Walter Emerson Baum: career timeline
American · 1884–1956 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 22 of 84 lots (27% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | — | Oil |
| 1920s | 7 | 3 | $2.3kSign up | Oil |
| 1930s | 6 | 5 | $2.1kSign up | Oil |
| 1940s | 6 | 6 | $3.7kSign up | Oil |
| 1950s | 2 | 2 | $5kSign up | Oil |
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1910s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 31.5 × 39.5 in (81 × 100 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1)
1912 Snow Covered Hills, Sellersville, PennsylvaniaResult not published
1920s 7 works
- Sold
- 3 of 7
- Median
- $2.3kSign up
- Average
- $2.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 30 × 36 in (76 × 91 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (7)
- Subjects
- Rivers & marshes (2), Landscapes (1), Sunsets & night (1)
1920 March on the River$2.2kSign up
1923 Snow Bound WoodsResult not published
1923 Winter RiverResult not published
1923 Autumn SellersvilleResult not published
1925 Evening ShadowsResult not published
1925 Village Leideytown Spring$2.3kSign up
1927 Mill at Sellersville$3.3kSign up
1930s 6 works
- Sold
- 5 of 6
- Median
- $2.1kSign up
- Average
- $3.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 18 × 20 in (46 × 51 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (6)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (3), Rivers & marshes (1), Markets & villages (1)
c. 1930 Woods and StreamResult not published
c. 1932 Allentown$2.1kSign up
1934 Tohickon Creek, Bucks County, Pennsylvania$950Sign up
1935 A Brook in the Woods$6.6kSign up
c. 1935 Winter Village$8kSign up
1939 Rich Hill, November 1939$1.8kSign up
1940s 6 works
- Sold
- 6 of 6
- Median
- $3.7kSign up
- Average
- $3.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 16 × 21 in (41 × 54 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (6)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (2), Beach scenes (1)
c. 1945 Snow in Manayunk$6.3kSign up
1947 Lehigh County Farm$1.8kSign up
1948 Lehigh Foothills$1.4kSign up
1948 Argus Road$3.2kSign up
1948 Nudes on the Beach$4.9kSign up
1949 Mountain Road, Lehigh County Near Allentown$4.3kSign up
1950s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $5kSign up
- Average
- $5kSign up
- Typical size
- 20.5 × 25 in (52 × 63 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (1)
c. 1954 Chapel Village$5.6kSign up
1955 Danboro, Bucks County, PA$4.4kSign up
Creation date not recorded
61 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 7 works
- Sold
- 5 of 7
- Median
- $6.9kSign up
- Average
- $10.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 20 × 23 in (51 × 58 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (7)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (2), Markets & villages (1), Figures & portraits (1)
sold 2003 Winter Landscape$2kSign up
sold 2005 Little Lehigh$6.9kSign up
sold 2005 A Snow-covered Town$8.8kSign up
sold 2007 Portrait of a GirlUnsold
sold 2007 Edge of the Old Dam at Sellersville$3.5kSign up
sold 2007 Carversville in Winter$30kSign up
Show 1 more (2000s)
sold 2009 Colorful LandscapeUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2010s 27 works
- Sold
- 25 of 27
- Median
- $2.5kSign up
- Average
- $3.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 16 × 20 in (41 × 51 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (20), Other (6), Pastel (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (6), Rivers & marshes (2), Markets & villages (1)
sold 2013 House, Road and Trees$25kSign up
sold 2013 Mill at Hellertown$13.1kSign up
sold 2013 Early Winter Snow Landscape$1.8kSign up
sold 2013 The Duck Pond$3kSign up
sold 2013 Possibly New Hope, PA$700Sign up
sold 2015 Sellersville in Winter$500Sign up
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2015 Quakertown Church, Pennsylvania$3.3kSign up
sold 2015 City HotelUnsold
sold 2015 Sellersville Winter$4.1kSign up
sold 2016 The Road to Ridge Valley$3.6kSign up
sold 2016 City HotelUnsold
sold 2016 The Yellow Bridge$3.6kSign up
…and 15 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 27 works
- Sold
- 25 of 27
- Median
- $1.9kSign up
- Average
- $2.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 16 × 20 in (41 × 50 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (26), Gouache (1)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (7), Landscapes (6), Sea & coast (1)
sold 2020 Winter in the Village$3.3kSign up
sold 2020 Springtime$1.9kSign up
sold 2020 Pennsylvania Landscape in Snow$650Sign up
sold 2020 Winter Hunt$8.8kSign up
sold 2022 Winter Trees$1kSign up
sold 2022 Winter Landscape with stream$1.3kSign up
Show 6 more (2020s)
sold 2022 Country Road in Winter$8.9kSign up
sold 2022 Autumnal Landscape$960Sign up
sold 2023 Chapel Village$10.2kSign up
sold 2023 Town Church$1.8kSign up
sold 2023 Red Barn and Farm House in Snow$1.3kSign up
sold 2023 Fieldstone House in Snow$1.3kSign up
…and 15 more works from this group in the full results list.
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 Walter Emerson Baum auction results →