Albert Bierstadt Works on Paper: Value & Auction Prices

1830–1902

Of the 66 lots by Albert Bierstadt (works on paper) recorded at auction between 2005 and 2026, 59 found a buyer (89%). The median price realised is $48.6kSign up free to see across 59 priced sales; the middle half sold for $23.2kSign up free to see–$95.8kSign up free to see. Star King Mountain holds the top price on file: $497kSign up free to see at Scottsdale Art Auction (April 2021). Sales were recorded mainly at Bonhams (26), Coeur d'Alene Art Auction (25) and Scottsdale Art Auction (5).

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All works on paper results

1. 
   View along the Hudson River

   Oil · Paper

   13 1/8 x 19 1/8 in. (33.3 x 48.6 cm.)

   Bonhams · Apr 23, 2026 · Lot 41
   $51,200≈ £37,906≈ €43,783Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Bonhams ↗
2. 
   Napa Valley, California, 1871–1880

   Oil · Paper

   7 1/2 x 11 1/8 in. (19.1 x 28.3 cm)

   Phillips · Nov 21, 2025 · Lot 180
   $28,380≈ £21,687≈ €24,635Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
3. 
   Lake Mary, California

   Oil · Paper

   19 x 26-3/4 in.

   Brunk Auctions · May 28, 2025 · Lot 55
   $55,000≈ £40,813≈ €48,599HammerSign up free to seeEst. $60,000–80,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
4. 
   Lake Tahoe

   Oil · Paper

   13-1/4 x 19 in.

   Brunk Auctions · May 28, 2025 · Lot 54
   $90,000≈ £66,785≈ €79,526HammerSign up free to seeEst. $70,000–90,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
5. 
   Rocky Mountain Sheep

   Oil · Paper

   13 5/8 x 19 inches

   Scottsdale Art Auction · Apr 12, 2025 · Lot 406
   $70,200≈ £53,629≈ €61,872Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $60,000–90,000View at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
6. 
   Mt. Rosalie, Rocky Mountains

   Oil · Paper

   11 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.

   Bonhams · Aug 6, 2024 · Lot 80
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $20,000–40,000View at Bonhams ↗
7. 
   Seal Rock, Pacific Ocean, California

   Oil · Paper

   14.25 x 19.5 inches

   Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 27, 2024 · Lot 76
   $78,650≈ £61,106≈ €72,422Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
8. 
   Rocky Mountain Valley After Rain

   Oil · Paper

   13.5 x 18.5 inches

   Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 27, 2024 · Lot 207
   $133,100≈ £103,411≈ €122,560Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
9. 
   Niagara Falls, American Side (ca. 1870)

   Oil · Paper

   20 x 27 inches

   Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 27, 2024 · Lot 32
   $42,350≈ £32,903≈ €38,996Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
10. 
    Mt. Stevens, Canadian Rockies

    Oil · Paper

    14 x 19 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 27, 2024 · Lot 192
    $84,700≈ £65,807≈ €77,993Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
11. 
    Longs Peak, Colorado

    Oil · Paper

    14 x 19 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 27, 2024 · Lot 149
    $205,700≈ £159,817≈ €189,411Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
12. 
    Baker's Beach (San Francisco)

    Oil · Paper

    16 x 21 1/2 in.

    Bonhams · Aug 2, 2023 · Lot 11
    $44,800≈ £35,088≈ €40,783Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Bonhams ↗
13. 
    Sierra Nevada from Fort Independence

    Oil · Paper

    14 x 20 in.

    Bonhams · Aug 2, 2023 · Lot 10
    $48,640≈ £38,095≈ €44,279Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Bonhams ↗
14. 
    A View of the High Sierras

    Oil · Paper

    13 5/16 x 18 5/8 in.

    Cottone Auctions · Mar 31, 2023 · Lot 157
    $46,800≈ £37,837≈ €43,034Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Cottone Auctions ↗
15. 
    Evening Sky

    Oil · Paper

    14 1/8 x 19 1/8 in. (35.9 x 48.6 cm.)

