McClelland Barclay
American · 1891–1943 · Painter, Illustrator
McClelland Barclay was an American illustrator. By the age of 21, Barclay's work had been published in The Saturday Evening Post, Ladies' Home Journal, and Cosmopolitan. He was… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
- Look to the Body, original illustration for an advertisement for Body by Fisher, General MotorsBrunk Auctions · $11,000≈ £7,250≈ €9,493Sign up to see
McClelland Barclay- USNRClarke Auction Gallery · $5,500≈ £4,426≈ €5,009Sign up to see
Playful TerrierBonhams · $5,376≈ £4,346≈ €5,008Sign up to see
McClelland Barclay’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).
ArtSell has recorded 10 auction results for McClelland Barclay between 2006 and 2024, of which 8 sold (80%). A further 1 lot was offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $325Sign up free to see to $11kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $11kSign up free to see for Look to the Body, original illustration for an advertisement for Body by Fisher, General Motors at Brunk Auctions in January 2015. The most common medium is oil paintings (8 lots). Most results come from Bonhams (5), Toomey & Co. (2) and Clarke Auction Gallery (2).
10 results
- Dancing Girl, circa 1938$2,560≈ £2,016≈ €2,342Sign up free to see
- $459≈ £375≈ €434Sign up free to see
- Playful Terrier, circa 1920$5,376≈ £4,346≈ €5,008Sign up free to see
- $5,500≈ £4,426≈ €5,009Sign up free to see
- $325≈ £233≈ €271Sign up free to see
- $1,000≈ £787≈ €880Sign up free to see
- Look to the Body, original illustration for an advertisement for Body by Fisher, General Motors, circa 1928$11,000≈ £7,250≈ €9,493Sign up free to see
- Morro Castle, Havana, 1931$4,481≈ £2,300≈ €3,401Sign up free to see
- Dancing Girl, circa 1938Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–7,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000
Also offered, result not published (1)
Lots by McClelland Barclay that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
McClelland Barclay paintings (8)McClelland Barclay oil paintings (8)
McClelland Barclay: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by McClelland Barclay at auction?
$11,000Sign up free to see, for Look to the Body, original illustration for an advertisement for Body by Fisher, General Motors at Brunk Auctions (January 2015) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for McClelland Barclay?
The median sale price is $3.5kSign up free to see across 8 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by McClelland Barclay have sold at auction?
8 of 10 recorded lots sold between 2006 and 2024. 1 further lot was offered with no published result and is not counted.
Which auction houses sell McClelland Barclay?
Bonhams, Toomey & Co. and Clarke Auction Gallery account for the most recorded results. Bonhams · Toomey & Co. · Clarke Auction Gallery
About McClelland Barclay
McClelland Barclay was an American illustrator. By the age of 21, Barclay's work had been published in The Saturday Evening Post, Ladies' Home Journal, and Cosmopolitan. He was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Naval Reserve in 1938 and following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor he went on active duty. At the time of his death, in 1943, he was a Lt. Commander.
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In museum collections
Wikimedia Commons · Public domainDancing Girl, 1938
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
