Stanley Whitney Auction Prices and Value Guide
Stanley Whitney auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 116 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Stanley Whitney auction prices: quick answer
Stanley Whitney auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Stanley Whitney
- Source records
- 116
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
Stanley Whitney market snapshot
Stanley Whitney shows solid auction liquidity with 104 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $37,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 10 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-16.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (1.1% · 1 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (16.7% · 15 sales)
- $10,000+ (82.2% · 74 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $16,510
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 10
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-16
Artist context
About Stanley Whitney
Born
1946
Nationality
American
Also known as
Stanley K. Whitney
Stanley Whitney (born 1946) is an American and African American artist whose public descriptions center on abstract painting and printmaking. He is especially associated with compositions arranged as rectangular areas of color, a recurring visual structure noted in reference sources. Authority profiles under Stanley Whitney and Stanley K. Whitney connect the artist across Wikidata, VIAF, and Getty ULAN, helping distinguish him from unrelated people with similar names. Collectors researching Whitney are most likely to encounter paintings and prints, with medium and format providing useful starting points for cataloging an object. Available sources establish his identity, birth year, nationality, and principal practices, but offer limited detail about named series, chronology, training, or institutional holdings. The strongest entity description therefore focuses on his abstract practice, color-based compositions, and established authority-file identity without extending beyond the public evidence or importing unsupported biographical and market claims.
Abstract artPaintingPrintmaking
Common works and media
Public identity sources most consistently describe Whitney's work as abstract paintings and prints. His paintings are associated with compositions built from rectangular areas of color. The available evidence does not substantiate sculpture, ceramics, posters, named series, specific print processes, or edition sizes, so those classifications should be added only when supported by an individual object or a stronger catalogue source.
Market and appraisal context
The available public evidence supports a restrained market description. Whitney is documented as working chiefly in abstract painting and printmaking, so paintings and prints should be treated as separate comparison categories. An object should first be assigned to the appropriate work type and medium before comparable records are considered. This source set does not provide usable major-auction-house detail about individual lots or support claims about price direction, scarcity, condition effects, provenance premiums, edition behavior, or particular high-value periods. Appraisily should therefore pair this identity profile with verified auction records and comparable lots, including sale dates and realized prices, when those records are available, while avoiding predictive language.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Abstract paintings
- Prints
Value drivers
- Work type and medium, particularly the distinction between paintings and prints
Appraisal caveats
- Do not infer price trends, scarcity, or future performance from this identity-focused evidence set.
- Object-specific evidence and verified comparable sales are required before reaching a valuation conclusion.
- No claim is made here about named series, edition sizes, condition effects, provenance premiums, or particular high-value periods.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
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.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Stanley Whitney 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 Stanley Whitney artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.