Gershon Benjamin Auction Prices and Value Guide

Gershon Benjamin auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 182 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

Gershon Benjamin auction prices: quick answer

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

Artist
Gershon Benjamin
Source records
182
Market update
2026-02-06

Gershon Benjamin market snapshot

Gershon Benjamin shows deep auction liquidity with 154 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-10-29.

Realized price distribution

  • Under $1,000 (10.4% · 14 sales)
  • $1,000 to $10,000 (82.1% · 110 sales)
  • $10,000+ (7.5% · 10 sales)
Median sale (last 12 months)
$0
Sales recorded (last 12 months)
3
Median shift vs prior year
0.0%
Latest recorded sale
2025-10-29

Artist context

About Gershon Benjamin

Gershon Benjamin portrait
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Born

1899

Died

1985

Nationality

American

Gershon Benjamin (1899–1985) was an American modern painter born in Piatra Neamț, Romania. His family relocated to Montreal when he was two, and his early artistic development included study with Edmond Dyonnet and guidance from the landscape painter Arthur-Dominique Rozaire. Authority records consistently identify Benjamin as an American painter associated with modern art, although the available source pack does not establish a narrower movement or school. Collectors encounter his name chiefly in fine-art auction records for paintings and works on paper. A documented market example is a 1950 gouache on paper, showing that paper-based color works form at least part of his auction history. Benjamin's Romanian birth, Canadian upbringing, and later American identity provide useful biographical context, but an institution-grade biography or catalogue raisonné would be needed to describe his career periods, recurring subjects, exhibitions, and stylistic development with greater precision.

American modern artGouache on paperPaintingWorks on paper and prints

Common works and media

The collected market evidence most clearly supports paintings and works on paper, including at least one documented gouache on paper. Prints also appear within the page's broad works-on-paper auction category, but the source pack does not establish Benjamin's printmaking techniques, edition practices, recurring subjects, sculpture, or named series. Medium, dimensions, date, signature, inscriptions, condition, and provenance should be recorded before selecting comparable lots.

Market and appraisal context

Gershon Benjamin's auction record should be assessed through genuinely comparable works rather than a single overall price statistic. Relevant distinctions include medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, restoration, signature or inscriptions, provenance, exhibition history, and confidence in the attribution. For works on paper, the paper's physical state, fading, staining, mounting, and framing may also affect comparability. Public results should be checked for consistent treatment of buyer premiums and fees. Appraisily's records provide useful market evidence, but they may not capture private transactions, every auction, or later changes in attribution. A defensible appraisal should therefore combine recent comparable sales with direct examination and documented ownership history.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Fine art and paintings
  • Works on paper and prints

Value drivers

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

Appraisal caveats

  • Public auction records are evidence inputs rather than a complete appraisal.
  • Reported results may differ in their treatment of buyer premiums and fees, so comparisons should use consistent price definitions.
  • Private transactions, incomplete auction feeds, and later attribution changes may not appear in the available records.
  • Authentication, attribution confidence, and physical condition can materially affect value.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

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

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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 Gershon Benjamin

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Gershon Benjamin 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.

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