Wendell Macy: career timeline
1845–1913 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 15 of 23 lots (65% 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.
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1870s 3 works
- Sold
- 0 of 3
- Median
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- Average
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- Typical size
- 16.5 × 13.5 in (42 × 34 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1872 Portrait of a Whaling Captain, 1872Result not published
c. 1873 Wreck of the Brig PoinsettResult not published
c. 1878 The FiddlerResult not published
1880s 8 works
- Sold
- 0 of 8
- Median
- —
- Average
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- Typical size
- 4.5 × 8 in (12 × 20 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (7), Lithograph (1)
- Subjects
- Sea & coast (1)
1881 Sankaty LightResult not published
1881 StoneResult not published
1884 BRANT POINTResult not published
c. 1886 Nantucket South Shore ShipwreckResult not published
1886 Lady Strolling with Nantucket BasketResult not published
1887 Coming AshoreResult not published
c. 1887 Brant PointResult not published
c. 1887 Washashore ShipwreckResult not published
1890s 3 works
- Sold
- 0 of 3
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 10 × 20 in (25 × 51 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3)
- Subjects
- Sea & coast (1)
1890 UntitledResult not published
1891 South Shore ShipwreckResult not published
1894 Brant Point – NantucketResult not published
1900s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 16 × 12 in (41 × 31 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (1)
- Subjects
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1900 RetouchedResult not published
Creation date not recorded
8 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 2010s 2 works
- Sold
- 0 of 2
- Median
- —
- Average
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- Typical size
- 7 × 6 in (18 × 15 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2)
- Subjects
- —
Undated, sold in the 2020s 6 works
- Sold
- 0 of 6
- Median
- —
- Average
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- Typical size
- 11 × 27 in (28 × 69 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3), Lithograph (3)
- Subjects
- Markets & villages (3), Boats (1)
sold 2022 Lady in the Sun, NantucketResult not published
sold 2023 View of Town of Nantucket From MonomoyResult not published
sold 2024 Siasconset Bluff, with Sankaty Lighthouse in the DistanceResult not published
sold 2025 View of the Ship PoinsettResult not published
sold 2026 View of Town of Nantucket from MonomoyResult not published
sold 2026 View of Nantucket Town From MonomoyResult not published
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 Wendell Macy auction results →