Washington Allston Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Washington Allston Art Value Price Guide

Aug. 25, 2024
ATTR Washington Allston (1779 - 1843) Panoramic Finely Painted Framed Landscape Oil Painting
Est: $300 - $500
Antique Italian landscape oil painting attributed to Washington Allston (1779 - 1843). Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring 30 by 38 inches overall and 22 by 30 painting alone. Please see all images for condition. Size is measured and written on the back of the painting. The first size is the overall size, the second size is the image size. For detailed condition questions please text 617-835-2496
Curated Gallery Auctions
Apr. 07, 2023
ATTRIBUTED TO WASHINGTON ALLSTON (Massachusetts/South Carolina, 1779-1843), Italianate landscape with distant ruins., Oil on canvas, 22" x 30". Framed 30" x 38".
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
ATTRIBUTED TO WASHINGTON ALLSTON Massachusetts/South Carolina, 1779-1843 Italianate landscape with distant ruins. Unsigned.
Eldred's
Nov. 16, 2022
WASHINGTON ALLSTON (BRITISH 1779-1843), THE LEGEND OF NESSUS AND DEJANIRA
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
WASHINGTON ALLSTON (BRITISH 1779-1843)THE LEGEND OF NESSUS AND DEJANIRAOil on canvas94 x 124cm (37 x 48¾ in.)In Greek mythology, Dejanira or Deianira was a Calydonian princess. The current picture tells the story of the centaur Nessus who attempted to rape her by the river Euenos, but she was rescued by Heracles, who shot the centaur with a poisoned arrow. As he lay dying, Nessus persuaded Dejanira to take a sample of his blood, telling her that a 'love potion' of it would ensure that Heracles, her husband, would never again be unfaithful. When she later feared that her husband would leave her forever, she smeared some of the poisoned blood on Heracles' shirt, which eventually killed him. In despair, she then took her own life.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jul. 27, 2022
ATTRIBUTED TO WASHINGTON ALLSTON (Massachusetts/South Carolina, 1779-1843), Italianate landscape with distant ruins., Oil on canvas, 22" x 30". Framed 30" x 38".
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
ATTRIBUTED TO WASHINGTON ALLSTON Massachusetts/South Carolina, 1779-1843 Italianate landscape with distant ruins. Unsigned.
Eldred's
May. 31, 2022
Washington Allston (1779-1843) after Joseph Wright of Derby
Est: $400 - $800
Washington Allston (1779-1843), copy of Joseph Wright of Derby's famous painting Indian Widow of 1783-84. An engraving of this painting was made byÂ John Raphael Smith in 1785. Another copy of the Wright of Derby painting, signed by Benjamin West, sold and was recorded in Maine Antique Digest, 2021. It is possible that each artist viewed the painting while in England but they could also have painted their copies after the engraving. Size: 20'' x 24'', 51 x 61 cm (stretcher). Provenance: Ex-collection of the Andrew D. White Museum, Cornell University (partial label on the back); Private Pennsylvania Collection.
Material Culture
May. 21, 2022
Allston | Portrait of a Young Woman
Est: $25,000 - $30,000
An untitled oil portrait of a young woman, attributed to American painter and poet Washington Allston. He was the first important American Romantic painter, and was called the "American Titian." Allston's paintings are known for their bold use of light and atmospheric color. His artistic genius was much admired by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Ralph Waldo Emerson. Some years after Allston's death, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote: "One man may sweeten a whole time. I never pass through Cambridge Port without thinking of Allston. His memory is the quince in the drawer and perfumes the atmosphere." Allston's paintings have been widely exhibited in museums, most notably at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Unsigned and undated, marked "W. Allston" on verso. In wooden frame. Very Good minus. Minor wear to edges of board; evidence of possible previous restoration, particularly to two small areas of the figure's neck and chest. Frame is fragile with some chipping to gilt components. Note that the portrait was originally in an oval frame, as was popular in the 18th century. However, oval frames fell out of fashion in the 19th century, and many paintings were relined to fit a rectangular frame. As a result, the original oval shape is faintly visible. Artist: Allston, Washington (attributed to, American, 1779-1843) Medium: Oil on Canvas Date: Early 19th Century Measurements: w 19.5 in x h 23.5 in. (Frame Size: w 39.5 in x h 43.5 in)
Second Story Books
Nov. 11, 2017
WASHINGTON ALLSTON (AMERICAN, 1779-1843) FOLIO OF "OUTLINES AND SKETCHES"
Est: $100 - $200
WASHINGTON ALLSTON (AMERICAN, 1779-1843) FOLIO OF "OUTLINES AND SKETCHES", engravings on paper, 18 engravings on 16 pages, engraved by J. & S. W. Cheney, Boston: Stephen H. Perkins, 1850, preface states "The Outlines and Sketches contained in this Volume, are a part of those found in Mr. Allston's Studio, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after his death, in July, 1843". Original boards with title in gold.
