Will Sparks Paintings: Auction Prices

American · 1862–1937

ArtSell has recorded 63 auction results for Will Sparks paintings between 2005 and 2026, of which 54 sold (86% sell-through). Prices realised range from $956 to $25,620, with a median of $6,125 across 54 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). A further 2 lots offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed but not counted. The highest recorded price is $25,620 for “Adobe in moonlight” at Bonhams in 2009.

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1. 
   Colonnade, Palace of Fine Arts, 1915

   Oil · Canvas

   24 x 20in

   Bonhams · Apr 15, 2026 · Lot 15
   $17,280≈ £12,753≈ €14,669Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Bonhams ↗
2. 
   Moonlit Adobe (Arizona)

   Oil · Canvas

   20 x 28 in.

   Bonhams · Apr 16, 2025 · Lot 14
   $7,680≈ £5,791≈ €6,764Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
3. 
   Arizona Night Scene, Stucco Fort

   Oil · Board

   4 1/2 x 5 3/4 in

   Nadeau's Auction Gallery · Jan 1, 2025 · Lot 429
   Result not publishedEst. $500–1,000View at Nadeau's Auction Gallery ↗
4. 
   Man in the Forest

   Oil · Board

   8 3/4 x 7 in

   Nadeau's Auction Gallery · Jan 1, 2025 · Lot 427
   Result not publishedEst. $1,000–2,000View at Nadeau's Auction Gallery ↗
5. 
   Old Adobe Chapel, Tia Juana (Tijuana), circa 1935

   Oil · Canvas

   12 x 14 in.

   Bonhams · Dec 6, 2024 · Lot 1021
   $7,040≈ £5,512≈ €6,653Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Bonhams ↗
6. 
   Mission San Buenaventura

   Oil · Canvas

   14 x 12 in.

   Bonhams · Dec 6, 2024 · Lot 1020
   $2,048≈ £1,604≈ €1,936Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Bonhams ↗
7. 
   Old Buildings (Virginia City, Nevada)

   Oil · Canvas

   12 x 10 1/4 in.

   Bonhams · Dec 6, 2024 · Lot 1019
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
8. 
   Nocturnal Old Adobe House

   Oil · Canvas

   17 x 23 in.

   Bonhams · Dec 6, 2024 · Lot 1018
   $2,816≈ £2,205≈ €2,661Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,600–3,600View at Bonhams ↗
9. 
   Santa Marina (Southwest Village Scene)

   Oil · Canvas

   14 x 17 in.

   Bonhams · Dec 6, 2024 · Lot 1017
   $4,608≈ £3,608≈ €4,355Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
10. 
    Homestead

    Oil · Board

    3-7/8 x 7-7/8 inches, (sight)

    Michaan's Auctions · Oct 18, 2024 · Lot 3341
    $2,016≈ £1,546≈ €1,859Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–1,000View at Michaan's Auctions ↗
11. 
    San Francisco Ruins from Van Ness Avenue and California Street

    Oil · Canvas

    12 x 18 in.

    Bonhams · Aug 6, 2024 · Lot 14
    $12,800≈ £10,085≈ €11,727Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
12. 
    Coastal Harbor

    Oil · Canvas

    9 1/8 x 13 in.

    Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023 · Lot 23
    $956≈ £798≈ €894Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
13. 
    Coastal Harbor

    Oil · Canvas

    9 1/8 x 13 in.

    Bonhams · Dec 2, 2022 · Lot 41
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
14. 
    Coastal harbor

    Oil · Canvas

    9 1/8 x 13in

    Bonhams · Dec 3, 2021 · Lot 35
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
15. 
    Interior, San Felipe Mission, New Mexico

    Oil · Canvas

    14 x 10in

    Bonhams · Apr 20, 2021 · Lot 88
    $5,100≈ £3,652≈ €4,232Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
16. 
    The Tower of Jewels

    Oil · Panel

    12 1/8 x 8 1/8 inches 30.79 x 20.63 cm,

    Michaan's Auctions · Dec 18, 2020 · Lot 5036
    $3,600≈ £2,667≈ €2,937Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Michaan's Auctions ↗
17. 
    The Half Dome and the Court of the Four Seasons

    Oil · Panel

    8 1/8 x 12 inches

    Michaan's Auctions · Aug 22, 2020 · Lot 195
    $3,600≈ £2,746≈ €3,059Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Michaan's Auctions ↗
18. 
    Adobe

    Oil · Canvas

    20 1/4 x 23in

    Bonhams · Nov 19, 2018 · Lot 13
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
19. 
    Moonlit Village, 1912

    Oil · Canvas

    17 x 21in

    Bonhams · Aug 7, 2018 · Lot 18
    $15,000≈ £11,569≈ €12,929Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
20. 
    The Stevenson House

    Oil · Canvas

    12 1/2 x 15 1/2in

    Bonhams · Aug 7, 2018 · Lot 13
    $4,375≈ £3,374≈ €3,771Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
21. 
    Colonnade, Palace of Fine Arts, 1915

    Oil · Canvas

    24 x 20in

    Bonhams · Aug 1, 2017 · Lot 3
    $20,625≈ £15,617≈ €17,461Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Bonhams ↗
22. 
    The Calaveras Bar, Old San Andreas

    Oil · Board

    14 x 17in

    Bonhams · Apr 11, 2017 · Lot 12
    $20,000≈ £16,076≈ €18,839Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
23. 
    The old house

    Oil · Canvas

    11 1/2 x 16in

    Bonhams · Aug 2, 2016 · Lot 11
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
24. 
    Nocturne, adobe

