# Richard William Dempsey - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T01:30:31.523Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 21
- Lots with prices: 17
- First auction date: 2009-02-07
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-27
- Median realised price: $950
- Price range: $200 to $15,000

## Market Takeaway
Richard William Dempsey has 21 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $950. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 6 sales. 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 \($950\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($850 to $2,304\) 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: 52.9% (9 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 41.2% (7 sales)
- $10,000\+: 5.9% (1 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 6
- Previous 12 months sales: 1
- Recent 12 months median: $1,400
- Previous 12 months median: $200
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2026-03-27
- Days since latest sale: 33
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Weschler's: 7 lots
- Potomack Company: 4 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 4 lots
- Sloans & Kenyon: 2 lots
- Curated Gallery Auctions: 1 lots
- Gray's Auctioneers: 1 lots
- Neal Auction Company: 1 lots
- Quinn's Auction Galleries: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-03-27 | Richard William Dempsey \(American 1909\-1987\), Untitled: From the 'Jamaica' Series, Watercolor and ink wash on paper, circa 1960, Sight size: 24\-3/4 x 18\-3/4 in \(62.9 x 47.6 cm\); Frame: 33 x 26\-3/4 in \(83.8 x 67.9 cm\) | Weschler's | $700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-william-dempsey-american-1909-1987-untitled-from-the-jamaica-series-watercolor-and-ink-wash-on-paper-circa-1960-sight-size-24-3-4-x-18-3-4-in-62-9-x-47-6-cm-frame-33-x-26-3-4-in-83-8-x-67-9-cm-23-c-63a3f1c151
2. 2026-03-27 | Richard William Dempsey \(American 1909\-1987\), Untitled: From the ‘Jamaica’ Series, Ink wash on paper, circa 1960, Sight size: 23 x 17 in \(58.4 x 43.2 cm\); Frame: 31\-1/2 x 25\-1/2 in \(80 x 64.8 cm\) | Weschler's | $1,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-william-dempsey-american-1909-1987-untitled-from-the-jamaica-series-ink-wash-on-paper-circa-1960-sight-size-23-x-17-in-58-4-x-43-2-cm-frame-31-1-2-x-25-1-2-in-80-x-64-8-cm-24-c-60347cb5a4
3. 2026-03-27 | Richard William Dempsey \(American 1909\-1987\), Barranquilla Metamorphosis, South America, Oil on canvas, 20 x 24 in \(50.8 x 61 cm\); Frame: 25 x 29 in \(63.5 x 73.7 cm\) | Weschler's | $2,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-william-dempsey-american-1909-1987-barranquilla-metamorphosis-south-america-oil-on-canvas-20-x-24-in-50-8-x-61-cm-frame-25-x-29-in-63-5-x-73-7-cm-21-c-96e7fb019c
4. 2026-03-27 | Richard William Dempsey \(American 1909\-1987\), Untitled, Watercolor and ink wash on paper, Sight size: 21\-1/2 x 27\-1/2 in \(54.6 x 69.9 cm\); Frame: 34 x 40\-1/2 in \(86.4 x 102.9 cm\) | Weschler's | $600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-william-dempsey-american-1909-1987-untitled-watercolor-and-ink-wash-on-paper-sight-size-21-1-2-x-27-1-2-in-54-6-x-69-9-cm-frame-34-x-40-1-2-in-86-4-x-102-9-cm-20-c-7bdd686e83
5. 2026-03-27 | Richard William Dempsey \(American 1909\-1987\), Blues for Pablo, Oil on canvas, 42 x 70 in \(106.7 x 177.8 cm\); Frame: 44 x 72 in \(111.8 x 182.9 cm\) | Weschler's | $15,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-william-dempsey-american-1909-1987-blues-for-pablo-oil-on-canvas-42-x-70-in-106-7-x-177-8-cm-frame-44-x-72-in-111-8-x-182-9-cm-17-c-7b1370b6f7
6. 2026-03-27 | Richard William Dempsey \(American 1909\-1987\), Dark Tenements, Oil on Masonite, 36 x 22\-3/4 in \(91.4 x 57.8 cm\); Frame: 37\-1/2 x 24 in \(95.3 x 61 cm\) | Weschler's | $2,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-richard-william-dempsey-american-1909-1987-dark-tenements-oil-on-masonite-36-x-22-3-4-in-91-4-x-57-8-cm-frame-37-1-2-x-24-in-95-3-x-61-cm-18-c-283360627c
7. 2024-11-03 | Richard W. Dempsey \(1909 \- 1987\) Antique American Abstract Expressionist Framed Painting | Curated Gallery Auctions | $200
8. 2021-12-09 | Richard William Dempsey \(American, 1909\-1987\) | Neal Auction Company | $2,304
9. 2021-11-18 | RICHARD W. DEMPSEY \(AMERICAN, 1909\-1987\) CARTAGENA Watercolor and ink: 21 1/2 x 29 in. \(sight\), 27 x 34 1/2 in. \(framed\) | Potomack Company | N/A
10. 2019-04-04 | RICHARD W. DEMPSEY \(1909 \- 1987\) Cow Creek. | Swann Auction Galleries | $2,000
11. 2018-06-06 | Richard William Dempsey \(1909/19\-1987\) Untitled \(Jamaica\), Watercolor and Ink, | Gray's Auctioneers | $850
12. 2015-09-12 | Richard William Dempsey, Untitled, o/c. | Quinn's Auction Galleries | $400
13. 2014-10-09 | RICHARD W. DEMPSEY \(1909 \- 1987\) The Circus Ride. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
14. 2014-05-09 | Richard W. Dempsey \(American 1909\-1987\), Blue and Red, oil on board, 12 x 30\-1/2 in \(30.5 x 77.5 cm\) | Weschler's | $1,100
15. 2014-02-13 | RICHARD W. DEMPSEY \(1909 \- 1987\) Boy in the Alley. | Swann Auction Galleries | $6,250
16. 2014-02-13 | RICHARD W. DEMPSEY \(1909 \- 1987\) Sargent Johnson Study. | Swann Auction Galleries | N/A
17. 2010-12-11 | RICHARD W. DEMPSEY \(AMERICAN, 1909\-1987\) JAMAICA watercolor and ink on paper: 26 x 19 in. \(sight\) | Potomack Company | $950
18. 2010-12-11 | RICHARD W. DEMPSEY \(AMERICAN, 1909\-1987\) JAMAICA Watercolor on paper: 26 x 20 in | Potomack Company | $900
19. 2010-12-11 | RICHARD W. DEMPSEY \(AMERICAN, 1909\-1987\) JAMAICA Watercolor on paper: 25 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. | Potomack Company | $850
20. 2009-06-20 | RICHARD W. DEMPSEY \(American, 1909\-1987\). ABSTRACT, signed lower right. Watercolor on paper. | Sloans & Kenyon | $850
21. 2009-02-07 | RICHARD W. DEMPSEY \(American, 1909\-1987\). ABSTRACT, signed lower right. Watercolor on paper. | Sloans & Kenyon | N/A

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