American, 1927–2020
Wolf Kahn
613results on record
94%sell-through
$15,000median result (USD, incl. premium; 90% observed, 10% estimated from hammer)
$298,950record in our coverage
Drawn from 613 recorded results (584 sold · 29 passed) across 15 auction houses, 1998–2026. 3 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 90% observed, 10% 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| painting | 139 | 99% | $37,500 |
| works on paper | 101 | 100% | $5,250 |
| prints | 19 | 100% | $1,625 |
Medium is recorded for 259 of 613 results (42%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Milton Avery Wolf Kahn Milton Avery
| Metric | Wolf Kahn | Milton Avery |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $15,000 | $45,000 |
| Record price | $298,950 | $6,069,500 |
| Results on record | 613 | 794 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Milton AveryAndy WarholGuy Carleton WigginsReginald Marsh
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
89/ 100
- Sell-through94%
- Meets estimate78%
- Market depth613 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 | 151 | 91% | $20,000 | 1.00× |
| Bonhams | 135 | 90% | $8,855 | 1.12× |
| Christie's | 119 | 100% | $24,565 | — |
| Heritage Auctions | 82 | 99% | $11,250 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 48 | 100% | $12,160 | 1.23× |
| Rago | 31 | 97% | $9,482 | — |
| Phillips | 28 | 82% | $19,050 | — |
| Wright | 7 | 100% | $5,760 | — |
| Barridoff Auctions | 5 | 80% | $20,625 | 0.96× |
| Lempertz | 2 | 100% | $12,085 | — |
| Dorotheum | 2 | 100% | $2,637 | — |
| Aurora & Athena | 1 | 100% | $43,331 | 1.20× |
| Kamelot Auctions | 1 | 100% | $5,750 | 0.92× |
| Cordier Auctions | 1 | 100% | $50,000 | 1.33× |
| VAN HAM Kunstauktionen GmbH Co. KG | 1 | 100% | $21,862 | 1.60× |
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 617 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 29 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026·09 | Pond with Cattails | $40,000–$60,000 | upcoming | Rago | ||
| 2026·09 | Memorial Bridge, Springfield, Massachusetts | $1,000–$1,500 | upcoming | Bonhams | ||
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| 2026·08 | Forest Landscape in Magenta sheet 14 x 17 in. (35.6 x 43.2 cm.) | $7,000–$9,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·08 | Forest Landscape in Bright Orange sheet 14 x 17 1/2 in. (35.6 x 44.5 cm.) | $7,000–$9,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·08 | At a Small Incline 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm.) | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·08 | Untitled, Landscape 9 x 11 7/8 in. (22.9 x 30.2 cm.) | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·07 | Orange on Orange | $10,000–$15,000 | Rago | |||
| 2026·07 | The Clark Farm IV | oil on canvas | $50,000–$70,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·07 | Study for Mount Pinatubo Sunset | pastel on paper | $12,000–$18,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·07 | Foggy Shore | $15,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·07 | Soclair Barn with Wintry Tree | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·06 | A Golden Line of Trees | Pastel on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·06 | Around the Bend II | Pastel on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·06 | Hornig Barn II , 2006 | pastel on paper | $4,000–$6,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2026·05 | Orange Light on a Barn | $3,000–$5,000 | Wright | |||
| 2026·05 | Dark Tree Dance | $3,000–$5,000 | Wright | |||
| 2026·05 | Violet Woods | $40,000–$60,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2026·05 | Evening Near Small Point | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·05 | Connecticut River View (Study for Summer) | Pastel on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·05 | Pond and Hill | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·05 | Weedy Barn with Gas Tank and Empty Farmhouse | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2026·05 | Looking Down River | $40,000–$60,000 | Rago | |||
| 2026·05 | Chocolate Over Sour Green | $15,000–$20,000 | Rago | |||
| 2026·05 | Untitled | $15,000–$20,000 | Rago | |||
| 2026·04 | Untitled | Monotype in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·04 | Untitled | Monotype in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·04 | Conifers Rising 9 x 12 in. (22.9 x 30.5 cm.) | $4,000–$6,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·04 | Fall Splendor 18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm.) | $30,000–$50,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·04 | Bluebonnets + Mesquite | oil on canvas | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·04 | Forest's Edge | oil on canvas | $30,000–$50,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·04 | November Marsh | oil on canvas | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·04 | Row of Black Trees | oil on canvas | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·04 | Daughter's Studio in Maine | Pastel on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·04 | Shed in the Woods | Pastel on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·03 | Orange Forest | Oil on Canvas | $23,110–$34,665 | Aurora & Athena | ||
| 2026·03 | [no title recorded] | — | Dorotheum | |||
