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Frederick DeBourg Richards, McAllister's Optical Shop, Philadelphia

Frederick DeBourg Richards

American · 1822–1903 · Painter, Printmaker

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8auction results2006–2025years recorded50%sold (4)$1.4kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Frederick DeBourg Richards, Pikes Peak, Oil on canvasPikes PeakJames D. Julia · $3,025≈ £2,351≈ €2,583Sign up to see
  2. Frederick DeBourg Richards, A View of Lake ComoA View of Lake ComoRago Auctions · $2,000≈ £1,562≈ €1,813Sign up to see
  3. Pennsylvania LandscapeBrunk Auctions · $800≈ £592≈ €685Sign up to see

Frederick DeBourg Richards’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 8 auction results for Frederick DeBourg Richards between 2006 and 2025, of which 4 sold (50%). Recorded sale prices range from $128Sign up free to see to $3kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $3kSign up free to see for Pikes Peak at James D. Julia in August 2017. The most common medium is oil paintings (6 lots). Most results come from Bonhams (3), James D. Julia (2) and Rachel Davis Fine Arts (1).

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  1. Pennsylvania Landscape
    Oil · Canvas
    20 x 30 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 1152
    $800≈ £592≈ €685HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  2. Frederick DeBourg Richards, Beach Scene with Remnants of a Wreck, watercolor and pencil on paper
    Beach Scene with Remnants of a Wreck
    Watercolor · Paper
    sight size 23 5/8 x 34 in.
    Bonhams · · Lot 64
    $128≈ £101≈ €117Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $200–400View at Bonhams ↗
  3. Frederick DeBourg Richards, A View of Lake Como
    A View of Lake Como
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 553
    $2,000≈ £1,562≈ €1,813Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  4. Frederick DeBourg Richards, Pikes Peak, Oil on canvas
    Pikes Peak
    Oil · Canvas
    12" x 16". Overall 17-1/4" x 21-1/2"
    James D. Julia · · Lot 1293
    $3,025≈ £2,351≈ €2,583Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at James D. Julia ↗
  5. Frederick DeBourg Richards, Pikes Peak, Oil on canvas
    Pikes Peak
    Oil · Canvas
    12" x 16". Overall 17-1/4" x 21-1/2"
    James D. Julia · · Lot 1199
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at James D. Julia ↗
  6. Frederick DeBourg Richards, - Early Fall Landscape-, oil on canvas, 1884
    - Early Fall Landscape-
    Oil · Canvas
    Rachel Davis Fine Arts · · Lot 130A
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–4,000View at Rachel Davis Fine Arts ↗
  7. Frederick DeBourg Richards, Sunrise over the River, oil on canvas
    Sunrise over the River
    Oil · Canvas
    24 3/8 x 36in
    Bonhams · · Lot 2021
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
  8. Frederick DeBourg Richards, Scene on the Juanita River, Pennsylvania, oil on canvas
    Scene on the Juanita River, Pennsylvania
    Oil · Canvas
    18 x 30in
    Bonhams · · Lot 12
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $20,000–30,000View at Bonhams ↗

Frederick DeBourg Richards paintings (6)Frederick DeBourg Richards oil paintings (6)

Frederick DeBourg Richards: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Frederick DeBourg Richards at auction?

$3,025Sign up free to see, for Pikes Peak at James D. Julia (August 2017) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Frederick DeBourg Richards?

The median sale price is $1.4kSign up free to see across 4 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Frederick DeBourg Richards have sold at auction?

4 of 8 recorded lots sold between 2006 and 2025.

Which auction houses sell Frederick DeBourg Richards?

Bonhams, James D. Julia and Rachel Davis Fine Arts account for the most recorded results. Bonhams · James D. Julia · Rachel Davis Fine Arts

About Frederick DeBourg Richards

In museum collections

  • Frederick DeBourg Richards, McAllister's Optical Shop, PhiladelphiaMcAllister's Optical Shop, Philadelphia, December 12, 1854
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
  • Frederick DeBourg Richards, Arch St. Theatre, Arch at 6th St., PhiladelphiaArch St. Theatre, Arch at 6th St., Philadelphia, c. 1859
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
  • Frederick DeBourg Richards, Portrait of a WomanPortrait of a Woman, c. 1850
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
  • Frederick DeBourg Richards, First Bank of the United States, PhiladelphiaFirst Bank of the United States, Philadelphia, 1859
    Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0

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Related artists — American, born 1797–1847