John Wesley
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John Wesley #1,069Blue-Chip

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personAmerican, 1928–2022
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Selected Works160

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Previous Sales 77

Sotheby's
Bus Stop in Downtown Iceland
Bus Stop in Downtown Iceland, 1985
Unknown
Feb 2026
Sotheby's
Woman 15
Woman 15, 1990
$10,000
Oct 2025
Sotheby's
Coach
Coach, 2001
Unknown
Jul 2025
Sotheby's
Hannah’s Rabbit
Hannah’s Rabbit, 1986
Unknown
Jul 2025
Sotheby's
Man Regarding Couch
Man Regarding Couch, 1987
$35,000
Dec 2024
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Two French Girls Eating a Flower
Two French Girls Eating a Flower, 1994
$14,000
Dec 2024
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Secrets
Secrets, 1964
$30,000
Sep 2024
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Paradise Lamp
Paradise Lamp, 1967
$15,000
Sep 2024
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Smootch
Smootch, 2003
$26,000
Jun 2024
Christie's
Klimt Nude
Klimt Nude, 1987
$88,200
Mar 2024
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Yelling Bis
Yelling Bis, 1994
$10,000
Sep 2023
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Untitled
Untitled, 1983
$9,000
Sep 2023
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Brown Woman in Sleeveless Sweater
Brown Woman in Sleeveless Sweater, 1995
Bought In
Sep 2023
Christie's
Seascape with Frieze of Girls
Seascape with Frieze of Girls, 1985
$214,200
Sep 2023
Christie's
Double L
Double L, 1995
$12,600
Sep 2023
Christie's
Fruit Tree
Fruit Tree, 1996
$226,800
May 2023
Christie's
Teresa and the Apprentices
Teresa and the Apprentices, 1968
$126,000
May 2023
Christie's
Mary Lou & Her Sister
Mary Lou & Her Sister, 1992
$55,440
May 2023
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Popeye
Popeye, 1973
$352,800
May 2023
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An Angel
An Angel, 1979
$32,760
Sep 2022
Christie's
Wedding Ring
Wedding Ring, 1991
£201,600 ($266k USD)
Jul 2022
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 2011
$252,000
May 2022
Sotheby's
3 Sunbathers
3 Sunbathers
Unknown
Sep 2021
Christie's
Seasons of War and Laughter
Seasons of War and Laughter, 1969
$81,250
Mar 2021
Christie's
Seascape with Frieze of Girls
Seascape with Frieze of Girls, 1985
$250,000
Sep 2017

For Sale 1

Adam Baumgold Gallery · Artsy
Up, Doggie
Up, Doggie, 2000
Price on request
Acrylic and graphite on paper
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Market303 auction results

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$9.4K – $577K
56 of 65 paintings lots with prices
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$125K
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$55.3K
56 priced paintings lots
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Dec 2024 · $14.0K
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Paintings: $55.3K medianWorks on paper: $12.7K medianEditioned prints: $1.8K medianBooks/portfolios: $1.4K medianUnclassified lots: — median
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Publications2

Group Catalog 1

Birth of the Cool: American Painting from Georgia O'Keeffe to Christopher Wool
Hatje Cantz · 1997

Survey 1

Birth of the Cool: Amerikanische Malerei von Georgia O'Keeffe bis Christopher Wool
Hatje Cantz · 1997
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Recent News3

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2022 obituaries
newsFeb 9, 2026
Glasstire’s Best of 2025
Glasstire's staff and contributors have compiled their personal "best of" lists for 2025, highlighting standout Texas-based exhibitions, events, and a…
exhibitionsDec 9, 2025
Philly museum showcases innovations in fine art screenprinting by NYC’s Brand X
The Philadelphia Museum of Art has become the official repository for the archive of Brand X Editions, a New York City-based print studio founded in 1…
exhibitionsSep 15, 2025
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Past Exhibitions18

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#4 Pace

WesleyWorld: Works on Paper and Objects 1961–2004

John Wesley

540 W 25th St, New York, NY 10001, USA

Jan 12, 2024 — Feb 24, 2024

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#7,313 The Elkon Gallery, Inc.

