Wolf Kahn Pastels: Auction Prices

American · 1927–2020

ArtSell has recorded 140 auction results for Wolf Kahn pastels between 2003 and 2026, of which 128 sold (91% sell-through). Prices realised range from $721 to $45,000, with a median of $6,000 across 128 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). A further 13 lots offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed but not counted. The highest recorded price is $45,000 for “Maine Water” at Barridoff Auctions in 2025.

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All pastels results

1. 
   The Thurber's Tree, 1978

   Pastel · Paper

   12 x 17 7/8 in. (30.5 x 45.4 cm.)

   Bonhams · May 25, 2023 · Lot 1
   $4,096≈ £3,312≈ €3,816Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
2. 
   Untitled, 1954

   Pastel · Paper

   11 h x 14 w in (28 x 36 cm)

   Rago Auctions · May 18, 2023 · Lot 501
   $4,788≈ £3,848≈ €4,428Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
3. 
   Maine Seacoast (Cindy's Cove), 2000

   Pastel · Paper

   10 3/4" x 13 7/16" sight

   Barridoff Auctions · Apr 1, 2023 · Lot 108
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
4. 
   Magenta to Yellow

   Pastel · Paper

   21 7/16" x 28 15/16" sight

   Barridoff Auctions · Apr 1, 2023 · Lot 107
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $16,000–20,000View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
5. 
   Distance, 2007

   Pastel · Paper

   11 x 14 1/16 in. (27.9 x 35.7 cm.)

   Bonhams · Nov 17, 2022 · Lot 4
   $2,805≈ £2,378≈ €2,718Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
6. 
   Barn Before a Meadow, 2006

   Pastel · Paper

   9 x 11 5/8 in. (22.9 x 29.5 cm.)

   Bonhams · Nov 17, 2022 · Lot 2
   $7,013≈ £5,944≈ €6,796Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
7. 
   Toward a Green Horizon, 2006

   Pastel · Paper

   10 7/8 x 13 1/2 in. (27.6 x 34.3 cm.)

   Bonhams · Nov 17, 2022 · Lot 1
   $7,013≈ £5,944≈ €6,796Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
8. 
   Collonges La Rouge

   Pastel · Paper

   9 x 12 in. (22.9 x 30.5 cm.)

   Bonhams · Aug 24, 2022 · Lot 4
   $2,168≈ £1,839≈ €2,182Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
9. 
   Barn at Dusk, Oak Bluffs, 1979

   Pastel · Paper

   9 x 11 7/8 in. (22.9 x 30.2 cm.)

   Bonhams · Aug 24, 2022 · Lot 3
   $4,845≈ £4,111≈ €4,877Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
10. 
    The Red Barn

    Pastel · Paper

    9 1/16 x 12 in. (23 x 30.5 cm.)

    Bonhams · Aug 24, 2022 · Lot 2
    $5,100≈ £4,327≈ €5,134Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Bonhams ↗
11. 
    Cafe with Figures, 1984

    Pastel · Paper

    14 1/2 x 19 1/4 in

    Barridoff Auctions · Aug 20, 2022 · Lot 59
    Result not publishedEst. $3,000–5,000View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
12. 
    Purple Barn

    Pastel · Paper

    11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm.)

    Bonhams · May 26, 2022 · Lot 6
    $2,040≈ £1,622≈ €1,907Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
13. 
    At Green Camp, circa 1971-75

    Pastel · Paper

    9 x 12 in. (22.9 x 30.5 cm.)

    Bonhams · May 26, 2022 · Lot 5
    $4,845≈ £3,853≈ €4,529Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
14. 
    Morning Off the South Road, 1980

    Pastel · Paper

    12 x 17 7/8 in. (30.5 x 45.4 cm.)

