David Ellsworth Paintings & Artwork for Sale | David Ellsworth Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 17, 2024
David Ellsworth, Early vessel
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
David Ellsworth Early vessel 1978 tulipwood 2.75 h x 4.75 dia in (7 x 12 cm) Incised signature, date and wood type to underside 'Ellsworth 10-78 tulipwood'. This work will preview and ship from Los Angeles.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Jul. 17, 2024
David Ellsworth, Vessel
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
David Ellsworth Vessel 1983 spalted sugar maple 9.5 h x 10.5 dia in (24 x 27 cm) Incised signature, date, number, and wood type to underside 'Ellsworth 1983 I44 Spalted Sugar Maple'. Provenance: Great American Gallery, Atlanta | Private Collection This work will preview and ship from Lambertville.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Jul. 17, 2024
David Ellsworth, Shadow Pot - Tall; Window Pot (two works)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
David Ellsworth Shadow Pot - Tall; Window Pot (two works) 1999, 2000 spalted sugar maple 11 h x 5.375 dia in (28 x 14 cm) 6 h x 4 dia in (15 x 10 cm) Signed, titled, and dated with wood type to underside of each example '1999 Ellsworth Shadow Pot - Tall Spalted Maple' and '2000 Ellsworth Window Pot Spalted Maple'. Provenance: del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles ( Shadow Pot - Tall) and The American Art Co., Tacoma ( Window Pot) | Collection of Ken Spitzbard This work will preview and ship from Lambertville.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Nov. 14, 2023
David Ellsworth, Sphere and two Pots (three works)
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
David Ellsworth Sphere and two Pots (three works) USA, 1981, 1990 cocobolo, macassar ebony, desert ironwood 3.25 h x 5.275 dia in (8 x 13 cm) 3.125 h x 4.125 dia in (8 x 10 cm) 4 dia in (10 cm) Incised signature, date and wood type to underside of each example '1990 Ellsworth Cocobolo', '1981 Ellsworth Macassar ebony', and '1981 Ellsworth Desert ironwood'. Provenance: The Lipton Collection This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Jul. 14, 2023
David Ellsworth, Small Sphere
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
David Ellsworth Small Sphere USA, 2010 spalted maple 5.75 h x 6 dia in (15 x 15 cm) Incised signature, title and date to underside 'Ellsworth "Small Sphere" 2010 Spalted Maple'. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Jul. 14, 2023
David Ellsworth, Ash Pot
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
David Ellsworth Ash Pot USA, 2012 black ash burl 4 h x 5 dia in (10 x 13 cm) Incised signature, title and date to underside 'Ellsworth Ash Pot Black Ash Burl 2012'. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
May. 24, 2023
David Ellsworth (b. 1944) Large Vessel, 1988
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
David Ellsworth (b. 1944) Large Vessel, 1988 burlwood signed '1988 Ellsworth' H 8 x Dia 14 inches This lot is located in Chicago.
Hindman
May. 12, 2023
David Ellsworth, White Pot
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
David Ellsworth White Pot figured maple 7 h x 7 w x 7 d in (18 x 18 x 18 cm) Primary market value: $3,000.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
May. 06, 2023
1986 David Ellsworth Turned Rosewood Pot
Est: $500 - $1,000
A vintage 1986 David Ellsworth (American, b. 1944) bulbous turned rosewood pot with flared spout. Incise dated and signed on underside.