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Nov. 30, 2014
Allston, Portrait of Woman, O/C
Est: $4,000 - $8,000
Washington Allston (American, 1779-1843), portrait of a young woman in satin dress, oil on canvas, unsigned, 24" h x 30" w (view), 39" h x 33" w (frame). Provenance: From a California collection.
Kaminski Auctions
Sep. 28, 2014
Allston, Portrait of Woman, O/C
Est: $5,000 - $10,000
Washington Allston (American, 1779-1843), portrait of a young woman in satin dress, oil on canvas, unsigned, 24" h x 30" w (view), 39" h x 33" w (frame). Provenance: CA collection.
Kaminski Auctions
Jun. 12, 2014
WASHINGTON ALLSTON Danger (Man on a Precipice).
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
WASHINGTON ALLSTON Danger (Man on a Precipice). Pen and brown ink and pencil on paper, 1815. 295x245 mm; 11 5/8x9 5/8 inches. Signed in pencil, lower left recto. Annotated and dated in pen and brown ink, lower sheet edge recto. With an inscription from a poem by the English poet William Collins (1721-1759) in pencil, recto. A similar drawing by Allston (1779-1843) is in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore (37.1550). The Walters drawing is published in Gerdts and Stebbins, Jr., A Man of Genius--The Art of Washington Allston, Boston, 1979, page 231.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 07, 2014
Washington Allston (American, 1779-1843), A Young Troubadour, Titled, signed, and dated "...W. Allston pinxit 1832." on the reverse, wi
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Washington Allston (American, 1779-1843) A Young Troubadour Titled, signed, and dated "...W. Allston pinxit 1832." on the reverse, with labels from the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and Boston Athenaeum affixed to the frame. Oil on artist board, 17 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. (45.1 x 37.5 cm), framed. Condition: Surface irregularities (including alligatoring and blistering). Provenance: Ex-collection of Mrs. Charles Jackson Paine [née Julia Lee Bryant] (1847-1901), Boston; by family descent to the estate of Charles P. Fisher, Framingham, Massachusetts.
Skinner
Dec. 29, 2013
Allston, "Italian View," O/C
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Attributed to Washington Allston (1779-1843), "Italian View", oil on canvas, unsigned, in period gilt wood frame with name plate, 17 1/4" h x 21 1/4" w (canvas), 27" h x 31" w (frame). Provenance: From the estate of Lee B. Anderson. Exhibited: New London, CT, Lyman Allyn Museum, American Romantic Paintings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Collection of Lee B. Anderson, Feb. 26-Mar. 26, 1961, no. 1
Kaminski Auctions
Dec. 29, 2013
Allston, Woman in Italian Landscape, O/C
Est: $800 - $1,200
Attributed to Washington Allston (1779-1843), "Woman in Italian Landscape", oil on canvas, laid to board, inscribed verso, in old frame, 22" h x 17 3/4" w (canvas), 29 3/4" h x 25 3/4" w (frame). Provenance: From a NY estate
Kaminski Auctions
Nov. 19, 2012
Washington Allston American, 1779-1843 Landscape (Italy), circa 1828-1830
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Washington Allston American, 1779-1843 Landscape (Italy), circa 1828-1830 Oil on canvas 13 1/8 x 11 7/8 inches Provenance: Leslie George Katz and Jane Mayhall Katz, Baltimore Private collection Washington Allston's travels in Italy in 1805-08 provided the inspiration for the classically influenced landscapes that he would paint in the two decades that followed. This painting may be a study for Italian Landscape, a larger canvas painted around 1829-30 now in the Detroit Institute of Arts. Allston's use of glazes to produce rich color harmonies and delicate atmospheric effects, which led to his being called "the American Titian" are on vivid display here, expressing his idealization of Italy as a place of poetic and meditative experience. C The Spanierman Gallery, LLC Collection of American Art
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jun. 03, 2012
WASHINGTON ALLSTON, (AMERICAN 1779-1843), "UNA SLEEPING IN A WOOD"
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
WASHINGTON ALLSTON (american 1779-1843)/span "UNA SLEEPING IN A WOOD" Oil on canvas 30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5cm) provenance: /spanE.T. Hastings, Medford, Massachusetts. Mrs. John B. Hatch, Medford, Massachusetts. Miss Ruth Charlotte Dana. M. Knoedler & Co. Inc., New York, New York. Purchased from the above by the present owner, February 18, 1960. The Estate of Gerald M. Bordman, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. exhibited:/span 'Exhibition of the Works of Washington Allston,' Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, July 18, 1881, no. 240. 'Forty American Painters,' Akron Art Institute, Ohio, December 1945, no. 5. literature:/span M. F. Sweester, Artist Biographies, Boston, Massachusetts, 1877, p. 188. Jared B. Flagg, Life and Letters of Washington Allston, London 1893, p. 392. Edgar Preston Richardson, Washington Allston, Chicago, Illinois, p. 149, p. 152, p. 215, no., 162.
