John Wilde Paintings & Artwork for Sale | John Wilde Art Value Price Guide

Aug. 26, 2026
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006) 'March 3, 1985' Oil on Panel
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006) 'March 3, 1985' Oil on Panel 1989, pencil signed, titled and dated verso, in a wood frame having a Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin label verso Provenance: Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Property from: an Estate, Wauconda, Illinois Category: Fine Art > Paintings Estimated Sale Time: 11:22 am CST Shipping Status: Leonard Auction, Inc. will provide direct shipping for this lot. Please visit our website for a shipping estimate. Last modified: August 13, 2026, 12:14 pm
Leonard Auction
Jul. 18, 2026
JOHN WILDE 'UNTITLED' PENCIL DRAWING ON PAPER
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Attributed to John Henry Wilde graphite drawing on paper depicting a portrait of a three-eyed woman. Initialed and dated 9-17-47 upper right. Holds label to verso. Viewable measures 11 5/8" x 8 3/4". Frame measures 12 1/2" x 9 3/4" x 3/4".
Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery
Apr. 29, 2026
John Henry Wilde, Self-Portrait on Sultan's Bed
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
John Henry Wilde Self-Portrait on Sultan's Bed 1946-47 graphite on paper 8.875 h x 10.875 w in (23 x 28 cm) Signed and dated to recto '1946 John W 1947'. Provenance: Private Collection, New York | Swann Galleries, New York, 19th and 20th Century Art, 23 March 2023, Lot 160 | Private Collection This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Wright
Nov. 18, 2025
JOHN WILDE (1919-2006) Still-Life with Smelts 8 1/8 x 9 7/8 in. (20.6 x 25.1 cm.), oval (Painted in 1952.)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
JOHN WILDE (1919-2006) Still-Life with Smelts signed 'John Wilde' (on the reverse) and inscribed with title and dated '1952' (on the reverse) oil on board 8 1/8 x 9 7/8 in. (20.6 x 25.1 cm.), oval Painted in 1952.
Bonhams
Jul. 15, 2025
Early Red-Bird
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
The Leslie & Johanna Garfield Collection John Wilde 1919 - 2006 Early Red-Bird oil on board 7 ½ by 9 ¾ in. 19.1 by 24.8 cm. Executed in 1978.
Sotheby's
Jun. 24, 2025
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006) Silverpoint Drawing and Lithograph
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006) Silverpoint Drawing and Lithograph (2) items including a 1995 'Naked Girl as a Fungus' silverpoint on paper, #7 lower left and a 2003 'Myself Experiencing a Rock Show' lithograph, both signed lower right, matted under acrylic in frame, labels with annotations verso Property from: a Private Collector, Racine, Wisconsin Category: Fine Art > Drawings Estimated Sale Time: 10:07 am CST Shipping Status: Leonard Auction, Inc. will provide direct shipping for this lot. Please visit our website for a shipping estimate. Last modified: June 6, 2025, 10:08 am
Leonard Auction
May. 13, 2025
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006) Still Life with Glassware, 1963
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006) Still Life with Glassware, 1963 initialed J and dated (upper right); signed and dated (verso) 10 x 11 inches. Property from the Collection of Travis Richardson
Freeman’s | Hindman
Mar. 05, 2025
John Wilde (American, 1919–2006) William and Joyce Wartmann, Edgerton, Wisconsin (two works in original frames), 1981
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
John Wilde (American, 1919–2006) William and Joyce Wartmann, Edgerton, Wisconsin (two works in original frames), 1981 silverpoint each signed John Wilde and dated (lower center); titled (frame verso) Each overall: 14 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches. Property from the Collection of Angela Cross, Madison, Wisconsin This lot is located in Chicago.
