Paul (1938) Davis Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Paul (1938) Davis Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 03, 2024
PENNY OPERA THEATER POSTER
Est: $80 - $120
'Three Penny Opera' theater poster advertising for the Lincoln Center, artwork by Paul Davis (b. 1938), published by the New York Shakespeare Festival, 1978. 23 x 46 inches.
Fairhill Auction LLC
May. 31, 2024
PAUL DAVIS (AMERICAN, B. 1938)
Est: $100 - $300
Paul Davis American, b. 1938 Female Bullfighter Watercolor Signed lower right. Portrait collage of female bullfighter and bull profiles to foreground with fight scene depicted below.
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
May. 31, 2024
FIVE POLITICAL FIGURES BY PAUL DAVIS (AMERICAN, B. 1938)
Est: $100 - $300
FIVE POLITICAL FIGURES BY PAUL DAVIS (AMERICAN, B. 1938) Watercolor, signed. Five (5) historical figures drawn across a patriotic Union Pacific (railroad0 patriotic shield. The five figures were Grover Cleveland who was the 22nd & 24th President of the United States, William Henry Vanderbilt American businessman and philanthropist, Shelby M. Cullom who was an Illinois politician and became governor in 1876, then elected to the United States Senate in 1882 until 1913, Terence Powderly who was an American labor union leader and politician, and Frank Woolworth who was an American entrepreneur.
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
Apr. 04, 2024
PAUL DAVIS, ACCIDIA
Est: €20 - €40
PAUL DAVIS (1938) Accidia 1977 Lithograph, ed. 1862/5000 28 x 21 cm Initialled in pencil lower right Numbered on the reverse
Art-Rite
Mar. 29, 2024
Playboy | Paul Davis Two Sarong Comes From Saks Paintings
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Paul Davis (American, b. 1938) two oil on panel paintings. These panels appeared on pp. 155-157 of the September 1973 issue of Playboy magazine, illustrating an article titled "The Sarong Comes from Saks," written by Calvin Trillin.
Julien's Auctions
Mar. 29, 2024
Playboy | Paul Davis Assemblage
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Paul Davis (American, B. 1938) original mized media assemblage titled "Academic Irresponsibility," signed lower right. This artwork appeared on page 225 of the December 1968 issue of Playboy magazine, illustrating the opinion article by the same name, written by Leslie Fiedler, with the caption,"If that's what they say when a teacher pays allegiance to his conscience rather than the establishment, so be it."
Julien's Auctions
Mar. 29, 2024
Playboy | Paul Davis Cognac Painting
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Paul Davis (American, B. 1938) original oil on panel painting titled "Cognac," signed lower right. This painting appeared on page 76 of the February 1967 issue of Playboy magazine, illustrating the article by Maurice Zolotow titled "Cognac," with the caption, "Once nought but medicine, this distinguished distillate of the grape has been for three centuries the headiest libation of them all." LITERATURE: Arthur Paul, Beyond Illustration: The Art of Playboy, (Chicago: Playboy Magazine, 1971), catalogue accompanying an exhibition that traveled in the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan between 1971 and 1974.
Julien's Auctions
Nov. 10, 2023
DAVIS, Paul (b. 1938). Group of 4 theater posters. 1970s. G...
Est: $200 - $400
DAVIS, Paul (b. 1938). Group of 4 theater posters. 1970s. Group includes: Measure for Measure (1976); Hamlet (1977); Streamers (1976); and Ashes (1977). All approx. 25 x 46” except Measure for Measure, 30 x 45”. All unbacked. Condition generally A-/B+.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Sep. 30, 2023
Original 1970s Paul Davis Theater Poster Colored Girls
Est: $700 - $900
Davis, Paul 1938 - For Colored Girls Offset 1976 46 x 33.4 in. (117 x 85 cm) Printer: Darien House, New York Condition Details: (A) on linen#USA #Theater
PosterConnection Inc.
Jul. 18, 2023
Threepenny Opera. 1976.
Est: $1,200 - $1,500
ARTIST: PAUL DAVIS (1938- ) SIZE: 42 1/4 x 84 in./107.8 x 213.4 cm DESCRIPTION: Davis masterfully depicts the late Puerto Rican actor, Raúl Juliá, as the seductive and evil Mack the Knife for the Public Theater’s production of The Threepenny Opera, the revolutionary musical theater piece by German dramatist Bertolt Brecht and composer Kurt Weill. Adapted from an 18th century English ballad opera, The Beggar's Opera, it offers a cutting socialist critique of the capitalist world. This particular production of the play was performed at New York’s Lincoln Center. This is the larger, two-sheet poster. (Contemporary; Theatre; American; New York)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Jul. 18, 2023
The Spirit of Che / Evergreen. 1968.
