American, 1887–1966
William Zorach
176results on record
76%sell-through
$6,000median result (USD, incl. premium; 93% observed, 7% estimated from hammer)
$365,900record in our coverage
Drawn from 176 recorded results (155 sold · 21 passed) across 10 auction houses, 1998–2026. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 93% observed, 7% 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| works on paper | 39 | 59% | $4,750 |
| sculpture | 37 | 69% | $6,000 |
| prints | 9 | 100% | $875 |
| painting | 4 | 50% | $13,000 |
Medium is recorded for 89 of 176 results (51%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Milton Avery William Zorach Milton Avery
| Metric | William Zorach | Milton Avery |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $6,000 | $45,000 |
| Record price | $365,900 | $6,069,500 |
| Results on record | 176 | 794 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Milton AveryNorman RockwellGuy Carleton WigginsWolf Kahn
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
72/ 100
- Sell-through76%
- Meets estimate55%
- Market depth176 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sotheby's | 57 | 88% | $11,325 | 0.94× |
| Christie's | 40 | 100% | $6,885 | — |
| Heritage Auctions | 28 | 79% | $2,132 | — |
| Bonhams | 23 | 78% | $2,363 | 0.86× |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 7 | 86% | $1,518 | 0.66× |
| Rago | 4 | 100% | $1,576 | — |
| Phillips | 3 | 100% | $3,556 | — |
| Cutler Bay Auctions | 11 | 27% | $625 | 0.27× |
| Wright | 2 | 100% | $2,496 | — |
| Ishtar | 1 | 100% | $250 | — |
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 176 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 21 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2026·03 | Mother and Child | $1,000–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·02 | Autumn | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·02 | Autumn, New Hampshire | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·02 | Scenes in Avignon: a triptych | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·01 | Ethereality: Expanding Universe 13 in. (33 cm.) high | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·01 | The Artist's Daughter 23 1/2 in. (60 cm.) high | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·01 | Mother and Child 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm.) high, on a 1 in. (2.5 cm.) high metal base | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·11 | Child and Cat | bronze with greenish brown patina | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·07 | The Artist's Daughter 23 1/2 in. (60 cm.) high | $6,000–$8,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·07 | Head of Chloe 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high, on a 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm.) high metal base | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·07 | Portrait of Jessie Shapiro 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm.) high, on a 6 in. (15.2 cm.) high metal base | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·07 | Mother and Child 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm.) high, on a 1 in. (2.5 cm.) high metal base | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·07 | The Artist's Daughter (Study) 11 in. (27.9 cm.) high | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·07 | Ethereality: Expanding Universe 13 in. (33 cm.) high | $7,000–$10,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·06 | Mother and Child | cast stone | $800–$1,200 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·04 | (1889-1966) | bronze | — | Ishtar | ||
| 2025·01 | House on the Forest Edge | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·12 | Seated Girl (or Seated Girl Asleep with Hands under Legs) , 1933 | bronze with brown patina | $1,500–$2,500 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2024·09 | American | gouache on paper | $2,500–$4,500 | Cutler Bay Auctions | ||
| 2024·08 | American | Watercolor on paper | $1,500–$2,500 | Cutler Bay Auctions | ||
| 2024·07 | Peace on Earth (Christmas card design) 37 1/4 x 26 in. unframed | $2,000–$4,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·07 | The Steeple, Provincetown 13 1/2 x 10 in. (34.3 x 25.4 cm.) | $800–$1,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·07 | American | Watercolor on paper | $1,500–$2,500 | Cutler Bay Auctions | ||
| 2024·05 | Untitled (Female Figure) , c. 1950 | stone | $1,500–$2,500 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2024·05 | Waterfall, Randolph, New Hampshire , 1915 | watercolor and gouache on paper laid to paperboard | $1,000–$2,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2024·03 | American | Watercolor on paper | $2,500–$4,500 | Cutler Bay Auctions | ||
| 2024·03 | Head of a Girl | $800–$1,200 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2023·12 | Kneeling Girl with two Cats | $800–$1,000 | Rago | |||
| 2023·11 | American | Watercolor on Paper | $1,500–$3,500 | Cutler Bay Auctions | ||
| 2023·11 | Pumas: A Pair of Bronzes 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm.) high; 18 3/8 in. (46.7 cm.) high | $15,000–$25,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·10 | Sunrise Fisherman, Provincetown (Seiners); and Provincetown From the Boat | $2,500–$3,500 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·10 | Sailing | $3,000–$5,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2023·10 | Head of a Young Girl , 1952 | stone | $3,000–$5,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2023·09 | Mera height 8 in. | $1,500–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·02 | Two Cats | pencil on paper | $600–$800 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2023·02 | American | Watercolor on paper | $1,000–$2,000 | Cutler Bay Auctions | ||
| 2022·11 | Autumn 19 7/8 x 24 1/8 in. (50.5 x 61.3 cm.) | $15,000–$25,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·11 | Untitled (nude with cat) | $800–$1,200 | Rago | |||
