William Sartain, Algerian Water Carrier

William Sartain

American · 1843–1924 · Painter, Printmaker

William Sartain was an American artist, known for the moody tonalism of his paintings, and interests and influences that spanned Orientalism and the Barbizon plein air approach… (Wikipedia)

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Record prices

  1. A Maine LandscapeHelmuth Stone Gallery · $1,764$1,400 + $364 premium≈ £1,339≈ €1,555Sign up to see
  2. Tonalist LandscapeBrunk Auctions · $1,200≈ £941≈ €1,074Sign up to see
  3. William Sartain, Dagobert Oak, Oil on canvasDagobert OakClarke Auction Gallery · $1,000≈ £758≈ €915Sign up to see

William Sartain’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).

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A Maine Landscape
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Apr 13, 2025
$1,764Sign up free to see
William Sartain, Dagobert Oak, Oil on canvas
Dagobert Oak
Clarke Auction Gallery · Mar 6, 2022
$1,000Sign up free to see
Tonalist Landscape
Brunk Auctions · May 18, 2019
$1,200Sign up free to see

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

William Sartain, Algerian Water Carrier
Algerian Water Carrier1874
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
William Sartain, Moses Taylor Pyne, Class of 1877 (1855-1921)
Moses Taylor Pyne, Class of 1877 (1855-1921)
Princeton Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Princeton Art Museum
William Sartain, Arab Head
Arab Head1880
Brooklyn Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Brooklyn Museum
William Sartain, Portrait of Alexander Hamilton
Portrait of Alexander Hamiltonpublished 1895 · Mezzotint with engraving in black on ivory wove paper, laid down on ivory wove paper (chine collé)
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Robert Sonnenschein — public domain (CC0)
William Sartain, Henry Clay
Henry Clay1843 · mezzotint with line engraving
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Ralph King, gift of Mrs. Ralph King; Ra…
William Sartain, Portrait of a Man
Portrait of a Manc. 1800s · mezzotint
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Cleveland Museum of Art Library — Open A…

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