Est: $1,400 - $1,700
ARTIST: PAUL DAVIS (1938- ) SIZE: 29 1/2 x 44 1/2 in./75 x 113 cm DESCRIPTION: Drawing his inspiration from the famous Alberto Korda photograph known as "Guerrillero Heroico,” which has been called a symbol of the Twentieth Century and the world’s most famous photo, Davis brings the iconic image of Che Guevara into the public eye to advertise the February issue of the politically progressive periodical the Evergreen Review. This poster was the first time a United States-based audience had been exposed to this image of Che. The response was intense: hundreds of copies of this poster were defaced in subways and elsewhere. And this image stirred such strong emotions that a bomb was thrown into the Evergreen offices. (Modern; Literary; American)
Poster Auctions International Inc
May. 22, 2023
THREE PENNY OPERA 2 Sheet Theater Poster, N.Y.C. 1976
Est: $300 - $500
Three Penny Opera, Bertolt Brecht, Music by Kurt Weill. Artist: Paul Davis (American, b. 1938). Original Vintage Theater Poster THE THREE PENNY OPERA at the VIVIAN BEAUMONT THEATER, Lincoln Center, New York, 1976. Artwork designed by Paul Davis. 2 panel lithographic color poster. Not laid down. Dimensions approximately: 82 x 42 in. Condition: colors are strong, paper is fragile, outer margins have tears and handling and loss (outer margin) BUT not affecting center image, will need restoration (view all photos for accuracy). Note: YOu may see...in photos corners were held down by glass tumblers. Provenance: New York City, NY Estate
Kensington Estate Auctions
Mar. 16, 2023
DAVIS, Paul (b. 1938), designer. The Spirit of Che lives in the new Evergreen!
Est: $150 - $250
[GUEVARA, Che (1928–1967)]. DAVIS, Paul (b. 1938), designer. The Spirit of Che lives in the new Evergreen! Circa 1960s. Lithograph in colors (44 ½ x 30”). “After his death in October of 1967, the Evergreen Review – a leftist journal based in NYC – hired the designer Paul Davis to create both this poster and the cover of their February 1968 magazine as a tribute to the Revolutionary. While Davis had seen the now iconic photo of Che by Alberto Korda, American audiences had not yet been exposed en masse to the image, making this the first time the US public would see Che in this saint-like pose. After being plastered on walls around the city, many of the posters were defaced. On July 26, 1968, the offices of Grove Press – publisher of the Evergreen Review – at 64 University Place were bombed with a grenade by anti-Castro Cubans in retaliation for Davis’s design” (Poster House). Linen backed. Several professional repairs including a vertical closed tear to image. B.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Nov. 17, 2022
[GUEVARA, Che (1928–1967)]. DAVIS, Paul (b. 1938), designer...
Est: $400 - $600
[GUEVARA, Che (1928–1967)]. DAVIS, Paul (b. 1938), designer. The Spirit of Che lives in the new Evergreen! Circa 1960s. Lithograph in colors (44 ½ x 30”). “After his death in October of 1967, the Evergreen Review – a leftist journal based in NYC – hired the designer Paul Davis to create both this poster and the cover of their February 1968 magazine as a tribute to the Revolutionary. While Davis had seen the now iconic photo of Che by Alberto Korda, American audiences had not yet been exposed en masse to the image, making this the first time the US public would see Che in this saint-like pose. After being plastered on walls around the city, many of the posters were defaced. On July 26, 1968, the offices of Grove Press – publisher of the Evergreen Review – at 64 University Place were bombed with a grenade by anti-Castro Cubans in retaliation for Davis’s design” (Poster House). Several professional repairs including a vertical closed tear to image. Linen backed. B.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Oct. 20, 2022
PAUL DAVIS 1938 Three Penny Opera 1976
Est: -
Offset, Darien House Inc., USA. Qualità: B. 46.06 x 23.03 in.
Aste Bolaffi
Aug. 20, 2022
DAVIS, Paul (b. 1938). China Seas: The Image of a Good Desi...
Est: $200 - $300
DAVIS, Paul (b. 1938). China Seas: The Image of a Good Design. 1977. New York: Darien House. 46 x 35”. Linen backed. A.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Aug. 20, 2022
DAVIS, Paul (b. 1938). King Lear. 1984. SCARCE subway-size ...
