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Over the last 24 months the median price was $3,192 including buyer’s premium (middle half $1,718–$10,160, n=9). The auction record is $532,086 for Design for the ceiling decoration of the Royal Chapel, Windsor Castle, with The Last Judgement, centre, the Evangelists Matthew and Mark, above, and the Evangelists Luke and John, below (recto); Designs for the ceiling decoration of the Royal Academy Council Chamber at Somerset House, showing The Graces unveiling Nature, surrounded with Allegories of the Four Elements (verso) (2007, Christie's). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Benjamin West value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}