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Virgil Williams, Knight's Valley from the Slopes of Mount St. Helena

Virgil Williams

American · 1830–1886 · Painter

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6auction results2006–2024years recorded83%sold (5)$5.1kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Virgil Williams, Fishing Near Half Dome, 1863, oil on canvasFishing Near Half DomeBonhams · $172,250≈ £90,349≈ €134,047Sign up to see
  2. Virgil Williams, Traveler in the woods, oil on canvasTraveler in the woodsBonhams · $75,000≈ £47,841≈ €60,435Sign up to see
  3. Virgil Williams, The Pilfering Hen, circa 1875, oil on canvasThe Pilfering HenBonhams · $5,120≈ £4,034≈ €4,691Sign up to see

Virgil Williams’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).

ArtSell has recorded 6 auction results for Virgil Williams between 2006 and 2024, of which 5 sold (83%). Recorded sale prices range from $2.3kSign up free to see to $172kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $172kSign up free to see for Fishing Near Half Dome at Bonhams in August 2006. The most common medium is oil paintings (6 lots). Results come from Bonhams (6).

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  1. Virgil Williams, The Pilfering Hen, circa 1875, oil on canvas
    The Pilfering Hen, circa 1875
    Oil · Canvas
    14 x 12 in.
    Bonhams · · Lot 26
    $5,120≈ £4,034≈ €4,691Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
  2. Virgil Williams, Traveler in the woods, oil on canvas
    Traveler in the woods
    Oil · Canvas
    36 x 29in
    Bonhams · · Lot 78
    $75,000≈ £47,841≈ €60,435Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–16,000View at Bonhams ↗
  3. Virgil Williams, Apples and peels with a basket, 1885, oil on canvas
    Apples and peels with a basket, 1885
    Oil · Canvas
    16 x 24in
    Bonhams · · Lot 3103
    $2,250≈ £1,417≈ €1,689Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
  4. Virgil Williams, The music of nature, 1871, oil on canvas
    The music of nature, 1871
    Oil · Canvas
    20 x 14in
    Bonhams · · Lot 15
    $4,375≈ £2,692≈ €3,311Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
  5. Virgil Williams, Fishing Near Half Dome, 1863, oil on canvas
    Fishing Near Half Dome, 1863
    Oil · Canvas
    29 x 36in
    Bonhams · · Lot 1143
    $172,250≈ £90,349≈ €134,047Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Bonhams ↗
  6. Virgil Williams, A portrait of an Italian girl, oil on canvas
    A portrait of an Italian girl
    Oil · Canvas
    14 1/8 x 10in (35.8 x 25.4cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 837
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗

Virgil Williams paintings (6)Virgil Williams oil paintings (6)

Virgil Williams: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Virgil Williams at auction?

$172,250Sign up free to see, for Fishing Near Half Dome at Bonhams (August 2006) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Virgil Williams?

The median sale price is $5.1kSign up free to see across 5 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Virgil Williams have sold at auction?

5 of 6 recorded lots sold between 2006 and 2024.

Which auction houses sell Virgil Williams?

Bonhams accounts for the most recorded results. Bonhams

About Virgil Williams

In museum collections

  • Virgil Williams, Knight's Valley from the Slopes of Mount St. HelenaKnight's Valley from the Slopes of Mount St. Helena, 1873
    Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco · Public domain
  • Virgil Williams, Portrait of an Italian girlPortrait of an Italian girl, 1850
    http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/53b0f4f62539a9d1c1f270c71d62b189 · Public domain

Biography and museum images →

Related artists — American, born 1805–1855