Est: $300 - $500
DAVIS, Paul (b. 1938). King Lear. 1984. SCARCE subway-size double-sided poster advertising an airing of the Emmy-award winning King Lear starring Laurence Olivier. At 75, this marked Olivier’s last appearance in a Shakespeare play. 68 ½ x 48”. Minimal edgewear. A-/B+.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Aug. 04, 2022
PAUL DAVIS (1938- ). THREEPENNY OPERA. 1976. 83¾x42¼ inches, 212¾x107¼ cm.
Est: $800 - $1,200
PAUL DAVIS (1938- ) THREEPENNY OPERA. 1976. 83 3/4x42 1/4 inches, 212 3/4x107 1/4 cm. Condition A-: minor creases and repaired tears at edges; minor creases in image. Two-Sheets. This is the larger format. Modern American 173.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jul. 09, 2022
PAUL DAVIS (American, b. 1938)
Est: $500 - $700
PAUL DAVIS (American, b. 1938), ''Denzel Washington as Richard III'', archival pigment print, pencil signed lower right margin, signed and dated ''1990'' in image. Framed under UV protective acrylic. Image sight 17''h, 11-1/4''w, framed 22-3/4''h, 18''w. Note: This lot is being sold to benefit the humanitarian war relief effort in Ukraine. 50% of the hammer price from this sale will be donated to Razom, a non-profit, Ukrainian-American human-rights organization. The artwork is from the Full Moon Arts Center Collective, Long Island, NY.
South Bay Auctions Inc
Mar. 20, 2022
For Colored Girls. 1976.
Est: $800 - $1,000
ARTIST: PAUL DAVIS (1938- ) SIZE: 41 5/8 x 82 3/4 in./105.6 x 210.2 cm PRINTER: DESCRIPTION: Born in Oklahoma, Davis attended New York’s School of Visual Arts and was an early member of Push Pin Studios. Since the 1960s, his illustrations and graphic designs have appeared in countless magazine pages and covers, as well as on book jackets, record covers, and film posters. After opening his own graphic design studio, he began creating the images for which he is perhaps best known: Joseph Papp’s New York Shakespeare Festival and The Public Theater. Davis’ strength as a posterist lies in his powerful, often idealized portraiture. His talents are spectacularly on display in this poster for the play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf, which uses the forceful image of Ntozake Shange, the work’s playwright, for her presentation at the New York Shakespeare Festival. Set against a background of a tiled subway station that’s been graffitied with colorful lettering, this larger two-sheet format of the design makes quite an impression. (Contemporary; American; Theatre)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Oct. 14, 2021
Paul Davis (American, b. 1938)
Est: $400 - $600
Paris Review, 1980 screenprint on paper, edition: 8/200, signed, dated and numbered below image 'Paul Davis, '80, 8/200'
Shapiro Auctioneers
May. 15, 2021
DAVIS, Paul (American, b. 1938). Henry V. New York, 1976. P...
Est: $150 - $250
DAVIS, Paul (American, b. 1938). Henry V. New York, 1976. Poster for the Off Broadway production at the Delacorte Theatre, Central Park, New York. 46 x 30”. Creases in upper left corner. Unmounted. A-.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
May. 15, 2021
DAVIS, Paul (American, b. 1938). Three Penny Opera. New Yor...
Est: $200 - $400
DAVIS, Paul (American, b. 1938). Three Penny Opera. New York, 1976. Poster for Joseph Papp’s 1976 production of The Three Penny Opera, by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weil, starring Raul Julia as Mack. 46 x 23”. Unmounted. A-.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Feb. 16, 2021
PAUL DAVIS, AMERICAN (B. 1938) OIL ILLUSTRATION
Est: $500 - $700
Oil illustration on canvas board of George McGovern. Signed mid-right. Dimensions: (Frame) H 29" x W 23.75", (Board) H 24.75" x W 19" Condition: Scattered shallow surface scrapes.
Westport Auction
Nov. 02, 2020
Geffen Playhouse 2002-2003 Season, Signed Paul Davis
Est: $200 - $300
Paul Davis (American, b.1938) illustrator. Geffen theater playhouse color lithographic poster designed for the 2002-2003 season, pencil signed by the graphic artist Paul Davis (lower right). Dimensions: 18 1/2 in. x 33 1/2 in. Condition: good condition, poster enclosed in plastic on a cardboard backing. Provenance: Bedford, New York estate.
Kensington Estate Auctions
Feb. 03, 2019
Paul Davis "Hampton Classic" Horse Show Lithograph
Est: -
Paul Davis (American, b. 1938) "Hampton Classic," depicting a horse and equestrian rider, edition # "7/150," signed in pencil lower right, "Paul Davis," off-set lithograph. Image: 31" H x 19" W; frame: 35" H x 23.5" W. From the Estate of Peter Knoll.
