Granville Perkins, Landscape

Granville Perkins

American · 1830–1895 · Painter, Illustrator

Granville Perkins (1830–1895) was an American illustrator and painter, best known for landscape and marine subjects. He contributed illustrations to numerous journals and books… (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. PaintingCottone Auctions · $3,068≈ £2,521≈ €2,841Sign up to see
  2. Granville Perkins, Mountain Lake, oil on canvasMountain LakeBonhams · $3,000≈ £1,526≈ €1,904Sign up to see
  3. Granville Perkins, Fishing hut and breaking waves, watercolor on paper affixed to boardFishing hut and breaking wavesBonhams · $625≈ £387≈ €483Sign up to see

Granville Perkins’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 9 auction results for Granville Perkins between 2008 and 2023, of which 5 sold (56%). Recorded sale prices range from $170Sign up free to see to $3.1kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $3.1kSign up free to see for Painting at Cottone Auctions in May 2020. The most common medium is watercolors (5 lots). Most results come from Sloans & Kenyon (5), Bonhams (2) and Clarke Auction Gallery (1).

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  1. Granville Perkins, View of Boston's Fort Independence, Oil on canvas
    View of Boston's Fort IndependenceFollower of the artist
    Oil · Canvas
    8 x 13 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 155
    $250≈ £192≈ €227HammerSign up free to seeEst. $150–250View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  2. Granville Perkins, Figure on Shoreline with Ships in the Distance at Dusk, Oil on canvas
    Figure on Shoreline with Ships in the Distance at Dusk
    Oil · Canvas
    15.25 inches x 12.25 inches. Contained in its likely original maple and pressed gilt molded shadowbox frame, overall 24.25 inches x 21.5 inches.
    Jackson's International Auctioneers · · Lot 922
    $469≈ £369≈ €427Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $350–500View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗
  3. Granville Perkins, Ships at Sea at Sunrise, circa 1870, Watercolor on paper
    Ships at Sea at Sunrise, circa 1870
    Watercolor · Paper
    19 x 15 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 171
    $170≈ £135≈ €159HammerSign up free to seeEst. $350–450View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  4. Painting
    Oil · Canvas
    Cottone Auctions · · Lot 208
    $3,068≈ £2,521≈ €2,841Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Cottone Auctions ↗
  5. Granville Perkins, Fishing hut and breaking waves, watercolor on paper affixed to board
    Fishing hut and breaking waves
    Watercolor · Paper
    10 x 14in
    Bonhams · · Lot 7128
    $625≈ £387≈ €483Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
  6. Granville Perkins, Mountain Lake, oil on canvas
    Mountain Lake
    Oil · Canvas
    14 x 18in
    Bonhams · · Lot 1010
    $3,000≈ £1,526≈ €1,904Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
  7. Granville Perkins, Ships at Sea at Sunrise, circa 1870, Watercolor on paper
    Ships at Sea at Sunrise, circa 1870
    Watercolor · Paper
    19 x 15 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 1041
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $400–600View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  8. Granville Perkins, Ships at Sea at Sunrise, circa 1870, Watercolor on paper
    Ships at Sea at Sunrise, circa 1870
    Watercolor · Paper
    19 x 15 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 150
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $400–600View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  9. Granville Perkins, Ships at Sea at Sunrise, circa 1870, Watercolor on paper
    Ships at Sea at Sunrise, circa 1870
    Watercolor · Paper
    19 x 15 in
    Sloans & Kenyon · · Lot 1231
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $500–700View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
  10. Granville Perkins, Isaac Edges Windmill - Jersey City, NJ.
    Isaac Edges Windmill - Jersey City, NJ.
    14" high x 20" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 19
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗

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Granville Perkins: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Granville Perkins at auction?

$3,068Sign up free to see, for Painting at Cottone Auctions (May 2020) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Granville Perkins?

The median sale price is $625Sign up free to see across 5 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Granville Perkins have sold at auction?

5 of 9 recorded lots sold between 2008 and 2023.

Which auction houses sell Granville Perkins?

Sloans & Kenyon, Bonhams and Clarke Auction Gallery account for the most recorded results. Sloans & Kenyon · Bonhams · Clarke Auction Gallery

About Granville Perkins

Granville Perkins (1830–1895) was an American illustrator and painter, best known for landscape and marine subjects. He contributed illustrations to numerous journals and books of the 1870s and 1880s. He also painted in oils and watercolors, and exhibited his work at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the National Academy of Design.

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In museum collections

  • Granville Perkins, LandscapeLandscape, 1867
    Reading Public Museum · Public domain
  • Granville Perkins, View of a Mountain Lake IIView of a Mountain Lake II, 1870
    http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/b15846d15fb96ea7acc1723cd8234dd9 · Public domain
  • Granville Perkins, Draping the Studio in MemoriamDraping the Studio in Memoriam, 1886
    Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division · Public domain
  • Granville Perkins, Mary Ann off Keyport, New JerseyMary Ann off Keyport, New Jersey, 1880
    Vallejo Gallery · Public domain

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