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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Record prices
Adobe in moonlightBonhams · $25,620≈ £15,211≈ €17,912Sign up to see
Colonnade, Palace of Fine ArtsBonhams · $20,625≈ £15,617≈ €17,461Sign up to see
The Calaveras Bar, Old San AndreasBonhams · $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).
Lots sold
54
of 64 offered · 2005–2026
Sell-through
84%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
2 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 63 | 54 | 86% | $7.9kSign up | $6.1kSign up | $25.6kSign up |
| Oil | 63 | 54 | 86% | $7.9kSign up | $6.1kSign up | $25.6kSign up |
| Other | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | $17.3kSign up |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | $7.7kSign up |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | $3.7kSign up |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | $956Sign up |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | $5.1kSign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | $3.6kSign up |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | $9.7kSign up |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | $20.3kSign up |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 | $6.1kSign up |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | $12.5kSign up |
| 2008 | 8 | 6 | $6.9kSign up |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | $5.4kSign up |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | $9.9kSign up |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 | $7.6kSign up |