William A. Coulter: career timeline
American · 1849–1936 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 14 of 59 lots (26% 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.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 3 | 3 | $18.8kSign up | Oil |
| 1880s | 6 | 6 | $16.3kSign up | Oil |
| 1890s | 1 | 1 | $5.7kSign up | Oil |
| 1900s | 1 | 1 | $228kSign up | Oil |
| 1910s | 3 | 2 | $42kSign up | Oil |
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1870s 3 works
- Sold
- 3 of 3
- Median
- $18.8kSign up
- Average
- $25.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 24 × 40 in (61 × 102 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3)
- Subjects
- Boats (1)
1873 Clipper Ship Three Brothers (ex-Vanderbilt)$16.3kSign up
1873 The Jennie Thelin off San Francisco Bay$42kSign up
1874 The Empire$18.8kSign up
1880s 6 works
- Sold
- 6 of 6
- Median
- $16.3kSign up
- Average
- $15.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 31 × 49 in (79 × 124 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (6)
- Subjects
- Boats (3), Beach scenes (1), Harbours & ports (1)
1880 Clipper ship off Land's End$5.3kSign up
1881 Pilot boat and bark$18.8kSign up
1885 A view from Baker Beach looking towards Fort Point, San Francisco$30.5kSign up
1887 Harbor at night$4.3kSign up
1888 Schooner J.M. Colman off the Farallon Islands$17.6kSign up
1889 Off the breakers$15kSign up
1890s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $5.7kSign up
- Average
- $5.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 20 × 30 in (51 × 76 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Boats (1)
1893 A Clipper Ship on Open Seas$5.7kSign up
1900s 1 work
1910s 3 works
- Sold
- 2 of 3
- Median
- $42kSign up
- Average
- $42kSign up
- Typical size
- 23 × 35 in (58 × 89 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3)
- Subjects
- Sunsets & night (1)
1913 Croquet at Waikiki, Honolulu$23.9kSign up
1914 Mt. Tamalpais and Richardson's Bay at EveningResult not published
1915 San Francisco Bay with the 1915 Pan Pacific Exposition Beyond$60.1kSign up
Creation date not recorded
40 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 2000s 11 works
- Sold
- 10 of 11
- Median
- $12.6kSign up
- Average
- $13kSign up
- Typical size
- 16 × 24 in (41 × 61 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (11)
- Subjects
- Boats (4), Harbours & ports (2), Sunsets & night (2)
sold 2005 A Moonlit Battleship Entering a Harbor$4.1kSign up
sold 2005 USS Bonhomme Richard$2.9kSign up
sold 2005 A Shipwreck at Sunset in the Open Water$4.7kSign up
sold 2006 Storm King Assists Golden Gate$29.9kSign up
sold 2006 Golden HindeUnsold
sold 2006 Sea Foam, A Schooner outside of the San Francisco Bay with the Farallones Beyond$21.5kSign up
Show 5 more (2000s)
sold 2006 Moonlight at Sea$23.9kSign up
sold 2006 A Ship in Rough Seas$10.8kSign up
sold 2007 A Ship in Rough Seas$14.4kSign up
sold 2007 Shipping in a Harbor$14.4kSign up
sold 2009 Clipper ship in the moonlight$3.4kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 19 works
- Sold
- 17 of 19
- Median
- $5.3kSign up
- Average
- $9.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 24 × 20.5 in (61 × 53 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (19)
- Subjects
- Boats (9), Sunsets & night (1), Harbours & ports (1)
sold 2010 Wheat harvest$24.4kSign up
sold 2012 A Black Ball Liner$4.4kSign up
sold 2012 Three-masted ship on open seas$4.4kSign up
sold 2012 Sailing ship in rough seas$3.8kSign up
sold 2012 Bringing in the catch at low tide$1.9kSign up
sold 2012 In tow$1.5kSign up
Show 6 more (2010s)
sold 2012 Ship no. 9Unsold
sold 2012 "Emilie" Pilot Ship, No. 3$23.8kSign up
sold 2012 The Aberdeen in rough seas$813Sign up
sold 2012 The four-masted bark Edward Sewall with the Golden Gate and Farallon Islands in the distance$23.8kSign up
sold 2012 Mowing the wheatUnsold
sold 2014 Sacks of wheat (Wheat at $2.15)$6.3kSign up
…and 7 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 10 works
- Sold
- 8 of 10
- Median
- $2.2kSign up
- Average
- $31.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 21.5 × 23.5 in (55 × 59 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (9), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Boats (5), Sea & coast (1), Landscapes (1)
sold 2020 San Francisco Wreck (Capsized British Bark Blairmore with Tug Alert and Scow Schooner Twin Sisters)$701Sign up · sold 2×
sold 2020 Three-Masted Barque Leaving Howth near Dublin, Ireland$13.8kSign up
sold 2021 Niagara Falls, Prospect Point$1.3kSign up · sold 4×
sold 2024 Ships Sailing in the San Francisco Bay with Fort Point in the Distance$229kSign up
sold 2024 Cliff House$5.4kSign up
sold 2024 Manoa Valley$1.9kSign up · sold 2×
Show 4 more (2020s)
sold 2024 Clipper Under a Moonlit Sky$2.4kSign up
sold 2025 Sardine Boat, Coast of France$875Sign up
sold 2025 Harbor SceneUnsold
sold 2025 Boats in the WaterResult 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 William A. Coulter auction results →