John Wilson Paintings & Artwork for Sale | John Wilson Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 14, 2024
John Wilson, 1922-2015, Street Children
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
John Wilson 1922-2015 Street Children 1973 etching 10-1/2 x 18 inches (image) signed, titled and numbered 5/75
Black Art Auction
Aug. 29, 2024
John Wilson (1922 - 2015): Lovers
Est: $400 - $600
John Wilson 1922-2015 Lovers crayon on paper signed lower right, titled to exhibition label applied to backing paper
Abell Auction
Feb. 27, 2024
20th Century American School, "Downtown Los Angeles," circa 1952, Mixed media on sketching board, Sheet: 11" H x 15.75" W
Est: $500 - $700
20th Century American School "Downtown Los Angeles," circa 1952 Mixed media on sketching board Signed lower left: John Wilson; signed again and titled in ink on the board, verso; titled again on the artist's label affixed to the frame's backing board
John Moran Auctioneers
May. 20, 2023
John Wilson, 1922-2015, From the Richard Wright Series
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
John Wilson 1922-2015 From the Richard Wright Series 2001 Etching and aquatint on wove paper 12 x 16 inches Published by the Limited Editions Club signed and numbered 19/60
Black Art Auction
May. 20, 2023
John Wilson, 1922-2015, The Death of Mann, From the Richard Wright Series
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
John Wilson 1922-2015 The Death of Mann, From the Richard Wright Series 2001 Etching and aquatint on wove paper 12 x 16 inches signed and numbered 19/60 Published by the Limited Editions Club
Black Art Auction
Oct. 07, 2021
JOHN WILSON (1922 - 2015) Street Children.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
JOHN WILSON (1922 - 2015) Street Children. Etching on wove paper, 1973. 254x445 mm; 10x17 1/2 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/75 in pencil, lower margin. Printed by George Lockwood, with the blindstamp lower left.
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 14, 2021
John Wilson (American 1922-2015), Mother and Child, Lithograph, 1956, 19-1/4 x 13-1/4 in
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
John Wilson (American 1922-2015) Mother and Child Lithograph, 1956, signed John Wilson and dated in graphite l.r., titled and numbered 35/54 in graphite l.l.; left margin trimmed, slight crease right margin, small tear l.r. corner. Unframed. Provenance: By descent to current owner Sheet size: 489 x 337 mm (19-1/4 x 13-1/4 in)
Weschler's
Apr. 22, 2021
JOHN WILSON (1922 - 2015) Street Children.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
JOHN WILSON (1922 - 2015) Street Children. Etching, 1973. 254x445 mm; 10x17 1/2 inches, full margins. The bon-a-tirer impression, aside from the edition of 75. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed "Bon a Tirer" in pencil, lower margin.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 06, 2021
John Wilson, 1922-2015, Beach Scene, 13.75 x 17.75 inches
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
John Wilson 1922-2015 Beach Scene 1973 etching on cream wove paper 13-3/4 x 17-3/4 inches (image) 18-1/2 x 22-1/4 inches (sheet) signed, titled, dated, and numbered 5/75 Wilson’s bronze sculpture of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., is on permanent display at the Capitol Rotunda in Washington , D.C. 13.75 x 17.75 inches
Black Art Auction
Nov. 14, 2020
John Wilson, 1922-2015, Five Men, Offset lithograph, 15 x 24.75 inches
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
John Wilson 1922-2015 Five Men Offset lithograph 2004 Signed, titled, dated and numbered 26/56. This is number 26 from an edition of 56. 15 x 24.75 inches (image), 17.5 x 27 inches (sheet). Wilson was a Boston painter, sculptor and printmaker. He was influenced by the Mexican muralists, in terms of both style and subject matter, and addressed issues of racism and oppression of African American people in his art. He grew up in Roxbury and took art classes at Roxbury Memorial High School before continuing his education at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston). He also studied in Paris with Fernand Leger. Upon his return to the U.S., he married Julie Kowitch, a teacher, and traveled to Mexico. He later taught at Pratt University in New York, and Boston University. Wilsonâ€™s bronze sculpture of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., is on permanent display at the Capitol Rotunda in Washington , D.C. 15 x 24.75 inches
Black Art Auction
Oct. 03, 2020
John Wilson. "Father and Child," lithograph
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
John Woodrow Wilson. (American, 1922-2015). Lithograph, 1964, ed. 11/30, pencil signed and dated "John Wilson" lr, image size: 12 3/4 x 14 3/4 in., framed.
