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Spring Came Early by Howard A. Terpning, Oil on canvas, offered Feb 2015Photo © James D. Julia — view this lot on James D. Julia ↗

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Spring Came Early

Howard A. Terpning (American, b. 1927)

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Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate $175,000 – $275,000 (≈ £114,912 – £180,577) (≈ €152,892 – €240,259)

Offered at James D. Julia and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Auction history of this work: offered 2 times ↓

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Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “Oil on canvas”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Signed and dated lower left
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
22" x 28". Overall: 30" x 36"
Auction house
James D. Julia
Sale
Winter Fine Art, Asian & Antiques Auction <br /> Totals Over $3.5 Million! (377-february-2015-fine-art-antiques-asian-auction/?session=1)
Date
February 4, 2015
Location
Fairfield, Maine
Lot
1078
Estimate
$175,000 – $275,000 (≈ £114,912 – £180,577) (≈ €152,892 – €240,259)
Source
Auction house jamesdjulia.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 28, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2015 and 2016 · sold 0 · bought in / unsold 2

  1. Spring Came Early, James D. Julia 2015

    Feb 4, 2015 · James D. Julia this result

    Winter Fine Art, Asian & Antiques Auction <br /> Totals Over $3.5 Million!, lot 1078

    Bought in / unsold · est. $175,000 – $275,000

    As catalogued

    Howard A. Terpning, “Spring Came Early”

    Oil on canvas

    22" x 28". Overall: 30" x 36"

  2. Spring Came Early, James D. Julia 2016

    Feb 3, 2016 · James D. Julia

    February Fine Art, Antiques & Asian Auction <br> Totals nearly $3.2 Million!, lot 1141

    Bought in / unsold · est. $125,000 – $175,000

    As catalogued

    Howard A. Terpning, “Spring Came Early”

    Oil on canvas

    22" x 28". Overall: 30" x 36"

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Winter Fine Art, Asian & Antiques Auction <br /> Totals Over $3.5 Million! · James D. Julia · Feb 4, 2015

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