John Silk Deckard Paintings & Artwork for Sale | John Silk Deckard Art Value Price Guide

May. 31, 2026
JOHN SILK DECKARD (1938-1994) "BROTHERHERD"
Est: $200 - $400
John Silk Deckard (1938-1994) original lithograph, number twelve, titled "Brotherherd". This is from 1966. Signed in pencil lower right John Silk Deckard IMP. Titled "Brotherherd" in pencil lower center and numbered Number Twelve lower left in pencil. Excellent condition, toning to paper, flocking on exterior edges of paper, but not to art. Art measures 25.5" x 26.5", frame measures 29.5" x 30.5". Glass covers art, very heavy.
Neely Auction
Feb. 22, 2026
JOHN SILK DECKARD (1938-1994) "BROTHERHERD"
Est: $400 - $600
John Silk Deckard (1938-1994) original lithograph, number twelve, titled "Brotherherd". This is from 1966. Signed in pencil lower right John Silk Deckard IMP. Titled "Brotherherd" in pencil lower center and numbered Number Twelve lower left in pencil. Excellent condition, toning to paper, flocking on exterior edges of paper, but not to art. Art measures 25.5" x 26.5", frame measures 29.5" x 30.5". Glass covers art, very heavy.
Neely Auction
Jul. 27, 2025
JOHN SILK DECKARD (AMERICAN, 1940-1994) [2 WORKS].
Est: $300 - $500
Two Figure Works: (i) 'Crucifixion/Resurrection'. Bronze. Signed and numbered 49/50 underside foot. (ii) 'Grotesque Figure'. Bronze. Signed and numbered 22/50 underside. Provenance: (i,ii) Acquired directly from the artist. Property of a Mamaroneck, NY estate. Dimensions: (i) Figures: 13" h x 12.50" w x 4" d .(with base: 17.25" h x 12.50" w x 4.50' d.) (ii) 4.50" h x 7.75" w x 3.25" d.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Jul. 27, 2025
JOHN SILK DECKARD (AMERICAN, 1940-1994).
Est: $300 - $500
'Untitled' (Crouching Man). Mixed media on paper. Signed lower right. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist. Property of a Mamaroneck, NY estate. Dimensions: Sight size: 35" h x 25.50" w. Frame: 40.25" h x 30.25" w.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Jul. 27, 2025
JOHN SILK DECKARD (AMERICAN, 1940-1994) [2 WORKS].
Est: $300 - $500
Two Figural Works: (i) 'Untitled' (Male and Female Nudes). 1975. Graphite on paper. Signed and dated lower left. (ii) 'Brotherherd'. Drypoint etching on paper. Signed, titled, year, and 'Artist's Proof' lower margins in graphite. Provenance: (i,ii) Acquired directly from the artist. Property of a Mamaroneck, NY estate. Dimensions: Sight size: (i) 13.25" h x 7.375" w. (ii) Sight size: 25 "h x 24,50" w. Frame: (i) 20.75" h x 15.75" w. (ii) 32" h x 31" w.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Jul. 15, 2025
John Silk Deckard (American, 1940 - 1994) "Brotherherd" etching
Est: $200 - $500
John Silk Deckard (American, 1940 - 1994) "Brotherherd" etching 20th Cent, USA John Silk Deckard 1940 - 1994 "Brotherherd" Etching John Silk Deckard (American, 1940 - 1994) "Brotherherd" etching. Signed and titled in pencil. Framed John Silk Deckard (1938 – June 7, 1994) was an American artist from Erie, Pennsylvania. He worked in a number of media, including drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture.
