# Louis Schanker - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T16:50:44.753Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 138
- Lots with prices: 106
- First auction date: 2002-09-08
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-12
- Median realised price: $550
- Price range: $30 to $10,625

## Market Takeaway
Louis Schanker shows solid auction liquidity with 133 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $600. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 15 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-23.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($600\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $340 and $1,300.
- 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: 65% (67 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 34% (35 sales)
- $10,000\+: 1% (1 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 15
- Previous 12 months sales: 10
- Recent 12 months median: $500
- Previous 12 months median: $380
- Median shift: 31.6%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-23
- Days since latest sale: 26
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Swann Auction Galleries: 21 lots
- Barridoff Auctions: 14 lots
- Rachel Davis Fine Arts: 14 lots
- Broward Auction Gallery LLC: 8 lots
- Weschler's: 6 lots
- Skinner: 5 lots
- Weiss Auctions: 5 lots
- Eldred's: 4 lots
- Material Culture: 4 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 4 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-04-12 | Louis Schanker \(NY,CT,1903\-1981\) mixed media painting | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-schanker-ny-ct-1903-1981-mixed-media-painting-11-c-b57169020d
2. 2026-04-05 | Louis Schanker \(NY,CT,1903\-1981\) mixed media painting | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-schanker-ny-ct-1903-1981-mixed-media-painting-9-c-d1f1940408
3. 2026-03-27 | Louis Schanker \(American 1903\-1981\), Green and Black, Woodcut in color, Sight size: 279 x 356 mm \(11 x 14 in\); Frame: 21 x 23\-1/2 in \(53.3 x 59.7 cm\) | Weschler's | $550 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-schanker-american-1903-1981-green-and-black-woodcut-in-color-sight-size-279-x-356-mm-11-x-14-in-frame-21-x-23-1-2-in-53-3-x-59-7-cm-98-c-773e3a56fb
4. 2026-03-27 | Louis Schanker \(American 1903\-1981\), Musical Clowns \#1, Woodcut in color, 1939, Sight size: 305 x 406 mm \(12 x 16 in\); Frame: 21\-1/2 x 25 in \(54.6 x 63.5 cm\) | Weschler's | $550 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-schanker-american-1903-1981-musical-clowns-1-woodcut-in-color-1939-sight-size-305-x-406-mm-12-x-16-in-frame-21-1-2-x-25-in-54-6-x-63-5-cm-97-c-f8f940b8eb
5. 2026-03-27 | Louis Schanker \(American 1903\-1981\), Cafe, Woodblock print in color, Sight size: 248 x 152 mm \(9\-3/4 x 6 in\); Frame: 19 x 15 in \(48.3 x 38.1 cm\) | Weschler's | $400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-louis-schanker-american-1903-1981-cafe-woodblock-print-in-color-sight-size-248-x-152-mm-9-3-4-x-6-in-frame-19-x-15-in-48-3-x-38-1-cm-99-c-528a2fba25
6. 2026-01-23 | Louis Schanker, Untitled | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $500
7. 2025-12-16 | Louis Schanker \(New York 1903 \- New York 1981\) Still Life with Fruit and Cello | Casa d'aste ARCADIA | €1,000
8. 2025-12-07 | Louis Schanker \(NY,CT,1903\-1981\) mixed media painting | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | N/A
9. 2025-12-06 | Louis SCHANKER: "Polo". | Armstrong Fine Art | $900
10. 2025-11-23 | Louis Schanker \(NY,CT,1903\-1981\) mixed media painting | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | N/A
11. 2025-11-08 | Louis Schanker \(1903\-1981\) | Lux Auction | €200
12. 2025-11-08 | Louis Schanker \(1903\-1981\) | Lux Auction | €200
13. 2025-09-30 | Louis Schanker \(1903\-1981\) | Orion Antiques | $1,300
14. 2025-09-25 | Louis Schanker, Untitled, gouache on paper, 1936. | Swann Auction Galleries | $698
15. 2025-06-26 | Louis Schanker, Untitled | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $2,800
16. 2025-06-15 | Louis Schanker \(NY,CT,1903\-1981\) mixed media painting | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | $260
17. 2025-06-08 | Louis Schanker \(NY,CT,1903\-1981\) mixed media painting | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | $220
18. 2025-04-06 | Louis Schanker \(NY,CT,1903\-1981\) mixed media painting | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | $340
19. 2025-03-29 | LOUIS SCHANKER \(1903\-1981\) OIL ON CANVAS ABSTRACTION | Dirk Soulis Auctions | $1,400
20. 2025-03-23 | Louis Schanker \(NY,CT,1903\-1981\) mixed media painting | Broward Auction Gallery LLC | N/A
21. 2025-02-13 | Louis Schanker \(1903\-1981\), HOCKEY PLAYERS, 1935\-1943 | Waddington's | CA$550
22. 2025-01-30 | LOUIS SCHANKER \(1903 \- 1981\) Jai\-Alai. | Swann Auction Galleries | $2,000
23. 2025-01-30 | LOUIS SCHANKER \(1903 \- 1981\) Collage. | Swann Auction Galleries | $468
24. 2024-12-07 | LOUIS SCHANKER \(1903\-1981\) 1946 OIL ON CANVAS | Dirk Soulis Auctions | $1,400

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