JOHN WESLEY

John Wesley

18 E 81st St Ste 2a, New York, NY 10028, USA

Oct 16, 2023 — Jan 14, 2024

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#2,723 Fredericks & Freiser

John Wesley Afternoon Sail at the Edge of the World

John Wesley

536 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Feb 27, 2020 — Apr 18, 2020

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#2,723 Fredericks & Freiser

John Wesley Together and Alone

John Wesley

536 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Sep 6, 2018 — Oct 20, 2018

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#2,723 Fredericks & Freiser

John Wesley Doubles, Pairs, and Diptychs

John Wesley

536 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Nov 10, 2016 — Dec 23, 2016

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#922 Custot Gallery Dubai

John Wesley The Henry Ford Syndrome

John Wesley

Alserkal Avenue | Unit No. 84 Street 6A, Al Quoz 1

Sep 16, 2016 — Oct 22, 2016

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#2,723 Fredericks & Freiser

John Wesley Important Works from 1961 to 1966

John Wesley

536 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

May 7, 2015 — Jun 13, 2015

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#18 David Kordansky Gallery

Objects and Paintings

John Wesley

520 W 20th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

May 18, 2013 — Jul 6, 2013

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#2,723 Fredericks & Freiser

John Wesley Alice’s Floor: Repetition and Absence

John Wesley

536 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

May 4, 2012 — Jun 9, 2012

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#2,723 Fredericks & Freiser

May I Cut In? Important Paintings from the Early 1970s

John Wesley

536 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

May 6, 2010 — Jun 12, 2010

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#2,723 Fredericks & Freiser

John Wesley Question of Women

John Wesley

536 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Dec 6, 2008 — Feb 7, 2009

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#922 Custot Gallery Dubai

John Wesley Works on Paper & Paintings

John Wesley

Alserkal Avenue | Unit No. 84 Street 6A, Al Quoz 1

Apr 2, 2008 — Apr 26, 2008

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#2,723 Fredericks & Freiser

John Wesley The Bumsteads

John Wesley

536 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Dec 16, 2006 — Feb 10, 2007

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#2,723 Fredericks & Freiser

Don’t Eat My Eagle: Paintings from the 1960s

John Wesley

536 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Nov 4, 2005 — Dec 3, 2005

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#2,723 Fredericks & Freiser

New paintings and Photographs

536 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Oct 25, 2003 — Dec 13, 2003

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#2,723 Fredericks & Freiser

John Wesley New Paintings

John Wesley

536 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Mar 9, 2002 — Apr 13, 2002

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#2,723 Fredericks & Freiser

John Wesley Favorite Works

John Wesley

536 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Feb 13, 1998 — Mar 21, 1998

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#2,723 Fredericks & Freiser

John Wesley Man & Beast: 1965-1996

John Wesley

536 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

May 19, 1996

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Art Fair Appearances1

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The Armory Show — New York
2019
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Recent Activity20

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Exhibition
John Wesley Man & Beast: 1965-1996
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News
2022 obituaries
Feb 9, 2026
newspaper
News
Glasstire’s Best of 2025
Dec 9, 2025
newspaper
News
Philly museum showcases innovations in fine art screenprinting by NYC’s Brand X
Sep 15, 2025
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Exhibition
WesleyWorld: Works on Paper and Objects 1961–2004
Jan 12, 2024
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Exhibition
JOHN WESLEY
Oct 16, 2023
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death
John Wesley dies
Jan 1, 2022
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Exhibition
John Wesley Afternoon Sail at the Edge of the World
Feb 27, 2020
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Art Fair
The Armory Show 2019
Mar 6, 2019
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Exhibition
John Wesley Together and Alone
Sep 6, 2018
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Exhibition
John Wesley Doubles, Pairs, and Diptychs
Nov 10, 2016
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Exhibition
John Wesley The Henry Ford Syndrome
Sep 16, 2016
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Exhibition
John Wesley Important Works from 1961 to 1966
May 7, 2015
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Exhibition
Objects and Paintings
May 18, 2013
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Exhibition
John Wesley Alice’s Floor: Repetition and Absence
May 4, 2012
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Exhibition
May I Cut In? Important Paintings from the Early 1970s
May 6, 2010
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Exhibition
John Wesley Question of Women
Dec 6, 2008
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Exhibition
John Wesley Works on Paper & Paintings
Apr 2, 2008
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Exhibition
John Wesley The Bumsteads
Dec 16, 2006
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Exhibition
Don’t Eat My Eagle: Paintings from the 1960s
Nov 4, 2005
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