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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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Adobe in moonlightBonhams · Aug 2009$25,620≈ £15,211≈ €17,912Sign up to see
Colonnade, Palace of Fine ArtsBonhams · Aug 2017$20,625≈ £15,617≈ €17,461Sign up to see
The Calaveras Bar, Old San AndreasBonhams · Apr 2017$20,000≈ £16,076≈ €18,839Sign up to see

Will Sparks’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).

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Will Sparks, Colonnade, Palace of Fine Arts, 1915, oil on canvas — Colonnade, Palace of Fine Arts, 1915
Bonhams · Apr 15, 2026
$17,280Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Moonlit Adobe (Arizona), oil on canvas — Moonlit Adobe (Arizona)
Bonhams · Apr 16, 2025
$7,680Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Santa Marina (Southwest Village Scene), oil on canvas — Santa Marina (Southwest Village Scene)
Bonhams · Dec 6, 2024
$4,608Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Nocturnal Old Adobe House, oil on canvas — Nocturnal Old Adobe House
Bonhams · Dec 6, 2024
$2,816Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Mission San Buenaventura, oil on canvas — Mission San Buenaventura
Bonhams · Dec 6, 2024
$2,048Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Old Adobe Chapel, Tia Juana (Tijuana), circa 1935, oil on canvas (lined) — Old Adobe Chapel, Tia Juana (Tijuana), circa 1935
Bonhams · Dec 6, 2024
$7,040Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Homestead, oil on board — Homestead
Michaan's Auctions · Oct 18, 2024
$2,016Sign up free to see

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
Bonhams · Aug 6, 2024
$12,800Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Coastal Harbor, oil on canvas — Coastal Harbor
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$956Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Interior, San Felipe Mission, New Mexico, oil on canvas — Interior, San Felipe Mission, New Mexico
Bonhams · Apr 20, 2021
$5,100Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, The Tower of Jewels, oil on panel — The Tower of Jewels
Michaan's Auctions · Dec 18, 2020
$3,600Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, The Half Dome and the Court of the Four Seasons, Oil on panel — The Half Dome and the Court of the Four Seasons
Michaan's Auctions · Aug 22, 2020
$3,600Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, The Stevenson House, oil on canvas — The Stevenson House
Bonhams · Aug 7, 2018
$4,375Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Moonlit Village, 1912, oil on canvas — Moonlit Village, 1912
Bonhams · Aug 7, 2018
$15,000Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Colonnade, Palace of Fine Arts, 1915, oil on canvas — Colonnade, Palace of Fine Arts, 1915
Bonhams · Aug 1, 2017
$20,625Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, The Calaveras Bar, Old San Andreas, oil on board — The Calaveras Bar, Old San Andreas
Bonhams · Apr 11, 2017
$20,000Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Nocturne, adobe, oil on canvas — Nocturne, adobe
Bonhams · Aug 4, 2015
$6,250Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Adobe at night, oil on canvas — Adobe at night
Bonhams · Aug 5, 2014
$5,625Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Adobe nocturne, oil on canvas — Adobe nocturne
Bonhams · Apr 8, 2014
$4,000Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, An evening gathering, oil on canvas — An evening gathering
Bonhams · Nov 25, 2013
$4,375Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Firelight, Santa Cruz Valley, Arizona, oil on panel — Firelight, Santa Cruz Valley, Arizona
Bonhams · Nov 25, 2013
$8,125Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Abandoned mission, oil on board — Abandoned mission
Bonhams · Jul 28, 2013
$4,000Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Twilight, adobe house, 1917, oil on canvas — Twilight, adobe house, 1917
Bonhams · Dec 11, 2012
$9,375Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, La Dolphine, Hillsborough, California, 1927, oil on canvas — La Dolphine, Hillsborough, California, 1927
Bonhams · Aug 7, 2012
$6,000Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Moonlit village, 1912, oil on canvas — Moonlit village, 1912
Bonhams · Aug 7, 2012
$3,750Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, The Stevenson house, oil on canvas — The Stevenson house
Bonhams · Aug 7, 2012
$6,250Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Figures outside houses with blankets over a railing, oil on board — Figures outside houses with blankets over a railing
Bonhams · Nov 21, 2011
$6,250Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Winter sunrise, yellow bluff, Monterey coast near Point Sur, oil on canvas — Winter sunrise, yellow bluff, Monterey coast near Point Sur
Bonhams · Nov 21, 2011
$3,750Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Robert Louis Stevenson's house, Monterey, 1915, oil on panel — Robert Louis Stevenson's house, Monterey, 1915
Bonhams · Aug 9, 2011
$7,930Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Abandoned adobe, New Mexico, oil on panel — Abandoned adobe, New Mexico
Bonhams · Aug 9, 2011
$2,684Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, The Belfrey of Capistrano, oil on canvas — The Belfrey of Capistrano
Bonhams · Apr 6, 2011
$14,640Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Eve at Santa Fe, New Mexico, oil on panel — Eve at Santa Fe, New Mexico
Bonhams · Aug 17, 2010
$4,880Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, A border village at night, oil on canvas — A border village at night
Bonhams · Apr 20, 2010
$5,490Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Mexican village, near Ensenada, oil on canvas — Mexican village, near Ensenada
Bonhams · Apr 20, 2010
$4,270Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, 'The Calaveras Bar, Old San Andreas', oil on board — 'The Calaveras Bar, Old San Andreas'
Bonhams · Nov 23, 2009
$17,080Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Adobe in moonlight, oil on board — Adobe in moonlight
Bonhams · Aug 3, 2009
$25,620Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, 'On the Stockton River,' 1905, oil on board — 'On the Stockton River,' 1905
Bonhams · Aug 3, 2009
$3,660Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Nocturne, 1925, oil on panel — Nocturne, 1925
Bonhams · Apr 7, 2009
$7,930Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Old Homestead, Monterey, 1932, oil on canvas — Old Homestead, Monterey, 1932
Bonhams · Nov 24, 2008
$5,700Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Mission San Antonio de Padua, oil on canvas — Mission San Antonio de Padua
Bonhams · Aug 5, 2008
$12,000Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Moonlight over an Adobe Home, oil on panel — Moonlight over an Adobe Home
Bonhams · Aug 5, 2008
$5,400Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Old Adobe Farmhouse, Napa County, 1904, oil on board — Old Adobe Farmhouse, Napa County, 1904
Bonhams · Aug 5, 2008
$6,600Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Miners Cabin, Tuolumne; Monterey County, 1915 (a pair), oil on canvas on board — Miners Cabin, Tuolumne; Monterey County, 1915 (a pair)
Bonhams · Aug 5, 2008
$7,200Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Adobe Homestead at Twilight, oil on board — Adobe Homestead at Twilight
Bonhams · Apr 8, 2008
$9,600Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Farmhouse with Storm Clouds above, oil on canvas — Farmhouse with Storm Clouds above
Bonhams · Aug 7, 2007
$4,200Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, A House Shrouded in Moonlight, oil on panel — A House Shrouded in Moonlight
Bonhams · Aug 7, 2007
$4,200Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Adobe Shack, Arizona, oil on panel — Adobe Shack, Arizona
Bonhams · Aug 7, 2007
$5,400Sign up free to see

Will Sparks, Adobe Homestead, oil on panel — Adobe Homestead
Bonhams · May 1, 2007
$18,000Sign up free to see

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