Ben Stahl Auction Prices and Value Guide

Ben Stahl auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 189 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Ben Stahl auction prices: quick answer

Ben Stahl auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Ben Stahl
Source records
189
Market update
2026-02-16

Ben Stahl market snapshot

Ben Stahl shows solid auction liquidity with 81 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $264. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 7 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-25.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (89.3% · 50 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (10.7% · 6 sales)
  • $10,000+ (0.0% · 0 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$264
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
7
Median shift vs prior year
+32.0%
Latest recorded sale
2026-01-25

Artist context

About Ben Stahl

Ben Stahl portrait
Florida Memory · Public domain · Source

Born

1910

Died

1987

Nationality

American

Also known as

Benjamin Albert Stahl

Benjamin Albert Stahl (1910–1987), known professionally as Ben Stahl, was an American artist, painter, illustrator, author, and teacher. Authority records identify him particularly with illustration and painting, while biographical sources describe an early start: he received a scholarship to the Art Institute of Chicago at twelve and exhibited in its International Watercolor Show at sixteen. Stahl later taught at the Art Institute, the American Academy of Art, the Art Students League of New York, Pratt Institute, and universities. Collectors may encounter his work across the overlapping fields of illustration, painting, watercolor, and works on paper rather than through a single documented modern-art movement. That breadth makes identity matching important. His full name, Benjamin Albert Stahl, life dates, and established authority identifiers help distinguish relevant records from similarly named makers. Auction listings should still be checked individually for medium, date, signature, provenance, and attribution.

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Common works and media

Collectors are most likely to encounter Ben Stahl through illustration, paintings, watercolors, and works on paper. Appraisily's auction data also groups some records under prints, editions, sculpture, mixed media, and decorative art, but those broader classifications should be verified against the individual lot description and the artist's documented identity before being treated as representative.

Market and appraisal context

Ben Stahl's public auction record covers varied categories, so appraisal begins with close comparison rather than an artist-wide price assumption. Medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, restoration, signature, inscriptions, and attribution can all affect how a lot compares with prior sales. Provenance, exhibition history, catalogue references, and edition information may add useful support when documented. Appraisily's collected records include paintings and works on paper, along with broader category matches that need lot-level verification. Reported prices and totals may differ because feeds can omit private transactions, apply different fee conventions, or change when an attribution is revised. Recent comparable public sales are most useful when the works share material, scale, period, condition, and subject.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Fine art and paintings
  • Works on paper and prints
  • Sculpture and mixed media
  • Decorative art and editions

Value drivers

  1. Medium, dimensions, date, and period within the artist's career
  2. Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
  3. Signature, inscriptions, edition details, and attribution confidence
  4. Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
  5. Comparable public auction sales for works similar in medium, size, date, and subject
  6. Subject matter, rarity, and current demand

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction records are a starting point rather than a final appraisal.
  • Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, reporting differences, and later attribution changes may not be represented.
  • Authentication, attribution, and condition can materially affect value.
  • The broad sculpture, mixed-media, decorative-art, and edition categories require lot-level review before they can be treated as characteristic of Stahl's documented body of work.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.

Source-grounded artist Markdown

Data basis

This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for Ben Stahl

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Ben Stahl worth?

Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.

Can Appraisily value my Ben Stahl artwork?

Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.