Alex Cooper
Jun. 04, 2020
JOHN WILSON (1912 - 2015) Beach Scene.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
JOHN WILSON (1912 - 2015) Beach Scene. Etching on cream wove paper, 1973. 381x470 mm; 15x18 1/2 inches, full margins. Signed, dated, titled and numbered 5/75 in pencil, lower margin. A very good impression of this scarce print. Years later, John Wilson revisits the same subject of his earlier painting - see lot 52 .
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 04, 2020
JOHN WILSON (1912 - 2015) Beach Scene.
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
JOHN WILSON (1912 - 2015) Beach Scene. Watercolor, ink, and crayon on paper, 1963. 737x965 mm; 29x38 inches. Signed and dated in ink, lower right. Provenance: private collection, Massachusetts. This large watercolor, possibly a prepatory study for a painting, is a scarce example of a 1960s work on paper by this distinguished Boston painter and printmaker who is known for his large-scale figurative works and social realism. Wilson later revisited this composition in 1973 same-titled etching-see lot 83.
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 16, 2020
John Wilson, 1922 - 2015, Mother and Child, Lithograph on paper, 22-1/2 x 18-1/2 inches
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
John Wilson 1922 - 2015 Mother and Child Lithograph on paper 1952 Signed, titled and dated Number 43/50 22-1/2 x 18-1/2 inches
Black Art Auction
Jan. 28, 2020
*Sir Colin St John Wilson (1922-2007)
Est: £150 - £200
*Sir Colin St John Wilson (1922-2007) After El Greco, Picasso at al, three oil paintings 78 x 55cm, together with a woodblock board, and a study of a scribe (5) Provenance: The Estate of MJ Long. *Artist's Resale Right may apply to this lot.
Sworders
Apr. 04, 2019
JOHN WILSON (1912 - 2015) The Trial.
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
JOHN WILSON (1912 - 2015) The Trial. Lithograph on cream wove paper, 1951. 495x330 mm; 19 1/2x13 inches, 1/4 - to 2 inch margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 15/35 in pencil, lower margin. An excellent impression of this very scarce print - only one other impression of this scarce print has sold at auction, at Swann Galleries on April 5, 2018. Another impression is in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 04, 2019
JOHN WILSON (1912 - 2015) Interrogation (Study for Lithograph).
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
JOHN WILSON (1912 - 2015) Interrogation (Study for Lithograph). Watercolor, ink and crayon on cream paper, 1944. 267x178 mml 10 1/2x7 inches. Signed and dated in ink, lower right. Provenance: Sragow Gallery, New York; Patricia and Donald Oresman, New York; private collection, New York.
Swann Auction Galleries
Nov. 20, 2018
John Wilson American, 1922-2015 Interrogation (Study for Lithograph), 1944
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
John Wilson American, 1922-2015 Interrogation (Study for Lithograph), 1944 Signed Wilson and dated 1944 (lr) Watercolor, ink, and crayon on paper 10 1/2 x 7 inches Unframed Provenance: Sragow Gallery, New York C The Patricia and Donald Oresman Collection
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Nov. 20, 2018
John Wilson American, 1922-2015 Julie Reading, 1969
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
John Wilson American, 1922-2015 Julie Reading, 1969 Signed Wilson and dated 1969 (lc) Pastel on paper 18 x 24 inches Provenance: Sragow Gallery, New York C The Patricia and Donald Oresman Collection
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Oct. 04, 2018
JOHN WILSON (1912 - 2015) Urbanites.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
JOHN WILSON (1912 - 2015) Urbanites. Lithograph on wove paper, 1970. 314x400 mm; 12 3/8x15 3/4 inches, full margins. Signed, dated, titled and numbered 16/26 in pencil, lower margin.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 04, 2018
JOHN WILSON (1912 - 2015) Black Boy.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
JOHN WILSON (1912 - 2015) Black Boy. Lithograph on wove paper, 1965. 565x17 3/4 mm; 22 1/4x17 3/4 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 43/50 in pencil, lower margin.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 04, 2018
JOHN WILSON (1912 - 2015) Untitled (Two Boys in a Streetcar).
