William Trost Richards Works on Paper: Value & Auction Prices

1833–1905

Of the 31 lots by William Trost Richards (works on paper) recorded at auction between 2005 and 2026, 24 found a buyer (77%). Half of the priced sales fell between $1.8kSign up free to see and $7.5kSign up free to see, with a median of $3.9kSign up free to see. The auction record in our data is Fort Dumpling, Conanicut Island, sold at Bonhams in January 2026 for $16.6kSign up free to see. Sales were recorded mainly at Bonhams (10), Clarke Auction Gallery (7) and James D. Julia (5).

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All works on paper results

1. 
   A New Jersey Beach, 1889

   Watercolor · Paper

   12 x 24 in.

   Brunk Auctions · Sep 23, 2026 · Lot 178
   $1,400≈ £1,055≈ €1,227HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
2. 
   Lobster Traps on a Rocky Beach

   Watercolor · Paper

   sheet 7 x 10 in. (17.8 x 25.4 cm.)

   Bonhams · Jan 29, 2026 · Lot 8
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
3. 
   Fort Dumpling, Conanicut Island, 1874

   Watercolor · Paper

   sheet size 9 x 13 1/2 in. (22.9 x 34.3 cm.)

   Bonhams · Jan 27, 2026 · Lot 3
   $16,640≈ £12,112≈ €13,949Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
4. 
   Sunrise at Newport, 1871

   Watercolor · Paper

   sheet size 8 x 13 3/4 in. (20.3 x 34.9 cm.)

   Bonhams · Jan 27, 2026 · Lot 2
   $10,880≈ £7,920≈ €9,121Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
5. 
   Coastal Landscape With Castle Ruins

   Watercolor

   16.25" h x 27" w

   Clarke Auction Gallery · Dec 7, 2025 · Lot 42
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
6. 
   A Summer Afternoon, Newport, Rhode Island, 1891

   Watercolor · Board

   35-1/4 x 25 in.

   Brunk Auctions · May 30, 2025 · Lot 1038
   $7,500≈ £5,564≈ €6,614HammerSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
7. 
   Off the Coast

   Watercolor · Paper

   Sight size: 9.50" h x 13.50" w

   Clarke Auction Gallery · Feb 9, 2025 · Lot 84
   $1,600≈ £1,291≈ €1,550HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
8. 
   Sunset Seascape

   Watercolor · Paper

   17.25"h x 31.25" w

   Clarke Auction Gallery · Oct 6, 2024 · Lot 6
   $600≈ £456≈ €544HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
9. 
   Seascape

   Watercolor · Paper

   20 x 32 in.

   Cottone Auctions · Sep 21, 2024 · Lot 253
   $6,300≈ £4,734≈ €5,642Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Cottone Auctions ↗
10. 
    Rocky Coastline with Grazing Sheep

    Watercolor · Paper

    8.5 x 13.5 in

    Helmuth Stone Gallery · Aug 18, 2024 · Lot 50A
    $8,190≈ £6,323≈ €7,418$6,500 + $1,690 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $3,500–7,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
11. 
    Twilight Landscape

    Drawing

    (i,ii) Sight size: 5.125" h x 6.125" w

    Clarke Auction Gallery · Jun 30, 2024 · Lot 87
    $1,400≈ £1,105≈ €1,308HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
12. 
    English Country Road

    Watercolor · Paper

    sight size 24.8 x 33.7 cm (9 3/4 x 13 1/4 in).

    Bonhams · Apr 25, 2024 · Lot 20
    $5,888≈ £4,706≈ €5,493Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Bonhams ↗
13. 
    Rocky Coastline with Grazing Sheep

    Watercolor · Paper

    8.5 x 13.5 in

    Helmuth Stone Gallery · Apr 14, 2024 · Lot 7
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–8,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
14. 
    Waves Breaking Against a Rocky Shore

    Watercolor · Paper

    14 x 19 5/8 in. (35.6 x 49.9 cm.)

