William Gropper

American · 1897–1977 · Painter, Printmaker

William Victor Gropper was an American cartoonist, painter, lithographer, and muralist. A committed radical, Gropper is best known for the political work which he contributed… (Wikipedia)

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83lots offered2003–2026years recorded68%sold (38)$1.1kSign up free to seemedian price

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Roll CallClarke Auction Gallery · Sep 2014$14,000≈ £8,676≈ €10,813Sign up to see
The Committee ChairmanWright · Nov 2003$10,620≈ £6,350≈ €9,248Sign up to see
A Western Landscape with FiguresBonhams · Nov 2008$9,600≈ £6,401≈ €7,516Sign up to see

William Gropper’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).

ArtSell has recorded 56 auction results for William Gropper between 2003 and 2026, of which 38 sold (68%). A further 27 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $100Sign up free to see to $14kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $14kSign up free to see for Roll Call at Clarke Auction Gallery in September 2014. The most common medium is oil paintings (20 lots). Most results come from DuMouchelles (14), Bonhams (12) and Sloans & Kenyon (9).

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Spanish Civil War
Watercolor · Paper
15 h x 21½ w in (38 x 55 cm)
Rago Auctions · Aug 28, 2026 · Lot 183
$448≈ £330≈ €385Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
High Cost of Living (Mother and Child)
Drawing · Paper
11¾ h x 17¾ w in (30 x 45 cm)
Rago Auctions · Aug 28, 2026 · Lot 184
$1,088≈ £801≈ €934Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Reclining Woman
Oil · Board
10 x 14.5 in
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Mar 8, 2026 · Lot 158
$284≈ £213≈ €245$225 + $59 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $300–600View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
Untitled
Drawing · Paper
17 x 12 in
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Mar 8, 2026 · Lot 158A
$378≈ £283≈ €327$300 + $78 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $250–500View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
Untitled (Dance)
Oil · Canvas
24 h x 36 w in (61 x 91 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Oct 28, 2025 · Lot 221
$1,320≈ £994≈ €1,135Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Untitled (The Wealth Age)Attributed to the artist
Oil · Panel
12.25" h x 10.50" w
Clarke Auction Gallery · Sep 14, 2025 · Lot 116
$1,500≈ £1,102≈ €1,275HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–900View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
Victory Flags
Oil · Canvas
20" x 24" sight
Barridoff Auctions · Aug 16, 2025 · Lot 64
$1,700≈ £1,254≈ €1,454HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
The Operator, 1952
Oil · Canvas
20 1/8 x 24 7/8 in. (51.1 x 63.2 cm.)
Bonhams · Apr 30, 2025 · Lot 84
$4,864≈ £3,643≈ €4,277Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
Fear, Gossip Mongers, Dictatorship
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 8/50
DuMouchelles · Apr 18, 2025 · Lot 1196
$200≈ £151≈ €176HammerSign up free to seeEst. $250–500View at DuMouchelles ↗
Untitled
Lithograph · Paper · ed. 82/100
H 11.5" W 15.5"
DuMouchelles · Apr 18, 2025 · Lot 1197
$150≈ £113≈ €132HammerSign up free to seeEst. $200–400View at DuMouchelles ↗

Also offered, result not published (27)

Lots by William Gropper that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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William Gropper: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by William Gropper at auction?

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What is a typical auction price for William Gropper?

The median sale price is $1.1kSign up free to see across 38 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by William Gropper have sold at auction?

38 of 56 recorded lots sold between 2003 and 2026. 27 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.

Which auction houses sell William Gropper?

DuMouchelles, Bonhams and Sloans & Kenyon account for the most recorded results. DuMouchelles · Bonhams · Sloans & Kenyon

About William Gropper

William Victor Gropper was an American cartoonist, painter, lithographer, and muralist. A committed radical, Gropper is best known for the political work which he contributed to such left wing publications as The Revolutionary Age, The Liberator, The New Masses, The Worker, and Morgen Freiheit.

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In museum collections

Automobile Industry (mural, Detroit, Michigan Post Office), 1941
Smithsonian American Art Museum · Public domain
Automobile Industry (mural study, Detroit, Michigan Post Office), 1940
Smithsonian American Art Museum · Public domain
Suburban Post in Winter (mural study, Freeport New York Post Office), 1936
Smithsonian American Art Museum · Public domain

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