Atlanta Auction Gallery, ltd
Oct. 01, 2022
DAVID ELLSWORTH (AMERICAN, B. 1944)
Est: $300 - $500
David Ellsworth American, b. 1944 Vase Cocobolo wood Signed to underside. Orb form vessel with a small, cinched mouth. David Ellsworth's first experience with the lathe was in a woodshop class in 1958. He continued to turn through high school, then spent three years in the military and eight years in college studying architecture, drawing and sculpture, receiving a master's degree in fine art from the University of Colorado in 1973. He started the woodworking program at the Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snowmass, Colorado in 1974, and the following year opened his first private woodturning studio in Boulder, Colorado. It was during the mid-1970's that David developed a series of bent turning tools and the methods required for making the thin-walled hollow forms of which he is known worldwide. His first article titled, "Hollow Turning" appeared in the May/June 1979 issue of Fine Woodworking Magazine. His first book, Ellsworth on Woodturning, was published by Fox Chapel Publ. in 2008. David is the founding member of the American Association of Woodturners, of which he was president from 1986-1991, and its first Honorary Lifetime Member. He has written over fifty articles on subjects related to craft and woodturning and has operated the Ellsworth School of Woodturning at his home and studio in Buck's County, Pennsylvania since 1990. His works have been included in the permanent collections of forty-three museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. He has taught workshops throughout the world and has received fellowship grants from the National Endowment of Arts, the Pennsylvania Council for the Arts, and the PEW Foundation. In 2009 he was elected the "Master of the Medium" by the James A. Renwick Alliance of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. He is a Honorary Lifetime Member of the Collectors of Wood Art, and a Fellow and a former Trustee of the American Craft Council. Recent acquisitions by the Philadelphia Museum of Art include "Mataak" from the Solstice Series and "Line Ascending" #11
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
Apr. 21, 2022
David Ellsworth, Ash Pot Small
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
David Ellsworth Ash Pot Small 2015 black ash burl 4.5 h × 8.5 w × 8.5 d in (11 × 22 × 22 cm) Signed and dated '2015 Ellsworth Black Ash Burl'. Of the primary market; suggested retail $3,000. Please note: This work will ship directly from the artist or the artist's representative. Condition of the item is not included in this description. Condition reports are available from Wright upon request. Wright strongly recommends that you review a condition report for each item on which you plan to bid. Email condition@wright20.com to request a condition report.
Wright
Apr. 21, 2022
David Ellsworth, Low Ovoid
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
David Ellsworth Low Ovoid USA, 2009 spalted sugar maple 8 h × 11.5 w × 12 d in (20 × 29 × 30 cm) Signed, titled and dated 'Low Ovoid 2009 Ellsworth Spalted Maple'. Of the primary market; suggested retail: $9,500. Please note: This work will ship directly from the artist or the artist's representative. Condition of the item is not included in this description. Condition reports are available from Wright upon request. Wright strongly recommends that you review a condition report for each item on which you plan to bid. Email condition@wright20.com to request a condition report.
Wright
Apr. 21, 2022
David Ellsworth, Redwood Pot
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
David Ellsworth Redwood Pot USA, 1989 redwood lace burl 8 h × 11 w × 11 d in (20 × 28 × 28 cm) Signed, titled and dated '1989 Ellsworth Redwood Lace Burl'. Of the primary market; suggested retail: $8,500. Please note: This work will ship directly from the artist or the artist's representative. Condition of the item is not included in this description. Condition reports are available from Wright upon request. Wright strongly recommends that you review a condition report for each item on which you plan to bid. Email condition@wright20.com to request a condition report.
Wright
Apr. 19, 2022
DAVID ELLSWORTH BURL WALNUT TREE BOWL
Est: $300 - $500
The underside inscribed Ellsworth, 1984-83 Close Burl Walnut. The slightly irregular spherical shape bowl with a low raised opening, with an allover dark burl grain on a lighter ground. Height 5.5 in. Diameter 7.5 in.
Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches
Feb. 19, 2022
David Ellsworth, American (b.1944), Spalted Pot #1, Spalted Maple studio turned wood vase, 5 1/2"H x 6 1/2"D
Est: $200 - $300
David Ellsworth American, (b.1944) Spalted Pot #1 Spalted Maple studio turned wood vase signed under base. From The Smithsonian American Art Museum: David Ellsworth received his MFA from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1973. Eight years earlier, he had studied architecture for a year at Washington University, St. Louis. His work is in the permanent collection of the American Craft Museum, the Philadelphia Art Museum, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. His bowls have been featured at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta and the Musée des Arts Decoratif in Paris. Ellsworth has lectured widely, and received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Pennsylvania Council for the Arts. He is a lifetime member of the American Association of Woodturners. White House Collection of American Crafts exhibition (Washington D.C.: National Museum of American Art, 1995) David Ellsworth learned to turn wood in an industrial arts class in eighth grade. He studied architecture and sculpture at college, then opened a studio in the mountains of Colorado. He made simple salt and pepper shakers to sell while developing his skills and could finish a set in just two hours. Ellsworth enjoys working with burls, which are clusters of knots forming an intricate grain, and he will leave the wood outside to be broken down by fungi into interesting shapes and patterns before it is turned.