Freeman’s | Hindman
Nov. 21, 2024
John Wilde (1919-2006): Lady and the Shoeshine Boy
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Oil on wood, 1968, signed 'John Wilde' and dated on the reverse, with label from Banfer Gallery, NY. Note: A larger version of this composition in oil on canvas, with the same title and date, is in the collection of the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH. An image can be found in Wildeworld, The Art of John Wilde, page 121. 5 x 3 7/8 in., 10 3/4 x 9 1/2 in. (frame).
STAIR
Oct. 02, 2024
Two Red Birds, a Dagger & a Revolver
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
The Leslie & Johanna Garfield Collection John Wilde 1919 - 2006 Two Red Birds, a Dagger & a Revolver signed, titled and dated 1992 (on the reverse) oil on board 8 by 10 ⅛ in. 20.3 by 25.7 cm. Executed in 1992.
Sotheby's
Oct. 02, 2024
Dieser Rasen ist Kein Hundeklo (This Grass is Not a Dog Toilet)
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
The Leslie & Johanna Garfield Collection John Wilde 1919 - 2006 Dieser Rasen ist Kein Hundeklo (This Grass is Not a Dog Toilet) signed, titled and dated 1989 (on the reverse) oil on board 8 ½ by 10 ½ in. 21.6 by 26.7 cm. Executed in 1989.
Sotheby's
Jul. 24, 2024
John Henry Wilde, The Kiss
Est: $400 - $600
John Henry Wilde The Kiss 1991 etching image: 7.875 h x 9.75 w in (20 x 25 cm) sheet: 12 h x 14 w in (30 x 36 cm) Signed, dated and numbered to lower margin '12/15 The Kiss John Wilde - 1991' with blindstamp. This work is number 12 from the edition of 15. This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Jul. 24, 2024
John Henry Wilde, Pear
Est: $400 - $600
John Henry Wilde Pear 1992 lithograph in colors image: 13.875 h x 12 w in (35 x 30 cm) sheet: 20 h x 18 w in (51 x 46 cm) Signed, dated and numbered to lower margin '32/55 John Wilde - 1992' with blindstamp. This work is number 32 from the edition of 55. This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Jul. 16, 2024
March 4, 7, and 9, 1985
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
The Leslie & Johanna Garfield Collection John Wilde 1919 - 2006 March 4, 7, and 9, 1985 signed, titled and dated 1989 (on the reverse) oil on wood 7 ⅞ by 10 in. 19.9 by 25.4 cm. Executed in 1989.
Sotheby's
Jul. 16, 2024
Interior with Lemons
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
The Leslie & Johanna Garfield Collection John Wilde 1919 - 2006 Interior with Lemons signed with the artist's initial J and dated 1956 (lower center); signed and dated 1956 (on the stretcher) oil on canvas 12 ⅛ by 15 ⅛ in. 30.8 by 38.4 cm. Executed in 1956.
Sotheby's
May. 30, 2024
John Henry Wilde (1919 - 2006) American
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
John Henry Wilde (1919 - 2006) Pencil on paper, signed and dated lower left "John Wilde 1963", piece measures 13.5 x 10.5 and 27 x 24 inches w/ frame. Part of the Wisconsin Surrealist movement in the 1930s and 40s, John Wilde was a Surrealist painter with focus on life and death through grotesque, doll-like people in "otherworldly situations". Many of his paintings have old bones, mutated female creatures, and dream-like landscapes, and frequently he painted himself into his work. He also did detailed, colorful and eerily glowing still lifes. His association with Surrealism began when he was a student at the University of Wisconsin and became a friend of Marshall Glasier, that Wisconsin Surrealist leader and his art teacher. He joined Glasier at salons at his home where artists gathered to discuss European modernism and other avant-garde topics. Wilde's painting was also linked to Magic Realism and its New York exponents Paul Cadmus and George Tooker.