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
JOHN WILSON (1912 - 2015) Untitled (Two Boys in a Streetcar). Gouache and watercolor on board, 1945. 343x254 mm; 13 1/2x10 inches. Signed and dated in gouache, lower edge. Provenance: Boris Mirski Art Gallery, Boston; private collection, Baltimore. The Boris Mirski Art Gallery was known for supporting young and emerging artists in the 1940s; the founder Boris Chaim Mirksi also opened an art school in addition to his gallery and frame shop on Newbury Street. This charming watercolor by John Wilson is a very scarce example of a work made at the beginning of an illustrious career. Wilson portrays two wide-eyed children in an empty Boston streetcar; they gaze ahead into their future with enthusiasm for what lays ahead of them. In 1945, Wilson had just graduated from the Museum of Fine Arts School with highest honors. In 1947, Wilson graduated from Tufts University while teaching at the Boris Mirski School of Modern Art. John Wilson's career was greatly shaped by social realism of the 1940s, and he greatly contributed to continuing its visual culture into the 1950s.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 25, 2018
Scottish Amateur Golf Championship Medal to John Wilson 1922 Height: 46mm, weight: 61.4g
Est: £3,000 - £4,000
Scottish Amateur Golf Championship Medal to John Wilson 1922 Scottish Amateur Golf Championship Medal to John Wilson 1922 Walker and Hall 1922, 22ct gold, the medal of square form with demi-lune sides, decorated with a view of the R&A St Andrews and Scottish Amateur Golf Championship to the border, the reverse with frame of thistles enclosing the engraved winner John Wilson at St Andrews 1922, in box of issue, with various period photographs and press cuttings; 1. Wilson with another member of GB team; 2. Wilson putting on the 17th at The Old Course; 3. Wilson outside R&A with Edward Blackwell (2nd place); 4. Wilson playing out of a bunker; 5. Wilson driving off at the Old Course; 6. A group photograph Wilson and others; Press cutting of Wilson and Edward Blackwell; 7. Wilson and two other figures at the fence outside the R&A; 8. Group photograph GB v USA at St Andrews; 9. Photograph J. E. Neville USA, R. R. Johnston USA W. A. Murray GB, John Wilson GB on 1st tee, Murray and Wilson beat Neville and Johnston Copy press cutting with a review of Wilson's career from 1922 -1932; Copy of letter to Mrs Wilson from the secretary of Prestwick St. Nicholas Golf Club to Mrs Wilson congratulating her on her husband's win of the Scottish Amateur Golf Championship and copy press cutting of the win. Height: 46mm, weight: 61.4g
Lyon & Turnbull
Apr. 05, 2018
JOHN WILSON (1912 - 2015) The Trial.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
JOHN WILSON (1912 - 2015) The Trial. Lithograph on cream wove paper, 1951. 495x330 mm; 19 1/2x13 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 9/35 in pencil, lower margin. We have not found an impression of this scarce print at auction in the past 20 years. Another impression is in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jul. 10, 2016
John Wilson (American, 1922-2015) "Five Men", 2004
Est: $800 - $1,200
John Wilson (American, 1922-2015) "Five Men", 2004, lithograph, from an edition of 56, signed, dated, titled and numbered. Size: 17.5" x 27", 44 x 69 cm (sheet). Provenance: Bob Brand and Liz Werthan, Philadelphia.
Material Culture
Apr. 30, 2016
John Wilson (American, 1922-2015) "Five Men", 2004
Est: $800 - $1,200
John Wilson (American, 1922-2015) "Five Men", 2004, lithograph, from an edition of 56, signed, dated, titled and numbered. Size: 17.5" x 27", 44 x 69 cm (sheet). Provenance: Bob Brand and Liz Werthan, Philadelphia.
