Sydney Laurence
American · 1865–1940 · Painter, Illustrator
Sydney Mortimer Laurence (1865–1940) was an American Romantic landscape painter and Alaska's most prominent. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Mount McKinley from the Tokositna RiverCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $235,200≈ £115,782≈ €172,295Sign up to see
An August Afternoon, Mt. McKinleyCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $224,000≈ £127,679≈ €185,231Sign up to see
Mt. McKinley Above the TokosheetnaCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $187,200≈ £110,195≈ €139,286Sign up to see
Sydney Laurence’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).
Lots sold
206
of 213 offered · 2005–2026
Sell-through
97%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
7 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 208 | 201 | 97% | $27.7kSign up | $21.5kSign up | $235kSign up |
| Oil | 208 | 201 | 97% | $27.7kSign up | $21.5kSign up | $235kSign up |
| Works on paper | 3 | 3 | 100% | $4.8kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $10kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3.5kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $3.5kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1kSign up | $1kSign up | $1kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 1 | 100% | $476Sign up | $476Sign up | $476Sign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $476Sign up | $476Sign up | $476Sign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.7kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $1.7kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | $28.7kSign up |
| 2025 | 9 | 8 | $23.1kSign up |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 | $16.3kSign up |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | $19.1kSign up |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | $18.7kSign up |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | $23kSign up |
| 2020 | 13 | 13 | $20.2kSign up |
| 2019 | 6 | 5 | $14.3kSign up |
| 2018 | 21 | 21 | $20.2kSign up |
| 2017 | 17 | 17 | $11.7kSign up |
| 2016 | 18 | 18 | $23.2kSign up |
| 2015 | 9 | 8 | $15.8kSign up |
| 2014 | 15 | 14 | $24.9kSign up |
| 2013 | 11 | 11 | $21.1kSign up |
| 2012 | 11 | 10 | $20.2kSign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | $43.3kSign up |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 | $18.5kSign up |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | $17.1kSign up |
| 2008 | 6 | 5 | $20.7kSign up |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | $39.2kSign up |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | $21.5kSign up |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | $28kSign up |