American, 1937–2021
William T. Wiley
244results on record
76%sell-through
$1,434median result (USD, incl. premium; 82% observed, 18% estimated from hammer)
$34,375 est.record in our coverage
Drawn from 244 recorded results (191 sold · 53 passed) across 10 auction houses, 1999–2026. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 82% observed, 18% estimated from hammer method · log scale
Where does a value land in this market?
The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.
Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.
By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line
| Medium | Results | Sell-through | Median result (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| prints | 89 | 75% | $625 |
| works on paper | 26 | 73% | $2,875 |
| painting | 15 | 83% | $5,125 |
| other | 4 | 67% | $1,792 |
Medium is recorded for 134 of 244 results (55%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Sam Francis William T. Wiley Sam Francis
| Metric | William T. Wiley | Sam Francis |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $1,434 | $13,120 |
| Record price | $34,375 est. | $11,842,000 |
| Results on record | 244 | 3,530 |
| Years active at auction | 1999–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Sam FrancisAlexander CalderRobert RauschenbergAndy Warhol
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
72/ 100
- Sell-through76%
- Meets estimate53%
- Market depth244 results
How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →
Where this artist sells best
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Auctions | 69 | 74% | $875 | — |
| Bonhams | 66 | 73% | $3,667 | 0.94× |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 44 | 77% | $844 | 0.63× |
| Rago | 24 | 92% | $682 | — |
| Christie's | 20 | 100% | $2,500 | — |
| Sotheby's | 10 | 100% | $2,133 | 0.92× |
| Wright | 6 | 67% | $1,518 | — |
| Phillips | 3 | 33% | $1,208 | — |
| Locati LLC | 1 | 100% | $188 | 0.33× |
| Kruso Art | 1 | 0% | — | — |
The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →
Prices realized 244 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 53 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2026·08 | Plank's Pool , 1980 | etching | $800–$1,200 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·08 | Spooky on the Line | $800–$1,200 | Rago | |||
| 2026·07 | Down the Line with Ol’ Sir Rot (from Suite of Daze ), 1976 | hard-ground etching | $200–$400 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·07 | WTW #118 - It's Only Pay Per Moon | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·07 | Untitled | $2,000–$3,000 | Wright | |||
| 2026·06 | Bonejo; Portrait of the Bonejo (pair), 2001-2008; | Mixed media; watercolor, ink, and graphite on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·06 | Primis | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·05 | Ol' Unkl Sam Wants You | Lithograph on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·02 | ED. E's Scorpion Cross No. 2, 2000 | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·02 | Which Side Are You On?, 2000 | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·02 | K.C. Blues | Watercolor and marker on Arches paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·01 | Eerie Grotto? Okini | Woodblock print on Japon paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·12 | Hot Cross Burns; C.D. Self-Portrait; Allan Frumking Gallery exhibition poster (three works) | $500–$700 | Rago | |||
| 2025·12 | Lesson Plans (seventy-four works) | $2,000–$3,000 | Rago | |||
| 2025·09 | Crew Dark and the Captain's Crackers, 1985 | $15,000–$25,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·08 | Hanging up the Frame (from Suite of Daze ), 1976 | soft-ground etching | $600–$800 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·08 | Erie Café | $800–$1,200 | Rago | |||
| 2025·08 | Now Here’s that Blame Treaty | $800–$1,200 | Rago | |||
| 2025·07 | Seasonall Gate, from the Landfall Press Etching Portfolio | Landfall Press Etching Portfolio | $100–$150 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·07 | Eerie Grotto? Okini | Woodblock print in colors on Japon paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·06 | Untitled (Trade Winds), 1978 | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·05 | Self Portrait in a Dunce Cap/Mr. Unnatural | $800–$1,200 | Rago | |||
| 2025·05 | Mr. Unnatural at Your Surface | $700–$900 | Rago | |||
| 2025·05 | Untitled (Lil Declaration of Independence at Christmas) | $500–$700 | Rago | |||
| 2025·05 | Mr. Unpopular , 1980 | lithograph | $800–$1,200 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·03 | With Faint Traces from Other Places Possibly Affecting the Whole | $1,000–$1,500 | Rago | |||
| 2025·03 | O.T.P.A.G. Fishing | $400–$600 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·03 | U.S. Angel | $600–$800 | Rago | |||
| 2025·03 | Winter Garden | $200–$300 | Rago | |||
| 2025·03 | Seasonal Gate | $500–$700 | Rago | |||
| 2025·02 | Lesson Plans | Lithograph in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·02 | Near ? The Gate | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·12 | Only Fear Itself | $1,500–$2,500 | Rago | |||
| 2024·12 | WHILHELM, RICHARD. translator. A Suite of Daze. Chicago: Landfall Press Inc., 1977. | $1,000–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·11 | Senior Eater | Lithograph in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·11 | Spooky on the Line | Lithograph in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·11 | Pilgrim Repair | $700–$900 | Rago | |||
| 2024·09 | Summer Rim Knits , 1975 | oil on canvas laid to board | $20,000–$40,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2024·09 | Hand Colored Etching | $300–$600 | Locati LLC | |||
