Emerson Woelffer
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Emerson Woelffer #2,837Blue-Chip

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personAmerican, 1914–2003
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Selected Works504

Museum Acquisitions

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Previous Sales 231

Christie's
Untitled (Surreal Abstraction)
Untitled (Surreal Abstraction)
$4,375
Jan 2009
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Homage to RM
Homage to RM
$2,244
Nov 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
December
December
$1,905
Nov 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
$38,100
Oct 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Red Poet
Red Poet
$5,715
Oct 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Swanda
Swanda
$4,620
Oct 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
The Restless Being
The Restless Being
$3,556
Oct 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs
$2,904
Oct 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
$2,794
Oct 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
$2,540
Oct 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
$2,286
Oct 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
$2,032
Oct 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
$1,905
Oct 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Red Poet
Red Poet
$1,397
Oct 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
$1,270
Oct 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
$1,056
Oct 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
$924
Oct 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
$826
Oct 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
$660
Oct 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
$635
Oct 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Double 2
Double 2
$635
Oct 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Green Mirror
Green Mirror
$572
Oct 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
White Sun Blue Moon
White Sun Blue Moon
$572
Oct 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Man from New Hebrides
Man from New Hebrides
$508
Oct 2025
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Great Anteater #6
Great Anteater #6
$508
Oct 2025

Upcoming Auctions 50

Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
Est. $5,000–$7,000
Jun 19, 2026
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
Est. $4,000–$6,000
Jun 19, 2026
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
Est. $4,000–$6,000
Jun 19, 2026
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Tri Color #2
Tri Color #2
Est. $4,000–$6,000
Jun 19, 2026
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
The Friday Lover
The Friday Lover
Est. $4,000–$6,000
Jun 19, 2026
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
Est. $4,000–$6,000
Jun 19, 2026
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
The Big Dipper
The Big Dipper
Est. $3,000–$5,000
Jun 19, 2026
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
Est. $3,000–$5,000
Jun 19, 2026
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
Est. $3,000–$5,000
Jun 19, 2026
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Black Mirror and 100 Fingers
Black Mirror and 100 Fingers
Est. $3,000–$5,000
Jun 19, 2026
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Atomic Man
Atomic Man
Est. $3,000–$5,000
Jun 19, 2026
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
Est. $3,000–$5,000
Jun 19, 2026
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
Est. $3,000–$5,000
Jun 19, 2026
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
Est. $3,000–$5,000
Jun 19, 2026
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
Est. $3,000–$5,000
Jun 19, 2026
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
Est. $2,500–$3,500
Jun 19, 2026
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled (from the Picasso series)
Untitled (from the Picasso series)
Est. $2,500–$3,500
Jun 19, 2026
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Blue Figure
Blue Figure
Est. $2,500–$3,500
Jun 19, 2026
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
Est. $2,500–$3,500
Jun 19, 2026
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
Est. $2,500–$3,500
Jun 19, 2026
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
Est. $2,500–$3,500
Jun 19, 2026
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
Est. $2,500–$3,500
Jun 19, 2026
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
Est. $2,500–$3,500
Jun 19, 2026
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
Est. $2,500–$3,500
Jun 19, 2026
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Untitled
Untitled
Est. $2,500–$3,500
Jun 19, 2026

For Sale 10

Sager Reeves Gallery · Artsy
Abstract Form No. 2
Abstract Form No. 2, 1979
US$6,240
Porcelain on wooden plinth
Sager Reeves Gallery · 1stDibs
Abstract Form No. 1
Abstract Form No. 1
$6,240
The Benjaman Gallery · 1stDibs
Emerson Woelffer, Bold Torn-Edge Collage, Signed Abstract Expressionist Work
Emerson Woelffer, Bold Torn-Edge Collage, Signed Abstract Expressionist Work
$3,240
Robert Funk Fine Art · 1stDibs
Abstract Expressionist "Forms Divide" Like Franz Kline
Abstract Expressionist "Forms Divide" Like Franz Kline
$42,000
Robert Funk Fine Art · 1stDibs
Early Abstract Expressionist - Black Mountain College Teacher, Franz Kline
Early Abstract Expressionist - Black Mountain College Teacher, Franz Kline
$38,000
Robert Funk Fine Art · 1stDibs
Biomorphic Forms - Early Abstract Expressionist - like Arshile Gorky
Biomorphic Forms - Early Abstract Expressionist - like Arshile Gorky
$35,000
Daphne Alazraki · 1stDibs
UNTITLED 1977, Paper Collage, 29" x 23" framed orange, green, blue and black
UNTITLED 1977, Paper Collage, 29" x 23" framed orange, green, blue and black
$4,800
Daphne Alazraki · 1stDibs
Untitled, Oil Stick and Collage on paper, Abstract, 1989, Manny Silverman Col
Untitled, Oil Stick and Collage on paper, Abstract, 1989, Manny Silverman Col
$6,800
JOSEPH GROSSMAN FINE ART · 1stDibs
Untitled, 1968
Untitled, 1968
$1,700
Sager Reeves Gallery · 1stDibs
Abstract Form No. 2
Abstract Form No. 2
$6,240
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Market147 auction results

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$132 – $38.1K
205 of 283 paintings lots with prices
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$3.4K
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$1.8K
205 priced paintings lots
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Nov 2025 · $2.2K
Latest priced sale: Homage to RM
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Paintings: $1.8K medianWorks on paper: $945 medianSculpture/objects: $1.9K medianEditioned prints: $636 medianPosters/ephemera: $127 median
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Current Exhibitions0

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Past Exhibitions4

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Norton Simon Museum

Alternate Realities: Altoon, Diebenkorn, Lobdell, Woelffer

John Altoon, Richard Diebenkorn, Frank Lobdell, Emerson Woelffer

411 W Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91105, USA

Apr 15, 2022 — Aug 22, 2022

John Altoon, Richard Diebenkorn, Frank Lobdell, Emerson Woelffer — May 13, 2022 – August 22, 2022

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Norton Simon Museum

Alternate Realities: Altoon, Diebenkorn, Lobdell, Woelffer

John Altoon, Richard Diebenkorn, Frank Lobdell, Emerson Woelffer

411 W Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91105, USA

Oct 15, 2021 — Mar 7, 2022

John Altoon, Richard Diebenkorn, Frank Lobdell, Emerson Woelffer — October 15, 2021 – March 7, 2022

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#1,968 Ibid Gallery

Emerson Woelffer Forty Years (Paintings 1956 – 1996)

Emerson Woelffer

670 S Anderson Street

Jul 14, 2018 — Sep 1, 2018

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#5,405 Quogue Gallery

Emerson Woelffer | "Works on Paper"

Emerson Woelffer

May 15, 2015 — Jun 22, 2015

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Alternate Realities: Altoon, Diebenkorn, Lobdell, Woelffer
Apr 15, 2022
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Alternate Realities: Altoon, Diebenkorn, Lobdell, Woelffer
Oct 15, 2021
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Emerson Woelffer Forty Years (Paintings 1956 – 1996)
Jul 14, 2018
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Emerson Woelffer | "Works on Paper"
May 15, 2015
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Emerson Woelffer dies
Jan 1, 2003
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Emerson Woelffer born
Jan 1, 1914
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