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Oil · Canvas · ed. 2/22
Bonhams · Jul 16, 2026$2,176 ≈ £1,611 ≈ €1,898Sign up free to see price
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Moonrise, Big Sur
William Posey Silva (American, 1859–1948)
$2,938 price realized incl. premium
≈ £1,661≈ €2,463
Hammer $2,500 · with buyer’s premium $2,938
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas laid down”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and inscribed
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 8 x 10in
- Auction house
- Bonhams
- Sale
- California and American Paintings & Sculpture (13316)
- Date
- December 12, 2005
- Location
- San Francisco, United States
- Lot
- 227
- Estimate
- $3,000 – $5,000 (≈ £1,696 – £2,827) (≈ €2,516 – €4,193)
- Source
- Auction house bonhams.com ↗Retrieved Sep 28, 2026
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