Freeman's | Hindman
Dec. 04, 2011
WASHINGTON ALLSTON, (AMERICAN 1779-1843), "UNA SLEEPING IN A WOOD"
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
WASHINGTON ALLSTON (american 1779-1843)/span "UNA SLEEPING IN A WOOD" Oil on canvas 30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5cm) provenance: /spanE.T. Hastings, Medford, Massachusetts. Mrs. John B. Hatch, Medford, Massachusetts. Miss Ruth Charlotte Dana. M. Knoedler & Co. Inc., New York City, New York. Purchased from the above by the present owner, February 18, 1960. The Estate of Gerald M. Bordman, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. exhibited:/span 'Exhibition of the Works of Washington Allston', Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, July 18, 1881, no. 240. 'Forty American Painters', Akron Art Institute, Ohio, December 1945, no. 5. literature:/span M. F. Sweester, Artist Biographies, Boston, Massachusetts, 1877, p. 188. Jared B. Flagg, Life and Letters of Washington Allston, London 1893, p. 392. Edgar Preston Richardson, Washington Allston, Chicago, Illinois, p. 149, p. 152, p. 215, no, 162.
Freeman's | Hindman
Jun. 25, 2010
Washington Allston (BRITISH, 1779-1843)
Est: -
Washington Allston (BRITISH, 1779-1843) Portrait of Mrs. William Channing oil on canvas 27½ x 23 in. (69.9 x 58.4 cm.)
Christie's
Jun. 24, 2010
Washington Allston (BRITISH, 1779-1843)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Washington Allston (BRITISH, 1779-1843) Portrait of Mrs. William Channing oil on canvas 27½ x 23 in. (69.9 x 58.4 cm.)
Christie's
Dec. 06, 2008
Washington Allston (American, 1779-1843), "Morning
Est: $50,000 - $70,000
Washington Allston (American, 1779-1843), "Morning in Italy," oil on canvas, unsigned, bearing label reading "... 219 Washington & 10 Bromwell" en verso, 20 1/4 in. x 38 in., in an antique gilt frame. Note: Known as the first full-scale Romantic Artist, Washington Allston was extremely influential in expanding the "historical style" (as romantic idealism was called in the nineteenth century) of painting in America. Born in South Carolina in 1779, in the middle of the Revolutionary War, Allston was one of the first American artists to emerge in the newly founded country; during the first half of the nineteenth century, he was considered the greatest painter the United States had produced. Allston was educated at Harvard University and the Royal Academy in London, and soon after began his career as a painter and a poet. After studying in London and visiting Italy from 1804-1808, Allston returned to the United States, married his fiancé, Ann Channing, and lived in Boston for three years before returning to London to live. It was at this time in his life that Allston met Sir George Beaumont, a collector and amateur artist. Beaumont, who was both a patron and a member of the artistic community, ran in the same circle as Allston, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Sir David Wilkie, and William Wordsworth. He was a particular enthusiast of Allston's works, although he only commissioned two works from him: The Angel Releasing St. Peter from Prison, 1814-16, now in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; and a now unlocated landscape. Another painting by Allston, Morning in Italy, was exhibited around the same time and was received well by the art critic of the Examiner, who said, "It is a landscape in which art elegantly mixes with and sets off Nature and tower and temple and the pensiveness of ruins are seen, just as morning breaks...The colours are well mingled into a dun and natural hue, which hovers over nearly the whole scene, giving it a soft solemnity, and to which the yellow-edged turrets, hills, and clouds, oppose a delicate sprightliness..." The painting illustrated here, although uninscribed, fits the description from the critic. The bright sunrise over the background town and the ancient temple ruins, which were characteristic of Allston's Italian landscapes, complement the foreground figures in classical garb, dwarfed by the awe-inspiring elements of Nature in this Romantic Landscape. The painting offered here, lot 428, is quite possibly a heretofore unrecorded version of Allston's exhibited Morning in Italy; or may be the painting exhibited by Allston which is referred to in Richardson's Washington Allston and Gerdts and Stebbins' A Man of Genius. References: Richardson, Edgar Preston. Washington Allston: A Study of the Romantic Artist in America. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1948, reprinted with additions in 1967. Gerdts, William and Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr. A Man of Genius: The Art of Washington Allston. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1979. Owen, Felicity and David Blayney Brown. Collector of Genius: A Life of Sir George Beaumont. Yale University Press, New Haven, 1988.