Akiba Galleries
May. 17, 2025
John Silk Deckard, Pennsylvania (1940 - 1994), Brotherherd, 1965, etching, 28 3/4"H x 28 1/4"W
Est: $100 - $200
John Silk Deckard Pennsylvania, (1940 - 1994) Brotherherd, 1965 etching pencil signed, dated, titled, and numbered, artist proof. Biography from the Archives of askART: John Silk Deckard was born in Erie in 1940, and studied locally with renowned painter and teacher Joseph Plavcan. He won a National Scholastic scholarship to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and later attended Edinboro State College and Carnegie-Mellon University. Since the mid-sixties, his works have been exhibited in galleries across America and in Europe. He died in Erie on June 7, 1994 at the age of 55. In 1965 Deckard was selected by the Associated American Artists in New York City to take part in his first major exhibition, A New Generation of American Printmakers. His work was also included in the Whitney Museum of American Art's Annual Exhibition 1966: Contemporary Sculpture and Prints. He was invited to show in the 1965 and 1967 Annual Exhibitions at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and in the 1965 and 1966 Boston Printmakers Annual Print Exhibitions at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. These years mark Deckard's most active period, during which he exhibited his work widely, including at the Brooklyn Museum, De Cinque Gallery, the Museum of Art at Penn State University, and the Mickelson Gallery in Washington, DC. Though early on he demonstrated facility with the different media of drawing, painting, printmaking and sculpture, by the 1970's sculpture had become his primary means of expression. His work is in a number of private and public collections including the National Gallery of Art, Ackland Art Museum-University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Rose Art Museum-Brandeis University, PPG Industries, Cincinnati Art Museum, Sheldon Swope Art Museum, DePauw University, The Free Library of Philadelphia, Wichita Art Museum, and Erie Art Museum. His work focused on the human figure. "Man," Deckard said, "is the most dangerous species on earth. His only hope for salvation is himself." Source: Annex Galleries
Ripley Auctions
Mar. 22, 2025
John Silk Deckard, American (1940 - 1994), Dollar Deity / Crucifixion / Manwich / Mother May I? / Incommunicado, 5 etchings, 13"H x 20 1/4"W (Largest)
Est: $200 - $400
John Silk Deckard American, (1940 - 1994) Dollar Deity / Crucifixion / Manwich / Mother May I? / Incommunicado 5 etchings Pencil signed lower right. Artists proofs. Biography from the Archives of askART: John Silk Deckard was born in Erie in 1940, and studied locally with renowned painter and teacher Joseph Plavcan. He won a National Scholastic scholarship to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and later attended Edinboro State College and Carnegie-Mellon University. Since the mid-sixties, his works have been exhibited in galleries across America and in Europe. He died in Erie on June 7, 1994 at the age of 55. In 1965 Deckard was selected by the Associated American Artists in New York City to take part in his first major exhibition, A New Generation of American Printmakers. His work was also included in the Whitney Museum of American Art's Annual Exhibition 1966: Contemporary Sculpture and Prints. He was invited to show in the 1965 and 1967 Annual Exhibitions at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and in the 1965 and 1966 Boston Printmakers Annual Print Exhibitions at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. These years mark Deckard's most active period, during which he exhibited his work widely, including at the Brooklyn Museum, De Cinque Gallery, the Museum of Art at Penn State University, and the Mickelson Gallery in Washington, DC. Though early on he demonstrated facility with the different media of drawing, painting, printmaking and sculpture, by the 1970's sculpture had become his primary means of expression. His work is in a number of private and public collections including the National Gallery of Art, Ackland Art Museum-University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Rose Art Museum-Brandeis University, PPG Industries, Cincinnati Art Museum, Sheldon Swope Art Museum, DePauw University, The Free Library of Philadelphia, Wichita Art Museum, and Erie Art Museum. His work focused on the human figure. "Man," Deckard said, "is the most dangerous species on earth. His only hope for salvation is himself." Source: Annex Galleries
Ripley Auctions
Aug. 06, 2024
John Silk Deckard (American, 1940-1994) Grotesque Bronze Sculpture
Est: $500 - $1,500
DESCRIPTION: John Silk Deckard (American, 1940-1994) Brutalist bronze depicting an elongated crouched nude male. Incised: 'John Silk Deckard, 1971, A/P' CIRCA: 1971 ORIGIN: USA DIMENSIONS: H: 4.5" x W: 3.5" x L: 7.5" CONDITION: Great overall condition. Unless otherwise stated, all information provided is the opinion of our specialists. Should you have any specific questions regarding the condition of this lot, please use the ask question button or send us an email.
