Maxfield Parrish
American · 1870–1966 · Painter, Printmaker
Maxfield Parrish was an American painter and illustrator active in the first half of the 20th century. His works featured distinctive saturated hues and idealized neo-classical… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Humpty DumptyPhillips · $740,000≈ £591,574≈ €655,680Sign up to see
- Brook at SunsetBrunk Auctions · $80,000≈ £62,583≈ €73,584Sign up to see
Lanterns at TwilightBonhams · $77,000≈ £40,914≈ €59,918Sign up to see
Maxfield Parrish’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).
Price trend
7 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 6 | 6 | 100% | $161kSign up | $69kSign up | $740kSign up |
| Oil | 6 | 6 | 100% | $161kSign up | $69kSign up | $740kSign up |
| Works on paper | 6 | 6 | 100% | $32.9kSign up | $33.2kSign up | $52.5kSign up |
| Watercolor | 3 | 3 | 100% | $26.1kSign up | $30kSign up | $39kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $33.2kSign up | $33.2kSign up | $33.5kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 6 | 5 | 83% | $839Sign up | $576Sign up | $2kSign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Lithograph | 3 | 2 | 67% | $401Sign up | $401Sign up | $576Sign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.1kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $2kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $4.1kSign up | $4.1kSign up | $4.1kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.