William S. Rice: career timeline

American · 1873–1963 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 14 of 23 lots (61% 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 S. Rice: 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
1910s	4	4	$2.1kSign up	Other
1920s	8	8	$2.4kSign up	Woodcut / linocut
1930s	2	2	$1.5kSign up	Woodcut / linocut

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1910s 4 works

Sold: 4 of 4
Median: $2.1kSign up
Average: $2.1kSign up
Typical size: 11.5 × 9 in (30 × 23 cm)
Mediums: Other (2), Watercolor (1), Woodcut / linocut (1)
Subjects: Sunsets & night (1)

c. 1910 Santa Cruz Mountains, Near Alma, circa 1910$1.8kSign up
1912 Hillside Near Mills College - Afternoon Shadows$1.7kSign up
c. 1917 Blue Gums - Berkeley$2.4kSign up
1918 Evening — San Juan, 1918$2.6kSign up

1920s 8 works

Sold: 8 of 8
Median: $2.4kSign up
Average: $2.5kSign up
Typical size: 8 × 9 in (20 × 23 cm)
Mediums: Woodcut / linocut (6), Other (2)
Subjects: Sea & coast (1), Sunsets & night (1)

c. 1920 The Spring Thaw$1.9kSign up
c. 1920 Salmon Fleet - Oakland$2.6kSign up
c. 1920 Melrose Heights$2.9kSign up
c. 1920 The Ancient Oak$3.3kSign up
c. 1920 Melrose Heights$1.8kSign up
1920 Snowstorm, Calaveras, 1920$1.1kSign up
c. 1925 Santa Cruz Cliffs$2.3kSign up
1926 Santa Fe Twilight, 1926$4.1kSign up

1930s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $1.5kSign up
Average: $1.5kSign up
Typical size: 5 × 6 in (13 × 15 cm)
Mediums: Woodcut / linocut (1), Other (1)
Subjects: Boats (1)

c. 1935 Lone Rock$2.3kSign up
1936 Ships of Yesterday, 1936$650Sign up

Creation date not recorded

9 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: 0 of 1
Median: —
Average: —
Typical size: 21 × 15 in (53 × 38 cm)
Mediums: Watercolor (1)
Subjects: —

sold 2005 Yosemite FallsUnsold

Undated, sold in the 2010s 6 works

Sold: 5 of 6
Median: $1.2kSign up
Average: $1.4kSign up
Typical size: 12 × 11.5 in (30 × 29 cm)
Mediums: Woodcut / linocut (4), Oil (1), Watercolor (1)
Subjects: Boats (1), Landscapes (1)

sold 2010 Idle Boats-Oakland Estuary$1.3kSign up
sold 2010 Millsmont$1.2kSign up
sold 2010 Decorative Fruit Bowl$375Sign up
sold 2011 The Governor's House, Walpai, Arizona$3.8kSign up
sold 2013 Winter Woods, n.d.$600Sign up
sold 2013 Monterey dunesUnsold

Undated, sold in the 2020s 2 works

Sold: 2 of 2
Median: $6.3kSign up
Average: $6.3kSign up
Typical size: 7 × 5.5 in (18 × 14 cm)
Mediums: Other (1), Woodcut / linocut (1)
Subjects: —

sold 2021 In the Heart of the Redwoods$10.6kSign up
sold 2022 Lamplight - Oakland$1.9kSign 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 S. Rice auction results →