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Paul Sample

American · 1896–1974 · Painter

Paul Starrett Sample was an American artist who portrayed life in New England in the middle of the 20th Century with a style that showed elements of "Social Realism and… (Wikipedia)

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North Broadway NeighborhoodBonhams · May 2024$241,800≈ £192,838≈ €225,602Sign up to see
'Red Hot Bar on Chain' and 'Worker Holding Curled Metal with Tongs': Two WorksBonhams · May 2017$37,500≈ £28,926≈ €33,503Sign up to see
San Pedro harborBonhams · Dec 2012$35,000≈ £21,750≈ €26,938Sign up to see

Paul Sample’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).

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Paul Sample, Whiskey for Old Jim's Cold, 1937, oil on canvas — Whiskey for Old Jim's Cold, 1937
Bonhams · Apr 23, 2026
$9,600Sign up free to see

Paul Sample, Village in Autumn, watercolor on paper — Village in Autumn
Bonhams · Jan 29, 2026
$2,304Sign up free to see

Paul Sample, Vermont Schoolhouse, oil on canvas — Vermont Schoolhouse
Bonhams · Nov 18, 2025
$28,160Sign up free to see

Paul Sample, Nelsons Farm, Watercolor on Illustration Board — Nelsons Farm
DuMouchelles · Apr 18, 2025
$850Sign up free to see

Paul Sample, Vermont Farmhouse, 1933, Oil on Canvas — Vermont Farmhouse, 1933
DuMouchelles · Apr 18, 2025
$19,000Sign up free to see

Paul Sample, Shells for Sale - Key West, watercolor and graphite on paper — Shells for Sale - Key West
Bonhams · Aug 8, 2024
$2,816Sign up free to see

Paul Sample, Hippo, oil on canvas — Hippo
Bonhams · Aug 8, 2024
$2,560Sign up free to see

Paul Sample, North Broadway Neighborhood, 1931, oil on canvas — North Broadway Neighborhood, 1931
Bonhams · May 1, 2024
$241,800Sign up free to see

Paul Sample, Manuring the Field, Watercolor on paper — Manuring the Field
Barridoff Auctions · Apr 13, 2024
$900Sign up free to see

Paul Sample, Vermont Winter and Evansville Round Barn: Two Works, watercolor on paper, each — Vermont Winter and Evansville Round Barn: Two Works
Bonhams · Aug 23, 2023
$4,480Sign up free to see

Paul Sample, Winter Scene, watercolor on paper — Winter Scene
Bonhams · Apr 25, 2023
$2,550Sign up free to see

Paul Sample, Autumn-Norwich -, Oil on artist canvas board — Autumn-Norwich -
Jackson's International Auctioneers · Jun 24, 2020
$6,250Sign up free to see

Paul Sample, 'Red Hot Bar on Chain' and 'Worker Holding Curled Metal with Tongs': Two Works, circa 1936 — 'Red Hot Bar on Chain' and 'Worker Holding Curled Metal with Tongs': Two Works, circa 1936
Bonhams · May 24, 2017
$37,500Sign up free to see

Paul Sample, San Pedro harbor, oil on canvas — San Pedro harbor
Bonhams · Dec 11, 2012
$35,000Sign up free to see

Paul Sample, Fishing boats in harbor, oil on canvas — Fishing boats in harbor
Bonhams · May 15, 2012
$11,250Sign up free to see

Paul Sample, Granite Quarry, oil on canvas — Granite Quarry
Bonhams · Nov 29, 2011
$10,000Sign up free to see

Paul Sample, View along a New York waterfront, watercolor on paper — View along a New York waterfront
Bonhams · Apr 6, 2011
$6,100Sign up free to see

Paul Sample, Sunday Morning (Central Park), watercolor on paper — Sunday Morning (Central Park)
Bonhams · Nov 30, 2010
$5,490Sign up free to see

Paul Sample, Devon Horse Show, oil on canvas — Devon Horse Show
Bonhams · May 26, 2010
$33,550Sign up free to see

Paul Sample, New England landscape with church, oil on canvasboard — New England landscape with church
Bonhams · Dec 2, 2009
$4,575Sign up free to see

Paul Sample, Wash Tub, Oil on canvas — Wash Tub
Sloans & Kenyon · Nov 13, 2009
$1,000Sign up free to see

Paul Sample, Weathervane, watercolor on paper — Weathervane
Bonhams · Dec 3, 2008
$18,000Sign up free to see

Paul Sample, Fishermen at Newport, oil on canvas on board — Fishermen at Newport
Bonhams · Aug 5, 2008
$24,000Sign up free to see

Paul Sample, Bringing Home the Christmas Tree, gouache on paper on board — Bringing Home the Christmas Tree
Bonhams · Dec 10, 2007
$5,100Sign up free to see

Paul Sample, Man in Armchair, Oil on board — Man in Armchair
Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 24, 2007
$1,200Sign up free to see

Paul Sample, Portrait of a Nurse, Watercolor interior scene shows a nurse in white uniform seated on a blue upholstered chair — Portrait of a Nurse
James D. Julia · Aug 24, 2005
$2,520Sign up free to see

Paul Sample, Beach Street Rollers, watercolor on paper — Beach Street Rollers
Bonhams · Feb 12, 2026

Paul Sample, San Pedro Harbor, oil on canvas — San Pedro Harbor
Bonhams · Nov 11, 2025

Paul Sample, Whiskey for Old Jim's Cold, 1937, oil on canvas — Whiskey for Old Jim's Cold, 1937
Bonhams · Apr 30, 2025

Paul Sample, Beach Street Rollers, watercolor on paper — Beach Street Rollers
Bonhams · Dec 6, 2024

Paul Sample, Hippo, oil on canvas — Hippo
Bonhams · May 1, 2024

Paul Sample, Memories of an Old Man, Acrylic on canvas — Memories of an Old Man
Clarke Auction Gallery · Jan 14, 2024

Paul Sample, Boats-San Pedro Harbor, 1926, oil on canvas — Boats-San Pedro Harbor, 1926
Bonhams · Aug 4, 2020

Paul Sample, Boats at anchor, oil on canvas — Boats at anchor
Bonhams · Apr 28, 2015

Paul Sample, Harbor scene, watercolor on paper — Harbor scene
Bonhams · Jun 17, 2012

Paul Sample, Fishing boats in harbor, oil on canvas — Fishing boats in harbor
Bonhams · Nov 29, 2011

Paul Sample, View along a New York Waterfront, watercolor on paper — View along a New York Waterfront
Bonhams · Nov 30, 2010

Paul Sample, Family on the front porch, oil on board — Family on the front porch
Bonhams · May 26, 2010

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