Leon Berkowitz Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Leon Berkowitz Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 27, 2024
Leon Berkowitz. "Within II," oil
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
(American, 1919-1987). Oil on canvas, purportedly from the "Blue Grotto" series, signed and dated "Leon Berkowitz, '76" on verso, titled on stretcher bar on verso, 40 x 55 in., unframed
Alex Cooper
Jun. 27, 2024
LEON BERKOWITZ, AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D.C. 1911-1987, SAMARA NO. 3, 1978, Oil on canvas, 66 1/8 x 50 1/8 in. (168 x 127.3 cm.)
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
LEON BERKOWITZ AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D.C., 1911-1987 SAMARA NO. 3, 1978 Oil on canvas Verso upper right signed and dated: Leon Berkowitz/ 78; verso on stretcher titled: Samara No. 3 / 1978 Catalogue note: "I want to find the real dimension in which color invokes life," writes Leon Berkowitz in an artist's statement for his 1977 exhibition at the Phillips Collection, "Leon Berkowitz: Big Bend Series 1976." Originally from Philadelphia, Berkowitz had been a fixture in the Washington, D.C. arts community since 1945, when he founded the Washington Workshop Center for the Arts. Many of Berkowitz's contemporaries and fellow members of the Washington Color School, including Gene Davis, Morris Louis and Kenneth Noland, taught or studied at the center. When the institution closed in 1956, Berkowitz took the opportunity to travel to Europe and discover his artistic voice. His return to Washington in 1964 marked a noticeable turn in his work, as he developed his signature method of color girl painting. His process involved making a mixture that was about 10% oil paint and 90% turpentine, applying a sweeping layer to a canvas, allowing it to dry thoroughly, and then repeating the action 30 or 40 more times. Berkowitz said of the process, "I have continued to develop this method to a point where I can distribute the fragments of pigment both in extension and depth, resulting in an additive mixture of colored light. The color is therefore seen in space and changes with the solar spectrum as day moves into night." Along with the Phillips Collection, Leon Berkowitz's paintings have been the subject of solo exhibitions at the Corcoran Gallery (Washington, D.C.), Hollis Taggart (New York, NY) and ACA Galleries (New York, NY). This painting was shown at Berkowitz's final exhibition during his lifetime, at Baumgartner Galleries (Washington, D.C.) a month before his death. His paintings can be found in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art (New York, NY), Phillips Collection (Washington, D.C.), National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.) and Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, D.C.), among others.
Potomack Company
Apr. 23, 2024
LEON BERKOWITZ, AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D.C. 1911-1987, FROM GREEN, 1987, Oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in. (61 x 76.2 cm.), Frame: 25 1/2 x 31 1/4 in. (64.8 x 79.4 cm.)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
LEON BERKOWITZ AMERICAN, WASHINGTON, D.C., 1911-1987 FROM GREEN, 1987 Oil on canvas Verso signed and canvas: Leon Berkowitz; verso titled and dated on stretcher: From Green / 87; verso gallery label: Baumgartner Galleries Catalogue note: "I want to find the real dimension in which color invokes life," writes Leon Berkowitz in an artist's statement for his 1977 exhibition at the Phillips Collection, "Leon Berkowitz: Big Bend Series 1976." Originally from Philadelphia, Berkowitz had been a fixture in the Washington, D.C. arts community since 1945, when he founded the Washington Workshop Center for the Arts. Many of Berkowitz's contemporaries and fellow members of the Washington Color School, including Gene Davis, Morris Louis and Kenneth Noland, taught or studied at the center. When the institution closed in 1956, Berkowitz took the opportunity to travel to Europe and discover his artistic voice. His return to Washington in 1964 marked a noticeable turn in his work, as he developed his signature method of color girl painting. His process involved making a mixture that was about 10% oil paint and 90% turpentine, applying a sweeping layer to a canvas, allowing it to dry thoroughly, and then repeating the action 30 or 40 more times. Berkowitz said of the process, "I have continued to develop this method to a point where I can distribute the fragments of pigment both in extension and depth, resulting in an additive mixture of colored light. The color is therefore seen in space and changes with the solar spectrum as day moves into night." Along with the Phillips Collection, Leon Berkowitz's paintings have been the subject of solo exhibitions at the Corcoran Gallery (Washington, D.C.), Hollis Taggart (New York, NY) and ACA Galleries (New York, NY). This painting was shown at Berkowitz's final exhibition during his lifetime, at Baumgartner Galleries (Washington, D.C.) a month before his death. His paintings can be found in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art (New York, NY), Phillips Collection (Washington, D.C.), National Gallery of Art (Washington, D.C.) and Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, D.C.), among others.
