William Lester Stevens
American · 1888–1969 · Painter
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Record prices
Gloucester Farm House with Stone WallJames D. Julia · $18,150≈ £14,104≈ €15,500Sign up to see
- Snow SceneBrunk Auctions · $14,000≈ £10,639≈ €12,387Sign up to see
Untitled (Harbor Scene)Rago Auctions · $13,750≈ £11,008≈ €12,395Sign up to see
William Lester Stevens’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).
Lots sold
67
of 78 offered · 2003–2026
Sell-through
86%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
2 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
8 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 | 51 | 43 | 84% | $5kSign up | $3.9kSign up | $18.1kSign up |
| Oil | 50 | 42 | 84% | $5.1kSign up | $4.1kSign up | $18.1kSign up |
| Acrylic | 1 | 1 | 100% | $990Sign up | $990Sign up | $990Sign up |
| Works on paper | 23 | 20 | 87% | $1kSign up | $809Sign up | $3.2kSign up |
| Watercolor | 21 | 18 | 86% | $1kSign up | $809Sign up | $3.2kSign up |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.5kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $1.5kSign up |
| Other | 4 | 4 | 100% | $7.4kSign up | $6.7kSign up | $13.8kSign 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 | 3 | 2 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | $950Sign up |
| 2021 | 5 | 4 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | $5.9kSign up |
| 2019 | 5 | 4 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2017 | 19 | 14 | $3.6kSign up |
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2014 | 8 | 7 | $3.6kSign up |
| 2013 | 5 | 4 | $5.3kSign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $345Sign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | $4.7kSign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $2.2kSign up |