Auctions at Showplace
Feb. 01, 2019
GEORGE WASHINGTON SCENE BY PAUL DAVIS (AMERICAN, B. 1938).
Est: $150 - $300
GEORGE WASHINGTON SCENE BY PAUL DAVIS (AMERICAN, B. 1938). Oil on board. Depicting Washington on a horse surrounded by women and girls in white throwing flower petals as he waves to the crowd, likely a bicentennial piece. Signed by the artist lower right. 24"h. 38"w., board. 28"h. 42"w., framed.
Garth's Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jun. 30, 2018
Poster by Paul B. Davis - Beaumont Theater Lincoln Center Hamlet
Est: €140 - €300
Beaumont Theater Lincoln Center Hamlet - 59x116, 1976 by Paul B. Davis (1938-)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Apr. 22, 2018
Poster by Paul B. Davis - Beaumont Theater Lincoln Center Hamlet
Est: €140 - €300
Beaumont Theater Lincoln Center Hamlet - 59x116, 1976 by Paul B. Davis (1938-)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Jan. 24, 2018
Paul Davis, Paris Review, Silkscreen
Est: $500 - $700
Artist: Paul Davis, American (1938 - ) Title: Paris Review Year: 1980 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 75/200 Image Size: 24 x 16 inches Size: 29.5 x 21 in. (74.93 x 53.34 cm)
RoGallery
Sep. 12, 2017
Great Original 1990s PAUL DAVIS Benedictine Art Poster
Est: $100 - $300
Artist: Davis, Paul 1938 -. Benedictine. Technique: Silkscreen 1993. Size: 38.1 x 26.3 in. (97 x 67 cm). Printer: Graficaza. Condition details: (A) .
PosterConnection Inc.
Aug. 10, 2017
Paul Davis, Paris Review, Silkscreen
Est: $500 - $700
Artist: Paul Davis, American (1938 - ) Title: Paris Review Year: 1980 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 75/200 Image Size: 24 x 16 inches Size: 29.5 x 21 in. (74.93 x 53.34 cm)
RoGallery
Nov. 08, 2016
PAUL DAVIS
Est: -
PAUL DAVIS 1938 Bénédictine 1993 Graficaza, Paris. Serigrafia a colori. Carta. Qualità A. 97,5 x 67 cm Color silkscreen print. Paper. Condition A. 38,38 x 26,38 in. 100
Aste Bolaffi
Aug. 11, 2016
Threepenny Opera. 1976
Est: $700 - $900
Artist: PAUL DAVIS (1938- ) Size: 42 3/8 x 83 1/2 in./107.6 x 212 cm This is the larger, two-sheet version. It is hand-signed by the artist.
Poster Auctions International Inc
Aug. 11, 2016
For Colored Girls. 1976
Est: $500 - $600
Artist: PAUL DAVIS (1938- ) Size: 42 x 83 3/4 in./107 x 212.7 cm This is the larger, two-sheet version. It is hand-signed by the artist.
Poster Auctions International Inc
May. 07, 2016
Huge Original 1970s STREAMERS Theater Poster PAUL DAVIS ARTWORK
Est: $200 - $360
Artist: Davis, Paul 1938 -. Streamers. Technique: Offset 1976. Size: 83.4 x 40.9 in. (212 x 104 cm). Printer: no information. Condition Details: (A) in two sheets, minimal edge creasing. Estimate: 360. Starting Bid: 200.
PosterConnection Inc.
May. 07, 2016
Huge Original 1970s Three Penny Opera Poster PAUL DAVIS
Est: $300 - $500
Artist: Davis, Paul 1938 -. Three Penny Opera. Technique: Offset 1976. Size: 83.4 x 40.9 in. (212 x 104 cm). Printer: no information. Condition Details: (A) in two sheets, small tear in the left margin. Estimate: 500. Starting Bid: 300.
PosterConnection Inc.
