Virginia Banks Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Virginia Banks Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 18, 2024
Virginia Banks ''Log Raft in the Canal'' 1950 Oil
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Virginia Banks (1920-1985 Washington) ''Log Raft in the Canal'' 1950 Oil on Burlap Mounted to Masonite 36''x20'' Image. Thick impasto abstraction. Signed and titled on verso. Original framing 43''x27''. Excellent condition.
MBA Seattle Auction LLC
Sep. 28, 2023
Virginia Banks ''Bird in Nest #1'' 1976 Watercolor
Est: $500 - $1,000
Virginia Banks (1920-1985 Washington) ''Bird in Nest #1'' 1976 Watercolor on Paper 18''x11.5'' Image. Signed and dated l.r. Foster/White Gallery, Seattle label on verso. Original framing 22''x15.5''. Excellent condition.
MBA Seattle Auction LLC
Mar. 02, 2023
Virginia Banks (Washington, 1920-1985) Oil/Board
Est: $800 - $1,400
Virginia Banks signed original oil painting on masonite [The Fox and the Grapes]. Measures 9.25 x 23.625 inches. Unframed original label. Excellent condition. Provenance: Estate of David Milot. David was a Real Estate Broker by trade and a passionate, lifelong collector of anything of quality that caught his eye. His collection of fine art, bronzes, designer decor, period furniture, mid-century furniture, designer furniture, Chinese antiques and more are among some of the finest examples available. David's knowledge, or perhaps more accurately, "his eye" for quality, was usually the most refined of anyone in the room. David purchased thousands of items over the years at auctions, estate sales, and antique stores so any additional provenance is not readily available. These treasures were truly found "in the wild," and that's how David liked it. If lot is absent of a condition report one may be requested via email. Condition report is provided as an opinion only and is no guarantee as condition can be subjective. Buyer must view photographs or scans to assist in determining condition and ask further questions if so desired. Our in-house shipping department will gladly pack and ship any item that fits into a 14x14x14 inch or 30x5x24 inch or equivalent or smaller box/folio if it is not fragile or over 25lbs. We will charge for labor to pack and process based on actual time it takes, actual cost of materials used to pack and actual shipper charges that will include insurance and signature required. We generally use USPS and Fed Ex and compare the pricing between the two. Books maximum box size will be 14x14x14 inch or equivalent and will be shipped USPS Media Mail unless otherwise requested. We gladly will give shipping estimates prior to auction. Please make this request at least 24 hours prior to auction for our shipping department to respond. If your invoice is for multiple items, we will use our discretion on requiring the use of an outside shipper. We reserve the right to require an outside shipper on any item(s) in the auction even if not stated.
Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC
Dec. 15, 2022
Virginia Banks ''Orchard Come Spring'' Oil on Burlap
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Virginia Banks (1920-1985 Washington) ''Orchard Come Spring'' Oil on Burlap over Masonite 25''x30'' Image. An early Northwest abstraction. Signed l.r. image with Orcas Island Festival of the Arts exhibition label on verso. Original framing 30.5''x35.5''. Overall excellent condition.
MBA Seattle Auction LLC
Oct. 21, 2021
Virginia Banks ''Fish and Net Floats'' 1949 Oil
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Virginia Banks (1920-1985 Washington) ''Fish and Net Floats'' 1949 Oil on Canvas 24''x30'' Image. Impressive early coastal abstraction. Signed l.r. with Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts 145th Annual Exhibition and Grand Central Art Galleries, New York labels on verso. Gallery framed 27''x33''. Excellent condition.
MBA Seattle Auction LLC
Jul. 22, 2021
Virginia Banks ''Swan Preening'' 1977 Mixed Media
Est: $750 -
Virginia Banks (1920-1985 Washington) ''Swan Preening'' 1977 Mixed Media on Board 39''x21'' Image. Exceptional mystic bird composition. Signed and dated l.r. Foster/White Gallery, Seattle exhibition tag on verso. Framed 44''x26''. Excellent condition.
MBA Seattle Auction LLC
Mar. 18, 2021
Virginia Banks ''City Night'' 1950's Tempera
Est: $500 - $1,000
Virginia Banks (1920-1985 Washington) ''City Night'' 1950's Tempera on Paper 34''x17'' Image. Impressive ascending abstraction influenced by Mark Tobey's white writing compositions. Signed l.r. Gallery framed 43''x25.5''. Excellent condition.
