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James Hamilton, Beach Scene

James Hamilton

American · 1819–1878 · Painter, Printmaker

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28lots offered2004–2026years recorded81%sold (22)$2.6kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. James Hamilton, Extremely Rare and Important "James Hamilton / Cheap Stoneware / Greensboro / Green Co / Pa" Jar, circa 1850, StonewareExtremely Rare and Important "James Hamilton / Cheap Stoneware / Greensboro / Green Co / Pa" JarCrocker Farm · $28,800≈ £21,440≈ €24,725Sign up to see
  2. James Hamilton, A View of Philadelphia Harbor, oil on canvasA View of Philadelphia HarborBonhams · $21,150≈ £11,959≈ €17,736Sign up to see
  3. Ship in the ArcticBrunk Auctions · $8,500≈ £6,442≈ €7,726Sign up to see

James Hamilton’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).

Lot images as published by each auction house (28 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

James Hamilton, Ships at Sea Under Moonlight, oil on canvas
Ships at Sea Under Moonlight
Bonhams · Jan 27, 2026
$2,560Sign up free to see
Evening, Delaware Bay, 1867
Brunk Auctions · Oct 21, 2025
$4,000Sign up free to see
James Hamilton, Extremely Rare and Important "James Hamilton / Cheap Stoneware / Greensboro / Green Co / Pa" Jar, circa 1850, Stoneware
Extremely Rare and Important "James Hamilton / Cheap Stoneware / Greensboro / Green Co / Pa" Jar, circa 1850
Crocker Farm · Aug 8, 2025
$28,800Sign up free to see
James Hamilton, JAMES HAMILTON / GREENSBORO Stoneware Jar w/ Profuse Freehand Decoration, circa 1870, Stoneware
JAMES HAMILTON / GREENSBORO Stoneware Jar w/ Profuse Freehand Decoration, circa 1870
Crocker Farm · Apr 11, 2025
$1,920Sign up free to see
The Sinking of The Birkenhead, 1858
Brunk Auctions · Jul 15, 2023
$6,000Sign up free to see
Moonlit Beach Scene
Brunk Auctions · Jul 16, 2022
$650Sign up free to see
Ship in the Arctic, c. 1850s
Brunk Auctions · Mar 26, 2022
$8,500Sign up free to see
Icebergs in the Arctic, c. 1850s
Brunk Auctions · Mar 26, 2022
$5,000Sign up free to see
Pulling a Sledge in the Arctic, 1850s
Brunk Auctions · Mar 26, 2022
$4,500Sign up free to see
James Hamilton, AN INTERESTING STORY, oil on canvas
AN INTERESTING STORY
Lyon & Turnbull · Feb 9, 2022
£475Sign up free to see
Untitled
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Jan 9, 2022
$252Sign up free to see
A quiet evening in autumn scenery in Monroe Co. Penn...
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Apr 18, 2021
$2,646Sign up free to see
Shipping Off a Rocky Precipice
Brunk Auctions · May 14, 2016
$2,000Sign up free to see
American Steamer and Another Ship on Rough Seas
Brunk Auctions · Sep 11, 2015
$500Sign up free to see
AFTER THE BATTLE, 1883
Whyte's · Feb 24, 2014
€2,900Sign up free to see
James Hamilton, JAMES HAMILTON / GREENSBORO, PA Stoneware Canning Jar with Stenciled Fan Decoration, circa 1875, Stoneware
JAMES HAMILTON / GREENSBORO, PA Stoneware Canning Jar with Stenciled Fan Decoration, circa 1875
Crocker Farm · Nov 2, 2013
$374Sign up free to see
James Hamilton, James Hamilton, American, 1819 - 1878, Oil on Canvas Seascape
James Hamilton, American, 1819 - 1878
Clarke Auction Gallery · May 7, 2012
$1,500Sign up free to see
James Hamilton, Storm on the High Seas
Storm on the High Seas
Clarke Auction Gallery · May 4, 2009
$450Sign up free to see
James Hamilton, Shipwrecked, oil on canvas
Shipwrecked
Bonhams · Aug 7, 2006
$1,793Sign up free to see
James Hamilton, A View of Philadelphia Harbor, oil on canvas
A View of Philadelphia Harbor
Bonhams · Dec 12, 2005
$21,150Sign up free to see
James Hamilton, Lugger Running Before the Wind, 1865, oil on canvas
Lugger Running Before the Wind, 1865
Bonhams · Dec 12, 2005
$6,463Sign up free to see
James Hamilton, Seascape with Ships, Oil on canvas
Seascape with Ships
Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 18, 2005
$1,416Sign up free to see
James Hamilton, Noonday at Sea, Oil on canvas
Noonday at Sea
Sloans & Kenyon · Mar 20, 2004
$2,600Sign up free to see
The Sinking of The Birkenhead, 1858
Brunk Auctions · Sep 23, 2026
Untitled
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Sep 26, 2021
James Hamilton, Untitled (Evening Mountain View), Oil on canvas
Untitled (Evening Mountain View)
Circle Auction · Mar 12, 2021
James Hamilton, Coastal Shipping Under a Sunset Sky, Oil on canvas
Coastal Shipping Under a Sunset Sky
James D. Julia · Feb 3, 2016
James Hamilton, Seascape with Ships, Oil on canvas
Seascape with Ships
Sloans & Kenyon · Mar 5, 2005

Works in museum collections

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

James Hamilton, Beach Scene
Beach Sceneca. 1865 · Watercolor and gouache on off-white wove paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1966 — Open Access (CC0)
James Hamilton, On Hampstead Heath
On Hampstead Heath1856 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of William Sartain, 1912 — Open Access (…
James Hamilton, Beach Scene
Beach Scene1865
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · James Hamilton, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art
James Hamilton, On Hampstead Heath
On Hampstead Heath1856
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · James Hamilton, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art
James Hamilton, Scene on the Hudson (Rip Van Winkle)
Scene on the Hudson (Rip Van Winkle)1845
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
James Hamilton, Burning Oil Well at Night, near Rouseville, Pennsylvania
Burning Oil Well at Night, near Rouseville, Pennsylvania1861
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
James Hamilton, On Maurice River, New Jersey
On Maurice River, New Jersey1873
Reading Public Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Reading Public Museum
James Hamilton, Approaching Storm
Approaching Storm
Reading Public Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Reading Public Museum
James Hamilton, After a Gale--Wreckers
After a Gale--Wreckers1872
Brooklyn Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Brooklyn Museum
James Hamilton, Foundering
Foundering1863
Brooklyn Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Brooklyn Museum
James Hamilton, Beach Scene at Sunset
Beach Scene at Sunsetc. 1865–1870 · watercolor and gouache
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Dr. Paul J. Vignos Jr. — Open Access (CC0)

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