William Trost Richards
American · 1833–1905 · Painter, Draughtsman
William Trost Richards was an American landscape artist. He was associated with both the Hudson River School and the American Pre-Raphaelite movement. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
- Coast of Cornwall-View of Tintagel CastleBrunk Auctions · $130,000≈ £87,951≈ €122,966Sign up to see
- Bouquet Valley in the AdirondacksBrunk Auctions · $60,000≈ £48,077≈ €55,908Sign up to see
Summer glowBonhams · $56,250≈ £33,292≈ €41,130Sign up to see
William Trost Richards’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).
Price trend
5 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
4 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 45 | 34 | 76% | $21.2kSign up | $15.6kSign up | $130kSign up |
| Oil | 45 | 34 | 76% | $21.2kSign up | $15.6kSign up | $130kSign up |
| Works on paper | 31 | 24 | 77% | $5.1kSign up | $3.9kSign up | $16.6kSign up |
| Watercolor | 26 | 20 | 77% | $5.6kSign up | $4.6kSign up | $16.6kSign up |
| Gouache | 3 | 2 | 67% | $2.5kSign up | $2.5kSign up | $2.9kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $2.7kSign up | $2.7kSign up | $4.1kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Etching | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Other | 4 | 2 | 50% | $12.1kSign up | $12.1kSign up | $15.5kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 4 | $10.6kSign up |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 | $9.8kSign up |
| 2024 | 19 | 18 | $12.5kSign up |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | $14.9kSign up |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | $7.7kSign up |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | $8.3kSign up |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | $4kSign up |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | $3.2kSign up |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | $2.6kSign up |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 | $74kSign up |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | $35.7kSign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | $9.5kSign up |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | $4kSign up |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | $3.6kSign up |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | $750Sign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | $6.2kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2006 | 4 | 2 | $9.5kSign up |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $47kSign up |