Akiba Galleries
Jun. 30, 2024
JOHN SILK DECKARD (AMERICAN, 1938-1994).
Est: $300 - $500
'End of the World'. 1970. Etching. Signed, titled, dated '2/23/70', Editioned 'First Artist's Proof', in lower margins, and numerous artist's correction notations throughout in pencil. Property of a New Rochelle, NY estate. Dimensions: Sight size: 15" h x 38.625" w. Frame: 20.50" h x 43.50" w.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Jun. 17, 2024
vintage framed artwork by John Silk Deckard
Est: $250 - $300
original vintage engraving or etching by John Silk Deckard (1940 - 1994), nicely framed and matted and depicting several nude or naked men or male figures in an embrace, numbered and named "crucifixion" and signed lower right in pencil as shown, great gay piece of art
Yardley Antiques
Jun. 17, 2024
original gallery poster for John Silk Deckard
Est: $100 - $125
large artist display poster that reads: John Silk Deckard (1940 - 1994) Prints Drawings Paintings Fox-Richmond Gallery Keuka College Sept 7 - Sept 28 (from an opening in 1972), hand signed, but not sure by whom (possibly the artist himself?), depicting a lot of nude men and women in what looks like a scene from Hell
Yardley Antiques
Feb. 19, 2024
vintage framed artwork by John Silk Deckard
Est: $250 - $300
original vintage engraving or etching by John Silk Deckard (1940 - 1994), nicely framed and matted and depicting several nude or naked men or male figures in an embrace, numbered and named "crucifixion" and signed lower right in pencil as shown, great gay piece of art
Yardley Antiques
Feb. 19, 2024
original gallery poster for John Silk Deckard
Est: $100 - $125
large artist display poster that reads: John Silk Deckard (1940 - 1994) Prints Drawings Paintings Fox-Richmond Gallery Keuka College Sept 7 - Sept 28 (from an opening in 1972), hand signed, but not sure by whom (possibly the artist himself?), depicting a lot of nude men and women in what looks like a scene from Hell
Yardley Antiques
Jan. 08, 2024
original gallery poster for John Silk Deckard
Est: $100 - $125
large artist display poster that reads: John Silk Deckard (1940 - 1994) Prints Drawings Paintings Fox-Richmond Gallery Keuka College Sept 7 - Sept 28 (from an opening in 1972), hand signed, but not sure by whom (possibly the artist himself?), depicting a lot of nude men and women in what looks like a scene from Hell
Yardley Antiques
Nov. 20, 2023
original gallery poster for John Silk Deckard
Est: $100 - $125
large artist display poster that reads: John Silk Deckard (1940 - 1994) Prints Drawings Paintings Fox-Richmond Gallery Keuka College Sept 7 - Sept 28 (from an opening in 1972), hand signed, but not sure by whom (possibly the artist himself?), depicting a lot of nude men and women in what looks like a scene from Hell
Yardley Antiques
Oct. 29, 2023
John Silk Deckard (American, 1938-1994) Drawing, Figures
Est: $40 - $60
Description: A drawing depicting distressed blue figures surrounding a central, sun-like orb. Title: Untitled Type: Drawing Materials: Board Markings & Inscriptions: Unsigned Date: Mid 20th century Maker: John Silk Deckard (American, 1938-1994) Dimensions: 8.5" x 7.75".
Hoch LTD.
Oct. 29, 2023
John Silk Deckard (American, 1938-1994) Lift-Off
Est: $40 - $80
Description: An etching depicting a distressed figure standing on its fingers. Title: Lift-Off Type: Etching Materials: Paper Markings & Inscriptions: Signed, titled, and numbered 1/20 Date: Mid 20th century Maker: John Silk Deckard (American, 1938-1994) Dimensions: 4.5" x 3", 7" x 5.25" sheet.
