William Thompson Russell Smith: career timeline

Kwakwaka'wakw · 1812–1896 · 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 25 lots (56% 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 Thompson Russell Smith: 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
1830s	1	1	$910Sign up	Oil
1840s	4	3	$1.9kSign up	Oil
1850s	1	0	—	Oil
1870s	1	1	$3.8kSign up	Oil
1890s	7	6	$3.1kSign up	Oil

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1830s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $910Sign up
Average: $910Sign up
Typical size: 7.5 × 11 in (19 × 28 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1)
Subjects: Rivers & marshes (1)

1839 Tacony Creek$910Sign up

1840s 4 works

Sold: 3 of 4
Median: $1.9kSign up
Average: $3.4kSign up
Typical size: 10.5 × 11.5 in (27 × 29 cm)
Mediums: Oil (3), Watercolor (1)
Subjects: —

1840 Brush Run on Pinecreek, PAResult not published
1848 Pool, Franconia Notch$1.9kSign up
1848 Chocorua Peak$1.8kSign up
1848 View Near Bedford, Pennsylvania$6.5kSign up

1850s 1 work

Sold: 0 of 1
Median: —
Average: —
Typical size: 8 × 12 in (20 × 31 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1)
Subjects: Landscapes (1)

1850 Wooden Bridge in an Autumn LandscapeResult not published

1870s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $3.8kSign up
Average: $3.8kSign up
Typical size: 8 × 18 in (20 × 46 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1)
Subjects: —

1872 Pennyback$3.8kSign up

1890s 7 works

Sold: 6 of 7
Median: $3.1kSign up
Average: $3.1kSign up
Typical size: 12 × 18 in (31 × 46 cm)
Mediums: Oil (7)
Subjects: Landscapes (4)

1891 Pennypack$2kSign up
1892 A Day's Work in the Fields$5.4kSign up
1894 Pennypack$1.9kSign up
1895 Trees on the Pennypack$538Sign up
1895 Trees on the PennypackUnsold
1895 Sandy Run by Camp Hill$4.8kSign up
1895 Bathing in a Stream-The Encounter$4.3kSign up

Creation date not recorded

11 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: $4.2kSign up
Average: $4.2kSign up
Typical size: 12 × 18 in (31 × 46 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1)
Subjects: —

sold 2006 Stone Bridge above a Wooded Stream$4.2kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2010s 6 works

Sold: 5 of 6
Median: $2.1kSign up
Average: $2.2kSign up
Typical size: 12 × 18 in (30 × 46 cm)
Mediums: Oil (5), Etching (1)
Subjects: Rivers & marshes (1), Landscapes (1)

sold 2010 DUCK SHOOTING and PICNIC BY THE CREEK: TWO WORKS, each signed and dated '61 lower left, in period frames$1.1kSign up
sold 2012 Autumn LandscapeUnsold
sold 2014 Near Lauden, Pennsylvania$4.4kSign up
sold 2014 Sestri, Italy$2.1kSign up
sold 2015 Scene in Virginia$500Sign up
sold 2018 Oil City, Pennsylvania$3kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2020s 4 works

Sold: 3 of 4
Median: $1.7kSign up
Average: $1.4kSign up
Typical size: 17 × 21.5 in (43 × 55 cm)
Mediums: Oil (4)
Subjects: Rivers & marshes (2), Figures & portraits (1), Cattle & animals (1)

sold 2022 ATTR Portrait of Junius Butus Booth$75Sign up
sold 2024 Brush Run on Pine CreekUnsold
sold 2025 Boating on the River with a Bridge$1.7kSign up
sold 2025 A Valley Landscape with a Boy and Cows$2.6kSign 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 Thompson Russell Smith auction results →