    Bonhams · May 26, 2022 · Lot 3
    $8,288≈ £6,591≈ €7,747Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
15. 
    Yellow, Magenta, and Pink

    Pastel · Paper

    14 x 17 in

    Barridoff Auctions · Mar 19, 2022 · Lot 115
    Result not publishedEst. $5,000–7,000View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
16. 
    Towpath

    Pastel · Paper

    14 x 11 in

    Barridoff Auctions · Mar 19, 2022 · Lot 114
    Result not publishedEst. $4,000–6,000View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
17. 
    Italian View, c. 1957

    Pastel · Paper

    17 x 14 in

    Barridoff Auctions · Mar 19, 2022 · Lot 113
    Result not publishedEst. $3,000–5,000View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
18. 
    House Over the Ocean, Maine

    Pastel · Paper

    9 1/2 x 17 in

    Barridoff Auctions · Mar 19, 2022 · Lot 95
    Result not publishedEst. $3,000–5,000View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
19. 
    Riverside Drive, New York

    Pastel · Paper

    14 x 11 in

    Barridoff Auctions · Mar 19, 2022 · Lot 94
    Result not publishedEst. $4,000–6,000View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
20. 
    Lincoln, NM

    Pastel · Paper

    9 1/2 x 17 in

    Barridoff Auctions · Mar 19, 2022 · Lot 93
    Result not publishedEst. $5,000–7,000View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
21. 
    Pennsylvania Barn, 1998

    Pastel · Paper

    11 x 13 3/4 in. (27.9 x 34.9 cm.)

    Bonhams · Nov 18, 2021 · Lot 6
    $6,120≈ £4,541≈ €5,394Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
22. 
    Rusty Roof Barn, 2009

    Pastel · Paper

    14 x 17 in. (35.6 x 43.2 cm.)

    Bonhams · Nov 18, 2021 · Lot 5
    $5,100≈ £3,784≈ €4,495Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
23. 
    Long Island Barn II, 2000

    Pastel · Paper

    12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45.7 cm.)

    Bonhams · Nov 18, 2021 · Lot 3
    $8,288≈ £6,149≈ €7,305Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
24. 
    Untitled

    Pastel

    Barridoff Auctions · Aug 14, 2021 · Lot 61
    Result not publishedEst. $12,000–16,000View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
25. 
    Barns in Amagansett, 2002

    Pastel · Paper

    22 3/8 x 30 1/4in (56.8 x 76.8cm)

    Bonhams · May 20, 2021 · Lot 2
    $22,813≈ £16,152≈ €18,694Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
26. 
    Spoleto, Italy (Umbrian Landscape), 1973

    Pastel · Paper

    11 h x 14 w in (28 x 36 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Oct 21, 2020 · Lot 152
    $4,375≈ £3,350≈ €3,691Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
27. 
    Wolf Kahn Am. 1927-2020 Vermont Hillside

    Pastel · Paper

    10 1/4 x 13 in

    Barridoff Auctions · Aug 15, 2020 · Lot 62
    Result not publishedEst. $4,000–6,000View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
28. 
    Wolf Kahn Am. 1927-2020 Green Grass, Purple Sky

    Pastel · Paper

    8 1/2 x 11 in

    Barridoff Auctions · Aug 15, 2020 · Lot 61
    Result not publishedEst. $3,000–5,000View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
29. 
    Wolf Kahn Am. 1927-2020 Purple and Black

    Pastel · Paper

    8 3/4 x 11 1/4 in

    Barridoff Auctions · Aug 15, 2020 · Lot 60
    Result not publishedEst. $3,000–5,000View at Barridoff Auctions ↗
30. 
    Lagoon, 1978

    Pastel · Paper

    12 x 17 7/8in (30.5 x 45.4cm)

    Bonhams · Jul 29, 2020 · Lot 58
    $2,550≈ £1,966≈ €2,175Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
31. 
    Study for Thurber Homestead, 1978

    Pastel · Paper

    12 x 18in (30.5 x 45.7cm)

    Bonhams · Jul 29, 2020 · Lot 57
    $1,275≈ £983≈ €1,087Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Bonhams ↗
32. 
    Evening Pond, 1974