Cutler Bay Auctions
Mar. 26, 2024
John Wilde "Portrait of Hugo Black" Drawing 1983
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006). Silverpoint, wash, and pencil drawing titled "Portrait of Huge Black" depicting somewhat surreal portrait of Hugo Lafayette Black (American, 1886-1971) seated in robes. Black served as a U.S. Senator in Alabama from 1927 to 1937 and as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1937 to 1971. Dated along the upper right. With a quote from Black reading "No Law Means No Law" along the lower center. Provenance: Distinguished Corporate Collection, Minnesota.
Revere Auctions
Mar. 04, 2024
Still Life of Green Fruit in a Carton
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
The Leslie & Johanna Garfield Collection John Wilde 1919 - 2006 Still Life of Green Fruit in a Carton oil on panel 9¼ by 11¼ in. 23.5 by 28.5cm Executed in 1960.
Sotheby's
Dec. 14, 2023
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006) Design for The Isle #2, 1976
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006) Design for The Isle #2, 1976 silverpoint initialed J and dated (lower center) 9 x 12 inches. Property from the Collection of George C. Kaiser, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Provenance: Exhibited: Chicago, Illinois, Oehlschlaeger Galleries, Chicago, 1977 Madison, Wisconsin, Fanny Garver Gallery, John Wilde: One-Man One Show, March 31 - April 27, 1979 Literature: Carlton Overland, fwd. and James Watrous, apprec. John Wilde: Drawings, 1940-1984, 1985. Published following the exhibition of the same title at the Elvehjem Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, no. 390
Hindman
Dec. 14, 2023
John Wilde (American, 1919–2006) Wildeview, 1985
Est: $400 - $600
John Wilde (American, 1919–2006) Wildeview, 1985 lithograph signed, titled, dated, and numbered XXV/LXXXV in pencil 17 3/4 x 35 1/2 inches. Provenance: The Philip and Suzanne Schiller Collection of American Social Commentary Art, 1930-1970, Highland Park, Illinois
Hindman
Oct. 17, 2023
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006) To Shoot a Beetle, 1964
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006) To Shoot a Beetle, 1964 oil on board signed with initial J (upper left) and dated (upper right); signed and dated (on the reverse) 7 x 8 inches. Provenance: Banfer Gallery, New York Baltimore Museum of Art Sales and Rental Gallery Exhibited: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Bresler Galleries, John Wilde, December 1 - December 24, 1965, no. 11
Hindman
Sep. 28, 2023
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006) From the Wood (What Shirley Found) S. with the Jaw Bone of a Swine, 1977
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006) From the Wood (What Shirley Found) S. with the Jaw Bone of a Swine, 1977 oil on panel initialed J. (upper left); dated (upper right); signed, titled and dated (verso) 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches. Property from the Collection of George C. Kaiser, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Hindman
Jul. 27, 2023
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006) Drawing #9 for the oil "Night-time Festivities at the Contessa Sanseverini's" (Combat Consummating), 1966
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006) Drawing #9 for the oil "Night-time Festivities at the Contessa Sanseverini's" (Combat Consummating), 1966 mixed media on paper signed John Wilde (lower right); initialed and dated (lower left) 7 x 10 inches. Provenance: The collection of Dr. and Mrs. Peter Gardetto, Racine, Wisconsin Exhibited: New York, New York, Banfer Gallery, John Wilde: Recent Paintings, December 11- 28, 1968 Literature: Chazen Museum of Art, John Wilde, Drawings, 1940 - 1984, University of Wisconsin–Madison, pp. 52, no. 299
Hindman
Jul. 27, 2023
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006) Drawing #7 for the oil "Night-time Festivities at the Contessa Sanseverini's", 1966
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006) Drawing #7 for the oil "Night-time Festivities at the Contessa Sanseverini's", 1966 pencil on paper initialed JW and dated (lower left) 9 x 7 inches. Provenance: The collection of Thomas Matthews, Washington, D.C. Exhibited: New York, New York, Banfer Gallery, John Wilde: Recent Paintings, December 11- 28, 1968 Literature: Chazen Museum of Art, John Wilde, Drawings, 1940 - 1984, University of Wisconsin–Madison, pp. 52, no. 297
Hindman
Jun. 10, 2023
Sgd. John Wilde Etching.