Ripley Auctions
Nov. 11, 2021
David Ellsworth Claro Walnut Burl Hollow Vessel
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
(American, born 1944) Vessel, 1981, signed "Ellsworth 1981 claro walnut burl", 5-1/2 x 11 in.
Brunk Auctions
May. 01, 2021
David Ellsworth, Old Pot New, 1994
Est: $400 - $600
David Ellsworth (b. 1944) Old Pot New, 1994 turned wood vessel inscribed: 1994 / Ellsworth / OLD POT NEW David Ellsworth (b. 1944) is a distinguished woodturner known for his thin-walled wooden vessels and his many multifaceted contributions to the field. His works have been included in the permanent collections of forty-three museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
Santa Fe Art Auction
May. 01, 2021
David Ellsworth, Figured Ash, 1994
Est: $800 - $1,200
David Ellsworth (b. 1944) Figured Ash, 1994 turned wood vessel inscribed underside: 1994 / Ellsworth / figured ash David Ellsworth (b. 1944) is a distinguished woodturner known for his thin-walled wooden vessels and his many multifaceted contributions to the field. His works have been included in the permanent collections of forty-three museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
Santa Fe Art Auction
Dec. 10, 2018
DAVID ELLSWORTH (AMERICAN B. 1944), THREE TURNED CABINET VASES, BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, C. 2015
Est: $300 - $500
DAVID ELLSWORTH (AMERICAN B. 1944) THREE TURNED CABINET VASES, BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, C. 2015 Maple, ash burl Each signed and titled. H: 4 1/2, Dia: 3 in. (tallest) PROVENANCE: Collection of Bonnie O'Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Freeman's | Hindman
Dec. 10, 2018
DAVID ELLSWORTH (AMERICAN B. 1944), TURNED VASE, BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, CIRCA 2010
Est: $400 - $600
DAVID ELLSWORTH (AMERICAN B. 1944) TURNED VASE, BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, CIRCA 2010 Spalted maple Signed and titled. H: 11 1/2, Dia: 10 1/4 in. PROVENANCE: Acquired directly from the artist, 2014. Collection of Bonnie O'Boyle, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Freeman's | Hindman
Mar. 31, 2018
David Ellsworth, (American, b. 1944), turned wood vessel, Brazilian rosewood, 2 3/4"H x 6 1/4"Diam
Est: $400 - $600
David Ellsworth (American, b. 1944) turned wood vessel Brazilian rosewood Bucks County, PA, 1980; signed and dated. 2 3/4"H x 6 1/4"Diam
Ripley Auctions
Mar. 31, 2018
David Ellsworth, (American, b. 1944), turned wood vase, grass tree, 4"H
Est: $400 - $600
David Ellsworth (American, b. 1944) turned wood vase grass tree signed and dated 1990. 4"H
Ripley Auctions
Oct. 13, 2013
David Ellsworth, Turned vessel
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Turned vessel, Studio. Redwood burl
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Jun. 12, 2013
DAVID ELLSWORTH
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
PROPERTY FROM A MASSACHUSETTS PRIVATE COLLECTION VESSEL incised Ellsworth 1983 I44/Spalted Sugar Maple spalted sugar maple 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm) high 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm) diameter 1983
Sotheby's
Mar. 23, 2013
David Ellsworth
Est: $500 - $800
(American, born 1944)Finely turned burlwood vessel, tapered body with small aperture at top, base marked "1131/Ellsworth/Bay Laurel Burl", 6-1/4 x 8-1/4 in., excellent condition Provenance: Collection of Jane Brown and the Late Bill Brown Director of Penland School, Penland, North Carolina, 1962-1983
Brunk Auctions
Oct. 05, 2010
David Ellsworth (American, born 1944) Pot Walking, 1994
Est: $700 - $1,000
Pot Walking, 1994 'blind-turned' wood inscribed 1994 Ellsworth "Pot Walking" height 4in (10cm); diameter 8 1/2in (21.6cm)
Bonhams