MBA Seattle Auction LLC
Sep. 19, 2019
Virginia Banks (1920-1985 Washington) Surrealist Landscape Oil on Canvas 20''x28'' Image. Dali-esque 1950's surrealist composition with sickle and clock. Signed l.r. Original framing 26''x34''. Overall excellent condition.
Est: $750 - $1,500
Virginia Banks (1920-1985 Washington) Surrealist Landscape Oil on Canvas 20''x28'' Image. Dali-esque 1950's surrealist composition with sickle and clock. Signed l.r. Original framing 26''x34''. Overall excellent condition.
MBA Seattle Auction LLC
May. 18, 2019
Virginia Banks Modernist Oil Painting 1949
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
American abstract oil painting by Virginia Banks from the 1940s. This work was created during the late 1940s when the artist created a series of paintings for a show in New York City at Grand Central Moderns. Banks made and painted all the frames for all of her paintings during this period, and this work is housed in it's original frame. Titled: 'Floating Tiger' Date: 1940s Medium: Oil on artist's board. Measurements: 8.5 inches by 19.5 inches sight size, and 15.75 inches by 26.75 inches by 2.25 inches overall including framing. Notes: This work is housed in the original artist made custom frame. Provenance: From the estate of the artist. About the artist: Virginia Banks (1900-1985) was an American modernist artist associated with the Pacific Northwest. Banks was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1920. She received a BFA from Smith College in 1941, and an MFA from the University of Iowa. In the 1950s Banks married, and moved with her husband to Seattle, WA. Although Banks called Seattle her home for the remainder of her life, and was active in the Northwest art scene, she never assimilated into the Northwest School of Art thats characteristics include Northwest Native culture, Asian aesthetics, and diffused lighting. Virginia instead tended to lean on her influences from her training as a young artist. Later in her career Banks ventured into abstract expression, and then realism, a trend common with 20th century American artists. Her early abstracts works of the 1940s and 50s are the most sought after and consequently command the highest price at galleries and auctions.
The Modern Art Exchange
May. 18, 2019
Virginia Banks Exhibited Oil Painting 1948
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
Exhibited American abstract oil painting by Virginia Banks. Housed in the original artist made custom frame and bears labels from 'Painting of the Year, 1948' and Grand Central Moderns Gallery, New York. Title: 'Lobster Buoys' Date: Mid to late 1940s Medium: Oil on stretched canvas. Measurements: 26 inches by 48 inches sight size, and 34.75 inches by 57.75 inches by 2.25 inches overall including framing. Provenance: From the estate of the artist. About the artist: Virginia Banks (1900-1985) was an American modernist artist associated with the Pacific Northwest. Banks was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1920. She received a BFA from Smith College in 1941, and an MFA from the University of Iowa. In the 1950s Banks married, and moved with her husband to Seattle, WA. Although Banks called Seattle her home for the remainder of her life, and was active in the Northwest art scene, she never assimilated into the Northwest School of Art thatÂs characteristics include Northwest Native culture, Asian aesthetics, and diffused lighting. Virginia instead tended to lean on her influences from her training as a young artist. Later in her career Banks ventured into abstract expression, and then realism, a trend common with 20th century American artists. Her early abstracts works of the 1940s and 50s are the most sought after and consequently command the highest price at galleries and auctions.
The Modern Art Exchange
May. 27, 2017
Virginia Banks (Seattle, 1920- 1985): Abstract Cubist painting on canvas attached on masonite panel 14.75" x 20" Signed V Banks
Est: -
Virginia Banks (Seattle, 1920- 1985): Abstract Cubist painting on canvas attached on masonite panel 14.75" x 20" Signed V Banks
Sunset Auction
Jan. 06, 2015
VIRGINIA BANKS (1920-1985, WA) MIXED MEDIA GOUACHE ON PAPER - Painting of various lizards, titled "Primeval Family
Est: $300 - $900
VIRGINIA BANKS (1920-1985, WA) MIXED MEDIA GOUACHE ON PAPER - Painting of various lizards, titled "Primeval Family." Signed at lower right. Metal frame tag on bottom reads "Awarded Honorable Mention - Audubon Artists 9th Annual Exhibition 1951." Original label on reverse. Condition good. ca.1950. 26" x 23.5" framed.
Pacific Galleries
Feb. 11, 2013
VIRGINIA BANKS (1920-1985, WA) ETCHING ON PAPER - Unsigned attributed work; etching of two roosters against dark background
Est: $75 - $150
VIRGINIA BANKS (1920-1985, WA) ETCHING ON PAPER - Unsigned attributed work; etching of two roosters against dark background. Condition good; staining to lower right corner. Mid 20th century. 18.5" x 21" framed.