Est: $200 - $500
This piece is titled "J&J Enter the Kingdom of Heaven" by John Wilde (1919-2006). It is numbered 23/80. It is dated 1997. It is signed, titled, numbered, and dated in pencil. The bottom right is wrinkled, and there is a smaller wrinkle to the bottom left. The frame measures 38 1/2" x 26", with the sight area measuring 17 1/2" x 24". Third-party shipping or personal pickup is required. Please see our website for our shipping recommendations.
Direct Auction Galleries, Inc.
May. 25, 2023
JOHN WILDE (1919 - 2006, AMERICAN) S Dreams Over an Impossible Fungus.
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
JOHN WILDE (1919 - 2006, AMERICAN) S Dreams Over an Impossible Fungus. Oil on prepared panel, 1977. Signed, J, lower left and dated, 1977, lower right. Signed, John Wilde, dated, 1977, and in inscribed as titled on verso. 203x254 mm; 8x10 inches. Provenance: Garver Gallery, (formerly Fanny Garver Gallery), Madison, WI; Private collection, acquired from above circa 1985.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 19, 2023
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006) Woman and Snakes, 1948
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006) Woman and Snakes, 1948 oil and tempera on Masonite initialed JW and dated (upper left) 12 x 7 inches. Provenance: Sold: Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, October 23, 2018, Lot 79
Hindman
Apr. 19, 2023
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006) Nightshade #4, 1998
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006) Nightshade #4, 1998 oil on canvas over wood signed John Wilde, titled and dated (verso) 19 x 13 inches. Property from the Personal Collection of John and Shirley Wilde, Represented by the Tory Folliard Gallery Provenance: Spanierman Gallery, New York Tory Follirard Gallery, Milwaukee Exhibited: New York, New York, Spanierman Gallery, c. 2000s West Bend, Wisconsin, Museum of Wisconsin Art, Wilde's Wildes, A Very Private Collection, 2015 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Tory Folliard Gallery, Love & Death, December 3 - 31, 2022 Literature: Shane McAdams, Confronting 'Love and Death' at Tory Folliard Gallery, The Shepherd Express, Milwaukee, December 16, 2022
Hindman
Mar. 23, 2023
JOHN WILDE Self-Portrait on Sultan's Bed.
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
JOHN WILDE Self-Portrait on Sultan's Bed. Pencil with white heightening on cream wove paper, 1947. 235x275 mm; 8 3/4x10 3/4 inches. Signed, dated and inscribed in pencil. Provenance: Private collection, New York. Wilde (1919-2006) was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and studied at the University of Wisconsin where he was influenced by American Surrealist artists such as Marshall Glasier (1902-1988) and Karl Priebe (1914-1976) as well as the Magic Realists including Jared French (1905-1988). He served in World War II, where he designed camouflage patterns, but during this time fell into a depression and used art as a creative outlet. After the war, he finished his masters of art degree at the University of Wisconsin, focusing on Max Ernst (1891-1976) and writing in defense of nonsense, wit and the irrational in art. His own artistic output furthered his interest in the surreal—many of his works play fancifully with scale, creating fantastical, humorous compositions.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 10, 2023
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006) H. and Death #2, 1968
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006) H. and Death #2, 1968 oil on panel initialed J (upper left); dated (upper right); signed and dated (verso) 6 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches. This lot is located in Chicago. Provenance:Banfer Gallery, New YorkExhibited:(possibly) New York, New York, Banfer Gallery, John Wilde: Recent Paintings, December 11-28, 1968For a similar painting, see: Russell Panczeno and Theodore F. Wolff, Wildeworld: The Art of John Wilde, New York: Hudson Hills Press, cat. 81
Hindman
Oct. 22, 2022
John Wilde portfolio
Est: $400 - $600
John Wilde (American 1919-2016) ''Mostly Good Things'' (Acton 202)- a portfolio of 10 off-set lithographs with hand coloring, 1974, signed in pencil, edition of 20, each sheet, signed, dated and numbered in pencil, boxed folio not included, very good condition. 14 x 20'' ea. (sheet)