Hoch LTD.
Oct. 29, 2023
John Silk Deckard (American, 1938-1994) Speak No Evil?
Est: $40 - $60
Description: An etching depicting a screaming distressed figure with hands cupped around its mouth. Title: Speak No Evil? Type: Etching Materials: Paper Markings & Inscriptions: Signed, titled, and numbered 2/20 Date: Mid 20th century Maker: John Silk Deckard (American, 1938-1994) Dimensions: 4.75" x 2.25", 6.25" x 3" sheet.
Hoch LTD.
Oct. 29, 2023
John Silk Deckard (American, 1938-1994) See No Evil?
Est: $40 - $60
Description: An etching depicting a screaming distressed figure with hands cupped around its eyes. Title: See No Evil? Type: Etching Materials: Paper Markings & Inscriptions: Signed, titled, and numbered 2/20 Date: Mid 20th century Maker: John Silk Deckard (American, 1938-1994) Dimensions: 4.75" x 2.25", 6.25" x 3" sheet.
Hoch LTD.
Oct. 29, 2023
John Silk Deckard (American, 1938-1994) Hear No Evil?
Est: $40 - $60
Description: An etching depicting a distressed figure with hands cupped behind its ears. Title: Hear No Evil? Type: Etching Materials: Paper Markings & Inscriptions: Signed, titled, and numbered 2/20 Date: Mid 20th century Maker: John Silk Deckard (American, 1938-1994) Dimensions: 5" x 2.25", 6.5" x 3.25" sheet.
Hoch LTD.
Oct. 29, 2023
John Silk Deckard (American, 1938-1994) 5 Ink Drawings
Est: $50 - $100
Description: A collection of five surreal drawings depicting industrial machinery, parts, and other objects and structures. Title: Untitled Type: Drawings Materials: Paper board and ink Markings & Inscriptions: Signed Date: Mid to late 20th century Maker: John Silk Deckard (American, 1938-1994) Dimensions: 7.25" x 8.75" each.
Hoch LTD.
Sep. 18, 2023
original gallery poster for John Silk Deckard
Est: $100 - $125
large artist display poster that reads: John Silk Deckard (1940 - 1994) Prints Drawings Paintings Fox-Richmond Gallery Keuka College Sept 7 - Sept 28 (from an opening in 1972), hand signed, but not sure by whom (possibly the artist himself?), depicting a lot of nude men and women in what looks like a scene from Hell
Yardley Antiques
Sep. 17, 2023
John Silk Deckard "Power Struggle" Engraving
Est: $100 - $200
John Silk Deckard (American, 1940-1994) "Power Struggle" engraving on paper, edition 37/75, signed lower right, housed in a metal frame. Image: 11" H x 18" W; framed: 18.5" H x 24.5" W. Provenance: Property from a Kings Point, NY collection.
Auctions at Showplace
Sep. 13, 2023
JOHN DECKARD (American, 1940-1994)
Est: $500 - $700
JOHN DECKARD (American, 1940-1994), ''Crucifixion/Resurrection'', 1975, bronze, unsigned, on brushed aluminum base. 13''h (excluding base), 11-3/4''w, 4-1/2''d.
