Vasari Codex · Artist Status Report
Benjamin West
British · 1738–1820
57
52–67 bandData profile: mixed signals
Descriptive Codex signal report built from ranking, institutional history, representation, auction records, high-quality press, audience attention, and current activity. Generated May 8, 2026.
Overall57
Composite Codex score
Institutional60
Exhibitions, museums, awards
Market46
Auction depth and liquidity
Momentum29
Recent activity and interest
Representation12
Gallery network strength
Codex Rank#1,556Blue-Chip
Exhibitions00 current · 0 upcoming
Museum Signal7373 acquisitions · 0 exhibitions
Core Median$266KPaintings · 5 priced
Sell-through83%Top house: Christie's
Signal summary
Benjamin West: mixed signals.
Observed evidence: No single report category crosses the high-signal threshold in the current Codex data.
Data gaps: low recent press signal in the tracked news layer
Data gaps: low recent press signal in the tracked news layer
Representation
- No current primary representation recordedNo active gallery relationship in Codex
Institutional holdings
Art Institute of ChicagoCleveland Museum of ArtHammer MuseumLos Angeles County Museum of ArtMetropolitan Museum of ArtMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston
Recent Exhibitions
- No exhibition history recordedConfirm manually before using externally
Market profile
Category-aware market read: Paintings median: $266K (5 priced); Works on paper median: $4.8K (3 priced). Sell-through: 83%. Historical record: $2.6M.
Annual median hammer price, USD
$417K$209K$0
Education & awards
- No education/prize records in CodexCheck CV and gallery documentation
Press Signals
- No recent high-quality tracked pressReport press signal shows tier-3/4 sources with substantive artist coverage
Publications
- American AdversariesExhibition Catalog · Yale University Press · 2013
Selected works
Top five visible works from each Codex selected-works category, ordered by the same priority used on the artist profile.
Museum Acquisitions
Top 5 of 20
Previous Sales
Top 5 of 14
For Sale
Top 5 of 10
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