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Sep. 28, 2022
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006) Shirley Measuring the Herbs (Shirley in the Kitchen Series #4), 1974
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006) Shirley Measuring the Herbs (Shirley in the Kitchen Series #4), 1974 oil on wood panel initialed J and dated (upper left); signed, titled and dated (verso) 6 x 7 5/8 inches. Property from the Collection of Pence Revington, Mount Horeb, Wisconsin Provenance: The Artist Everett Oehlschlaeger Galleries, Chicago Acquired from the above by Mr. & Mrs. Betty Revington-Burdick, West Lafayette, Indiana in 1974 Gifted to the present owner by the above Exhibited: Chicago, Illinois, Everett Oehlschlaeger Galleries, John Wilde, April 19 - May 11, 1974. Literature: Carlton Overland, fwd. and James Watrous, apprec. John Wilde: Drawings, 1940-1984, 1985. Published following the exhibition of the same title at the Elvehjem Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, no. 381 (pencil and wash study for the painting).
Hindman
Sep. 22, 2022
JOHN WILDE Self-Portrait.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
JOHN WILDE Self-Portrait. Pencil with chalk heightening on tan laid paper, 1961. 481x576 mm; 19x22 3/4 inches. Provenance: Schmidt-Bingham Gallery, New York, with the label; private collection, New York. Wilde (1919-2006) was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and studied at the University of Wisconsin where he was influenced by American Surrealist artists such as Marshall Glasier (1902-1988) and Karl Priebe (1914-1976) as well as the Magic Realists including Jared French (1905-1988). He served in World War II, where he designed camouflage patterns, but during this time fell into a depression and used art as a creative outlet. After the war, he finished his Masters of Art degree at the University of Wisconsin, focusing on Max Ernst (1891-1976) and writing in defense of nonsense, wit and the irrational in art. His own artistic output furthered his interest in the surreal—many of his works play fancifully with scale, creating fantastical, humorous compositions.
Swann Auction Galleries
May. 11, 2022
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006) Suprise, 1951
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006) Suprise, 1951 oil on board signed Jonathan MW and dated (upper center) 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches.
Hindman
Jan. 27, 2022
John Wilde 'Onion With Artist Reading' Painting
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
John Henry Wilde, American (1919-2006). Known for surreal fanciful imagery, oil on board with bronze plaque 'Onion With The Artist Reading JOHN WILDE' bottom center and mounted in wood frame. Signed and dated left side center 1959, handwritten on verso. Measures 13.75"H x 12.5"W framed; 8.75"H x 7"W unframed. Condition report: good condition, please see photos.Contact AAG for more detailed information if needed. AAG is not responsible for any errors or omissions to any lots. All sales are final and sold as is. This lot cannot be shipped in house. For an instant guaranteed third party shipping quote through Quality Packing and Shipping visit: https://www.qualitypackship.com/abington-copy-1 or contact our other third party shippers.
Abington Auction Gallery
Jan. 27, 2022
John Wilde Painting 'The Dead Thrush' O/B
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
John Henry Wilde, American (1919-2006). Known for surreal fanciful images, 'The Dead Thrush' oil on board, signed top left. Mounted in wood frame with Lane Galleries label on verso, dated 1953. Measures 11.5"H x 13.5"W framed; 8"H x 10"W unframed. Condition report, good condition, small nick to frame lower right corner, please see photos. Contact AAG for more detailed information if needed. AAG is not responsible for any errors or omissions to any lots. All sales are final and sold as is. This lot cannot be shipped in house. For an instant guaranteed third party shipping quote through Quality Packing and Shipping visit: https://www.qualitypackship.com/abington-copy-1 or contact our other third party shippers.
