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Will Sparks

American · 1862–1937 · Painter

Will Sparks was an American painter. He painted the adobe buildings of Spanish missions in California, Arizona and New Mexico, with a focus on colors and nocturnes. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Will Sparks, Adobe in moonlight, oil on boardAdobe in moonlightBonhams · $25,620≈ £15,211≈ €17,912Sign up to see
  2. Will Sparks, Colonnade, Palace of Fine Arts, 1915, oil on canvasColonnade, Palace of Fine ArtsBonhams · $20,625≈ £15,617≈ €17,461Sign up to see
  3. Will Sparks, The Calaveras Bar, Old San Andreas, oil on boardThe Calaveras Bar, Old San AndreasBonhams · $20,000≈ £16,076≈ €18,839Sign up to see

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  1. Will Sparks, Colonnade, Palace of Fine Arts, 1915, oil on canvas
    Colonnade, Palace of Fine Arts, 1915
    Oil · Canvas
    24 x 20in
    Bonhams · · Lot 15
    $17,280≈ £12,753≈ €14,669Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Bonhams ↗
  2. Will Sparks, Moonlit Adobe (Arizona), oil on canvas
    Moonlit Adobe (Arizona)
    Oil · Canvas
    20 x 28 in.
    Bonhams · · Lot 14
    $7,680≈ £5,791≈ €6,764Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
  3. Will Sparks, Santa Marina (Southwest Village Scene), oil on canvas
    Santa Marina (Southwest Village Scene)
    Oil · Canvas
    14 x 17 in.
    Bonhams · · Lot 1017
    $4,608≈ £3,608≈ €4,355Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
  4. Will Sparks, Nocturnal Old Adobe House, oil on canvas
    Nocturnal Old Adobe House
    Oil · Canvas
    17 x 23 in.
    Bonhams · · Lot 1018
    $2,816≈ £2,205≈ €2,661Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,600–3,600View at Bonhams ↗
  5. Will Sparks, Mission San Buenaventura, oil on canvas
    Mission San Buenaventura
    Oil · Canvas
    14 x 12 in.
    Bonhams · · Lot 1020
    $2,048≈ £1,604≈ €1,936Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Bonhams ↗
  6. Will Sparks, Old Adobe Chapel, Tia Juana (Tijuana), circa 1935, oil on canvas (lined)
    Old Adobe Chapel, Tia Juana (Tijuana), circa 1935
    Oil · Canvas
    12 x 14 in.
    Bonhams · · Lot 1021
    $7,040≈ £5,512≈ €6,653Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Bonhams ↗
  7. Will Sparks, Homestead, oil on board
    Homestead
    Oil · Board
    3-7/8 x 7-7/8 inches, (sight)
    Michaan's Auctions · · Lot 3341
    $2,016≈ £1,546≈ €1,859Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–1,000View at Michaan's Auctions ↗
  8. Will Sparks, San Francisco Ruins from Van Ness Avenue and California Street, oil on canvas
    San Francisco Ruins from Van Ness Avenue and California Street
    Oil · Canvas
    12 x 18 in.
    Bonhams · · Lot 14
    $12,800≈ £10,085≈ €11,727Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
  9. Will Sparks, Coastal Harbor, oil on canvas
    Coastal Harbor
    Oil · Canvas
    9 1/8 x 13 in.
    Bonhams · · Lot 23
    $956≈ £798≈ €894Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
  10. Will Sparks, Interior, San Felipe Mission, New Mexico, oil on canvas
    Interior, San Felipe Mission, New Mexico
    Oil · Canvas
    14 x 10in
    Bonhams · · Lot 88
    $5,100≈ £3,652≈ €4,232Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
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Lots by Will Sparks that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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