# William Behnken - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-04T14:58:21.363Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 51
- Lots with prices: 34
- First auction date: 2015-04-23
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-29
- Median realised price: $225
- Price range: $50 to $750

## Market Takeaway
William Behnken has 51 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $225. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 13 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 \($225\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($125 to $425\) 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: 100% (34 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 0% (0 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 13
- Previous 12 months sales: 7
- Recent 12 months median: $300
- Previous 12 months median: $375
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-04-29
- Days since latest sale: 5
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- RoGallery: 20 lots
- Bakker Auctions: 13 lots
- Eldred's: 11 lots
- Circle Auction: 2 lots
- Dargate Auction Galleries: 1 lots
- Litchfield Auctions: 1 lots
- Nye & Company: 1 lots
- Rachel Davis Fine Arts: 1 lots
- Wiederseim Associates, Inc.: 1 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-10-23 | WILLIAM BEHNKEN \(New York, 1943\-\), "Presque Tout Blanc", 1978., Aquatint, 15.5" x 14.25" sight. Framed 21.5" x 20". | Eldred's | $150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-behnken-new-york-1943-presque-tout-blanc-1978-aquatint-15-5-x-14-25-sight-framed-21-5-x-20-3132-c-0494592a6d
2. 2025-10-23 | WILLIAM BEHNKEN \(New York/Massachusetts, 1943\-\), "Season of Mists", 1987., Lithograph, 13.75" x 18". Framed 21" x 26". | Eldred's | $425 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-behnken-new-york-massachusetts-1943-season-of-mists-1987-lithograph-13-75-x-18-framed-21-x-26-3112-c-f3b40c592c
3. 2025-10-23 | WILLIAM BEHNKEN \(New York, 1943\-\), "Bronx Night"., Aquatint, 14" x 19". Unframed. | Eldred's | $125 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-behnken-new-york-1943-bronx-night-aquatint-14-x-19-unframed-3044-c-6cf4431aa3
4. 2025-10-23 | WILLIAM BEHNKEN \(New York, 1943\-\), "Under Lamplight", 1992., Aquatint, 17.75" x 23.75". Framed 29" x 34.5". | Eldred's | $400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-behnken-new-york-1943-under-lamplight-1992-aquatint-17-75-x-23-75-framed-29-x-34-5-3042-c-cc848a5b8e
5. 2025-10-23 | WILLIAM BEHNKEN \(New York, 1943\-\), "Passing Lights", 1989., Etching with aquatint, 18" x 23.5". Unframed. | Eldred's | $600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-behnken-new-york-1943-passing-lights-1989-etching-with-aquatint-18-x-23-5-unframed-3039-c-b764016b5b
6. 2026-04-29 | WILLIAM BEHNKEN \(New York, 1943\-\), Two Provincetown views | Eldred's | $350 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-behnken-new-york-1943-two-provincetown-views-4040-c-553bb25428
7. 2026-04-29 | WILLIAM BEHNKEN \(New York, 1943\-\), Three Provincetown views:, Pencils on buff woven paper, 10.25" x 13.25". Unframed. | Eldred's | $300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-behnken-new-york-1943-three-provincetown-views-pencils-on-buff-woven-paper-10-25-x-13-25-unframed-4041-c-3b288df7bc
8. 2026-04-29 | WILLIAM BEHNKEN \(New York, 1943\-\), Two Bronx views | Eldred's | $300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-behnken-new-york-1943-two-bronx-views-4042-c-03cc94a989
9. 2026-04-29 | WILLIAM BEHNKEN \(New York, 1943\-\), Three Bronx views:, Unframed. | Eldred's | $750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-behnken-new-york-1943-three-bronx-views-unframed-4043-c-ae72c63129
10. 2026-04-29 | WILLIAM BEHNKEN \(New York, 1943\-\), "Seasons of Mist", 1987., Lithograph,13.75" x 18". Framed 21.25" x 25.5". | Eldred's | $225 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-behnken-new-york-1943-seasons-of-mist-1987-lithograph-13-75-x-18-framed-21-25-x-25-5-4039-c-d74bacc5de
11. 2025-12-16 | WILLIAM BEHNKEN, MOON, LITHOGRAPH | RoGallery | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-behnken-moon-lithograph-790-c-f08a5f52fe
12. 2025-10-23 | WILLIAM BEHNKEN \(New York, 1943\-\), "A Welcome Light", 1987., Lithograph, 14" x 19". Framed 21" x 26". | Eldred's | $225
13. 2025-06-19 | WILLIAM BEHNKEN, LAST LIGHT, LITHOGRAPH | RoGallery | N/A
14. 2025-05-02 | WILLIAM BEHNKEN, MOON, LITHOGRAPH | RoGallery | N/A
15. 2025-01-22 | William Behnken, 1943\-, Bronx Nocturne, Aquatint | Nye & Company | $600
16. 2024-10-19 | WILLIAM BEHNKEN \(1943\-\) A WELCOME LIGHT, 46/100, 1987, LITHOGRAPH, 14 X 19 1/4" IMAGE, 22 X 26 3/4" FRAMED | Bakker Auctions | $375
17. 2024-09-26 | WILLIAM BEHNKEN, MOON, LITHOGRAPH | RoGallery | N/A
18. 2024-07-01 | WILLIAM BEHNKEN, INDOOR GARDEN, LITHOGRAPH | RoGallery | N/A
19. 2024-06-19 | WILLIAM BEHNKEN \- BRONX NOCTURNE \- AQUATINT | Litchfield Auctions | $125
20. 2024-05-22 | WILLIAM BEHNKEN, LAST LIGHT, LITHOGRAPH | RoGallery | N/A
21. 2024-04-27 | WILLIAM BEHNKEN, MOON, LITHOGRAPH | RoGallery | N/A
22. 2024-03-20 | WILLIAM BEHNKEN, MOON, LITHOGRAPH | RoGallery | $50
23. 2024-02-22 | WILLIAM BEHNKEN, MOON, LITHOGRAPH | RoGallery | N/A
24. 2024-02-09 | WILLIAM BEHNKEN ETCHING | Wiederseim Associates, Inc. | $125

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