What is a Samuel Palmer print worth?
1805–1881 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 12 works by Samuel Palmer with a published auction price sold between $623Sign up free to see and $2,174Sign up free to see, and the median is $1,184Sign up free to see. For prints alone, the median is $882Sign up free to see across 10 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,167Sign up free to see across 10 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Samuel Palmer prices by medium
- Auction results
- 12
- Sold rate
- 100%
- Active at auction
- 2015–2026
- Median price
- $1.2kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $8.2kSign up free to see Moeries and Galatea, Strauss & Co, Oct 2025
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prints | 10 | $495–$1.5kSign up free to see | $882Sign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Bonhams (5), Anderson & Garland (3), Sworders (1)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Recent Samuel Palmer sales
- The Spring by the Oak Tree in the Noonday Sun, ink and watercolour on paper — $3,510Sign up free to see, Leonard Joel, Mar 3, 2026
- Opening the Fold, or Early Morning, etching — $190Sign up free to see, Anderson & Garland, Feb 5, 2026
- The Early Ploughman (Lister E9), Etching, 1861, on laid paper, probably the fifth state of nine — $687Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Jan 21, 2026
- Moeries and Galatea, etching on paper — $8,156Sign up free to see, Strauss & Co, Oct 28, 2025
- The Willow, etching — $297Sign up free to see, Anderson & Garland, Oct 2, 2025
- The Early Ploughman, etching, from Hamerton's Etching and Etchers, 4th State — $431Sign up free to see, Anderson & Garland, Oct 2, 2025
- The Skylark (Lister 2), Etching, 1850, on chine appliqué, the seventh state (of eight) — $1,556Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Nov 9, 2021
- The Rising Moon, or An English Pastoral (Lister 7), Etching, 1857, on chine appliqué, the seventh state (of nine) — $1,469Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Nov 9, 2021
Questions about Samuel Palmer prices
What is a Samuel Palmer print worth?
Based on 12 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Samuel Palmer have sold for a median of $1,184, and half of them sold between $623 and $2,174. For prints alone the median is $882 (10 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Samuel Palmer sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $8,156 for “Moeries and Galatea” at Strauss & Co in October 2025.
How often do Samuel Palmer works sell at auction?
100% of the 12 lots recorded between 2015 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Samuel Palmer print?
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Of the 12 lots by Samuel Palmer recorded at auction between 2015 and 2026, 12 found a buyer (100%).
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