.4kSign up
Typical size
19.5 × 38 in (49 × 97 cm)
Mediums
Other (2)
Subjects
—

Creation date not recorded

13 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 1 work

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1 of 1
Median
$1.5kSign up
Average
$1.5kSign up
Typical size
—
Mediums
Other (1)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2020s 12 works

Sold
11 of 12
Median
$1.4kSign up
Average
$9.5kSign up
Typical size
10 × 9 in (25 × 23 cm)
Mediums
Woodcut / linocut (8), Other (2), Sculpture (2)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Wharton Esherick auction results →