| 2022·11 | Untitled (mother and child) | $1,200–$1,800 | Rago | |||
| 2022·11 | American | Watercolor on Paper | $500–$5,000 | Cutler Bay Auctions | ||
| 2022·11 | The Artist's Daughter (Head of Dahlov) | Bronze with brown patina | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·11 | Ethel and Street Scene (double-sided) | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·10 | American | Watercolor on paper | $1,500–$2,500 | Cutler Bay Auctions | ||
| 2022·10 | American | Watercolor on Paper | $2,500–$3,500 | Cutler Bay Auctions | ||
| 2022·09 | American | Graphite on Paper | $2,500–$3,500 | Cutler Bay Auctions | ||
| 2022·09 | Self Portrait | Pencil and pastel on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·07 | Frog | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2022·05 | Cornstalk | Watercolor and pencil on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·05 | Ethel and Street Scene (double-sided) | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2022·02 | American | $1,500–$2,500 | Cutler Bay Auctions | |||
| 2021·12 | Untitled , 1917 | graphite and watercolor on paper | $2,000–$4,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2021·07 | Adoration | Linocut on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2021·06 | Yosemite | $3,000–$5,000 | Rago | |||
| 2021·05 | Popham Beach 15 1/2 x 22 1/2in (39.4 x 57.2cm) | $1,200–$1,800 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·05 | Sleeping Cat 2 1/2in high (6.4cm high), on a 1in high (2.5cm high) black Belgian marble base | $5,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·11 | Setting Hen 14in high (35.6cm) | $8,000–$12,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·09 | child with cat | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·05 | Devotion (Mother and Child) | Bronze with brown patina | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2019·05 | Maquette for "New Horizons" | Bronze with brown patina | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2019·05 | Reclining Cat | Bronze with natural patina | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·11 | The Swimmer | Woodcut on Japon paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·11 | Father and Son (The Awakening) | Linocut on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·11 | Man and Child | Linocut on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·11 | Maine Coast Village (Stonington) | Linocut on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·11 | Double Portrait - Mother and Child | Linocut on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·11 | Mountain Stream, n.d. | Linoleum cut on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·11 | Provincetown, n.d. | Linoleum cut on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·11 | Birth | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·05 | Maquette for "New Horizons" | Bronze with brown patina | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·05 | Still Life | Watercolor on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·05 | New Hampshire Mountains | Watercolor and pencil on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·05 | California Coast | Watercolor on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·05 | Sailboats, Provincetown | Watercolor and pencil on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·05 | Marine (Ship and Swimmers) | Linocut in colors on laid Japan paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2018·05 | Devotion (Mother and Child) | Bronze with brown patina | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·11 | Schooner with Reflection | watercolor and pencil on paper | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·09 | Half Dome Yosemite Valley | Charcoal, graphite, and wash on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2017·09 | Harbor View (Provincetown) | $2,000–$3,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2017·06 | Girl with Cat height 14 1/4in (36.2cm) | $1,000–$1,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·05 | The Family | granite | $25,000–$35,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2017·04 | Sleeping Cat | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | Singing Bird | $7,000–$10,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | Yosemite Valley | $4,000–$6,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | Spirit of the Dance | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | Maine Houses | $4,000–$6,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·10 | New Hampshire | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·06 | Affection | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·06 | Spirit of the Dance | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·06 | Maquette for Mother and Child | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·05 | Head of a Young Woman | granite | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·03 | Mountain Tops | watercolor and pencil on paper | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2016·03 | View from the Top of Yosemite Valley | watercolor and pencil on paper | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2015·10 | Tranquility | $3,000–$5,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·04 | Youth | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·04 | Study for 'Head of Moses' | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·04 | Couple embracing | bronze with light brown patina | $3,000–$5,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2014·04 | Seated Cat (Tookey, the Zorach Cat) | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·12 | French Cottage | Oil on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2013·11 | Evening; Seated nude (2) first 15 x 22in; second 23 x 17in | $1,500–$2,500 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·10 | Genesis | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
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