# Lynd Ward - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T21:33:11.943Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 141
- Lots with prices: 128
- First auction date: 2003-03-09
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-11
- Median realised price: $135
- Price range: $15 to $1,792

## Market Takeaway
Lynd Ward shows solid auction liquidity with 139 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $135. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 11 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-28.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($135\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $85 and $225.
- 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: 97.6% (123 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 2.4% (3 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 11
- Previous 12 months sales: 15
- Recent 12 months median: $80
- Previous 12 months median: $100
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-28
- Days since latest sale: 21
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Rachel Davis Fine Arts: 47 lots
- Weschler's: 38 lots
- Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC: 7 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 7 lots
- Dirk Soulis Auctions: 5 lots
- Vallot Auctioneers: 5 lots
- MBA Seattle Auction LLC: 3 lots
- Material Culture: 3 lots
- Sloans & Kenyon: 3 lots
- Copake Auction Inc.: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-06-20 | LYND WARD \(1905\-1985\) Ethan Allen. | Swann Auction Galleries | $812
2. 2024-06-06 | LYND WARD \(AMERICAN, 1905 \- 1985\) | Vallot Auctioneers | $100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lynd-ward-american-1905-1985-21-c-b2b45b898f
3. 2024-06-06 | LYND WARD \(AMERICAN, 1905 \- 1985\) | Vallot Auctioneers | $100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lynd-ward-american-1905-1985-19-c-3e44b86a5f
4. 2026-02-11 | Lynd Ward \(12\) Illustrated Books | Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC | $250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lynd-ward-12-illustrated-books-14-c-c184f71fdc
5. 2026-02-11 | Lynd Ward \- Storyteller Without Words SIGNED | Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC | $125 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lynd-ward-storyteller-without-words-signed-7-c-d648cb83a5
6. 2026-01-28 | Lynd Ward \(American, 1905\-1985\), I Brought the New World the Gift of Communion, Plate from North Star Shining, 1947, Frame: 15 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. \(39.4 x 31.8 cm.\) | Weschler's | $15
7. 2026-01-20 | Lynd Ward \(American 1905\-1985\), Plate from God’s Man, a Novel in Woodcuts, 1929, Frame: 16 1/2 x 13 in. \(41.9 x 33 cm.\) | Weschler's | $25
8. 2026-01-13 | Lynd Ward \(American 1905\-1985\), Plate from 'The Adventures of the Black Girl in Search for God', 1933, Frame: 15 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. \(39.4 x 31.8 cm.\) | Weschler's | $80
9. 2026-01-06 | Lynd Ward \(American 1905\-1985\), Dancing at a Party, Woodcut from Hot Countries, 1930, Frame: 15 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. \(39.4 x 31.8 cm.\) | Weschler's | $150
10. 2025-12-09 | Lynd Ward \(American, 1905\-1985\), Woodcut from Hot Countries, 1930, Frame: 15 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. \(39.4 x 31.8 cm.\) | Weschler's | $55
11. 2025-11-05 | Lynd Ward SIGNED Wood Engraving | Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC | $200
12. 2025-10-30 | Lynd Ward \(1905\-1985\), DAY OF THE HAWK, 1969 | Waddington's | CA$704
13. 2025-10-23 | Lynd Ward \(American, 1905\-1985\) | Vallot Auctioneers | $125
14. 2025-10-23 | Lynd Ward \(American, 1905\-1985\) Collection | Vallot Auctioneers | $70
15. 2025-06-27 | LYND WARD \(1905\-1985\) PENCIL SIGNED WOOD ENGRAVING | Soulis Auctions | N/A
16. 2025-03-30 | LYND WARD \- Jacob Wresting with the Angel | Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lynd-ward-jacob-wresting-with-the-angel-101-c-2804243847
17. 2025-01-30 | LYND WARD \(1905 \- 1985\) Labor... | Swann Auction Galleries | $812 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-lynd-ward-1905-1985-labor-6-c-8b3a5cefc7
18. 2024-10-16 | Lynd Ward Signed Wood Engraving | Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC | $100
19. 2024-10-16 | Lynd Ward Signed Wood Engraving \[Pathfinder\] | Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC | $225
20. 2024-10-16 | Lynd Ward 'Historic Christ Church at Middleton' | Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC | $125
21. 2024-06-20 | LYND WARD \(1905\-1985\) Crime and Punishment. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
22. 2024-06-18 | Lynd Ward "Landscape with Logs" | Kiechel Auction | N/A
23. 2024-06-06 | LYND WARD \(AMERICAN, 1905 \- 1985\) | Vallot Auctioneers | $150
24. 2024-05-07 | Lynd Ward \(American 1905\-1985\), Joe Louis, Plate from "North Star Shining", Frame: 15 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. \(39.4 x 31.8 cm.\) | Weschler's | $80

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## JSON Source
https://appraisily.com/api/scraper-search/artists/lynd-ward/seo-profile