William Sidney Mount
American · 1807–1868 · Painter, Printmaker
William Sidney Mount was a 19th-century American genre painter. Born in Setauket, New York in 1807, Mount spent much of his life in his hometown and the adjacent village of… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
In the Backyard with the DogClarke Auction Gallery · $28,000≈ £21,094≈ €25,212Sign up to see
Sketch of the Artist's MotherRago Auctions · $5,000≈ £4,000≈ €4,664Sign up to see
Portrait of the Reverend Charles Seabury (1770-1844)Clarke Auction Gallery · $2,600≈ £1,998≈ €2,351Sign up to see
William Sidney Mount’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).
ArtSell has recorded 5 auction results for William Sidney Mount between 2003 and 2025, of which 5 sold (100%). Recorded sale prices range from $159Sign up free to see to $28kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $28kSign up free to see for In the Backyard with the Dog at Clarke Auction Gallery in May 2025. The most common medium is oil paintings (2 lots). Most results come from Brunk Auctions (3), Clarke Auction Gallery (2) and Austin Auction Gallery (2).
10 results
- £120≈ $159≈ €138Sign up free to see
- The Power of Music!After the artist$325≈ £241≈ €282Sign up free to see
- Music is ContagiousAfter the artist$425≈ £315≈ €369Sign up free to see
- $28,000≈ £21,094≈ €25,212Sign up free to see
- $2,600≈ £1,998≈ €2,351Sign up free to see
- The Power of MusicAfter the artist$650≈ £511≈ €617Sign up free to see
- $5,000≈ £4,000≈ €4,664Sign up free to see
- Farmer's Nooning, published by The Apollo Association for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in the U.S., 1843After the artist$150≈ £104≈ €133Sign up free to see
- $345≈ £217≈ €311Sign up free to see
- Girl with PitcherAttributed to the artistUnsold / did not meet reserveEst. $28,000–38,000
William Sidney Mount: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by William Sidney Mount at auction?
$28,000Sign up free to see, for In the Backyard with the Dog at Clarke Auction Gallery (May 2025) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for William Sidney Mount?
The median sale price is $2.6kSign up free to see across 5 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by William Sidney Mount have sold at auction?
5 of 5 recorded lots sold between 2003 and 2025.
Which auction houses sell William Sidney Mount?
Brunk Auctions, Clarke Auction Gallery and Austin Auction Gallery account for the most recorded results. Brunk Auctions · Clarke Auction Gallery · Austin Auction Gallery
About William Sidney Mount
William Sidney Mount was a 19th-century American genre painter. Born in Setauket, New York in 1807, Mount spent much of his life in his hometown and the adjacent village of Stony Brook, where he painted portraits, landscapes, and scenes inspired by daily life from the 1820s until his death in 1868 at the age of sixty. During that time he achieved fame in the U.S. and Europe as a painter who chronicled rural life on Long Island. He was the first native-born American artist to specialize in genre painting. Mount was also passionate about music and a fiddle player, a composer and collector of songs, symphonies, sonatas and other works, and designed and patented several versions of his own violin which he named the "Cradle of Harmony." Many of his paintings also feature musicians and groups of people engaged in dance in rural settings.
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