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recorded 30 auction results for Ellen Lanyon at 10 houses since 2005. Over the last 24 months the median price was $635 including buyer’s premium (middle half $127–$857, n=8). The auction record is $3,000 for Untitled (Portrait of Virginia Zabriskie) (2021, Swann Auction Galleries). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Ellen Lanyon value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}