Potomack Company
Feb. 21, 2024
Leon Berkowitz, Unities No. 62
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Leon Berkowitz Unities No. 62 1972 oil on canvas 72 h x 43.75 w in (183 x 111 cm) Signed, titled and dated to verso 'Unities No. 62 Leon Berkowitz 72'. Provenance: Private Collection, Laguna Beach, CA | Private Collection This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Jan. 01, 2024
Leon Berkowitz (American 1911 - 1987), Untitled (Samaras), Oil on canvas, Signed and titled on verso Leon Berkowitz, 50" x 50", Condition: good condition overall, slight edge wear
Est: $10,000 - $20,000
Leon Berkowitz (American 1911 - 1987) Untitled (Samaras) Oil on canvas Signed and titled on verso Leon Berkowitz 50" x 50" Condition: good condition overall, slight edge wear
Nadeau's Auction Gallery
Nov. 11, 2023
LEON BERKOWITZ (AMERICAN (DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA), 1911-1987)
Est: $1,500 - $3,000
Leon Berkowitz American (District of Columbia), 1911-1987 Untitled, 1979 Pastel on Arches paper, signed in graphite Turquoise, purple, blue, and green color field rendering, behind glass and framed.
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
Nov. 08, 2023
Leon Berkowitz, Untitled
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Leon Berkowitz Untitled acrylic on canvas 44 h x 70.25 w in (112 x 178 cm) Signed to verso 'Leon Berkowitz'. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Dec. 16, 2022
Leon Berkowitz (1919-1987) American
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Leon Berkowitz (1919-1987) ; Untitled ; 1976 ; oil on canvas / unframed ; dimensions 110 x 76 cm (43 1/3 x 30 in.) ; signed and dated on verso ; Shipping to USA - DHL $735 , National post with tracking service $425 / Shipping to EU, Middle Assia - DHL $545 , National post with tracking service $375
Art-Torg
Dec. 04, 2022
(2pc) LEON BERKOWITZ (American, 1911-1987)
Est: $500 - $700
Dualities #1 & #2 Lithograph Each signed lower right, #1 ed. 90/94, #2 ed. 94/94; with Alcoa Dev labels on bottom of frames, each with Kingpitcher Gallery labels on verso overall: 30-1/4 x 22-1/4 in. (ea. frame)
Butterscotch Auction Gallery LLC
Apr. 27, 2022
LEON BERKOWITZ, AMERICAN 1911-1987, NOON GLOW, Oil on canvas, 23 x 27 in. (58.42 x 68.58 cm.)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
LEON BERKOWITZ AMERICAN, 1911-1987 NOON GLOW Oil on canvas Verso titled and signed on stretcher bar: NOON GLOW Leon Berkowitz; verso signed and dated: Leon / Berkowitz / 83
Potomack Company
Apr. 10, 2021
Leon Berkowitz. Untitled, pastel on paper
Est: $800 - $1,200
(American, 1919-1987). Pastel on paper, 1985, identifying information affixed on verso, 13 x 10 in., framed.
Alex Cooper
Apr. 10, 2021
Leon Berkowitz. "Night Star," oil on canvas
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
(American, 1919-1987). Oil on canvas, 1985, titled, dated and inscribed "For Maureen '85" on verso, unsigned, 71 x 60 in., unframed.
Alex Cooper
May. 02, 2020
Large Leon Berkowitz Abstract Painting
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
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Palm Beach Modern Auctions
Dec. 07, 2018
LEON BERKOWITZ (AMERICAN, 1919-1987) CRESCENT I, 1976 ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 45-1/2 X
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Leon Berkowitz (American, 1919-1987) Crescent I, 1976 Acrylic on canvas 45-1/2 x 70-1/2 inches (115.6 x 179.1 cm) Signed, titled, and dated on the reverse: L Berkowitz / 76 / Crescent 1 HID04901242017
Heritage Auctions
Nov. 09, 2018
LEON BERKOWITZ. (American, 1919-1987). AM 3, signed, titled, dated 1978 and numbered 50/150 in pencil lower margin. Color lithograph.