Abington Auction Gallery
Sep. 19, 2021
John Wilde. American. Photo surreal still life of
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
John Wilde. American. Photo surreal still life of peppers. Oil on wood panel. Signed and dated upper right 1968. Signed and dated also on reverse of panel. Veldman galleries label. Sight: 6 x 8in. Overall: 9.5 x 11in.
Tremont Auctions
Sep. 17, 2021
John Henry Wilde, A Tribute to HH Bennett
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
John Henry Wilde A Tribute to HH Bennett 1964 oil on board 10 h × 8 w in (25 × 20 cm) Signed and dated to lower center 'J 1964'. Signed and titled to verso 'John Wilde A Tribute to H.H. Bennett'. Condition of the item is not included in this description. Condition reports are available from Rago upon request. Rago strongly recommends that you review a condition report for each item on which you plan to bid. Email condition@ragoarts.com to request a condition report.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
May. 20, 2021
John Wilde (1919-2006) Memorabilia 8 x 16in (20.3 x 40.6cm) (Painted in 1952.)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
John Wilde (1919-2006) Memorabilia partially signed '...Wilde' (lower right within the composition) and signed and dated 'John Wilde / 1952' and inscribed with title (on the reverse) oil on panel 8 x 16in (20.3 x 40.6cm) Painted in 1952. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
May. 20, 2021
John Wilde (1919-2006) Sleight of Hand 12 1/8 x 10 1/8in (30.8 x 25.7cm) (Painted in 1952.)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
John Wilde (1919-2006) Sleight of Hand partially signed 'Jonath.../195...' (upper left within the composition) and inscribed with title and signed and dated 'John Wilde / 1952' (on the reverse) oil on panel 12 1/8 x 10 1/8in (30.8 x 25.7cm) Painted in 1952. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Dec. 06, 2020
John Wilde "Her Menagerie" Oil on Canvas
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006), "Her Menagerie," oil on canvas mounted to panel, 1999, surrealistic depiction of nude woman surrounded by animals, signed, dated, and titled on reverse, bearing Schmidt Bingham gallery label. Image: 7.625" H x 9.625" W; frame: 13" H x 14.75" W x 2.5" D. Provenance: Schmidt Bingham Gallery; Private Collection.
Auctions at Showplace
Dec. 06, 2020
John Wilde "The Good Policeman III" Oil on Canvas
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006), "The Good Policeman III," oil on canvas mounted to panel, 1999, surrealistic depiction of police officer with pipette, bandit, dog, moon and town scene, signed, dated, and titled on reverse, bearing Schmidt Bingham gallery label. Image: 9.625" H x 7.625" W; frame: 14.75" H x 12.75" W x 2.5" D. Provenance: Schmidt Bingham Gallery; Private Collection.
Auctions at Showplace
Dec. 01, 2020
JOHN HENRY WILDE ORIGINAL ART
Est: $200 - $300
JOHN HENRY WILDE (American 1919-2006) Wilderview II- 1985 Etching Signed and dated lower right, titled lower center, and editioned 11/50 lower left 13.75 inches x 21.75 inches. SHIPPING NOTICE: Jackson's is your sole and only source for one stop packing and shipping. With over 50 years of experience, our professional, affordable and efficient in-house shipping department will be happy to provide you a fair and reasonable shipping quote on this lot. Simply email us before the auction for a quick quote: shipping@jacksonsauction.com or call 1-800-665-6743. Jackson's can expertly pack and ship to meet any of your needs. To ensure quality control Jackson's DOES NOT release to third party shippers.