Material Culture
Dec. 15, 2015
JOHN WILSON (1912 - 2015) Father and Child.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
JOHN WILSON (1912 - 2015) Father and Child. Color lithograph, 1970. 502x362 mm; 19 3/4x14 1/4 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 11/100 in pencil, lower margin.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 15, 2015
JOHN WILSON (1922 - 2015) Le Calle.
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
JOHN WILSON (1922 - 2015) Le Calle. Color lithograph on thin wove paper, 1951. 205x355 mm; 8x14 inches, wide (full ?) margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 13/22 in pencil, lower margin. There is another impression in the collection of the artist, illustrated in the exhibition catalogue, In the Spirit of Resistance, African-American Modernists and the Mexican Muralist School, 1996, pl. 88, p. 163. In 1950, Wilson received a John Hay Whitney scholarship to Mexico, and like Charles White and Elizabeth Catlett before him, he enrolled in La Esmeralda School in Mexico City to study mural painting. He also completed a small group of lithographs depicting Mexican manual laborers working in the streets.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 02, 2015
JOHN WILSON (1922 - 2015 ) Sherry.
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
JOHN WILSON (1922 - 2015 ) Sherry. Color pastels and charcoal on wove paper, 1976. 762x508 mm; 30x20 inches. Signed, dated and inscribed "©" in charcoal, lower left. Provenance: the artist: Sragow Gallery, New York (2000); private collection, IL. This lovely portrait is the largest drawing to come to auction by this distinguished Boston painter and printmaker. Known for his large-scale figurative works and social realism, John Wilson just passed away in January of this year at the age of 92.
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 15, 2014
John Wilson, (American, b. 1922), Mother and Child, 1956
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
John Wilson (American, b. 1922) Mother and Child, 1956 lithograph edition 47/54, signed John Wilson (lower right) 13 7/8 x 12 inches.
Hindman
Oct. 18, 2012
JOHN WILSON (1922 - ) Mexican Woman.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
JOHN WILSON (1922 - ) Mexican Woman. Lithograph on cream wove paper, mounted to thin cardstock, 1951. 241x288 mm; 9 1/2x11 3/8 inches, 1/4-inch margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 33/30 in pencil, lower margin. A good, dark impression.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 18, 2012
JOHN WILSON (1922 - ) Trabajador.
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
JOHN WILSON (1922 - ) Trabajador. Lithograph on cream wove paper, 1951. 470x311 mm; 18 1/2x12 1/4 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 12/30 in pencil, lower margin. A very good, dark impression of this scarce print. We have only found one other record of this print at auction in the past 20 years. Another impression is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 18, 2012
JOHN WILSON (1922 - ) Boulevard de Strasbourg.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
JOHN WILSON (1922 - ) Boulevard de Strasbourg. Color lithograph on cream wove paper, 1950. 305x432 mm; 12x17 inches, full margins, with the registration marks on the right and left sides. Trial proof, aside from an edition of an unknown size. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed "Trial Proof" in pencil, lower margin. A very good, bright impression of this very scarce print. In 1947, John Wilson won the James William Paige Traveling Fellowship and moved to Paris, where he worked in Fernand Léger's studio. Here, Wilson's use of shapes and forms resemble the rotund, elongated compositions favored by his teacher. By 1950, Wilson earned the John Hay Whitney Fellowship and moved to Mexico City. Another trial proof of this print is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 22, 2012
Wilson, Mexican Woman, Lithograph
Est: $1,000 - $3,000
John Woodrow Wilson (American, b. 1922), titled 'Mexican Woman', limited edition lithograph 32/120, 11 1/4" x 9 1/2", 19" x 17 1/2" (frame, under glass).
Kaminski Auctions
Mar. 01, 2012
JOHN SHIRLOW (1869-1936) Wilson Hall, Melbourne University 1922 etching 24/50
Est: $100 - $200
JOHN SHIRLOW (1869-1936) Wilson Hall, Melbourne University 1922 etching 24/50 22 x 15cm
Leonard Joel
Mar. 01, 2012
JOHN SHIRLOW (1869-1936) Wilson Hall, Melbourne University 1922 etching 19/50
Est: $100 - $200
JOHN SHIRLOW (1869-1936) Wilson Hall, Melbourne University 1922 etching 19/50 22 x 15cm
Leonard Joel
Feb. 16, 2012
JOHN WILSON (1922 - ) Untitled (Three Workers).
