William R. James: career timeline
Canadian · 1892–1942 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 30 of 44 lots (68% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 21 | 20 | $36kSign up | Drawing |
| 1930s | 9 | 9 | $12kSign up | Drawing |
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1920s 21 works
- Sold
- 20 of 21
- Median
- $36kSign up
- Average
- $42.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 13.5 × 13.5 in (34 × 35 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (16), Oil (3), Etching (1)
- Subjects
- Cattle & animals (5), Figures & portraits (1)
1920 Eventually$51kSign up
c. 1920 from circa 1920-1930’s. This hand signed original work of art is done on a display plate, full signedResult not published
1921 A Real Bronco$33kSign up
1921 Calf Roping$30kSign up
1922 Bull Dogger sketch$90kSign up
1922 Wedding Party$10kSign up
1923 The First Few of a Cut...$5.7kSign up
1923 Cowboys North and South$22.8kSign up
1924 Who's Humane$30kSign up
1925 First Rider$12.3kSign up
1926 Smoky and his Mammy$39kSign up
1926 Bucking Horse$54kSign up
Show 9 more (1920s)
1927 Gathering the Remuda$22.8kSign up
1928 A Big Steer, More Wicked Looking Than Any Bull He'd Ever Seen$7.8kSign up
1928 He Watched em' Catching Horse After Horse$66kSign up
1928 Bronco Buster$66kSign up
1928 And Rough is a Mighty Tame Name for Them$51kSign up
1928 There Was Room for None But Experienced Men$42kSign up
1929 ...A Glimpse of that Black Horse$48kSign up
1929 Curly Bill and His Buccaneers$19.2kSign up
1929 A Heeler in the Slack$156kSign up
1930s 9 works
- Sold
- 9 of 9
- Median
- $12kSign up
- Average
- $14.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 10 × 10 in (25 × 25 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (7), Mixed media (1), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- —
1930 When Ropes Sing$15.6kSign up
1931 Big Enough$12kSign up
1931 Bucking Broncho$4.5kSign up
1931 Well Here's Where We Camp Tonight$5.8kSign up
1932 His Rambling Trail had Covered Thousands of Miles of Range Land$36kSign up
1933 Howdy Stranger$5.4kSign up
1933 Heading Out to Join the Roundup Outfit$12kSign up
1935 Young Cowboy$30kSign up
1936 It Happens Once a Year$10.8kSign up
Creation date not recorded
14 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $6.7kSign up
- Average
- $6.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 10 × 8 in (25 × 20 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2006 Bucking Bronc$6.7kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 4 works
- Sold
- 4 of 4
- Median
- $5kSign up
- Average
- $24.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 15 × 11.5 in (38 × 29 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (2), Oil (1), Mixed media (1)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2010 Relay Race$3.5kSign up
sold 2012 Wild Bronco$87.8kSign up
sold 2012 In Without Knocking$6.4kSign up
sold 2016 Bronco rider$1.3kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 9 works
- Sold
- 8 of 9
- Median
- $16.8kSign up
- Average
- $137kSign up
- Typical size
- 11 × 11 in (28 × 28 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (5), Mixed media (2), Watercolor (1)
- Subjects
- Cattle & animals (2)
sold 2024 Montana Christmas$6.7kSign up
sold 2025 Something CrookedResult not published
sold 2026 Set of two (2): Lithograph and Letter with Sketches (and original envelopes)$1.8kSign up
sold 2026 Old Blue (Horses I've Known)$33kSign up
sold 2026 Now - Getting Too High$14.4kSign up
sold 2026 In the Saddle with Uncle Bill$27kSign up
Show 3 more (2020s)
sold 2026 My First Horse$19.2kSign up
sold 2026 Brad Drug a Few More Heavy Limbs Across the Fire$6.6kSign up
sold 2026 Smoky and Clint$990kSign up
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All William R. James auction results →