# John Nathaniel Fenton - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-07-26T08:33:54.821Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 14
- Lots with prices: 11
- First auction date: 2003-08-02
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-24
- Median realised price: $300
- Price range: $25 to $6,500

## Market Takeaway
John Nathaniel Fenton shows thin auction liquidity with 13 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $300. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 1 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-02.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($300\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $70 and $1,150.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 70% (7 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 30% (3 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 1
- Previous 12 months sales: 4
- Recent 12 months median: $500
- Previous 12 months median: $70
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-02
- Days since latest sale: 78
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Weschler's: 3 lots
- Collective Hudson, LLC: 2 lots
- Neal Auction Company: 2 lots
- Auctions at Showplace: 1 lots
- Dirk Soulis Auctions: 1 lots
- Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates: 1 lots
- New Orleans Auction Galleries: 1 lots
- Skinner: 1 lots
- Westport Auction: 1 lots
- William J Jenack Auctioneers: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-03-24 | John Nathaniel Fenton \(American, 1912\-1977\), Rabbis Disputation, Artists Proof Etching, Signed l.r., and Titled l.l., Frame: 13 1/4 x 16 in. \(33.7 x 40.6 cm.\) | Weschler's | $25 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-nathaniel-fenton-american-1912-1977-rabbis-disputation-artists-proof-etching-signed-l-r-and-titled-l-l-frame-13-1-4-x-16-in-33-7-x-40-6-cm-417-c-21d86206a8
2. 2025-12-02 | John Nathaniel Fenton \(American 1912\-1977\), Compact Moment, Oil on Canvas, Frame: 13 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. \(35.2 x 40.3 cm.\) | Weschler's | $500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-nathaniel-fenton-american-1912-1977-compact-moment-oil-on-canvas-frame-13-7-8-x-15-7-8-in-35-2-x-40-3-cm-436-c-2f339aba1a
3. 2024-10-19 | JOHN NATHANIEL FENTON \(AMERICAN, 1912\-1977\) SURREALIST PAINTING | Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates | $875 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-nathaniel-fenton-american-1912-1977-surrealist-painting-3188-c-75248d7be6
4. 2024-07-23 | John Nathaniel Fenton "Greys: The Elders" Etching | Auctions at Showplace | $50
5. 2024-06-07 | JOHN NATHANIEL FENTON \(1912\-1977\) OIL ON CANVAS | Dirk Soulis Auctions | $6,500
6. 2024-03-19 | JOHN NATHANIEL FENTON \(1912\-1977\) SIGNED ETCHING | Westport Auction | $70
7. 2023-02-05 | John Nathaniel Fenton, The Original Copper Engraving Plate for 'Ancestral Theme'. | Collective Hudson, LLC | $300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-nathaniel-fenton-the-original-copper-engraving-plate-for-ancestral-theme-39-c-6bd4cb4862
8. 2023-02-05 | John Nathaniel Fenton, An Original Copper Engraving Plate for 'Africans'. Woodstock, NY Artist | Collective Hudson, LLC | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-nathaniel-fenton-an-original-copper-engraving-plate-for-africans-woodstock-ny-artist-38-c-b08447f800
9. 2020-07-19 | John Nathaniel Fenton \(American/New York, 1912\-1977\), "Women on the Beach", | New Orleans Auction Galleries | N/A
10. 2012-03-30 | John Nathaniel Fenton \(American 1912\-1977\), Compact Moment | Weschler's | N/A
11. 2010-11-10 | John Nathaniel Fenton \(American, 1912\-1977\) Boy Diving. Signed "John Fenton" in pencil l.r., titled l.l., numbered "A/P" l.c. Etchin... | Skinner | $119
12. 2004-03-07 | Etching | William J Jenack Auctioneers | $50
13. 2003-08-02 | John Nathaniel Fenton \(American, 1912\-1977\), "Man with Fur\-trimmed Hat in a Surreal Landscape", oil on canvas | Neal Auction Company | $1,150
14. 2003-08-02 | John Nathaniel Fenton \(American, 1912\-1977\), "Bearded Man in a Surreal Landscape", oil on canvas | Neal Auction Company | $1,380

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