James Francis Danby, Caernarvon Castle at Sunset

James Francis Danby

British · 1816–1875 · Painter

James Francis Danby (1816-1875) was an English landscape painter who excelled in depicting sunrise and sunset. (Wikipedia)

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5auction results2000–2026years recorded80%sold (4)$6kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. FISHER FOLK BY THE SEA AT SUNSETWhyte's · €5,700≈ $6,997≈ £3,895Sign up to see
  2. James Francis Danby, Boatmen Along the Aegean Coast at Sunset, 1868, oil on canvasBoatmen Along the Aegean Coast at SunsetMorgan O'Driscoll · €5,400≈ $6,354≈ £4,700Sign up to see
  3. James Francis Danby, Sunset After The Storm, Oil on canvasSunset After The StormdeVeres · €5,500≈ $5,651≈ £4,750Sign up to see

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Average price
median $6kfree account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
4
of 5 offered · 2000–2026
Sell-through
80%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$1k$3k$10k$32k20072010201320162019202220252004-09-21 · $6,9972021-11-29 · $2,1422022-11-22 · $5,6512026-04-21 · $6,354
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Paintings5480%$5.3kSign up$6kSign up$7kSign up
Oil5480%$5.3kSign up$6kSign up$7kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
202611$6.4kSign up
202211$5.7kSign up
202111$2.1kSign up
200411$7kSign up
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