South Bay Auctions Inc
Jun. 12, 2023
original gallery poster for John Silk Deckard
Est: $100 - $125
large artist display poster that reads: John Silk Deckard (1940 - 1994) Prints Drawings Paintings Fox-Richmond Gallery Keuka College Sept 7 - Sept 28 (from an opening in 1972), hand signed, but not sure by whom (possibly the artist himself?), depicting a lot of nude men and women in what looks like a scene from Hell
Yardley Antiques
Mar. 27, 2023
original artist gravure of a nude man
Est: $200 - $250
vintage bookplate gravure by listed artist John Silk Deckard (1940 - 1994), pencil signed lower right and numbered 3 artists' proof imp lower left and named "Procrastination", depicting a naked and muscled man standing on one leg (or laying down, depending on how you'll hang this work), part of a series he did on the letters of the alphabet
Yardley Antiques
Mar. 27, 2023
original artist gravure of a nude woman
Est: $200 - $250
vintage bookplate gravure by listed artist John Silk Deckard (1940 - 1994), pencil signed lower right and numbered 21/50 imp lower left and named "Icon", depicting a naked woman with long wavy hair, part of a series he did on the letters of the alphabet
Yardley Antiques
Mar. 27, 2023
original gallery poster for John Silk Deckard
Est: $100 - $125
large artist display poster that reads: John Silk Deckard (1940 - 1994) Prints Drawings Paintings Fox-Richmond Gallery Keuka College Sept 7 - Sept 28 (from an opening in 1972), hand signed, but not sure by whom (possibly the artist himself?), depicting a lot of nude men and women in what looks like a scene from Hell
Yardley Antiques
Jan. 30, 2023
original artist gravure of a nude man
Est: $200 - $250
vintage bookplate gravure by listed artist John Silk Deckard (1940 - 1994), pencil signed lower right and numbered 3 artists' proof imp lower left and named "Procrastination", depicting a naked and muscled man standing on one leg (or laying down, depending on how you'll hang this work), part of a series he did on the letters of the alphabet
Yardley Antiques
Jan. 30, 2023
original artist gravure of a nude woman
Est: $200 - $250
vintage bookplate gravure by listed artist John Silk Deckard (1940 - 1994), pencil signed lower right and numbered 21/50 imp lower left and named "Icon", depicting a naked woman with long wavy hair, part of a series he did on the letters of the alphabet
Yardley Antiques
Jan. 30, 2023
original gallery poster for John Silk Deckard
Est: $100 - $125
large artist display poster that reads: John Silk Deckard (1940 - 1994) Prints Drawings Paintings Fox-Richmond Gallery Keuka College Sept 7 - Sept 28 (from an opening in 1972), hand signed, but not sure by whom (possibly the artist himself?), depicting a lot of nude men and women in what looks like a scene from Hell
Yardley Antiques
Dec. 05, 2022
original gallery poster for John Silk Deckard
Est: $100 - $125
large artist display poster that reads: John Silk Deckard (1940 - 1994) Prints Drawings Paintings Fox-Richmond Gallery Keuka College Sept 7 - Sept 28 (from an opening in 1972), hand signed, but not sure by whom (possibly the artist himself?), depicting a lot of nude men and women in what looks like a scene from Hell
Yardley Antiques
Nov. 06, 2022
John Silk Deckard, American (1940-1994), Crucifixion, etching, 8 1/2"H x 5 1/2"W (plate), 18"H x 13 1/4"W (frame)
Est: $100 - $200
John Silk Deckard American, (1940-1994) Crucifixion etching signed lower right and titled lower left.
Ripley Auctions
Oct. 31, 2022
original gallery poster for John Silk Deckard
Est: $100 - $125
large artist display poster that reads: John Silk Deckard (1940 - 1994) Prints Drawings Paintings Fox-Richmond Gallery Keuka College Sept 7 - Sept 28 (from an opening in 1972), hand signed, but not sure by whom (possibly the artist himself?), depicting a lot of nude men and women in what looks like a scene from Hell
Yardley Antiques
Sep. 05, 2022
original gallery poster for John Silk Deckard
Est: $100 - $125
large artist display poster that reads: John Silk Deckard (1940 - 1994) Prints Drawings Paintings Fox-Richmond Gallery Keuka College Sept 7 - Sept 28 (from an opening in 1972), hand signed, but not sure by whom (possibly the artist himself?), depicting a lot of nude men and women in what looks like a scene from Hell
Yardley Antiques