Mar. 22, 2016
1976 Davis Henry V Lithograph
Est: $175 - $250
Artist Name: Davis, Paul Title: Henry V Medium: Lithograph Edition Size: Unknown Year: 1976 Paper Size: 46 x 30 inches Image Size: 46 x 30 inches Condition: B-: Good Condition, Signs of Handling and Age Notes: Signed in the plate (Plate Signed), not hand-signed. A note about condition: center left with small whole
DUMBO Auctions
Mar. 22, 2016
1976 Davis Measure For Measure Lithograph
Est: $175 - $200
Artist Name: Davis, Paul Title: Measure For Measure Medium: Lithograph Edition Size: Unknown Year: 1976 Paper Size: 46 x 27.75 inches Image Size: 44.5 x 29 inches Condition: B-: Good Condition, Signs of Handling and Age Notes: Signed in the plate (Plate Signed), not hand-signed. A note about condition: upper left little cut
DUMBO Auctions
Mar. 22, 2016
1978 Davis Delacorte Theater Lithograph
Est: $175 - $200
Artist Name: Davis, Paul Title: Delacorte Theater Medium: Lithograph Edition Size: Unknown Year: 1978 Paper Size: 45 x 29.5 inches Image Size: 41.25 x 25.75 inches Condition: B-: Good Condition, Signs of Handling and Age Notes: Signed in the plate (Plate Signed), not hand-signed. A note about condition: little cut under left
DUMBO Auctions
Mar. 22, 2016
1978 Davis Bread And Roses Lithograph
Est: $175 - $200
Artist Name: Davis, Paul Title: Bread And Roses Medium: Lithograph Edition Size: Unknown Year: 1978 Paper Size: 45 x 29.5 inches Image Size: 42.75 x 27.5 inches Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Notes: Signed in the plate (Plate Signed), not hand-signed.
DUMBO Auctions
Mar. 22, 2016
1978 Davis Leonard Crowdog Lithograph
Est: $50 - $150
Artist Name: Davis, Paul Title: Leonard Crowdog Medium: Lithograph Edition Size: Unknown Year: 1978 Paper Size: 40.25 x 27.25 inches Image Size: 40.25 x 27.25 inches Condition: B-: Good Condition, Signs of Handling and Age Notes: Signed in the plate (Plate Signed), not hand-signed. A note about condition: upper right and under left with little cuts
DUMBO Auctions
Mar. 22, 2016
Davis Plymouth Theatre Lithograph
Est: $175 - $200
Artist Name: Davis, Paul Title: Plymouth Theatre Medium: Lithograph Edition Size: Unknown Year: Unknown Paper Size: 46 x 23 inches Image Size: 46 x 23 inches Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Notes: Signed in the plate (Plate Signed), not hand-signed.
DUMBO Auctions
Mar. 22, 2016
Davis Mcgovern Lithograph
Est: $150 - $200
Artist Name: Davis, Paul Title: Mcgovern Medium: Lithograph Edition Size: Unknown Year: Unknown Paper Size: 45 x 30.25 inches Image Size: 33.5 x 26 inches Condition: B-: Good Condition, Signs of Handling and Age Notes: Signed in the plate (Plate Signed), not hand-signed. A note about condition: upper right and under left with little cuts
DUMBO Auctions
Mar. 22, 2016
1993 Davis Japan Relief For Cambodia Lithograph
Est: $50 - $150
Artist Name: Davis, Paul Title: Japan Relief For Cambodia Medium: Lithograph Edition Size: Unknown Year: 1993 Paper Size: 41 x 28.75 inches Image Size: 40.5 x 28.75 inches Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling
DUMBO Auctions
Feb. 05, 2016
Viva Chavez. 1968
Est: $600 - $800
Artist: PAUL DAVIS (1938- ) Size: 29 3/8 x 45 in./75.8 x 114 cm In order to invoke the bitter and prolonged strike of the California grape pickers against repressive working conditions, Davis painted an emblematic portrait of a young laborer. The name of Cesar Chavez, embattled head at the time of the United Farm Workers in Delano, California, was added to announce a concert at New York City's Carnegie Hall benefiting the cause. Support for the inflammatory issue not only lowered grape consumption in the United states, but resulted in International Grape Boycott Day on May 10, 1969.
Poster Auctions International Inc
Jan. 31, 2016
Viva Chavez. 1968
Est: $600 - $800
Artist: PAUL DAVIS (1938- ) Size: 29 3/8 x 45 in./75.8 x 114 cm In order to invoke the bitter and prolonged strike of the California grape pickers against repressive working conditions, Davis painted an emblematic portrait of a young laborer. The name of Cesar Chavez, embattled head at the time of the United Farm Workers in Delano, California, was added to announce a concert at New York City's Carnegie Hall benefiting the cause. Support for the inflammatory issue not only lowered grape consumption in the United states, but resulted in International Grape Boycott Day on May 10, 1969.
Poster Auctions International Inc
Sep. 19, 2015
Davis, Paul (American, b. 1938). Henry V. New York, 1976. One-sheet poster (25 x 46") for the Off Broadway production at the DelaCorte Theatre, Central Park, New York. A.
Est: $200 - $300
Davis, Paul (American, b. 1938). Henry V. New York, 1976. One-sheet poster (25 x 46") for the Off Broadway production at the DelaCorte Theatre, Central Park, New York. A.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.