    Bonhams · Nov 17, 2022 · Lot 63
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $25,000–35,000View at Bonhams ↗
16. 
    Coast of San Mateo County

    Oil · Paper

    11 1/4 x 15 7/16 in. (28.6 x 39.2 cm.)

    Bonhams · Nov 17, 2022 · Lot 54
    $16,575≈ £14,050≈ €16,063Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗
17. 
    Landscape with Trees, Autumn

    Oil · Paper

    11 x 15 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Sep 17, 2022 · Lot 1203
    $100,000≈ £87,804≈ €100,462HammerSign up free to seeEst. $80,000–120,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
18. 
    Yosemite Valley

    Oil · Paper

    22 x 14 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 23, 2022 · Lot 116
    $48,400≈ £40,441≈ €47,498Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
19. 
    Mariposa, California

    Oil · Paper

    15 x 20 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 23, 2022 · Lot 150
    $30,250≈ £25,276≈ €29,686Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
20. 
    Hanabach, Westphalia, Germany, 1856

    Oil · Paper

    13 x 18 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 23, 2022 · Lot 189
    $12,100≈ £10,110≈ €11,874Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
21. 
    Butterfly, 1890

    Oil · Paper

    6.5 x 9 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 23, 2022 · Lot 111
    $14,520≈ £12,132≈ €14,249Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
22. 
    The Hudson, 1861

    Oil · Paper

    panel: 13.75 x 17.75 inches, framed: 20 x 24.5 inches

    Michaan's Auctions · Dec 17, 2021 · Lot 5041
    $18,000≈ £13,537≈ €15,887Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Michaan's Auctions ↗
23. 
    Antelope (Arizona Antelope)

    Oil · Paper

    14 x 19 in. (35.6 x 48.3 cm.)

    Bonhams · Nov 18, 2021 · Lot 74
    $52,813≈ £39,184≈ €46,551Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Bonhams ↗
24. 
    Untugono

    Oil · Paper

    7.5 x 5.5 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 31, 2021 · Lot 368
    $7,260≈ £5,198≈ €6,105Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
25. 
    Deer in the White Mountains

    Oil · Paper

    14 x 19 1/2 inches

    Scottsdale Art Auction · Apr 10, 2021 · Lot 270
    $21,500≈ £15,673≈ €18,085Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
26. 
    Cabin in South Sierra California

    Oil · Paper

    11 1/2 x 12 inches

    Scottsdale Art Auction · Apr 10, 2021 · Lot 269
    $29,250≈ £21,322≈ €24,605Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
27. 
    Star King Mountain

    Oil · Paper

    14 x 19 inches

    Scottsdale Art Auction · Apr 10, 2021 · Lot 268
    $497,250≈ £362,480≈ €418,279Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
28. 
    Entrance to Golden Gate, circa 1872

    Oil · Paper

    16 x 22in (40.6 x 55.9cm)

    Bonhams · Nov 24, 2020 · Lot 15
    $250,313≈ £187,781≈ €210,967Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $200,000–300,000View at Bonhams ↗
29. 
    Cabin

    Oil · Paper

    13 x 19 inches

    Scottsdale Art Auction · Jun 13, 2020 · Lot 256
    $38,025≈ £30,157≈ €33,639Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
30. 
    Hudson Valley

    Oil · Paper

    7 1/2 x 9 3/4in (24.1 x 24.8cm)

    Bonhams · Nov 19, 2019 · Lot 46
    $10,075≈ £7,783≈ €9,095Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
31. 
    Butterfly

    Oil · Paper

    7.75 x 9.5 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 27, 2019 · Lot 38
    $19,040≈ £15,323≈ €17,095Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
32. 
    Mt

    Oil · Paper

    30 in. x 48 in

    Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 8, 2019 · Lot 564
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $150,000–250,000View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
33. 
    Figure on Horseback, circa 1859