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
WORK JOHN WILSON (1922 - ) Untitled (Three Workers). Charcoal, crayon and gouache on thin cream paper, 1957. 356x235 mm; 14x9 1/4 inches, full margins. Signed and dated in pencil, lower right. Provenance: estate of Lorenzo Dow Turner; private collection.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 16, 2012
JOHN WILSON (1922 - ) Campesinos.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
JOHN WILSON (1922 - ) Campesinos. Lithograph on cream wove paper, 1954. 286x381 mm; 11 1/4x15 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 18/26 in pencil, lower margin. A very good, dark impression. We have found no other impressions of this print at auction in the past 20 years.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 16, 2012
JOHN WILSON (1922 - ) Dialogue.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
JOHN WILSON (1922 - ) Dialogue. Lithograph on cream wove paper, 1955. 400x186 mm; 15 3/4x7 3/8 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 43/50 in pencil, lower margin. A very good, richly inked impression. We have found only one other impression of this print at auction in the past 20 years.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 16, 2012
JOHN WILSON (1922 - ) Mother and Child.
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
JOHN WILSON (1922 - ) Mother and Child. Lithograph on wove paper, 1952. 546x465 mm; 21 1/2x18 3/8 inches, slightly trimmed margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 36/50 in pencil, lower margin. A very good impression of this iconic image.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 12, 2011
John Wilson, (American, b. 1922), Dialogue, 1955
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
John Wilson (American, b. 1922) Dialogue, 1955 lithograph edition 18/50, signed John Wilson, titled, and dated (lower right) 15 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches.
Hindman
Feb. 17, 2011
JOHN WILSON (1922 - ) El Cargador.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
JOHN WILSON (1922 - ) El Cargador. Lithograph on cream wove paper, 1952. 318x279 mm; 12 1/2x11 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 22/30 in pencil, lower margin. A very good impression of this scarce print. We have not found another impression of this print at auction in the past 20 years.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 17, 2011
JOHN WILSON (1922 - ) Dialogue.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
JOHN WILSON (1922 - ) Dialogue. Lithograph on cream wove paper, 1955. 400x186 mm; 15 3/4x7 3/8 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 43/50 in pencil, lower margin. A very good, richly inked impression. We have found no other impressions of this print at auction in the past 20 years.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 17, 2011
JOHN WILSON (1922 - ) Mother and Child.
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
JOHN WILSON (1922 - ) Mother and Child. Lithograph, 1952. 545x507 mm; 21x18 1/2 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 19/50 in pencil, lower margin. Printed by José Sanchez at the Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City. A superb, richly-inked impression of this scarce print. John Wilson's Mother and Child, a study for the 1952 mural Incident in Teotihuacan, Mexico, is one of his most impressive lithographs. This is the larger and earlier of the two versions of this print. In addition to some differences in the drawing, in this version, the artist's signature and date are also added in the stone, lower left. Another impression is in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 07, 2010
JOHN WILSON (1922 - ) Street Children.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
JOHN WILSON (1922 - ) Street Children. Etching, 1973. 254x445 mm; 10x17 1/2 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 25/75 in pencil, lower margin. A very good, dark impression of this scarce print.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 07, 2010
JOHN WILSON (1922 - ) Street Scene.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
JOHN WILSON (1922 - ) Street Scene. Lithograph on cream wove paper, 1947. 152x360 mm; 10x14 1/4 inches, wide margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 3/20 in pencil, lower margin. A good, dark impression of this scarce print.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 23, 2010
JOHN WILSON (1922 - ) Father and Child.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
JOHN WILSON (1922 - ) Father and Child. Color lithograph, 1970. 502x362 mm; 19 3/4x14 1/4 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 34/100 in pencil, lower margin. A very good impression of this scarce print.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 23, 2010
JOHN WILSON (1922 - ) Street Scene.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
JOHN WILSON (1922 - ) Street Scene. Lithograph on cream wove paper, 1947. 152x360 mm; 10x14 1/4 inches, wide margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 3/20 in pencil, lower margin. A good, dark impression of this scarce print.
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