Stevan Dohanos Auction Prices and Value Guide
Stevan Dohanos auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 382 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Stevan Dohanos auction prices: quick answer
Stevan Dohanos auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Stevan Dohanos
- Source records
- 382
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Artist context
About Stevan Dohanos
Stevan Dohanos (1907–1994) was an American painter and illustrator associated with the social realism tradition. He is best recognized for his cover illustrations for the Saturday Evening Post, producing meticulously detailed scenes of American everyday life that earned comparison to the work of Norman Rockwell. During World War II, Dohanos created several posters in the "Don't Talk" propaganda series, warning against loose talk that could aid the enemy. He credited Grant Wood and Edward Hopper as the strongest influences on his painting style. His work is held in museum collections including the Museum of Modern Art, and his legacy bridges the fields of commercial illustration and fine art. Collectitors encounter his work through original paintings, magazine cover art, wartime posters, and printed reproductions.
Social realismoil paintingillustrationposter designAmerican domestic lifeSmall-town AmericaWWII propagandamagazine cover illustration
Common works and media
Dohanos produced original oil paintings for magazine covers, wartime poster designs (lithographic prints), magazine illustration studies, and later stamp designs for the U.S. Postal Service. Common subjects include small-town American scenes, domestic interiors, storefronts, and patriotic themes. Collectors may encounter both original works on board or canvas and editioned or mass-produced poster prints.
Market and appraisal context
Stevan Dohanos's work appears regularly at auction across illustration art, American art, and poster categories. Original oil paintings, especially Saturday Evening Post cover studies, tend to attract the strongest collector interest. Printed posters from his WWII propaganda series circulate widely and are valued both as graphic design and as historical memorabilia. Condition, medium, provenance, and whether a work is an original painting versus a printed reproduction are key factors in appraisal. Comparable public auction records for illustration art of this era should be consulted when assessing individual works.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Appraisal caveats
- The 382 recorded lots in the Appraisily/Invaluable database span a range of media from original paintings to printed posters; realized prices vary widely by medium and condition.
- Exact death date is not established in the available source pack; the year 1994 is confirmed by multiple authority records.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- Wikidata library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- VIAF library authority
- RKD library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
Data basis
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