William James Glackens
American · 1870–1938 · Painter, Printmaker
William James Glackens was an American realist painter and one of the founders of the Ashcan School, which rejected the formal boundaries of artistic beauty laid down by the… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Boys with sled, Washington Square 12 x 16inBonhams · $206,000≈ £132,809≈ €150,475Sign up to see
Washington Square – The Green DressBonhams · $156,250≈ £117,375≈ €133,456Sign up to see
Gloucester, MassachusettsBonhams · $137,500≈ £110,628≈ €129,509Sign up to see
William James Glackens’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
3 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
1 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 | 29 | 15 | 52% | $38.7kSign up | $20.4kSign up | $156kSign up |
| Oil | 29 | 15 | 52% | $38.7kSign up | $20.4kSign up | $156kSign up |
| Works on paper | 19 | 13 | 68% | $1.7kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $5kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Gouache | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Pastel | 5 | 4 | 80% | $1.2kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $1.9kSign up |
| Drawing | 11 | 8 | 73% | $1.7kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $5kSign up |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 100% | $117kSign up | $117kSign up | $206kSign 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 | 4 | 4 | $7kSign up |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | $432Sign up |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | $10.3kSign up |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | $19.2kSign up |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | $18.8kSign up |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | $841Sign up |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | $5kSign up |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | $79.1kSign up |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | $138kSign up |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $27kSign up |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 | $49.1kSign up |
| 2008 | 3 | 2 | $28.5kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $2.6kSign up |