    Oil · Canvas

    24 x 36in

    Bonhams · Aug 4, 2015 · Lot 19
    $6,250≈ £4,003≈ €5,696Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
25. 
    Evening gathering at an adobe

    Oil · Panel

    9 1/4 x 13 1/4in

    Bonhams · Jan 25, 2015 · Lot 3073
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–4,000View at Bonhams ↗
26. 
    Adobe at night

    Oil · Canvas

    17 x 21in

    Bonhams · Aug 5, 2014 · Lot 20
    $5,625≈ £3,337≈ €4,203Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
27. 
    Nocturne, adobe

    Oil · Canvas

    24 x 36in

    Bonhams · Apr 8, 2014 · Lot 9
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗
28. 
    Adobe nocturne

    Oil · Canvas

    8 x 11in

    Bonhams · Apr 8, 2014 · Lot 7
    $4,000≈ £2,393≈ €2,904Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
29. 
    Firelight, Santa Cruz Valley, Arizona

    Oil · Panel

    16 x 20in

    Bonhams · Nov 25, 2013 · Lot 23
    $8,125≈ £5,019≈ €6,012Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
30. 
    An evening gathering

    Oil · Canvas

    14 1/4 x 11in

    Bonhams · Nov 25, 2013 · Lot 22
    $4,375≈ £2,703≈ €3,237Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
31. 
    Abandoned mission

    Oil · Board

    15 x 20in

    Bonhams · Jul 28, 2013 · Lot 2052
    $4,000≈ £2,603≈ €3,017Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Bonhams ↗
32. 
    Twilight, adobe house, 1917

    Oil · Canvas

    12 x 16in

    Bonhams · Dec 11, 2012 · Lot 21
    $9,375≈ £5,826≈ €7,215Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
33. 
    The Stevenson house

    Oil · Canvas

    12 1/2 x 15 1/2in

    Bonhams · Aug 7, 2012 · Lot 45
    $6,250≈ £3,987≈ €5,026Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
34. 
    Moonlit village, 1912

    Oil · Canvas

    17 1/4 x 21in

    Bonhams · Aug 7, 2012 · Lot 38
    $3,750≈ £2,392≈ €3,015Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
35. 
    La Dolphine, Hillsborough, California, 1927

    Oil · Canvas

    20 x 28in

    Bonhams · Aug 7, 2012 · Lot 37
    $6,000≈ £3,828≈ €4,825Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
36. 
    Winter sunrise, yellow bluff, Monterey coast near Point Sur

    Oil · Canvas

    12 1/4 x 18in

    Bonhams · Nov 21, 2011 · Lot 90
    $3,750≈ £2,396≈ €2,786Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
37. 
    Figures outside houses with blankets over a railing

    Oil · Board

    8 x 10in

    Bonhams · Nov 21, 2011 · Lot 16
    $6,250≈ £3,994≈ €4,644Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
38. 
    Abandoned adobe, New Mexico

    Oil · Panel

    8 x 10in

    Bonhams · Aug 9, 2011 · Lot 49
    $2,684≈ £1,642≈ €1,881Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
39. 
    Robert Louis Stevenson's house, Monterey, 1915

    Oil · Panel

    10 x 12in

    Bonhams · Aug 9, 2011 · Lot 48
    $7,930≈ £4,853≈ €5,558Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
40. 
    The Belfrey of Capistrano

    Oil · Canvas

    30 x 40in

    Bonhams · Apr 6, 2011 · Lot 1033
    $14,640≈ £8,984≈ €10,238Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Bonhams ↗
41. 
    Eve at Santa Fe, New Mexico

    Oil · Panel

    10 x 15in

    Bonhams · Aug 17, 2010 · Lot 23
    $4,880≈ £3,123≈ €3,795Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
42. 
    Mexican village, near Ensenada

    Oil · Canvas

    14 1/4 x 20in

    Bonhams · Apr 20, 2010 · Lot 47
    $4,270≈ £2,775≈ €3,166Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
43. 
    A border village at night

    Oil · Canvas

    12 x 14in

    Bonhams · Apr 20, 2010 · Lot 46
    $5,490≈ £3,568≈ €4,071Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
44. 
    'The Calaveras Bar, Old San Andreas'

    Oil · Board

    14 x 17in

    Bonhams · Nov 23, 2009 · Lot 5
    $17,080≈ £10,279≈ €11,411Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
45. 
    'On the Stockton River,' 1905

    Oil · Board

    10 x 7in

    Bonhams · Aug 3, 2009 · Lot 21
    $3,660≈ £2,173≈ €2,559Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
46. 
    Adobe in moonlight

    Oil · Board

    30 x 40in

    Bonhams · Aug 3, 2009 · Lot 20
    $25,620≈ £15,211≈ €17,912Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Bonhams ↗
47. 
    Nocturne, 1925

    Oil · Panel

    10 x 13in

    Bonhams · Apr 7, 2009 · Lot 43
    $7,930≈ £5,414≈ €5,983Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
48. 
    Adobe Homes near a Lake

    Oil · Canvas

    16 x 22in

    Bonhams · Nov 24, 2008 · Lot 2181
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
49. 
    La Dolphine, Hillsborough, 1927

    Oil · Canvas

    20 x 28in

    Bonhams · Nov 24, 2008 · Lot 2179
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗
50. 
    Old Homestead, Monterey, 1932

    Oil · Canvas

    10 x 12in

    Bonhams · Nov 24, 2008 · Lot 2039
    $5,700≈ £3,801≈ €4,463Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗

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