Louis Schanker
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Selected Works158

Museum Acquisitions

31 Institutions
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
MoMA
NGA Washington
NGA Washington
NGA Washington
NGA Washington
NGA Washington
NGA Washington
NGA Washington
NGA Washington
NGA Washington

Previous Sales 11

Christie's
Beggars
Beggars
$10,625
Mar 2012
Christie's
Untitled (Abstraction)
Untitled (Abstraction), 1940
$2,000
Jan 2009
Swann Auction Galleries
Squares and Rectangular Shapes.
Squares and Rectangular Shapes.
Unknown
May 2026
Swann Auction Galleries
Untitled. 1936.
Untitled. 1936.
$698
Sep 2025
Swann Auction Galleries
Jai-Alai
Jai-Alai
$2,000
Jan 2025
Swann Auction Galleries
Collage
Collage
$469
Jan 2025
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Untitled
Untitled
$635
Jan 1970
Famous Antique Galleries
Louis Schanker
Louis Schanker, 1903
Bought In
Mar 2019
Swann Auction Galleries
Composition with Figures
Composition with Figures, 1942
$813
Jan 2022
Jarrett McCusker · Artsy
Football
Football, 1939
Sold
Watercolor and gouache on paper
Doyle · Artsy
Seated Woman
Seated Woman, 1930
Bidding closed
Watercolor on paper

For Sale 3

Lawrence Fine Art · Artsy
Untitled
Untitled, 1938
Price on request
Oil on canvas
Lawrence Fine Art · Artsy
Blue Abstraction
Blue Abstraction, 1932
Price on request
Oil on canvas
Anders Wahlstedt Fine Art · Artsy
Sketch for Football
Sketch for Football, 1940
Price on request
Graphite on paper
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Market76 auction results

trending_upWorks on paper Range
$469 – $698
2 of 2 works on paper lots with prices
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$601
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$583
2 priced works on paper lots
calendar_todayLast Work on paper Sale
Sep 2025 · $698
Latest priced sale: Untitled. 1936.
categoryMarket by Object Type
Works on paper: $583 medianPaintings: $1.6K medianSculpture/objects: $10.6K medianEditioned prints: $813 median
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Christie'sSotheby'sLeslie Hindman AuctioneersClars Auction GallerySloan's Auctioneers
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Louis Schanker dies
Jan 1, 1981
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Louis Schanker born
Jan 1, 1903
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