Wharton Esherick Woodcuts & Linocuts: Value & Auction Prices

1887–1970

Of the 21 lots by Wharton Esherick (woodcuts & linocuts) recorded at auction between 2022 and 2025, 21 found a buyer (100%). Half of the priced sales fell between $882Sign up free to see and $1.8kSign up free to see, with a median of $1.1kSign up free to see. Bright Night holds the top price on file: $6.9kSign up free to see at Rago Auctions (January 2022). The houses with the most results are Rago Auctions (15), Pook & Pook (2) and Toomey & Co. (2).

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1. 
   House and Tree, 1923

   Woodcut / linocut · Panel · ed. 24/40

   6 1/4" x 8 3/4"

   Pook & Pook · Oct 2, 2025 · Lot 501
   $1,000≈ £742≈ €851HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–500View at Pook & Pook ↗
2. 
   Two Friends, 1923

   Woodcut / linocut

   8 1/4" x 6"

   Pook & Pook · Oct 2, 2025 · Lot 499
   $450≈ £334≈ €383HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Pook & Pook ↗
3. 
   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. ↗
4. 
   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 ↗
5. 
   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 ↗
6. 
   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 ↗
7. 
   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 ↗
8. 
   January

   Woodcut / linocut

   18"h x 12"w

   Alderfer Auction · Nov 22, 2023 · Lot 2099
   $250≈ £199≈ €229HammerSign up free to seeView at Alderfer Auction ↗
9. 
   The Lane

   Woodcut / linocut

   9"h x 10.5"w

   Alderfer Auction · Nov 22, 2023 · Lot 2098
   $225≈ £179≈ €206HammerSign up free to seeView at Alderfer Auction ↗
10. 
    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. ↗
11. 
    Untitled, 1928After the artist

    Woodcut / linocut

    and numbered 150 in pencil

    Pook & Pook · Oct 6, 2023 · Lot 455
    $300≈ £246≈ €284HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Pook & Pook ↗
12. 
    print, 1925After the artist

    Woodcut / linocut · ed. 2/50

    and numbered 2/50 in pencil

    Pook & Pook · Oct 6, 2023 · Lot 454
    $600≈ £491≈ €568HammerSign up free to seeEst. $300–500View at Pook & Pook ↗
13. 
    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 ↗
14. 
    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 ↗
15. 
    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 ↗
16. 
    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 ↗
17. 
    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 ↗
18. 
    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 ↗
19. 
    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 ↗
20. 
    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 ↗
21. 
    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 ↗
22. 
    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 ↗
23. 
    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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