Frank E Schoonover Work Sells for $44,500 to Deliver a 4% Annualized Return
3 min read · 21 Nov 2025
"Woefully Exhausted as He Was - His Brain Was Clear". Image courtesy of Sotheby's
Frank E Schoonover, "Woefully Exhausted as He Was - His Brain Was Clear" (1928) sold for $44,500, more than twice the low estimate at Sotheby's in New York on November 21.
The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $33,500, equivalent to an annualized return of 4%. It last sold at auction in 1992 for $11,000 at Illustration House.
Oil on canvas. The work has been traded 4 times in the past.
Sale Date | Price | Price Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
November 21, 2025 | $44,500 | 304 % | Sotheby's | New York |
May 02, 1992 | $11,000 | - | Illustration House | New York |
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