Sep. 05, 2022
original artist gravure of a nude woman
Est: $200 - $250
vintage bookplate gravure by listed artist John Silk Deckard (1940 - 1994), pencil signed lower right and numbered 21/50 imp lower left and named "Icon", depicting a naked woman with long wavy hair, part of a series he did on the letters of the alphabet
Yardley Antiques
May. 30, 2022
original gallery poster for John Silk Deckard
Est: $100 - $125
large artist display poster that reads: John Silk Deckard (1940 - 1994) Prints Drawings Paintings Fox-Richmond Gallery Keuka College Sept 7 - Sept 28 (from an opening in 1972), hand signed, but not sure by whom (possibly the artist himself?), depicting a lot of nude men and women in what looks like a scene from Hell
Yardley Antiques
May. 30, 2022
original artist color etching of a nude woman
Est: $200 - $250
vintage etching by listed artist John Silk Deckard (1940 - 1994), pencil signed lower right and numbered 21/50 imp lower left and named "Icon", depicting a naked woman with long wavy hair, part of a series he did on the letters of the alphabet
Yardley Antiques
Mar. 21, 2022
original gallery poster for John Silk Deckard
Est: $100 - $125
large artist display poster that reads: John Silk Deckard (1940 - 1994) Prints Drawings Paintings Fox-Richmond Gallery Keuka College Sept 7 - Sept 28 (from an opening in 1972), hand signed, but not sure by whom (possibly the artist himself?), depicting a lot of nude men and women in what looks like a scene from Hell
Yardley Antiques
Mar. 21, 2022
original artist color etching of a nude woman
Est: $200 - $250
vintage etching by listed artist John Silk Deckard (1940 - 1994), pencil signed lower right and numbered 21/50 imp lower left and named "Icon", depicting a naked woman with long wavy hair, part of a series he did on the letters of the alphabet
Yardley Antiques
Jan. 31, 2022
original gallery poster for John Silk Deckard
Est: $100 - $125
large artist display poster that reads: John Silk Deckard (1940 - 1994) Prints Drawings Paintings Fox-Richmond Gallery Keuka College Sept 7 - Sept 28 (from an opening in 1972), hand signed, but not sure by whom (possibly the artist himself?), depicting a lot of nude men and women in what looks like a scene from Hell
Yardley Antiques
Jan. 31, 2022
original artist color etching of a nude woman
Est: $200 - $250
vintage etching by listed artist John Silk Deckard (1940 - 1994), pencil signed lower right and numbered 21/50 imp lower left and named "Icon", depicting a naked woman with long wavy hair, part of a series he did on the letters of the alphabet
Yardley Antiques
Nov. 22, 2021
original gallery poster for John Silk Deckard
Est: $100 - $125
large artist display poster that reads: John Silk Deckard (1940 - 1994) Prints Drawings Paintings Fox-Richmond Gallery Keuka College Sept 7 - Sept 28 (from an opening in 1972), hand signed, but not sure by whom (possibly the artist himself?), depicting a lot of nude men and women in what looks like a scene from Hell
Yardley Antiques
Nov. 22, 2021
original artist color etching of a nude woman
Est: $200 - $250
vintage etching by listed artist John Silk Deckard (1940 - 1994), pencil signed lower right and numbered 21/50 imp lower left and named "Icon", depicting a naked woman with long wavy hair, part of a series he did on the letters of the alphabet
Yardley Antiques
Oct. 04, 2021
original artist color etching of a nude woman
Est: $200 - $250
vintage etching by listed artist John Silk Deckard (1940 - 1994), pencil signed lower right and numbered 21/50 imp lower left and named "Icon", depicting a naked woman with long wavy hair, part of a series he did on the letters of the alphabet
Yardley Antiques
Aug. 30, 2021
original artist color etching of nude men
Est: $200 - $250
vintage etching and artist proof by listed artist John Silk Deckard (1940 - 1994), pencil signed lower right and named "incident", depicting a bunch of naked muscular men doing weird acrobatics
Yardley Antiques
Aug. 30, 2021
original artist color etching of a nude woman
Est: $200 - $250
vintage etching by listed artist John Silk Deckard (1940 - 1994), pencil signed lower right and numbered 21/50 imp lower left and named "Icon", depicting a naked woman with long wavy hair, part of a series he did on the letters of the alphabet
Yardley Antiques