# John William Bentley - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T13:03:31.407Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 42
- Lots with prices: 31
- First auction date: 2002-12-05
- Latest auction date: 2025-05-06
- Median realised price: $2,029
- Price range: $375 to $14,000

## Market Takeaway
John William Bentley shows developing auction liquidity with 42 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,029. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 1 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-05-06.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($2,029\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,200 and $4,000.
- 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: 16.1% (5 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 77.4% (24 sales)
- $10,000\+: 6.5% (2 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 1
- Previous 12 months sales: 3
- Recent 12 months median: $2,640
- Previous 12 months median: $0
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-05-06
- Days since latest sale: 288
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 5 lots
- John Moran Auctioneers: 5 lots
- Bonhams: 4 lots
- Cutler Bay Auctions: 4 lots
- Eldred's: 3 lots
- Shannon's: 3 lots
- Skinner: 3 lots
- Brunk Auctions: 2 lots
- James D. Julia: 2 lots
- Stuart Holman: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-07-20 | John William Bentley \(1880\-1951\) "Hazy Winter Light" | Cutler Bay Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-william-bentley-1880-1951-hazy-winter-light-45-c-81d4126992
2. 2024-06-15 | John William Bentley \(1880\-1951\) "Hazy Winter Light" | Cutler Bay Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-john-william-bentley-1880-1951-hazy-winter-light-45-c-3db419abc7
3. 2019-09-21 | JOHN WILLIAM BENTLEY OIL OF KINGSTON CHURCH | Wiederseim Associates, Inc. | N/A
4. 2025-05-06 | John William Bentley \(1880\-1951\), Landscape with apple blossoms, likely Catskills | John Moran Auctioneers | $2,640
5. 2024-04-30 | John William Bentley \(1880 \- 1951\) American | Cutler Bay Auctions | N/A
6. 2023-08-22 | John William Bentley \(1880 \- 1951\) American | Cutler Bay Auctions | N/A
7. 2023-05-19 | John William Bentley \(American, 1880–1951\) Hutchin Hill, New York | Hindman | $3,500
8. 2023-05-09 | John William Bentley \(1880\-1951\), Mission courtyard with flowers, oil on canvas, 24" H x 30" W | John Moran Auctioneers | $1,375
9. 2023-05-09 | John William Bentley \(1880\-1951\), A snowy landscape, Oil on canvas, 25.5" H x 30" W | John Moran Auctioneers | $3,900
10. 2021-03-30 | JOHN WILLIAM BENTLEY \(1880\-1951\) PAYSAGE SOUS LA NEIGE HUILE SUR CARTON SIGNÉ ET DATÉ 1916 EN BAS | Osenat | €375
11. 2020-02-03 | John William Bentley \(American, 1880\-1951\) Mission By A Road; Moonlit Mission; Waves Crashing On A Rocky Coast; Waves On The Beach \(a group of four\) sizes to 8 x 10in | Bonhams | $1,000
12. 2017-04-08 | JOHN WILLIAM BENTLEY, New York/California, 1880\-1951, "Grey Day"., Oil on board, 12" x 16". Framed 18" x 22". | Eldred's | $1,300
13. 2017-03-21 | John William Bentley \(1880\-1951 Woodstock, NY\) | John Moran Auctioneers | $2,745
14. 2017-01-24 | John William Bentley \(1880\-1951 Woodstock, NY\) | John Moran Auctioneers | $1,464
15. 2015-01-23 | John William Bentley \(American, 1880\-1951\), Autumn at the Reservoir, Signed "John W. Bentley" l.l., Condition: Minor surface grime., Oi | Skinner | $923
16. 2014-12-06 | John William Bentley \(NY/CA/NJ, 1880\-1951\), Snow Covered Farm | Leland Little Auctions | $4,000
17. 2014-08-19 | JOHN WILLIAM BENTLEY \(American, 1880\-1951\) WINTER LANDSCAPE WITH SUNLIT STREAM | James D. Julia | $4,740
18. 2014-02-04 | JOHN WILLIAM BENTLEY \(American, 1880\-1951\) WINTER LANDSCAPE WITH SUNLIT STREAM | James D. Julia | $5,500
19. 2011-09-09 | John William Bentley \(American, 1880\-1951\) Winter Homestead Titled and signed "...by John W. Bentley" on the reverse beneath the lin... | Skinner | N/A
20. 2011-08-05 | JOHN WILLIAM BENTLEY, American, 1880\-1951, Autumnal landscape with country path., Oil on board, 12" x 16". Framed. | Eldred's | $1,200
21. 2011-06-25 | John William Bentley \(American, 1880\-1951\) Portrait of a Seated Nude Signed "John W. Bentley" l.r. Oil on canvas, 16 x 20 1/4 in., f... | Skinner | $2,489
22. 2010-09-25 | John William Bentley \(American, 1880\-1951\) Barn scene | Cottone Auctions | $1,400
23. 2009-08-03 | John William Bentley \(American, 1880\-1951\) Garden in bloom 12 x 16in | Bonhams | N/A
24. 2009-04-03 | JOHN WILLIAM BENTLEY, American, 1880\-1951, "Down on the Farm",, Oil on canvas board, 8¼" x 10¼". Framed. | Eldred's | $475

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