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Thomas Birch, View of the Delaware near Philadelphia

Thomas Birch

American · 1779–1851 · Painter, Printmaker

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Record prices

  1. Ship Tacking Toward an Inlet Off a Rocky Coast (Ships Off a Rocky Coast)Brunk Auctions · $32,000≈ £20,662≈ €28,520Sign up to see
  2. Thomas Birch, A Winter Sleigh Ride, Oil on canvasA Winter Sleigh RideClarke Auction Gallery · $8,500≈ £6,425≈ €7,455Sign up to see
  3. Thomas Birch, Winter in the Country, 1832, oil on canvasWinter in the CountryToomey & Co. · $5,334≈ £3,999≈ €4,572Sign up to see

Thomas Birch’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).

Lot images as published by each auction house (8 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Thomas Birch, A Winter Sleigh Ride, Oil on canvas
A Winter Sleigh Ride
Clarke Auction Gallery · Jun 28, 2026
$8,500Sign up free to see
Thomas Birch, Winter in the Country, 1832, oil on canvas
Winter in the Country, 1832
Toomey & Co. · Dec 4, 2025
$5,334Sign up free to see
Thomas Birch, Llanberis Pass, Watercolor
Llanberis Pass
Sloans & Kenyon · Mar 30, 2019
$425Sign up free to see
Ship Tacking Toward an Inlet Off a Rocky Coast (Ships Off a Rocky Coast)
Brunk Auctions · Jun 13, 2015
$32,000Sign up free to see
Ships off a Rocky Coast
Brunk Auctions · Nov 15, 2014
$1,400Sign up free to see
Thomas Birch, Llanberis Pass, Watercolor
Llanberis Pass
Sloans & Kenyon · Dec 14, 2018
Thomas Birch, Winter landscape, oil on canvas
Winter landscape
Bonhams · Jul 20, 2015
Thomas Birch, Winter landscape, oil on canvas
Winter landscape
Bonhams · May 20, 2015

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Thomas Birch, View of the Delaware near Philadelphia
View of the Delaware near Philadelphia1831 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Ga…
Thomas Birch, Lady
LadyWatercolor on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Gloria Manney, 2006 — Open Access (CC0)
Thomas Birch, Gentleman
GentlemanWatercolor on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Gloria Manney, 2006 — Open Access (CC0)
Thomas Birch, Captain Christopher O'Connor
Captain Christopher O'Connor1806 · Watercolor on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Erna Schnee, 1947 — Open Access (CC0)
Thomas Birch, The Narrows, New York Bay
The Narrows, New York Bay1812
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Thomas Birch, Capture of the Tripoli by the Enterprise
Capture of the Tripoli by the Enterprise1806
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Institute of Chicago
Thomas Birch, Southeast View of "Sedgeley Park," the Country Seat of James Cowles Fisher, Esq.
Southeast View of "Sedgeley Park," the Country Seat of James Cowles Fisher, Esq.1819
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
Thomas Birch, Mr. Veacock
Mr. Veacock1812
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
Thomas Birch, Milford, North Wales, Pennsylvania
Milford, North Wales, Pennsylvania1833
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Thomas Birch, Philadelphia from Petty Island
Philadelphia from Petty Island
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Thomas Birch, The Landing of William Penn
The Landing of William Penn1850
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Thomas Birch, New York Harbor
New York Harbor1831
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Thomas Birch, Capture of the Tripoli by the Enterprise
Capture of the Tripoli by the Enterprise1806–12 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Through prior acquisition of the Charles H. and Mar…
Thomas Birch, Shipwreck near a Rocky Coast
Shipwreck near a Rocky Coast1833 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the family of Richard H. Daniel — public do…
Thomas Birch, Portrait of Samuel Armitage
Portrait of Samuel Armitagec. 1840 · Oil on ivory
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Mary Louise Stevenson Fund — public domain (CC0)

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