Sell Fine Art & Paintings at Auction

Leonard Auction is honored to assist Trusts, Estates and Individuals from Chicago, the Great Lakes region and beyond, sell their fine art and paintings at auction. We are proud to sell a wide variety of fine art including paintings, watercolors, sculptures, and ceramics at our auctions and have set several world auction record prices. While this listing is in no way comprehensive, it does provide an idea of the types and quality of items that sell well at our auction.​

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Expressionist-style painting of two shirtless fishermen standing in a boat, hauling in a net full of fish on choppy green water, with bold brushstrokes and angular forms.

David Bates, "Bait Fish", oil on canvas painting

Sold for $216,000

Impressionist landscape painting of orange wildflowers in sandy dunes beneath a green hillside.

Frank Dudley, oil on canvas painting

Sold for $24,400

Tall abstract steel sculpture composed of twisting, flame-like vertical forms rising from a rectangular base.

Richard Howard Hunt, "Active Hybrid, Second Growth" bronze sculpture

Sold for $192,000

World auction record for the artist

Watercolor portrait of a young boy in an orange garment, set against a soft blue abstract background and wide dark mat.

Charles Wilbert White, watercolor painting

Sold for $33,040

Soft pastel floral still life of a bouquet in a vase with pale yellow and pink blossoms in a gilded frame.

Le Pho, "Fleurs", oil on canvas painting

Sold for $108,000

Abstract bronze sculpture with a smooth, looping curved form mounted on a black rectangular base.

Barbara Hepworth, "Involute" patinated bronze sculpture

Sold for $84,000

Surreal red-toned landscape featuring elongated reclining nude forms blending into rolling desert hills.

Aref El-Rayess, oil on canvas painting

Sold for $30,000

Academic-style portrait of a young girl in a white dress and veil, hands clasped, in an ornate gilded frame.

Alexej Alexejewitsch Harlamoff, "Girl in White", oil on canvas painting

Sold for $84,000

Vibrant portrait of a woman in a purple dress set against a decorative blue and yellow floral patterned background.

Kehinde Wiley, "Psyche Abandoned", oil on linen painting

Sold for $118,000

Impressionist Paris street scene at dusk with glowing shop lights reflecting on wet pavement in an ornate gold frame.

Edouard Cortes, "Place de la Bastille" oil on canvas painting

Sold for $26,400

Abstract geometric metal sculpture with angular orange and green planes forming a dynamic, folded shape.

Kenneth Price, "Wave", ceramic sculpture

Sold for $45,000

Soft pastel floral still life of a bouquet in a vase with pale yellow and pink blossoms in a gilded frame.

Le Pho, "Fleurs", oil on canvas painting

Sold for $106,250

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Richard Anuszkiewicz, "Rustic 348", oil on canvas painting

Sold for $28,800

Ceramic plate featuring a stylized owl design in white linework on a dark background with star motifs.

Pablo Picasso, "Hibou Mat", earthenware plate

Sold for $21,250

Contemporary portrait of a young woman in profile against a textured green background.

Tim Okamura, oil on canvas painting

Sold for $20,910

World auction record for the artist

Sepia-toned figurative painting of a standing man and a kneeling nude woman in an expressive, gestural style.

Kara Walker, Untitled ("Lincoln"), gouache on paper

Sold for $27,060

Expressionist street scene of a yellow and red café building with bold black lines and skewed perspective.

Bernard Buffet, "Cafe Restaurant, Au Bon Coin", mixed media on paper

Sold for $46,740

Stylized 1980s-inspired illustration of a fashionable man and woman with bold graphic lines and muted colors in a black frame.

Patrick Nagel, "Lucky Strike", acrylic on illustration board

Sold for $38,130

Sculpted bust of a bearded man wearing a wrapped turban, carved in light stone on a decorative base.

Pietro Calvi, "The Moor of Venice", bronze and marble bust sculpture

Sold for $38,100

Colorful woodblock print of a lush cottage garden with bright flowers, a blue chair, and a yellow bird perched above.

Gustave Baumann, "Grandma Battin's Garden" woodblock print

Sold for $15,990

Abstract mixed-media composition in warm orange tones with geometric shapes, lines, and symbolic figures.

Jaune Quick-To-See Smith, pastel on paper

Sold for $50,000

Moody nocturnal scene of a lamplit cobblestone path lined with bare trees and a distant house glowing at night.

John Atkinson Grimshaw, "A Moonlit Street", oil on canvas painting

Sold for $66,000

Soft pastel floral still life of a bouquet in a vase with pale yellow and pink blossoms in a gilded frame.

Le Pho, oil on canvas painting

Sold for $92,250

Portfolio display of twelve surreal prints arranged in a grid, accompanied by a dark blue presentation case.

Salvador Dali, "Twelve Tribes of Israel" etching portfolio

Sold for $18,750

Complimentary Fine Art & Painting Auction Appraisal