# John Willenbecher - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T12:14:36.654Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 26
- Lots with prices: 21
- First auction date: 2004-05-16
- Latest auction date: 2024-11-12
- Median realised price: $400
- Price range: $25 to $5,500

## Market Takeaway
John Willenbecher has 26 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $400. Category concentration is still broad. Recent 12-month volume is still light. 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 \($400\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($225 to $826\) 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: 76.2% (16 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 23.8% (5 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 0
- Previous 12 months sales: 3
- Recent 12 months median: $0
- Previous 12 months median: $250
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2024-11-12
- Days since latest sale: 533
- Market velocity: inactive

## Top Auction Houses
- William Bunch Auctions & Appraisals: 6 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 3 lots
- Weschler's: 3 lots
- Lawsons: 2 lots
- Phillips: 2 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 2 lots
- Wright: 2 lots
- Black Rock Galleries: 1 lots
- Christie's: 1 lots
- Forum Auctions \- UK: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-11-12 | JOHN WILLENBECHER \(B. 1936, AMERICAN\) Silver and Blue. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
2. 2024-11-12 | JOHN WILLENBECHER \(B. 1936, AMERICAN\) Orrey. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
3. 2024-08-22 | John Willenbecher \(American, b. 1936\) Polaris \#2, 1968 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $250
4. 2023-10-10 | John Willenbecher \(American b. 1936\), Gold and Blue \(A. 5\), 1964, Colored and Gilt Ink on Paper, Frame: 18 1/4 x 14 1/2 in. \(46.4 x 36.8 cm.\) | Weschler's | $50
5. 2023-03-29 | John Willenbecher, Untitled | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $250
6. 2023-03-14 | John Willenbecher \(American, b 1936\) 3 Abstract Works on Paper, ink on paper, each signed JW 1999, 12\-3/4" x 9\-1/4" sheet, framed 20... | William Bunch Auctions & Appraisals | $225
7. 2023-03-14 | John Willenbecher \(American, b 1936\) Abstract Painting Hashi", acrylic on masonite, signed on reverse John Willenbecher 1980, 18" x ... | William Bunch Auctions & Appraisals | $200
8. 2023-03-14 | John Willenbecher \(American, b 1936\) Large Painting Capriccio", acrylic on paper with collage, signed John Willenbecher 1978, label ... | William Bunch Auctions & Appraisals | $400
9. 2023-03-14 | John Willenbecher \(American, b 1936\) Large Painting Capriccio", acrylic on paper with collage, signed John Willenbecher 1978, label ... | William Bunch Auctions & Appraisals | $400
10. 2023-03-14 | John Willenbecher \(American, b 1936\) Large Abstract Painting, untitled, acrylic on wood panel, signed John Willenbecher 1989 on reve... | William Bunch Auctions & Appraisals | $400
11. 2023-03-10 | John Willenbecher \(American b. 1936\), Allegorical System: Night, Construction of wood and glass, Overall: 19\-1/2 x 57\-1/2 x 4\-1/2 in \(49.5 x 146.1 x 11.4 cm\) | Weschler's | $1,000
12. 2023-03-07 | John Willenbecher \(American b. 1936\), Gold and White, 1964, Wood Construction with Encased Lightbulbs, Three Broken 24 3/4 x 18 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. \(62.9 x 47.6 x 15.9 cm.\) | Weschler's | $200
13. 2022-03-22 | John Willenbecher \(American, b 1976\) abstract painting, "Study for Gurre\-Lieder", acrylic on masonite, signed "Willenberger '79", 7\-.. | William Bunch Auctions & Appraisals | $700
14. 2021-12-02 | John Willenbecher \(b. 1936\): Small Game \#2 | STAIR | $5,500
15. 2020-08-13 | John Willenbecher \(1936 \- \) \(2 works\) \- Untitled 7 x 9.5cm; 12 x 11.5 cm | Lawsons | A$45
16. 2020-08-06 | John Willenbecher \(1936 \- \) \(2 works\) \- Untitled 7 x 9.5cm; 12 x 11.5 cm | Lawsons | N/A
17. 2018-03-21 | John Willenbecher \(b.1936\) Untitled | Forum Auctions \- UK | £240
18. 2014-11-09 | JOHN WILLENBECHER \(b.1936, American\) | Black Rock Galleries | $25
19. 2014-05-17 | John Willenbecher \(American, b. 1936\); Two works of art: Untitled, 1962; Mixed media construction; Signed and dated; 16 1/8" x 16 1/8" x 5 3/8"; Exhibition: John Willenbecher, Feigen Palmer Gallery, Los Angeles, February, 1964; Provenance: Feigen | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $625
20. 2013-07-17 | John Willenbecher \(b. 1936\) | Christie's | $1,250
21. 2010-04-07 | John Willenbecher | Phillips | $3,750
22. 2010-04-07 | John Willenbecher | Phillips | $5,250
23. 2007-06-09 | JOHN WILLENBECHER \(American, b. 1936\) The Table | Rago Arts and Auction Center | N/A
24. 2004-05-25 | John Willenbecher \(American, b. 1936\) | Hindman | N/A

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