Neal Auction Company
Jan. 22, 2006
WASHINGTON ALLSTON 1779-1843
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
HEAD OF A JEW measurements 30 by 25 in. alternate measurements (76.2 by 63.5 cm) oil on canvas Painted in 1817. PROVENANCE Boston Athenaeum, Massachusetts, 1829 (acquired directly from the artist) Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, 1876 (transfer from the above) Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, 1976 (acquired from the above) Acquired by the present owners from the above, 1984 EXHIBITED Boston, Massachusetts, Boston Athenaeum, Exhibition, 1828, no. 146 (or no. 148 or 171) Boston, Massachuetts, Harding's Gallery, Exhibition of Pictures Painted by Washington Allston, 1839, no. 20, p. 5 (as Sketch of a Polish Jew) (possibly) New York, Apollo Association, March Exhibition, 1841, no. 55 (as Portrait of a Polish Jew, a sketch) Boston, Massachusetts, Boston Athenaeum, Exhibition, 1850, no. 75 Boston, Massachusetts, Boston Athenaeum; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Exhibition of the Works of Washington Allston, 1881, no. 221, p. 13 (as Sketch of a Polish Jew) Coral Gables, Florida, University of Miami, Lowe Art Museum, The Paintings of Washington Allston, 1975, no. 15, pp. 23, 38, illustrated New York, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, The American Experience, 1976, no. 16, illustrated Boston, Massachusetts, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, A Man of Genius: The Art of Washington Allston (1779-1843), December 1979-April 1980, no. 45, p. 193, illustrated New York, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, American Art from the Colonial and Federal Periods, 1982, no. 33, p. 46, illustrated LITERATURE "Received of...the Boston Athenaeum One Hundred Dollars for the Study from the Jew's head...," Records of Washington Allston, Boston Athenaeum Archives, December 10, 1829 Treasurer's Report, Boston Athenaeum, December 30, 1829 Josiah Quincy, "Minutes," Trustee's Records, Annual Report, Boston Athenaeum, January 4, 1830, p. 209 (as one of the "Jew's heads") "Report, Committee on Fine Arts," Boston Athenaeum Archives, January 4, 1830 (acknowledges purchase of Head of Jew) Sarah Clarke, "Our First Great Painter and His Works," Atlantic Monthly, XV, February 1865, p. 136 "Trustee's Record," Boston Athenaeum, 1865 (as lent to Albert Bierstadt for exhibition in Buffalo; no record can be found that this exhibition was actually held) Moses F. Sweetser, "Washington Allston," Artist's Biographies, vol. 5, Boston, circa 1877-78, p. 187 Mabel Munson Swan, The Athenaeum Gallery 1827-1873, Boston, 1940, pp. 17 or 60 (as either Head of a Jew or Sketch of a Jew) Edgar Preston Richardson, Washington Allston, A Study of the Romantic Artist in America, Chicago, 1948, no. 95, p. 201 American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, vol. I, Boston, 1969, no. 60, p. 13
Sotheby's
Sep. 26, 2005
ATTRIBUTED TO WASHINGTON ALLSTON (American, 1779-1843) STUDY FOR DIANE
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
ATTRIBUTED TO WASHINGTON ALLSTON (American, 1779-1843) STUDY FOR DIANE signed Washington Allston, verso; inscribed "Study for large ? picture painted for the Duke of Leeds, W. Allston"; stamped ? "Thompson Collection, New York, 1870, Geo. P. Rowell"; oil on ?canvas; 25 x 31 inches
Grogan & Company
Oct. 30, 2003
Washington Allston (1779-1843)
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
Landscape, circa 1830 oil on canvas
Phillips