Francis Hopkinson Smith: career timeline

American · 1838–1915 · Few works by Francis Hopkinson Smith have a recorded creation date (3 of 28), so works are grouped by the decade they were sold, not made. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Francis Hopkinson Smith: works at auction by decade the work was sold (creation dates are not recorded for most of these works). Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade sold	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
2000s	4	2	$14.6kSign up	Watercolor
2010s	11	9	$1.6kSign up	Watercolor
2020s	13	11	$1.7kSign up	Watercolor

Sold in the 2000s 4 works

Sold: 2 of 4
Median: $14.6kSign up
Average: $14.6kSign up
Typical size: 14 × 23.5 in (36 × 60 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (2), Gouache (1), Drawing (1)
Subjects: Boats (1), Figures & portraits (1), Rivers & marshes (1)

1880 Townscape with BoatsUnsold
sold 2006 Figures at Breakfast$26.9kSign up
sold 2007 Along a Venetian Canal$2.4kSign up
sold 2009 A Lazy AfternoonUnsold

Sold in the 2010s 11 works

Sold: 9 of 11
Median: $1.6kSign up
Average: $1.8kSign up
Typical size: 20 × 23.5 in (51 × 60 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (5), Gouache (3), Pastel (1)
Subjects: Rivers & marshes (2), Markets & villages (2), Sunsets & night (1)

sold 2010 View of Chartres in the gloaming$3kSign up
sold 2010 Evening at the canal, Venice$2.4kSign up
sold 2012 Summer Park View$575Sign up
sold 2013 Madison Square$650Sign up
sold 2015 Lazy AfternoonUnsold
sold 2015 A Venetian Canal$741Sign up
sold 2016 Piazetta, Venice, Rainy Day$4.4kSign up
sold 2017 Rio Guiseppe, Venice$1.3kSign up
sold 2018 The Street Vendors$1.7kSign up
sold 2019 A view along the river pathUnsold
sold 2019 Untitled (Street Scene)$1.6kSign up

Sold in the 2020s 13 works

Sold: 11 of 13
Median: $1.7kSign up
Average: $1.5kSign up
Typical size: 14.5 × 20 in (37 × 51 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (5), Gouache (4), Mixed media (2)
Subjects: Rivers & marshes (4), Boats (1), Markets & villages (1)

1874 two sketchbooks$1.2kSign up
sold 2020 three sketchbooks$1.8kSign up
sold 2020 View of the Canal$875Sign up
1877 Early Morning on the Water$650Sign up
sold 2020 Old Dye House, Chartres$600Sign up
sold 2022 Chartres Cathedral from across the L'Eure River$1.8kSign up
sold 2023 Venice$2.2kSign up
sold 2025 SevilleResult not published · sold 2×
sold 2025 Venetian Canal$1.7kSign up
sold 2025 High Noon, Inn of William the Conqueror$1.7kSign up
sold 2026 Sailing off Venice$1.4kSign up
sold 2026 European Market SceneResult not published

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sold 2026 Across the Lagoon$2.5kSign up

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Francis Hopkinson Smith auction results →