# Abby Shahn - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-28T16:18:31.259Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 25
- Lots with prices: 12
- First auction date: 2004-09-18
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-06
- Median realised price: $200
- Price range: $35 to $2,280

## Market Takeaway
Abby Shahn has 25 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $200. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 1 sales. These metrics reflect recorded public auction results and may not include private transactions or every premium outlier sale.

## How To Read This Data
- Use median \($200\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($70 to $950\) as the middle 50% of recorded sales.
- Auction prices can include buyer premiums or fees depending on house reporting, so compare on a like\-for\-like basis.
- Condition, provenance, size, and attribution confidence can move final value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 75% (9 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 25% (3 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 1
- Previous 12 months sales: 0
- Recent 12 months median: $35
- Previous 12 months median: $0
- Median shift: N/A
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-06
- Days since latest sale: 112
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Barridoff Auctions: 9 lots
- Auctions at Showplace: 4 lots
- Thomaston Place Auction Galleries: 4 lots
- Nye & Company: 3 lots
- James D. Julia: 1 lots
- Jonah Fine Art: 1 lots
- Kaminski Auctions: 1 lots
- Weschler's: 1 lots
- Westport Auction: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-06 | Abby Shahn \(American b. 1940\), Abstract, Pastel on Paper, Monogrammed l.r., Signed and titled on verso, Frame: 28 x 22 3/4 in. \(71.1 x 57.8 cm.\) | Weschler's | $35 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-abby-shahn-american-b-1940-abstract-pastel-on-paper-monogrammed-l-r-signed-and-titled-on-verso-frame-28-x-22-3-4-in-71-1-x-57-8-cm-541-c-fba8ae8ca3
2. 2024-04-13 | Abby Shahn, Abstract Still Life, Oil on Paper | Kaminski Auctions | $175
3. 2023-05-14 | Abby Shahn "Canfield" Oil on Paper | Auctions at Showplace | N/A
4. 2022-10-16 | Abby Shahn "Canfield" Oil on Paper | Auctions at Showplace | N/A
5. 2022-03-29 | ABBY SHAHN \(AMERICAN, 1940\-\) INK & WASH | Westport Auction | $50
6. 2022-03-02 | Abby Shahn, Seated Female Nude | Nye & Company | $100
7. 2022-03-02 | Abby Shahn, Two Standing Figures | Nye & Company | $70
8. 2022-01-23 | Abby Shahn 'Corn Field' Abstract Pen & Ink Drawing | Auctions at Showplace | $950
9. 2021-12-19 | Abby Shahn 'Man With Arms Raised' Ink & Wash | Auctions at Showplace | N/A
10. 2021-05-15 | Abby Shahn, Am. b. 1949, "Those Were the Days" 1984, Tempera on paper, framed under acrylic, 41 1/2 x 41 1/2" actual, 45"x 45" framed | Barridoff Auctions | $200
11. 2021-02-28 | ABBY SHAHN \(CONTEMPORARY MAINE\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | $1,500
12. 2020-04-12 | ABBY SHAHN "Pink X" Geometric Abstract 1979 Egg Tempera | Jonah Fine Art | N/A
13. 2018-07-26 | Abby Shahn, Am. b.1940, "Scaredy Cat Gets Dressed Up", Gouache, 44 x 29" | Barridoff Auctions | N/A
14. 2018-07-26 | Abby Shahn, Am. b. 1940, Abstract, Mixed Media, 13 x 19 1/2" | Barridoff Auctions | N/A
15. 2018-05-17 | Abby Shahn, Am. b.1940, "Scaredy Cat Gets Dressed Up", Gouache, 44 x 29" | Barridoff Auctions | N/A
16. 2018-05-17 | Abby Shahn, Am. b. 1940, Abstract, Mixed Media, 13 x 19 1/2" | Barridoff Auctions | N/A
17. 2016-08-29 | ABBY SHAHN \(Contemporary Solon, ME, 1940 \-\) \- Two Untitled Mixed Media on Paper in Artist Painted Frames, floated behind glass with visible edges, the first a human profile with demonic glyphs, signed "AS 91", in a bl... | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | $292
18. 2016-05-05 | Abby Shahn | Barridoff Auctions | N/A
19. 2015-08-30 | ABBY SHAHN \(Contemporary Solon, ME, 1940 \-\) \- Two Untitled Mixed Media on Paper in Artist Painted Frames, floated behind glass with visible edges, the first a human profile with demonic glyphs, signed "AS 91", in a bl... | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | N/A
20. 2015-08-30 | ABBY SHAHN \(NY/ME, 1940\- \) \- "Split Ends", egg tempera on full sheet of Rives BFK paper, signed lower right and dated '94, in a poplar box frame, floated within a mat, glazed, OS: 55" x 40 3/4", SS: 44" x 30" with dec.. | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | $1,000
21. 2013-04-24 | Abby Shahn \- El Salvador | Barridoff Auctions | $2,280
22. 2010-08-06 | Abby Shahn | Barridoff Auctions | N/A
23. 2010-08-06 | Abby Shahn | Barridoff Auctions | N/A
24. 2008-01-31 | ABBY SHAHN \(American 20th Century\) PORTRAIT | James D. Julia | $345

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