William Keith, Landscape

William Keith

American · 1838–1911 · Painter, Printmaker

William Keith was a Scottish-American painter famous for his California landscapes. He is associated with Tonalism and the American Barbizon school. Although most of his career… (Wikipedia)

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  1. William Keith, Land's End, 1873, oil on canvasLand's EndBonhams · $192,000≈ £93,860≈ €130,453Sign up to see
  2. William Keith, High Sierra Canyon, 1876, oil on canvasHigh Sierra CanyonBonhams · $128,250≈ £65,813≈ €97,329Sign up to see
  3. William Keith, Kings River, circa 1878, oil on canvasKings RiverCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $99,450≈ £63,449≈ €81,516Sign up to see

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  1. William Keith, Tennessee cove, Marin city, oil on panel
    Tennessee cove, Marin city
    Oil · Panel
    12 3/4 x 26in
    Bonhams · · Lot 14
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $12,000–18,000View at Bonhams ↗
  2. William Keith, Figures in a clearing, oil on canvas
    Figures in a clearing
    Oil · Canvas
    20 1/4 x 30 1/4in
    Bonhams · · Lot 15
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
  3. William Keith, Figures beneath the oaks, oil on canvas
    Figures beneath the oaks
    Oil · Canvas
    24 x 36in
    Bonhams · · Lot 15
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–25,000View at Bonhams ↗
  4. William Keith, A forest glade, oil on canvas
    A forest glade
    Oil · Canvas
    36 x 60in
    Bonhams · · Lot 16
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
  5. William Keith, Cattle Watering among Sunlit Hills, oil on canvas
    Cattle Watering among Sunlit Hills
    Oil · Canvas
    22 x 28in
    Bonhams · · Lot 11
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
  6. William Keith, A Forest Glade, oil on canvas
    A Forest Glade
    Oil · Canvas
    36 x 60in
    Bonhams · · Lot 159
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $20,000–30,000View at Bonhams ↗
  7. William Keith, A Forest Glade, oil on canvas
    A Forest Glade
    Oil · Canvas
    36 x 60in
    Bonhams · · Lot 93
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $30,000–50,000View at Bonhams ↗
  8. William Keith, Twilight's Reflection, oil on canvas
    Twilight's Reflection
    Oil · Canvas
    12 x 15in
    Bonhams · · Lot 595
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
  9. William Keith, Grazing in Evening's Glow, 1892, oil on canvas
    Grazing in Evening's Glow, 1892
    Oil · Canvas
    30 1/4 x 50in
    Bonhams · · Lot 97
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $30,000–50,000View at Bonhams ↗
  10. William Keith, Cattle Grazing Under Sheltering Oaks, oil on canvas
    Cattle Grazing Under Sheltering Oaks
    Oil · Canvas
    16 x 24 1/4in
    Bonhams · · Lot 83
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
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Lots by William Keith that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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About William Keith

William Keith was a Scottish-American painter famous for his California landscapes. He is associated with Tonalism and the American Barbizon school. Although most of his career was spent in California, he started out in New York, made two extended study trips to Europe, and had a studio in Boston in 1871–72 and one in New York in 1880.

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In museum collections

  • William Keith, Yosemite Falls, from Glacier PointYosemite Falls, from Glacier Point, 1879
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
  • William Keith, Approaching StormApproaching Storm, 1880
    The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
  • William Keith, In the Sierras, A Pack TrainIn the Sierras, A Pack Train
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
  • William Keith, Sierra StormSierra Storm, 1880
    Birmingham Museum of Art · Public domain

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