    Bonhams · Nov 17, 2022 · Lot 55
    $7,650≈ £6,485≈ €7,414Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
15. 
    Coastal Landscape

    Watercolor

    16.25" high x 27" wide

    Clarke Auction Gallery · Sep 12, 2021 · Lot 25
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
16. 
    two works (of Catskill Clove), 1853

    Drawing · Paper

    10¾ h x 8½ w in (27 x 22 cm)

    Rago Auctions · Sep 24, 2020 · Lot 595
    $4,063≈ £3,183≈ €3,489Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $400–View at Rago Auctions ↗
17. 
    Pastoral Landscape, c. 1878-1880

    Watercolor · Paper

    8-1/2 x 11-1/2 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Sep 12, 2020 · Lot 90
    $12,000≈ £9,355≈ €10,123HammerSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–9,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
18. 
    Scalda Ness, Shetland, 1897

    Watercolor

    16" high x 24" wide

    Clarke Auction Gallery · Sep 8, 2019 · Lot 18
    $1,400≈ £1,133≈ €1,269HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
19. 
    Sunset, Narragansett Bay, 1903

    Watercolor · Paper

    16 x 27 1/2in (40.6 x 69.8cm)

    Bonhams · Mar 27, 2018 · Lot 388
    $4,375≈ £3,109≈ €3,535Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
20. 
    A rocky coastline at dusk

    Watercolor · Paper

    11 1/2 x 23 1/2in (29.2 x 59.7cm)

    Bonhams · Nov 14, 2017 · Lot 713
    $1,875≈ £1,430≈ €1,596Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
21. 
    Rocky Coast, 1903

    Watercolor · Paper

    20 x 31-1/2 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Nov 11, 2017 · Lot 1233
    $2,600≈ £1,971≈ €2,231HammerSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
22. 
    Sunlit Clearing, 1879Attributed to the artist

    Watercolor · Paper

    6-3/4 x 5-7/8 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Jul 22, 2017 · Lot 836
    $300≈ £231≈ €258HammerSign up free to seeEst. $500–1,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
23. 
    Sunlit Clearing, 1879Attributed to the artist

    Watercolor · Paper

    6-3/4 x 5-7/8 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Mar 25, 2017 · Lot 549
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–2,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
24. 
    Woodland StreamAttributed to the artist

    Watercolor · Paper

    7-5/8 x 6 in.

    Brunk Auctions · Mar 25, 2017 · Lot 547
    $500≈ £401≈ €463HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Brunk Auctions ↗
25. 
    Ship Near Lighthouse

    Gouache · Paper

    4" x 6-1/2"

    James D. Julia · Aug 21, 2012 · Lot 1142
    $2,070≈ £1,313≈ €1,666Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at James D. Julia ↗
26. 
    Crashing waves

    Watercolor · Board

    17 x 25in

    Bonhams · Nov 29, 2011 · Lot 1051
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
27. 
    Early Spring, Germantown

    Watercolor · Paper

    sight 8 1/4 x 12 3/8in

    Bonhams · May 26, 2010 · Lot 42
    $3,660≈ £2,541≈ €2,973Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
28. 
    Carrigan Head Ireland

    Watercolor

    14 x 24

    Clarke Auction Gallery · May 4, 2009 · Lot 112
    $750≈ £505≈ €567HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
29. 
    Autumn by a Pond

    Watercolor · Paper

    13 3/4 x 11 7/8in

    Bonhams · Dec 3, 2008 · Lot 123
    $9,600≈ £6,501≈ €7,605Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
30. 
    Ship Near Lighthouse

    Gouache · Paper

    4” x 6-1/2”

    James D. Julia · Jan 31, 2008 · Lot 4
    $2,875≈ £1,446≈ €1,933Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at James D. Julia ↗
31. 
    Rocky Coast

    Watercolor · Paper

    11 1/2 in. x 23 1/2 in.

    Sloans & Kenyon · Nov 9, 2007 · Lot 1808
    $4,750≈ £2,266≈ €3,235HammerSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Sloans & Kenyon ↗
32. 
    Land’s End

    Watercolor

    8” x 14”

    James D. Julia · Aug 22, 2006 · Lot 201
    $3,450≈ £1,827≈ €2,693Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,750–4,750View at James D. Julia ↗
33. 
    Land’s End

    Watercolor

    8” x 14”

    James D. Julia · Jan 25, 2006 · Lot 71
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $4,500–6,500View at James D. Julia ↗
34. 
    Ship Near Lighthouse

    Gouache · Paper

    4” x 6-1/2”

    James D. Julia · Aug 24, 2005 · Lot 77
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $3,000–5,000View at James D. Julia ↗

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