Pacific Galleries
Dec. 09, 2012
VIRGINIA BANKS (1920-1985, WA) ETCHING ON PAPER- Attributed unsigned work of owl in flight
Est: $50 - $150
VIRGINIA BANKS (1920-1985, WA) ETCHING ON PAPER- Attributed unsigned work of owl in flight. Condition good. Mid 20th century. 11.5" x 14.5" framed.
Pacific Galleries
Dec. 09, 2012
VIRGINIA BANKS (1920-1985, WA) ETCHING ON PAPER - Attributed unsigned work of two roosters
Est: $75 - $150
VIRGINIA BANKS (1920-1985, WA) ETCHING ON PAPER - Attributed unsigned work of two roosters. Condition good. Mid 20th century. 14" x 17" framed.
Pacific Galleries
Nov. 04, 2012
VIRGINIA BANKS (1920-1985, WA) ETCHING ON PAPER - Unsigned attributed portrait of woman with barrette. Condition good. Mid 20th centu..
Est: $100 - $200
VIRGINIA BANKS (1920-1985, WA) ETCHING ON PAPER - Unsigned attributed portrait of woman with barrette. Condition good. Mid 20th century. 25" x 18" framed.
Pacific Galleries
Nov. 04, 2012
VIRGINIA BANKS (1920-1985, WA) ETCHING ON PAPER - Unsigned work, attributed. Shows roosters against dark background. Condition good....
Est: $100 - $200
VIRGINIA BANKS (1920-1985, WA) ETCHING ON PAPER - Unsigned work, attributed. Shows roosters against dark background. Condition good. Mid 20th century. 13.5" x 16.5" framed.
Pacific Galleries
Apr. 09, 2012
VIRGINIA BANKS (1920-1985, WA) MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE ON PAPER - Pencil signed, titled on reverse, "Fruit Lying in Trampled Grass. Tact...
Est: $150 - $250
VIRGINIA BANKS (1920-1985, WA) MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE ON PAPER - Pencil signed, titled on reverse, "Fruit Lying in Trampled Grass. Tactile Space Series." Condition good; light stain on upper right. Dated 1959. 31" x 37.5" framed.
Pacific Galleries
Mar. 11, 2012
VIRGINIA BANKS (1920-1985, WA) ETCHING ON PAPER - Unsigned and un-numbered
Est: $75 - $150
VIRGINIA BANKS (1920-1985, WA) ETCHING ON PAPER - Unsigned and un-numbered. Attributed work depicting woman with barrette. Condition good. Mid to late 20th century. 26" x 19" framed.
Pacific Galleries
Feb. 12, 2012
VIRGINIA BANKS (1920-1985, WA) ATTRIBUTED- UNSIGNED - Depicting two chickens on dark background. Unsigned and unnumbered. Condition....
Est: $50 - $150
VIRGINIA BANKS (1920-1985, WA) ATTRIBUTED- UNSIGNED - Depicting two chickens on dark background. Unsigned and unnumbered. Condition good. Mid 20th century. 18" x 22" framed.
Pacific Galleries
Feb. 13, 2011
VIRGINIA BANKS (1920-1985, Washington) OIL ON CANVAS - Signed abstract in yellows and greens - Condition good - Dated 1958 - 39" x 5...
Est: $150 - $400
VIRGINIA BANKS (1920-1985, Washington) OIL ON CANVAS - Signed abstract in yellows and greens - Condition good - Dated 1958 - 39" x 51" framed
Pacific Galleries
Mar. 15, 2010
VIRGINIA BANKS ETCHING
Est: $50 - $150
VIRGINIA BANKS (1920-1985, Washington) ETCHING ON PAPER - Depicting fighting cocks - Attributed, not signed - Part of etching is over-drawn in pencil - Late 20th century - 13'' x 16'' framed
Pacific Galleries
Mar. 15, 2010
VIRGINIA BANKS ETCHING
Est: $50 - $150
VIRGINIA BANKS (1920-1985, Washington) ETCHING ON PAPER - Attributed to Banks, not signed - Depicts an owl in flight - Late 20th century - 12'' x 15'' framed
Pacific Galleries
Mar. 15, 2010
VIRGINIA BANKS TEMPERA ON CANVAS
Est: $300 - $600
VIRGINIA BANKS (1920-1985, Washington): TEMPERA ON CANVAS - Abstract in purples and gray - Condition good - Mid 20th century - 17'' x 23''
Pacific Galleries