Jackson's International
Sep. 17, 2020
JOHN WILDE Shirley in the Kitchen, Scene #6.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
JOHN WILDE Shirley in the Kitchen, Scene #6. Oil on board, 1974. 155x213 mm; 6 1/4x8 1/2 inches. Initialed and dated in oil, upper recto, and counter signed, titled and dated in pencil, verso. Ex-collection private collection, Madison, Wisconsin. Wilde (1919-2006) was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and studied at the University of Wisconsin where he was influenced by American Surrealist artists such as Marshall Glasier (1902-1988) and Karl Priebe (1914-1976) as well as the Magic Realists including Jared French (1905-1988). He served in World War II, where he designed camouflage patterns, but during this time fell into a depression and used art as a creative outlet. After the war, he finished his Masters of Art degree at the University of Wisconsin, focusing on Max Ernst (1891-1976) and writing in defense of nonsense, wit and the irrational in art. His own artistic output furthered his interest in the surreal—many of his works play fancifully with scale, creating fantastical, humourous compositions. Following the death of his first wife, Helen, in 1966, Wilde married Shirley Grilley, who is depicted in this lot and in many of his later surrealist nude works.
Swann Auction Galleries
Mar. 29, 2020
John Wilde (1919-2006) American, Oil on Board
Est: $3,000 - $6,000
This finely-rendered oil painting on board is entitled, "Poor Lark!", and is a surreal depiction of a nude figure having pierced the breast of a giant bird, now dead. John Wilde was a Surrealist painter with a focus on life and death through grotesque, doll-like people in otherworldly situations. Wilde had a six-decade career as a painter and with the exception of serving in the Army during World War II, lived his entire life in Wisconsin. Signed: J53 in upper right. Provenance -The Galleries of Frank Oehlschlaeger, Sarasota, FL. Overall size: 10 1/2 x 12 in. Sight size: 6 1/4 x 8 in.
Sarasota Estate Auction
Dec. 08, 2019
John Wilde, (American, 1919-2006), Work Reconsidered: Love After Murder, Series III, 1989, oil on wood, 13 1/8" x 20 1/4"
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006) Work Reconsidered: Love After Murder, Series III, 1989 oil on wood signed in ink verso 13 1/8" x 20 1/4" Provenance: Perimeter Gallery, Inc., Chicago, Illinois (label verso) Schmidt-Bingham Gallery, New York, New York (label verso) Exhibitions: Wildeworld: The Art of John Wilde, Elvehjem Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 13 November 1999 through 09 January 2000 Literature: Panczenko, Russell, and Theodore F. Wolff, Wildeworld: the Art of John Wilde, Hudson Hills Press, 1999 Wilde, John and Lisa Wainwright, Things of Nature and the Nature of Things: John Wilde in the McClain Collection, Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2006, pl. 15 Catalog Note: John Wilde's Work Reconsidered: Love after Murder (1989) is a macabre journey through the artist's mind, bringing violence and sex together in a Wisconsin landscape of lustful destruction. Wearing a harlequin leotard, a man engages in foreplay with a woman who is pleasuring herself. Did he (or they?) dismember the body that lies in pieces among numerous potential implements of murder and mayhem? And what do the non-sequitur objects, which confuse and obfuscate, mean in the larger scheme of this surrealism? Sometimes in Wilde's work a murder scene is not literally a murder scene, but here it is nonetheless disturbing and thought-provoking.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Sep. 26, 2019
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006) Interior with Lemons, 1956
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006) Interior with Lemons, 1956 oil on canvas initialed J and dated (lower center), signed and dated (verso) 12 x 15 inches.
Freeman’s | Hindman
Jun. 09, 2019
John Wilde, (American, 1919-2006), March 4, 7 and 9, 1985, 1989, oil on wood, 7 1/4" x 9 1/2"
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
John Wilde (American, 1919-2006) March 4, 7 and 9, 1985, 1989 oil on wood signed and dated on verso 7 1/4" x 9 1/2" Exhibitions: The Fanny Garver Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers