Alexander Helwig Wyant, Peaceful Valley

Alexander Helwig Wyant

American · 1836–1892 · Painter

Alexander Helwig Wyant was an American landscape painter. His early works belonged to the Hudson River School, with its direct pastoral narrative, but evolved into the more… (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. Pool on the AusableBrunk Auctions · $11,000≈ £8,286≈ €9,742Sign up to see
  2. Alexander Helwig Wyant, Adirondack Creek, oil on canvas backed by panelAdirondack CreekBonhams · $10,800≈ £5,473≈ €8,027Sign up to see
  3. Alexander Helwig Wyant, Pastoral Scene, oil on canvasPastoral SceneBonhams · $7,050≈ £3,731≈ €5,435Sign up to see

Alexander Helwig Wyant’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

ArtSell has recorded 61 auction results for Alexander Helwig Wyant between 2004 and 2026, of which 40 sold (66%). Recorded sale prices range from $320Sign up free to see to $11kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $11kSign up free to see for Pool on the Ausable at Brunk Auctions in December 2021. The most common medium is oil paintings (54 lots). Most results come from Bonhams (21), Sloans & Kenyon (16) and Brunk Auctions (14).

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  1. Alexander Helwig Wyant, Cabins in the Catskills, Oil on canvas
    Cabins in the Catskills
    Oil · Canvas
    8 x 12 inches (20.3 x 30.5cm). Overall, including frame 13.75 x 17.75 inches (35 x 45.1cm)
    Jackson's International Auctioneers · · Lot 691
    $938≈ £694≈ €801Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $750–1,000View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗
  2. Alexander Helwig Wyant, Summer Landscape with Rocky Outcrop, Oil on canvas
    Summer Landscape with Rocky OutcropAttributed to the artist
    Oil · Canvas
    10.75 x 15.5 inches. Overall, including gilt frame 19.25 x 24.25 inches
    Jackson's International Auctioneers · · Lot 749
    $250≈ £185≈ €214Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $250–500View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗
  3. Alexander Helwig Wyant, Changing Weather, watercolor on paper
    Changing Weather
    Watercolor · Paper
    14 3/4 x 21 1/2 in.
    Bonhams · · Lot 97
    $1,536≈ £1,127≈ €1,294Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
  4. Alexander Helwig Wyant, Pool in the Woods, c. 1880, oil on canvas
    Pool in the Woods, c. 1880
    Oil · Canvas
    23 h x 19 w in (58 x 48 cm)
    Toomey & Co. · · Lot 150
    $5,334≈ £3,999≈ €4,572Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
  5. Mountain Mist, 1869
    Oil · Canvas
    17-1/2 x 25-3/4 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 1046
    $2,000≈ £1,484≈ €1,764HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  6. Forest Interior
    Oil · Canvas
    14 x 10 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 1103
    $1,200≈ £928≈ €1,108HammerSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  7. Alexander Helwig Wyant, Midsummer Day, oil on canvas
    Midsummer Day
    Oil · Canvas
    10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.6 cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 57
    $2,816≈ £2,175≈ €2,587Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Bonhams ↗
  8. Alexander Helwig Wyant, Late Summer Afternoon Landscape, Oil on canvas
    Late Summer Afternoon Landscape
    Oil · Canvas
    16 x 20 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 173
    $1,000≈ £767≈ €908HammerSign up free to seeEst. $600–800View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  9. Alexander Helwig Wyant, Jones Woods, 1869, oil on canvas laid down on board
    Jones Woods, 1869
    Oil · Canvas
    12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45.7 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 63
    $2,560≈ £2,016≈ €2,342Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
  10. Alexander Helwig Wyant, Quarry Scene, oil on board
    Quarry Scene
    Oil · Board
    10 x 18 in.
    Bonhams · · Lot 64
    $1,024≈ £807≈ €937Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗

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Alexander Helwig Wyant: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Alexander Helwig Wyant at auction?

$11,000Sign up free to see, for Pool on the Ausable at Brunk Auctions (December 2021) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Alexander Helwig Wyant?

The median sale price is $1.9kSign up free to see across 40 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Alexander Helwig Wyant have sold at auction?

40 of 61 recorded lots sold between 2004 and 2026.

Which auction houses sell Alexander Helwig Wyant?

Bonhams, Sloans & Kenyon and Brunk Auctions account for the most recorded results. Bonhams · Sloans & Kenyon · Brunk Auctions

About Alexander Helwig Wyant

Alexander Helwig Wyant was an American landscape painter. His early works belonged to the Hudson River School, with its direct pastoral narrative, but evolved into the more moody and shadowy Tonalism. After a stroke which paralysed his right arm, he taught himself to paint with his left.

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In museum collections

  • Alexander Helwig Wyant, Peaceful ValleyPeaceful Valley, c. 1872
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
  • Alexander Helwig Wyant, TennesseeTennessee, 1866
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
  • Alexander Helwig Wyant, View in County KerryView in County Kerry, ca. 1875
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
  • Alexander Helwig Wyant, An Old ClearingAn Old Clearing, 1881
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0

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