William Robinson Leigh: career timeline

American · 1866–1955 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 28 of 68 lots (42% 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.

William Robinson Leigh: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1900s	3	2	$156kSign up	Oil
1910s	10	10	$59.1kSign up	Oil
1920s	2	2	$17.9kSign up	Oil
1930s	1	0	—	Etching
1940s	7	7	$268kSign up	Oil
1950s	5	5	$27kSign up	Watercolor

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1900s 3 works

Sold: 2 of 3
Median: $156kSign up
Average: $156kSign up
Typical size: 26.5 × 31.5 in (67 × 80 cm)
Mediums: Oil (2), Gouache (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (1)

1900 RaftingResult not published
1903 West Virginia Woodchopper [or] West Virginia Farm Boy$298kSign up
1907 The Hopi Vase$15kSign up

1910s 10 works

Sold: 10 of 10
Median: $59.1kSign up
Average: $120kSign up
Typical size: 24.5 × 19 in (62 × 48 cm)
Mediums: Oil (7), Etching (1), Tempera (1)
Subjects: Figures & portraits (3), Markets & villages (1), Cattle & animals (1)

c. 1910 Embarrassed (Range Pony in Town) (ca. 1910)$666kSign up
1910 Hopi Woman$29.8kSign up
c. 1910 Walpi, First Mesa$1.5kSign up
1911 Navajo Girl Preparing Corn$29.8kSign up
1911 From Rod to Rifle$107kSign up
1911 At the Water Hole$26.8kSign up
1912 Indian Herder$84.7kSign up
1913 The War Chief$125kSign up
1915 Navajo Horse$33.6kSign up
1917 A Boy on His Pony$92kSign up

1920s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $17.9kSign up
Average: $17.9kSign up
Typical size: 21 × 48.5 in (54 × 123 cm)
Mediums: Oil (2)
Subjects: —

1922 A Navajo Judge, Kayenta, Arizona$15.3kSign up
1926 The Belgian Congo$20.5kSign up

1930s 1 work

Sold: 0 of 1
Median: —
Average: —
Typical size: —
Mediums: Etching (1)
Subjects: —

c. 1935 - ''Bear Dogs''-Result not published

1940s 7 works

Sold: 7 of 7
Median: $268kSign up
Average: $501kSign up
Typical size: 25 × 30 in (64 × 76 cm)
Mediums: Oil (7)
Subjects: —

1942 Sentinel of the Plains$224kSign up
1943 A Close Call$1.2MSign up
1943 Dodging Lead$1MSign up
1944 An Upset$651kSign up
1946 Tid Bits$268kSign up
1949 Navahos at Home$150kSign up
1949 Hopi Maiden Grinding Corn$51.8kSign up

1950s 5 works

Sold: 5 of 5
Median: $27kSign up
Average: $119kSign up
Typical size: 20 × 24 in (51 × 61 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (2), Oil (2), Gouache (1)
Subjects: —

Creation date not recorded

38 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 3 works

Sold: 3 of 3
Median: $4.5kSign up
Average: $12.5kSign up
Typical size: 10 × 13 in (26 × 34 cm)
Mediums: Oil (2), Drawing (1)
Subjects: Cattle & animals (1)

sold 2006 The Plains of Tanganyika$4.5kSign up
sold 2006 Portrait of a Horse Head$1.4kSign up
sold 2009 The Setting Sun$31.6kSign up · sold 2×

Undated, sold in the 2010s 15 works

Sold: 15 of 15
Median: $15.2kSign up
Average: $62.7kSign up
Typical size: 12 × 15 in (31 × 38 cm)
Mediums: Oil (11), Drawing (2), Etching (2)
Subjects: Sunsets & night (1), Cattle & animals (1)

sold 2011 Study for the Wild Dog Group #48$14kSign up
sold 2011 Hopi Pottery Painter, Walpi, Arizona$17.6kSign up
sold 2011 Belgian Congo$29.3kSign up
sold 2011 The Athi Plains - Mt. Kenya #27$17.6kSign up
sold 2014 Sunset – Return of the Shepherd$15.2kSign up
sold 2015 The Right of Way$697kSign up

Show 6 more (2010s)

sold 2018 Kayenta Trading Store$44.6kSign up
sold 2018 Potter of Orabi$58.5kSign up
sold 2019 Horses$1.4kSign up
sold 2019 Bear Dogs$375Sign up
sold 2019 Western Scene$650Sign up
sold 2019 Zuni Child$20.2kSign up

…and 3 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 20 works

Sold: 16 of 20
Median: $16.7kSign up
Average: $88.9kSign up
Typical size: 15.5 × 13.5 in (39 × 34 cm)
Mediums: Oil (12), Drawing (7), Etching (1)
Subjects: Landscapes (2), Figures & portraits (1)

sold 2020 Wash Day at the First Mesa$46.8kSign up
sold 2020 Pony Express$680kSign up
sold 2021 Outside the Pueblo$18.1kSign up
sold 2021 House in the Woods$1kSign up
sold 2021 Lion$2.9kSign up
sold 2021 Frontiers of Enchantment – Giraffes$7.6kSign up

Show 6 more (2020s)

sold 2021 Frontiers of Enchantment – Zebras$5.3kSign up
sold 2021 Stampede (study)$15.2kSign up
sold 2022 Zuni Indian$21.8kSign up
sold 2022 Shelling Corn$51.4kSign up
sold 2022 The Foul Rope$2.2kSign up
sold 2022 In Pursuit$310kSign up

…and 8 more works from this group in the full results list.

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 Robinson Leigh auction results →