Alexander Williams
Irish · 1846–1930
Alexander Williams RHA was an Irish landscape and marine painter. He was also an ornithologist, taxidermist, and professional singer. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
- THE BAILEY LIGHTHOUSE, HOWTHWhyte's · €5,500≈ $7,256≈ £3,802Sign up to see
- THE MIDDLE LAKE, KILLARNEY and RAIN COMING ON FROM ROSS CASTLE, KILLARNEY (A PAIR)Whyte's · €5,000≈ $5,944≈ £3,319Sign up to see
- THE MIDDLE LAKE, KILLARNEY and RAIN COMING ON FROM ROSS CASTLE, KILLARNEY (A PAIR)Whyte's · €4,600≈ $5,625≈ £3,117Sign up to see
Alexander Williams’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).
Coming up at auction
3 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house
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Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 103 | 75 | 73% | $1.6kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $7.3kSign up |
| Oil | 103 | 75 | 73% | $1.6kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $7.3kSign up |
| Works on paper | 132 | 78 | 59% | $1.1kSign up | $685Sign up | $4kSign up |
| Watercolor | 128 | 75 | 59% | $1.1kSign up | $719Sign up | $4kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | 100% | $193Sign up | $162Sign up | $265Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Print (other) | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Other | 6 | 3 | 50% | $693Sign up | $264Sign up | $1.6kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 5 | $366Sign up |
| 2025 | 11 | 4 | $402Sign up |
| 2024 | 15 | 10 | $671Sign up |
| 2023 | 16 | 13 | $873Sign up |
| 2022 | 11 | 5 | $933Sign up |
| 2021 | 22 | 14 | $1kSign up |
| 2020 | 17 | 14 | $674Sign up |
| 2019 | 22 | 18 | $1kSign up |
| 2018 | 6 | 5 | $409Sign up |
| 2017 | 17 | 7 | $402Sign up |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2015 | 10 | 7 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2013 | 4 | 3 | $474Sign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | $335Sign up |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 | $642Sign up |
| 2010 | 13 | 3 | $1.4kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2008 | 5 | 1 | $930Sign up |
| 2007 | 12 | 5 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2005 | 11 | 5 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2004 | 7 | 5 | $3.7kSign up |
| 2003 | 6 | 3 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 | $2kSign up |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | $2kSign up |