Est: $250 - $350
LEON BERKOWITZ. (American, 1919-1987). AM 3, signed, titled, dated 1978 and numbered 50/150 in pencil lower margin. Color lithograph - Framed, image: 22 in. x 29 1/2 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Sep. 14, 2018
Leon Berkowitz (American 1919-1987), Untitled, Serigraph, 30 x 22 inches
Est: $800 - $1,200
Leon Berkowitz (American 1919-1987) Untitled Serigraph, signed Leon Berkowitz in blue pencil l.r. and inscribed artist's proof in blue pencil l.l.; apparently in good condition. Framed.* Sight size: 762 x 559 mm (30 x 22 in)Property from the Dorothy Langdon and Aldus H. Chapin Collection
Weschler's
Sep. 15, 2017
Leon Berkowitz (American 1911-1987), Repertoire, Signed Oil on Panel
Est: $800 - $1,200
Leon Berkowitz (American 1911-1987) Repertoire Signed Leon Berkowitz on verso Oil on panel 24 x 18 in (60.9 x 45.7 cm)Property of Various Owners
Weschler's
Sep. 15, 2017
Leon Berkowitz (American 1911-1987), Untitled Abstract, Signed Oil on Canvas
Est: $800 - $1,200
Leon Berkowitz (American 1911-1987) Untitled Abstract Signed L. Berkowitz l.r. Oil on canvas 21 x 25 in (53.3 x 63.5 cm)Property of Various Owners
Weschler's
Jan. 19, 2016
Leon Berkowitz, ‘Duality No. 25’, Oil on Canvas, 1972
Est: $1,400 - $1,820
Oil on canvas USA, 1972 Leon Berkowitz (1919-1987) – American painter Titled and dated in ink on the stretcher With the artist’s label verso Framed Dimensions: 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm.) Frame dimensions: 31 x 23 ¾ in. (78.7 x 60.3 cm.) Very good condition Estimate $3,000-$5,000 Leon Berkowitz (American, 1919-1987) Best known as a Washington painter, Leon Berkowitz studied at the Art Students League before moving to Washington, D.C. Berkowitz taught throughout much of his career, serving as the chairman of The Corcoran Gallery’s School of Art department of painting. Along with his first wife, he established the Washington Workshop Center for the Arts. After the closing of the workshop in 1956, Berkowitz’s work became more abstracted, working with fields of color and light. His work can be found in the collections of the Hirschhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, the National Museum of American Art, the Museum of Modern Art, The Phillips Collection, the Des Moines Museum, and the Phoenix Art Museum, among others. Condition In overall good condition. Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.
Auctionata US
Oct. 20, 2012
Leon Berkowitz acrylic
Est: $800 - $1,200
Leon Berkowitz (American 1919-1987)- Untitled- acrylic on canvas, 1973 (More...)
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Sep. 27, 2010
LEON BERKOWITZ
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
LEON BERKOWITZ 1919 - 1987 VERTICAL NO. 7 signed and dated 68 on the reverse; signed and titled on the stretcher acrylic on canvas 113 3/4 by 17 3/4 in. 288.9 by 45.1 cm
Sotheby's
Apr. 19, 2008
Leon Berkowitz (American 1919-1987)
Est: $400 - $600
Leon Berkowitz (American 1919-1987) Atmospheric Abstraction Lithograph in color, signed Leon Berkowitz in pencil l.r.; with scattered spotting. Framed.* Image size: 464 x 591 mm (18-1/4 x 23-1/4 in)
Weschler's
Feb. 10, 2008
LEON BERKOWITZ (American, 1919-1987). ABSTRACT, signed and dated '80-'81 on reverse. Oil on canvas.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
LEON BERKOWITZ (American, 1919-1987). ABSTRACT, signed and dated '80-'81 on reverse. Oil on canvas - 54 in. x 48 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Sep. 16, 2007
LEON BERKOWITZ (American, 1919-1987). UNTITLED, signed and dated 82 lower right. Watercolor and pastel on paper.
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
LEON BERKOWITZ (American, 1919-1987). UNTITLED, signed and dated 82 lower right. Watercolor and pastel on paper - Sheet: 45 1/2 in. x 30 1/4 in.
Sloans & Kenyon