Bessie Potter Vonnoh
American · 1872–1955 · Sculptor
Bessie Potter Vonnoh was an American sculptor best known for her small bronzes, mostly of domestic scenes, and for her garden fountains. Her stated artistic objective, as she… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Day DreamsBonhams · $62,575≈ £48,239≈ €53,369Sign up to see
EnthronedBonhams · $60,313≈ £45,246≈ €50,832Sign up to see
Bird fountainBonhams · $57,950≈ £40,237≈ €47,079Sign up to see
Bessie Potter Vonnoh’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 27 auction results for Bessie Potter Vonnoh between 2010 and 2026, of which 23 sold (85%). A further 3 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $1.1kSign up free to see to $62.6kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $62.6kSign up free to see for Day Dreams at Bonhams in July 2020. The most common medium is sculpture (25 lots). Most results come from Bonhams (19), Rago Auctions (3) and Jackson's International Auctioneers (3).
29 results
- $10,880≈ £8,055≈ €9,304Sign up free to see
- $3,750≈ £2,817≈ €3,214Sign up free to see
- A reproduction cast of MotherhoodAfter the artist$51≈ £38≈ €43Sign up free to see
- His First Journey, 1902$2,048≈ £1,534≈ €1,801Sign up free to see
- $1,920≈ £1,474≈ €1,769Sign up free to see
- Sold
- $4,864≈ £3,887≈ €4,537Sign up free to see
- $4,410≈ £3,609≈ €4,128Sign up free to see
- $2,772≈ £2,269≈ €2,595Sign up free to see
- $2,600≈ £2,128≈ €2,420Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (3)
Lots by Bessie Potter Vonnoh that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Bessie Potter Vonnoh sculpture (25)
Bessie Potter Vonnoh: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Bessie Potter Vonnoh at auction?
$62,575Sign up free to see, for Day Dreams at Bonhams (July 2020) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Bessie Potter Vonnoh?
The median sale price is $6.4kSign up free to see across 22 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Bessie Potter Vonnoh have sold at auction?
23 of 27 recorded lots sold between 2010 and 2026. 3 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Bessie Potter Vonnoh?
Bonhams, Rago Auctions and Jackson's International Auctioneers account for the most recorded results. Bonhams · Rago Auctions · Jackson's International Auctioneers
Bessie Potter Vonnoh signature
15 catalogued lots by Bessie Potter Vonnoh record a signature line. The most common placement is on the base (75% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signed and dated on reverse of base, inscribed 'Roman Bronze Works NY 1905' on right side of base
— Motherhood, Leonard Auction, May 22, 2022Signed on base, numbered X and Roman Bronze Works mark (R.B.W.)
— The Sunbeam, Jackson's International Auctioneers, Dec 3, 2025Signed and dated
— Mother and Child, Bonhams, Oct 21, 2024
About Bessie Potter Vonnoh
Bessie Potter Vonnoh was an American sculptor best known for her small bronzes, mostly of domestic scenes, and for her garden fountains. Her stated artistic objective, as she told an interviewer in 1925, was to “look for beauty in the everyday world, to catch the joy and swing of modern American life.”
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