# Werner Drewes - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T01:41:06.434Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 540
- Lots with prices: 414
- First auction date: 1991-06-23
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-18
- Median realised price: $575
- Price range: $20 to $74,500

## Market Takeaway
Werner Drewes shows deep auction liquidity with 455 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $600. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 27 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-09.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($600\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $325 and $1,900.
- 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: 63.3% (226 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 26.3% (94 sales)
- $10,000\+: 10.4% (37 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 27
- Previous 12 months sales: 18
- Recent 12 months median: $600
- Previous 12 months median: $500
- Median shift: 20%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-09
- Days since latest sale: 71
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Heritage Auctions: 82 lots
- Swann Auction Galleries: 56 lots
- Rachel Davis Fine Arts: 48 lots
- Toomey & Co. Auctioneers: 30 lots
- Bonhams: 28 lots
- Christie's: 25 lots
- Weschler's: 20 lots
- Fichter Kunsthandel: 17 lots
- Skinner: 17 lots
- Sotheby's: 16 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-02-22 | WERNER DREWES \(1899\-1985\) OIL ON CANVAS | Soulis Auctions | $22,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-werner-drewes-1899-1985-oil-on-canvas-200-c-c2e402b6ca
2. 2025-02-23 | WERNER DREWES \(GERMANY/NY/MO, 1899\-1985\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | $900
3. 2024-01-25 | WERNER DREWES \(1899\-1995\) Four abstract woodcuts. | Swann Auction Galleries | $7,250
4. 2026-04-18 | Werner Drewes \- Florida Sunset | Kunstauktionshaus Leipzig | €300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-werner-drewes-florida-sunset-66-c-fc4537d6ea
5. 2026-03-24 | Werner Drewes \(American/German 1899\-1985\), At Play No. 1, Lithograph in Color Signed and Dated 78 l.r., and Numbered 8/XX, l.l., Frame: 23 x 36 in. \(58.4 x 91.4 cm.\), Image size: 11 1/4 x 24 1/2 in. \(28.6 x 62.2 cm.\) | Weschler's | $325 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-werner-drewes-american-german-1899-1985-at-play-no-1-lithograph-in-color-signed-and-dated-78-l-r-and-numbered-8-xx-l-l-frame-23-x-36-in-58-4-x-91-4-cm-image-size-11-1-4-x-24-1-2-in-28-6-x-62-2-cm-608-c-b13eb1b802
6. 2026-03-24 | Werner Drewes \(American/German, 1899\-1985\), Abstract Landscape, Woodcut in Color Signed and Dated 83 l.r., and Numbered 11/XX l.l., Frame: 24 1/4 x 27 in. \(61.6 x 68.6 cm.\) | Weschler's | $800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-werner-drewes-american-german-1899-1985-abstract-landscape-woodcut-in-color-signed-and-dated-83-l-r-and-numbered-11-xx-l-l-frame-24-1-4-x-27-in-61-6-x-68-6-cm-597-c-566b88c1b5
7. 2026-03-24 | Werner Drewes \(German/American 1899\-1995\), Romain Rolland, Woodcut on Japanese Paper, Signed and Dated 1932 l.r. and Numbered out of XXX, \(Possibly PM 1\) l.l., Frame: 26 3/4 x 21 3/4 in. \(67.9 x 55.2 cm.\) | Weschler's | $150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-werner-drewes-german-american-1899-1995-romain-rolland-woodcut-on-japanese-paper-signed-and-dated-1932-l-r-and-numbered-out-of-xxx-possibly-pm-1-l-l-frame-26-3-4-x-21-3-4-in-67-9-x-55-2-cm-222-c-a8cacba5c4
8. 2026-03-24 | Werner Drewes \(American/German 1899\-1985\), Aquatic Ballet, Woodcut in Color, Signed and Dated 79 l.r., and Numbered 18/XXX l.l., Frame: 24 1/2 x 29 1/2 in. \(62.2 x 74.9 cm.\) | Weschler's | $400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-werner-drewes-american-german-1899-1985-aquatic-ballet-woodcut-in-color-signed-and-dated-79-l-r-and-numbered-18-xxx-l-l-frame-24-1-2-x-29-1-2-in-62-2-x-74-9-cm-164-c-4160b9d6de
9. 2026-03-24 | Werner Drewes \(American/German 1899\-1985\), Diving, Woodcut in Color, Signed and Dated 1951 l.r., Titled and Numbered 3/X l.l., Frame: 23 x 19 1/4 in. \(58.4 x 48.9 cm.\) | Weschler's | $350 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-werner-drewes-american-german-1899-1985-diving-woodcut-in-color-signed-and-dated-1951-l-r-titled-and-numbered-3-x-l-l-frame-23-x-19-1-4-in-58-4-x-48-9-cm-156-c-224168b48d
10. 2026-03-24 | Werner Drewes \(German/American 1899\-1995\), Harlem Beauty, Woodcut on Japanese Paper, Signed and Dated 1930 l.r. and Numbered I/ XXX l.l., Frame: 24 x 20 in. \(61 x 50.8 cm.\) | Weschler's | $300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-werner-drewes-german-american-1899-1995-harlem-beauty-woodcut-on-japanese-paper-signed-and-dated-1930-l-r-and-numbered-i-xxx-l-l-frame-24-x-20-in-61-x-50-8-cm-153-c-2244647064
11. 2026-03-12 | Werner Drewes, American/German 1899\-1985, Abstract, Pencil on Paper | Nye & Company | $650 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-werner-drewes-american-german-1899-1985-abstract-pencil-on-paper-496-c-0f8fd4dbf0
12. 2026-02-03 | Werner Drewes \(American, 1899\-1985\) | Material Culture | $125 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-werner-drewes-american-1899-1985-69-c-7d4baf3f17
13. 2025-12-09 | Werner Drewes \(American/German, 1899\-1985\) Early Snow in the Delaware Valley, 1969 | Freeman’s | $1,500
14. 2025-12-09 | Werner Drewes \(American/German, 1899\-1985\) Winter Forest, 1964 | Freeman’s | $1,700
15. 2025-12-09 | Werner Drewes \(American/German, 1899\-1985\) Untitled \(Abstract\), 1964 | Freeman’s | N/A
16. 2025-11-19 | Werner Drewes "Warm Emphasis" Woodcut | Revere Auctions | $600
17. 2025-11-19 | Werner Drewes "Restrained Accents" Woodcut | Revere Auctions | $400
18. 2025-10-19 | Werner Drewes \(1899 \- 1985\) Signed 1980 Cubist Abstract Seascape Framed Painting | Curated Gallery Auctions | $425
19. 2025-10-14 | Werner Drewes \(1899\-1985\), "Dynamic Thrust," 1982 | John Moran Auctioneers | $285
20. 2025-09-25 | Werner Drewes \(American/German, 1899\-1985\) Autumn Fire, 1980 | Freeman’s | $5,000
21. 2025-06-25 | Werner Drewes \(American, 1899\-1985\) | Material Culture | N/A
22. 2025-06-06 | Werner Drewes \(Turkish/American 1899\-1985\), Distant Horizon, Oil and collage on paperboard, 1971\-72, and Leonel Góngora, Seated Nude, The first: 8\-1/4 x 6\-1/4 in \(21 x 15.9 cm\); the second: 7 x 10 in \(17.8 x 25.4 cm\) | Weschler's | $450
23. 2025-05-22 | WERNER DREWES \(1899 \- 1985, GERMAN/AMERICAN\) Untitled. | Swann Auction Galleries | $1,062
24. 2025-05-22 | Werner Drewes, Winter Solstice | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $400

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