| 2024·08 | Don't Get Skeered #2 | Linocut in colors with collage and pencil on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·08 | Now Chillin IE | Linocut in colors with collage and pencil on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·06 | Band Together (from the Landfall Press 30th Anniversary portfolio), 2000 | color lithograph | $300–$500 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2024·06 | I Hope You Learned Your Lesson | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·05 | Now Chillin IE | Linocut in colors with collage and pencil on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·05 | Don't Get Skeered #2 | Linocut in colors with collage and pencil on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·05 | Marvin Gaye | Woodcut in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·04 | Near ? The Gate, 1987 | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·03 | Christmas Haiku Day Ja Voo Doo-Doo, n.d. | Lithograph in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·02 | I Hope You Learned Your Lessen | 11 Iris prints with handwritten poems on wove paper and double-sided drawing on slate | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·02 | Devil and the Deep Blue Sea | Mixed media on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·02 | Untitled (Work Shirt) | Oil and ink on cut-off Maverick denim button-down shirt | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·02 | Nile Comma | Oil on Masonite | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·02 | Eye to Eye | Ink on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2024·01 | Captain Crowbar, 1979 | lithograph | $500–$700 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2024·01 | The Glittering Remains (from Suite of Daze ) , 1976 | soft ground etching and spit bite aquatint on paper | $400–$600 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2024·01 | Beginning Passes Lonely Sunday (from Suite of Daze ), 1976 | etching and aquatint | $400–$600 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2024·01 | Three Mile Island, Three Years Later, 1983 | lithograph | $400–$600 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2024·01 | Untitled , 1972 | lithograph with collage | $600–$800 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2024·01 | Eerie Grotto? Okini | $1,267–$1,901 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·12 | Aegis for L. Johnson | acrylic and charcoal on canvas | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·12 | Spooky on the Line, 1979 | lithograph | $700–$900 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2023·12 | Captain Crowbar , 1979 | lithograph | $500–$700 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2023·12 | The Young Monk , 1970 | watercolor on paper, bamboo, cloth and boxes | $10,000–$15,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2023·12 | Lesson Plans | Lithograph in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·12 | Christmas Haiku Day Ja Voo Doo-Doo, n.d. | Lithograph in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·11 | Ol' Unkl Skam | Lithograph in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·11 | Band Together | Lithograph in colors on Fabriano paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·10 | I Hope You Learned Your Lessen | 11 Iris prints with handwritten poems on wove paper and double-sided drawing on slate | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·10 | Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks | $1,000–$2,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·09 | Sketch for Indianapolis Tower Site | Watercolor on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·09 | The Big Shill and the Like, 1984 | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·09 | Happy? You Near Day Ja Voo Doo Doo, 1991 | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·09 | C.t.t.l.o.w.p., 1985 | $1,500–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·09 | Untitled, 1984 | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·09 | Unitar Drone Jo, 1994 | $1,500–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·09 | Bolo with Lariat, circa 1985 | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·09 | Who Is Not A Hostage? Scatter Pins, circa 1985 | $2,000–$4,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·09 | Happy in the Unknown Bangle Bracelet, circa 1985 | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·08 | Field Stone | Lithograph on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·08 | Feels Tone | Lithograph in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·07 | Feel Stoned | Lithograph in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·07 | Mirror Sweat and Colored Dirt | watercolor, ink, metallic paint and graphite on paper | $5,000–$7,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·07 | Bury Your Barrier | acrylic and charcoal on canvas | $15,000–$25,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2023·06 | Sketch for Indianapolis Tower Site | Watercolor on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·06 | Portrait of Punch on a Box With Time | Mixed media on cardboard | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·05 | Thank You Chicago (Hide) | Lithograph in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·04 | Now Here's That Blame Treaty | Aquatint, drypoint, and soft ground etching on Somerset paper, state A | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·04 | The Shutters for Above Us and Beat Head , 1993 | acrylic, charcoal, and graphite on canvas | $8,000–$12,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2023·04 | This Angel Swings (Beggars Joys Part II) Memorial Day , 1994 | acrylic, charcoal, and graphite on canvas | $4,000–$6,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2023·04 | I Ran Amuck No. 1 , 1987 | graphite and crayon on paper | $4,000–$6,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2023·04 | Winter Banter, 1981 | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·04 | Disturbed Person?, 2000 | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·02 | Eerie Grotto? Okini | Woodcut in colors on Japon paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·02 | Green Shoes | Soft ground etching in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2023·02 | Axe of Aggression | Acrylic on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·12 | Feels Tone | Lithograph in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·12 | Field Stone | Lithograph on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·12 | Feel Stoned | Lithograph in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·12 | I Hope You Learned Your Lessen | 11 Iris prints with handwritten poems on wove paper and double-sided drawing on slate | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·12 | (1937 - 2001) | $523–$1,045 | Kruso Art | |||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.