James Abbott McNeill Whistler
American · 1834–1903 · Painter, Printmaker
James Abbott McNeill Whistler was an American painter in oils and watercolor, and printmaker, based primarily in the United Kingdom. He eschewed sentimentality and moral… (Wikipedia)
James Abbott McNeill Whistler prices at a glance
- Auction results
- 357 2003–2026
- Price range
- $26–$89.4kSign up free to see
- Median price
- $688Sign up free to see 287 sold
- Most recent sale
- $2.6kSign up free to see Sep 2026, Brunk Auctions
- Record sale
- $89.4kSign up free to see 2025, Bonhams
Recent sales: La Jolie New Yorkaise (C.99, W.61) · Untitled · La Vielle Aux Loques
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1 work by James Abbott McNeill Whistler with an auction history (offered more than once) →
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Record prices
The Sea—Grey and SilverBonhams · $89,400≈ £68,042≈ €77,135Sign up to see
Nude model reclining (m.1606)Dreweatts · £70,000≈ $89,320≈ €82,973Sign up to see
Venetian canal; bridge over canal (verso)Dreweatts · £36,000≈ $45,936≈ €42,672Sign up to see
James Abbott McNeill Whistler’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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364 results · page 9 of 10
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £1,500–2,500
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £400–600
- Stormy Sea, circa 1885-90Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $80,000–120,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £400–600
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £200–300
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £400–600
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £100–150
- Unsold / did not meet reserve
- Nocturne, 1879-1880Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. CHF 20,000–
Also offered, result not published (24)
Lots by James Abbott McNeill Whistler that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
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About James Abbott McNeill Whistler
James Abbott McNeill Whistler was an American painter in oils and watercolor, and printmaker, based primarily in the United Kingdom. He eschewed sentimentality and moral allusion in painting and was a leading proponent of the credo "art for art's sake".
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In museum collections
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0‘Arrangement in Yellow and Gray’: Effie Deans, ca. 1876 - ca. 1878
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam · Public domainThe Yellow Room, ca. 1883–84
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Black: Portrait of Theodore Duret, 1883
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0