    Pastel · Paper

    9⅜ h x 12¼ w in (24 x 31 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Mar 25, 2020 · Lot 355
    $5,938≈ £5,019≈ €5,484Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
33. 
    Barn on a Ridge, 1970

    Pastel · Paper

    15 x 20in (38.1 x 50.8cm)

    Bonhams · Nov 19, 2019 · Lot 68
    $3,188≈ £2,462≈ €2,878Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
34. 
    View of Venice, 1958

    Pastel · Paper

    17-3/4 x 24 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Jul 20, 2019 · Lot 1328
    $1,800≈ £1,437≈ €1,603HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
35. 
    Landscape

    Pastel · Paper

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Nov 18, 2018 · Lot 224
    $3,125≈ £2,436≈ €2,754Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
36. 
    Haze Caught in a Valley, 1994

    Pastel · Paper

    Sight - 8.5" high x 11.5" wide

    Clarke Auction Gallery · Feb 25, 2018 · Lot 56
    $5,000≈ £3,564≈ €4,058HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
37. 
    Maine Waters, 1999-2000

    Pastel · Paper

    56.5 x 76 cm

    Lempertz · Dec 2, 2017 · Lot 756
    €4,216≈ $5,011≈ £3,715Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,000–3,000View at Lempertz ↗
38. 
    In Northern New Mexico

    Pastel

    22 x 29 1/2 inches

    Scottsdale Art Auction · Apr 1, 2017 · Lot 326
    $2,340≈ £1,873≈ €2,189Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
39. 
    Remembering Kenya, 2004

    Pastel · Paper

    22 x 30 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Apr 7, 2016 · Lot 7
    $4,250≈ £3,019≈ €3,740HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
40. 
    Green Tree Row with Magenta, 2010

    Pastel · Paper

    22 x 20 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Apr 7, 2016 · Lot 5
    $8,000≈ £5,683≈ €7,040HammerSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–7,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
41. 
    Nasturtiums, c. 1968

    Pastel · Paper

    9 h x 11½ w in (23 x 29 cm)

    Wright · Sep 23, 2014 · Lot 353
    $6,350≈ £3,871≈ €4,926Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
42. 
    Near the Tennis, 1989

    Pastel · Paper

    21 3/4 x 29 3/4in

    Bonhams · Jul 28, 2013 · Lot 2077
    $3,750≈ £2,440≈ €2,828Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
43. 
    The Lamoille Valley, 1989

    Pastel · Paper

    22 x 29 3/4in

    Bonhams · Jun 30, 2013 · Lot 5048
    $3,125≈ £2,052≈ €2,397Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
44. 
    Stand of trees

    Pastel · Paper

    22 x 30in

    Bonhams · Nov 29, 2011 · Lot 1102
    $3,750≈ £2,400≈ €2,812Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
45. 
    Country Road, 1988

    Pastel · Paper

    22 1/2 x 30 1/4

    Bonhams · Nov 29, 2011 · Lot 1101
    $2,500≈ £1,600≈ €1,875Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
46. 
    Mother & Child

    Pastel · Paper

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 9, 2011 · Lot 74
    $2,083≈ £1,332≈ €1,532Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
47. 
    Woman Knitting

    Pastel · Paper

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 9, 2011 · Lot 73
    $3,982≈ £2,545≈ €2,929Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
48. 
    Pablo Casals' House in Marlboro, 1983

    Pastel · Paper

    22 x 30in

    Bonhams · May 24, 2011 · Lot 1088
    $4,636≈ £2,872≈ €3,291Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
49. 
    Red and spindly

    Pastel · Paper

    9 x 12in

    Bonhams · Nov 30, 2010 · Lot 99
    $3,050≈ £1,966≈ €2,347Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
50. 
    Barns in the Summertime

    Pastel · Paper

    12 x 18in

    Bonhams · Dec 3, 2008 · Lot 211
    $2,400≈ £1,625≈ €1,901Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Bonhams ↗

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