    Oil · Paper

    10 3/4 x 9in

    Bonhams · May 22, 2019 · Lot 40
    $40,075≈ £31,670≈ €35,874Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗
34. 
    Mt

    Oil · Paper

    30 in. x 48 in

    Sloans & Kenyon · Mar 30, 2019 · Lot 582
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $150,000–250,000View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
35. 
    Incoming Clouds

    Oil · Paper

    14 x 19.5 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 28, 2018 · Lot 220
    $19,040≈ £14,548≈ €16,378Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
36. 
    Ships off New Bedford, 1882Attributed to the artist

    Watercolor · Paper

    7 x 12 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Sep 16, 2017 · Lot 704
    $700≈ £515≈ €585HammerSign up free to seeEst. $400–600View at Brunk Auctions ↗
37. 
    Wind River Country ( circa 1859)

    Oil · Paper

    14 x 19.5 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 29, 2017 · Lot 177
    $89,250≈ £68,156≈ €76,093Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
38. 
    Old Mill

    Oil · Paper

    14.25 x 20.25 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 29, 2017 · Lot 106
    $23,800≈ £18,175≈ €20,292Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
39. 
    Cabin in the Foothills

    Oil · Paper

    13 x 19 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 29, 2017 · Lot 185
    $22,610≈ £17,266≈ €19,277Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
40. 
    Mont Blanc

    Oil · Paper

    22 1/4 x 30in

    Bonhams · Nov 22, 2016 · Lot 18
    $85,000≈ £68,388≈ €80,060Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $80,000–120,000View at Bonhams ↗
41. 
    Port Richmond, Bay of San Francisco

    Oil · Paper

    11 x 17 1/4in

    Bonhams · Aug 2, 2016 · Lot 12
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $35,000–45,000View at Bonhams ↗
42. 
    Yosemite Valley Looking toward Cathedral Rocks

    Oil · Paper

    19.5 x 27.5 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 23, 2016 · Lot 62
    $327,250≈ £249,905≈ €297,122Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
43. 
    North Coast Indians

    Oil · Paper

    10.25 x 18 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 23, 2016 · Lot 124
    $83,300≈ £63,612≈ €75,631Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
44. 
    Coastal Landscape

    Oil · Paper

    7 1/8 x 17 1/2in

    Bonhams · May 18, 2016 · Lot 43
    $27,500≈ £18,893≈ €24,382Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Bonhams ↗
45. 
    Cloud-break in Mountain PeaksAttributed to the artist

    Oil · Paper

    14 x 19-1/8 in.

    Brunk Auctions · May 13, 2016 · Lot 406
    $14,000≈ £9,716≈ €12,337HammerSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–9,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
46. 
    Irvington Woods

    Oil · Paper

    13-3/4 x 19-1/4 in.

    Brunk Auctions · May 13, 2016 · Lot 259
    $17,000≈ £11,798≈ €14,981HammerSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
47. 
    Niagara Falls

    Oil · Paper

    20 x 28in

    Bonhams · Nov 18, 2015 · Lot 43
    $125,000≈ £82,140≈ €117,195Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $70,000–90,000View at Bonhams ↗
48. 
    Cathedral Rocks – Yosemite Valley

    Oil · Paper

    4 x 6.25 inches

    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 25, 2015 · Lot 205
    $111,150≈ £71,826≈ €101,609Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
49. 
    Castel Nuovo, Naples, Italy, circa 1868

    Oil · Paper

    8 x 13-7/8 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Mar 13, 2015 · Lot 78
    $24,000≈ £16,237≈ €22,701HammerSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
50. 
    Bathers along a rocky coast, believed to be Northern California

    Oil · Paper

    13 x 15in

    Bonhams · Aug 5, 2014 · Lot 17
    $35,000≈ £20,764≈ €26,155Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–70,000View at Bonhams ↗

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