| 2026·03 | Untitled | Monotype in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·03 | Untitled | Monotype in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·03 | Untitled | Monotype in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·03 | Untitled | Monotype in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·03 | Untitled | Monotype in colors on wove paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2026·03 | Vermont Riverside at Dusk | $7,000–$9,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·03 | Gihon River, Vermont | $7,000–$9,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·02 | The Magnetic Attraction of the Deep Woods | $70,000–$100,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2026·02 | Overlooking Thurber's Old Barns | oil on canvas | $30,000–$50,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·02 | Study for Orange Celebration II | oil on canvas | $30,000–$50,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2026·02 | Staccato | $8,000–$12,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2026·02 | At Green Camp | $5,000–$7,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2026·01 | Orange on Orange sheet 22 x 30 in. (55.9 x 76.2 cm.) | $15,000–$25,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·01 | Young Orchard sheet 22 x 30 in. (56.9 x 76.2 cm.) | $15,000–$25,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·01 | Boats in Harbor with Rain | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·12 | Aura, 2004 | color screenprint | $1,500–$2,500 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·12 | Academy Print, 1999 | color collograph and drypoint | $1,500–$2,500 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·12 | Broadside of a Barn, 2001 | pastel on paper | $3,000–$5,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·12 | Untitled #4 | $8,000–$10,000 | Rago | |||
| 2025·12 | Tree Sentries , 1994 | oil on canvas | $15,000–$25,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·12 | Red Rising , 1991 | pastel on paper | $5,000–$8,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·12 | Modulation into Pink , 1993 | pastel on paper | $4,000–$6,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·11 | Purple Shadows of October (A Corner of the Barn I) | oil on canvas | $60,000–$80,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·11 | Sailboats | oil on canvas | $15,000–$25,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·11 | Lion | crayon on paper | $2,000–$3,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2025·11 | MacArthurs Field 18 x 22 1/8 in. (45.7 x 56.2 cm.) | $15,000–$25,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·11 | White House in the Corner 28 x 28 in. (71.1 x 71.1 cm.) | $30,000–$50,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·11 | In Friendship Cove 42 x 52 in. (106.7 x 132.1 cm.) | $60,000–$80,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·11 | Spiky Pines, Maine II | $25,000–$35,000 | Rago | |||
| 2025·11 | Spring at the Edge of the Wood | $40,000–$60,000 | Rago | |||
| 2025·11 | Valley | $7,000–$9,000 | Rago | |||
| 2025·11 | Vermont Riverside at Dusk, 1993 | $10,000–$15,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·11 | Gihon River, Vermont, 1994 | $10,000–$15,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·10 | Gray and Purple Verticals | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·10 | Barns in Autumn | $500–$700 | Rago | |||
| 2025·10 | Tim's Saw Mill | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·10 | Evening Field | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·09 | Toward Kirk | $3,000–$5,000 | Rago | |||
| 2025·09 | Orange Path II | Pastel on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2025·09 | Gihon River, Vermont | $15,000–$25,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·09 | Vermont Riverside at Dusk | $15,000–$25,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·09 | Menemsha | $12,000–$18,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·09 | Purple, Yellow Landscape Angels | $1,000–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·09 | River | $1,000–$2,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·09 | Boats in Harbor with Rain | $2,500–$4,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·07 | On a Ridge in Vermont | $4,000–$6,000 | Rago | |||
| 2025·07 | In Cundy's Harbor, ME 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm.) | $2,000–$3,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·07 | Small Rise with 2 Apple Trees | $4,000–$6,000 | Wright | |||
| 2025·07 | Landscape (#55) , 1978 | etching | $500–$700 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·07 | Marsh on Eastern Long Island | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·07 | A Broken Tree, Putney, Vermont | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·06 | Untitled (Landscape in Orange and Turquoise Under Gray Skies) | $6,000–$8,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·06 | Untitled (Lake View), circa 1988 | $4,000–$7,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·06 | Untitled (Red Barn), circa 1988 | $6,000–$9,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·06 | Twin Barns | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·06 | Untitled | $4,000–$6,000 | Phillips | |||
| 2025·06 | "Pink Horizons" Oil Stick on Paper, Signed W. Kahn, Label on Reverse | $4,000–$6,000 | Kamelot Auctions | |||
| 2025·06 | Mother and Child , 1959 | pastel on paper | $1,000–$2,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·06 | Over to Brooklyn, 1981 | pastel on paper | $4,000–$6,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·06 | Bright Tree Row II , 1996 | oil on canvas | $20,000–$30,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·06 | Pond on the Farm , 1987 | oil on linen | $30,000–$50,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·06 | Purple Lozenge , 2009 | pastel on paper | $10,000–$15,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·06 | Green Mountain Orchards , 1978 | oil on canvas | $25,000–$40,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
| 2025·06 | Beaver Pond , 1974 | pastel on paper | $6,000–$10,000 | Freeman's | Hindman | ||
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