Maxfield Parrish, Daybreak

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

  1. Maxfield Parrish, Humpty Dumpty, oil on boardHumpty DumptyPhillips · $740,000≈ £591,574≈ €655,680Sign up to see
  2. Brook at SunsetBrunk Auctions · $80,000≈ £62,583≈ €73,584Sign up to see
  3. Maxfield Parrish, Lanterns at Twilight, oil on boardLanterns 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).

Lot images as published by each auction house (26 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Whispering Gallery, 1913
Brunk Auctions · May 30, 2025
$1,200Sign up free to see
Maxfield Parrish, Daybreak, 1920, Lithograph on Paper
Daybreak, 1920
DuMouchelles · May 17, 2025
$225Sign up free to see
Maxfield Parrish, Daybreak, print on paper
Daybreak
Austin Auction Gallery · Jan 24, 2025
$250Sign up free to see
Brook at Sunset, 1931
Brunk Auctions · Jun 5, 2024
$80,000Sign up free to see
Maxfield Parrish, Wynken, Blynken and Nod, Color reproduction print on board
Wynken, Blynken and Nod
Bonhams · Apr 25, 2024
$90Sign up free to see
Maxfield Parrish, Old King Cole, Large oil on canvas
Old King Cole
Clarke Auction Gallery · Nov 20, 2022
$7,500Sign up free to see
Maxfield Parrish, Untitled, watercolor on paperboard
Untitled
Rago Auctions · Nov 10, 2022
$30,000Sign up free to see
Untitled
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Feb 21, 2021
$693Sign up free to see
Maxfield Parrish, Humpty Dumpty, oil on board
Humpty Dumpty
Phillips · Jul 2, 2020
$740,000Sign up free to see
Maxfield Parrish, Untitled
Untitled
Rago Auctions · May 4, 2019
$4,063Sign up free to see
Untitled
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Jan 20, 2019
$38Sign up free to see
Maxfield Parrish, Scribner's Fiction Number August, 1897, poster
Scribner's Fiction Number August, 1897
Van Sabben Poster Auctions · Dec 16, 2017
€1,680Sign up free to see
Maxfield Parrish, Title Page for The Golden Age, mixed media and collage on paper
Title Page for The Golden Age
Bonhams · Nov 22, 2016
$52,500Sign up free to see
Maxfield Parrish, Tree Sketch (Study for Peaceful Valley (Homestead), 1952), circa 1950, watercolor and pencil on paper
Tree Sketch (Study for Peaceful Valley (Homestead), 1952), circa 1950
Bonhams · Nov 22, 2016
$9,375Sign up free to see
Maxfield Parrish, Homestead in Winter, Oil on canvas
Homestead in Winter
James D. Julia · Aug 25, 2015
$5,925Sign up free to see
Maxfield Parrish, New Hampshire The Winter Paradise, poster
New Hampshire The Winter Paradise
Van Sabben Poster Auctions · Jun 4, 2011
€144Sign up free to see
Maxfield Parrish, Farm house by a stream at dawn, watercolor on paper
Farm house by a stream at dawn
Bonhams · Dec 2, 2009
$39,040Sign up free to see
Maxfield Parrish, Landscape, oil on board
Landscape
Bonhams · Dec 2, 2009
$61,000Sign up free to see
Maxfield Parrish, Wouter Van Twiller, no. 187, 1898, pen and ink on paper
Wouter Van Twiller, no. 187, 1898
Bonhams · Dec 2, 2009
$33,550Sign up free to see
Maxfield Parrish, Lanterns at Twilight, oil on board
Lanterns at Twilight
Bonhams · May 24, 2006
$77,000Sign up free to see
Maxfield Parrish, A Group of Figural and Architectural Cutouts and Drawings (37), 34 pencil on paper cutouts; 3 pencil on tracing paper drawings
A Group of Figural and Architectural Cutouts and Drawings (37)
Bonhams · May 24, 2006
$32,863Sign up free to see
Maxfield Parrish, The Musician, oil on canvas board
The Musician
Bonhams · Apr 10, 2006
$2,390Sign up free to see
Maxfield Parrish, The Christmas Scribner's, 1900, Lithograph in colours
The Christmas Scribner's, 1900
Ketterer Kunst · Mar 31, 2006
€476Sign up free to see
Maxfield Parrish, The Century: Midsummer Holiday Number, August 1897 (from Les maîtres de l'affiche), 1897, lithograph in colors
The Century: Midsummer Holiday Number, August 1897 (from Les maîtres de l'affiche), 1897
Toomey & Co. · Mar 8, 2023
Untitled
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Oct 28, 2018
Untitled
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Jul 1, 2018

Works in museum collections

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

Maxfield Parrish, Daybreak
Daybreak1922
http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/9c43bd9aa1d1374703971271c348fda0 ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/g…
Maxfield Parrish, The Gardener
The Gardener1906
Birmingham Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Birmingham Museum of Art
Maxfield Parrish, From the Story of Snow White
From the Story of Snow White1912
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Maxfield Parrish, Dream Castle in the Sky
Dream Castle in the Sky1908
Minneapolis Institute of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Minneapolis Institute of Art
Maxfield Parrish, Villa Gamberaia, Settignano
Villa Gamberaia, Settignano1903
Minneapolis Institute of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Minneapolis Institute of Art
Maxfield Parrish, The Fisherman and The Genie: from the Arabian Nights
The Fisherman and The Genie: from the Arabian Nights1905
Yale University Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale University Art Gallery
Maxfield Parrish, The Lantern Bearers
The Lantern Bearers1908
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Maxfield Parrish, Saint Valentine
Saint Valentine1904
National Academy of Design ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Academy of Design
Maxfield Parrish, Alarums and Excursions
Alarums and Excursions1899 · brush and black and gray wash, with white gouache, over graphite, framing lines in pen and black ink
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee — Open Access (CC0)

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