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Howard Helmick, The Bookworm

Howard Helmick

American · 1845–1907 · Painter

Howard Helmick was an American painter, etcher, designer and illustrator, who was well known for his oil on canvas paintings. He specialized in figure painting and engravings.… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Howard Helmick, The Botanist, Oil on canvasThe BotanistdeVeres · €7,000≈ $8,326≈ £5,989Sign up to see
  2. Howard Helmick, Visiting the Purveyor, oil on boardVisiting the PurveyorBonhams · $6,573≈ £3,373≈ €4,988Sign up to see
  3. RECEIVING INSTRUCTIONSWhyte's · €3,200≈ $3,432≈ £2,733Sign up to see

Howard Helmick’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).

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Howard Helmick, The Teacher, Mixed media on board
The Teacher
Sloans & Kenyon · Mar 13, 2025
$150Sign up free to see
Presents for the Priest
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Apr 2, 2023
$819Sign up free to see
RECEIVING INSTRUCTIONS, 1884
Whyte's · Jun 6, 2022
€3,200Sign up free to see
Howard Helmick, The Botanist, Oil on canvas
The Botanist
deVeres · Jun 22, 2021
€7,000Sign up free to see
DRUMMER AND DOG
Whyte's · May 31, 2021
€2,300Sign up free to see
A Dangerous Game, 1871
Brunk Auctions · May 14, 2016
$1,000Sign up free to see
Paying for Instruction
Brunk Auctions · Mar 19, 2016
$400Sign up free to see
Howard Helmick, Untitled - Midwives Tending to the Newborn Baby, 1868, oil on canvas
Untitled - Midwives Tending to the Newborn Baby, 1868
Levis Fine Art Auctions · Nov 29, 2014
CA$1,053Sign up free to see
Howard Helmick, Visiting the Purveyor, oil on board
Visiting the Purveyor
Bonhams · Dec 11, 2006
$6,573Sign up free to see
AGAINST WITCHES, 1880
Whyte's · May 26, 2014

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Howard Helmick, The Bookworm
The Bookworm
National Gallery of Ireland ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery of Ireland
Howard Helmick, News of the Land League
News of the Land League1881
National Gallery of Ireland ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery of Ireland
Howard Helmick, Against Witches
Against Witches1880
http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/c8142271d5ad1ab58540f15cc59c1d32 ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/g…
Howard Helmick, Interior of an Irish Cottage
Interior of an Irish Cottage
Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Aberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museum…
Howard Helmick, A Frugal Meal
A Frugal Meal1872
Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust
Howard Helmick, The Gossips
The Gossips1877
Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust
Howard Helmick, The Wayward Daughter
The Wayward Daughter1878
South Shields Museum & Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — South Shields Museum & Art Gallery
Howard Helmick, A Stitch in Time Saves Nine
A Stitch in Time Saves Nine1880
Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust

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