Ralph William Holmes: career timeline

American · 1876–1963 · Few works by Ralph William Holmes have a recorded creation date (1 of 21), so works are grouped by the decade they were sold, not made. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Ralph William Holmes: works at auction by decade the work was sold (creation dates are not recorded for most of these works). Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade sold	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
2000s	9	6	$2.1kSign up	Oil
2010s	7	4	$2.4kSign up	Oil
2020s	5	5	$1.3kSign up	Oil

Sold in the 2000s 9 works

Sold: 6 of 9
Median: $2.1kSign up
Average: $3.3kSign up
Typical size: 22 × 24 in (56 × 61 cm)
Mediums: Oil (9)
Subjects: Rivers & marshes (3), Landscapes (2), Palms (1)

sold 2008 Canyon Walls along a River$1.6kSign up
sold 2008 A Home nestled among the TreesUnsold
sold 2008 Palm Trees, Santa Barbara$1.8kSign up
sold 2008 Gnarled Tree by a Sierra LakeUnsold
sold 2008 A View through the Trees$1.8kSign up
sold 2008 Coastal InletUnsold
sold 2008 Sunlit Hillside$3.6kSign up
sold 2008 Sierras$8.4kSign up
sold 2008 A View of a Creek through the Trees$2.4kSign up

Sold in the 2010s 7 works

Sold: 4 of 7
Median: $2.4kSign up
Average: $3.9kSign up
Typical size: 23.5 × 27.5 in (60 × 70 cm)
Mediums: Oil (7)
Subjects: Harbours & ports (1), Rivers & marshes (1), Boats (1)

sold 2010 Le Port de Cassis Près de MarseilleUnsold
sold 2011 Winding river through green hillsUnsold
sold 2012 Fishing boats on a lake$525Sign up · sold 2×
c. 1935 Mountains$3.8kSign up
sold 2013 Desert FoothillsUnsold
sold 2014 A view through the trees$1.1kSign up · sold 2×
sold 2016 Los Angeles$10kSign up

Sold in the 2020s 5 works

Sold: 5 of 5
Median: $1.3kSign up
Average: $1.4kSign up
Typical size: 24 × 28 in (61 × 71 cm)
Mediums: Oil (5)
Subjects: Landscapes (2), Harbours & ports (1)

sold 2023 Grand Canyon$2.2kSign up
sold 2023 Dock at Low Tide (Morro Bay)$1kSign up
sold 2023 Grand Canyon$832Sign up
sold 2025 Oak Trees$1.5kSign up
sold 2025 Trees, Santa Barbara$1.3kSign up

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Ralph William Holmes auction results →