Si Lewen

American | 1918 - 2016

Si Lewen was an American painter who was born in 1918.

How much does a Si Lewen cost?

Si Lewen's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices of up to 690 USD for paintings, and 120 USD for works on papers.

What is Si Lewen's most expensive painting?

Since 2004 the record price for this artist at auction is 690 USD for Evening Procession, sold at Swann Auction Galleries in 2004.

Numerous key galleries and museums such as James Cohan, New York (52 Walker St) have featured Si Lewen's work in the past.

Si Lewen in the news

Si Lewen has been featured in articles for The New York Times, ArtDaily and Houston Chronicle. The most recent article is Si Lewen’s Devastating ‘Parade’ written for The Wall Street Journal in April 2024. The artist died in 2016.

At Auction

Notable Lots

Boats at Dock

By Si Lewen

+12%

above mid-estimate

Farmers at Rest

By Si Lewen

A fragmented portrait composed of stone-like shards against a dark void.

Abstract

By Si Lewen

-75%

below mid-estimate

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Recent Auction Results

Piper in April

By Si Lewen

-47%

below mid-estimate

Richard Opfer Auctioneering

OF THE MILLIPEDE (#8568) , 1918

By Si Lewen

+17%

above mid-estimate

Charlton Hall Galleries

Vista, 1974 , 1974

By Si Lewen

-60%

below mid-estimate

Ripley Auctions

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Past Exhibitions

Si Lewen

James Cohan, New York (52 Walker St)

Tribeca | New York | USA

Mar 23, 2024 - Apr 27, 2024

Si Lewen: The Parade

Menil Drawing Institute

Houston | Texas | USA

Apr 21, 2023 - Sep 03, 2023

Si Lewen: The Parade

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire du Judaisme

3e | Paris | France

Nov 03, 2021 - May 08, 2022

VIEW 4 EXHIBITIONS

Articles

Si Lewen’s Devastating ‘Parade’

The Wall Street Journal Apr 19, 2024

The Jewish artist’s 63-part series exploring the seductions and suffering of war, currently on view at James Cohan in a show curated by Art Spiegelman, draws on his time as a soldier in World War II, including witnessing the horror of Buchenwald.

After 70 Years, Si Lewen’s Wrenching ‘Parade’ Marches On

The New York Times Apr 18, 2024

This sequence of 63 bravura antiwar drawings hasn’t been shown in New York in nearly seven decades but they’re up again now, thanks to Art Spiegelman.

James Cohan opens an exhibition of works by Si Lewen

ArtDaily Mar 25, 2024

James Cohan is presenting Si Lewen, curated by Art Spiegelman, on view at the gallery’s 52 Walker Street location from March 23 through April 27, 2024.

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