William Bradford
American · 1823–1892 · Painter, Photographer
William Bradford was an American romanticist painter, photographer and explorer, originally from Fairhaven, Massachusetts, near New Bedford. His early work focused on portraits… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Ship trapped in pack iceBonhams · $182,500≈ £116,822≈ €136,848Sign up to see
Fresh Breeze off Sandy HookBonhams · $146,550≈ £116,875≈ €136,733Sign up to see
- Fishing off the Coast of LabradorBrunk Auctions · $48,000≈ £36,377≈ €43,628Sign up to see
William Bradford’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).
Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
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 | 19 | 17 | 89% | $39.7kSign up | $29.9kSign up | $183kSign up |
| Oil | 19 | 17 | 89% | $39.7kSign up | $29.9kSign up | $183kSign up |
| Works on paper | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.8kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $1.8kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.8kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $1.8kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.