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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Record prices
Land's EndBonhams · $192,000≈ £93,860≈ €130,453Sign up to see
High Sierra CanyonBonhams · $128,250≈ £65,813≈ €97,329Sign up to see
Kings RiverCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $99,450≈ £63,449≈ €81,516Sign up to see
William Keith’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
7 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
13 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 | 159 | 131 | 82% | $12.2kSign up | $5.3kSign up | $192kSign up |
| Oil | 159 | 131 | 82% | $12.2kSign up | $5.3kSign up | $192kSign up |
| Works on paper | 3 | 3 | 100% | $5.7kSign up | $5.5kSign up | $9.2kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.4kSign up | $2.4kSign up | $2.4kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $5.5kSign up | $5.5kSign up | $5.5kSign up |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 100% | $3.7kSign up | $3.7kSign up | $4.4kSign 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 | 3 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 | $7kSign up |
| 2024 | 15 | 12 | $4.5kSign up |
| 2023 | 12 | 11 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 | $6.6kSign up |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | $4.3kSign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | $5.7kSign up |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | $7kSign up |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | $9.1kSign up |
| 2017 | 9 | 9 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2016 | 7 | 5 | $7.5kSign up |
| 2015 | 6 | 5 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2014 | 4 | 2 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2013 | 5 | 4 | $5.3kSign up |
| 2012 | 10 | 8 | $5kSign up |
| 2011 | 7 | 6 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2010 | 5 | 4 | $13.4kSign up |
| 2009 | 6 | 3 | $9.2kSign up |
| 2008 | 7 | 5 | $9.6kSign up |
| 2007 | 14 | 12 | $9.6kSign up |
| 2006 | 7 | 6 | $7.8kSign up |
| 2005 | 15 | 13 | $3.8kSign up |