Benjamin F. Butler Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Benjamin F. Butler Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 03, 2024
Benjamin Butler (B. 1975) Important American Contemporary Modernist Abstract Landscape Painting
Est: $300 - $500
Contemporary American modernist abstract landscape oil painting by Benjamin Butler (Born 1975). Oil on canvas. Signed verso. Framed. Measuring 17 by 21 inches overall and 16 by 20 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
Aug. 07, 2024
“Beast” Butler Signed Railroad Pass for Disabled Veteran, PSA/DNA
Est: $200 - $300
Benjamin F. Butler n.p., n.d. "Beast" Butler Signed Railroad Pass for Disabled Veteran, PSA/DNA DS A partly-printed document signed by Butler as Manager of the National Association for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (N.A.D.V.S), boldly signed at lower right, with punch cancels and a tiny bit of loss at top right corner, else very good. Document measures 4.25" x 2", encapsulated by PSA/DNA to dimensions of 7" x 4", with authentication label affixed to slab, as well as a second matching label on a separate acetate sleeve. This pass offers the disabled veteran free transportation from Washington, C.D. to Columbus, Ohio, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers was created in 1865, and was the first of its kind to initiate veterans' benefits. In 1866, Butler was elected president of the Board of Managers, and directly oversaw the construction and operation of the first of the Homes before leaving the board in 1880. Benjamin F. Butler (1818-1893) was a brigadier general of Massachusetts troops and occupied the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis and prevented secessionists from leading Maryland into the Confederacy. In May 1862, he commanded the army force that helped capture New Orleans. As military governor of New Orleans, Butler was a controversial figure, earning the nickname "Beast Butler." President Lincoln recalled Butler in December 1862, and in November 1863 gave Butler command of the Department of Virginia and North Carolina. In May 1864, the forces under Butler's command became the Army of the James. As Ulysses S. Grant led the attack on Confederate forces from the north, he ordered Butler to attack from the east. Butler's hesitation allowed Confederates to box his Army of the James in at Bermuda Hundred, but it later participated in the siege of Petersburg. Butler's mismanagement of the expedition against Fort Fisher, North Carolina, allowed Grant to relieve him of command in January 1865, although Butler had become a popular Radical Republican. After the Civil War, Butler represented Massachusetts in Congress from 1867 to 1875 and 1877 to 1879. With support from the Democratic and Greenback parties, Butler won election as governor of Massachusetts in 1882 and served from 1883 to 1884. In the latter year, he ran for President of the United States as the candidate of the Greenback and Anti-Monopoly parties but was unsuccessful in gaining the Democratic nomination. This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses. WE PROVIDE IN-HOUSE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE!
University Archives
Oct. 17, 2023
BENJAMIN BUTLER (B. 1975) Two Trees in the Forest oil on canvas 21 7/8 x 1
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
BENJAMIN BUTLER (B. 1975) Two Trees in the Forest oil on canvas 21 7/8 x 16in. (55.7 x 40.6cm.)
Christie's
Jan. 06, 2022
Benjamin F. Butler TLS Re: The Washington Monument Struck by Lightning
Est: $200 - $300
Benjamin F. Butler TLS Re: The Washington Monument Struck by Lightning 2pp, measuring 7.75" x 9.875", Boston, dated May 25, 1886. A typed letter on stationery from the Law Officers of Butler, Washburn, and Webster. Signed "Benj F. Butler" and addressed to Gen. J.B. Kinsman in Alexandria, Egypt. With flattened mail folds, light edge toning, and spots of staining and soiling throughout. Boldly signed. The former Union major general discusses the Washington Monument in relation to the Egyptian pyramids and shares other news and happenings back home. Reading in part: "…The Washington Monument had got a crack of a thunderbolt which knocked the top of it somewhat, and as the pyramids are the next highest things, and had stood so many years, I wondered whether there were any thunder claps there, and whether the lightening [sic] had ever troubled them --whether there was any such thing in Egypt, and I did not know where to turn to the authorities. Because if the pyramids have been open to thunder claps during the ages they have stood there must have been a good deal of demolishment, apparently, as in the year the Washington Monument was finished the top of that got badly knocked, although great pains had been taken to draw off the lightening [sic] by conductors, and I did not suppose they had lightening [sic] rods on the pyramids…I suppose that somebody has told you by this time that we have a new office, No. 6 Ashburton Place. Our old office is being pulled down to clear the site for the New Court House. If you see something quite rare and not too expensive that would adorn the mantlepiece in my new office, which is a very fine room, and will send it to me, I should be very glad of it for I know you have taste in bric-a-brac. You are now Judge in Egypt. I think the administration is inclined to let you alone. Batchelder has tried to make mischief but I don’t think he has succeeded…" Construction on the Washington Monument began in 1848 but was paused from 1854-1877 due to lack of funding and the outbreak of the American Civil War. The stone structure was finally completed in 1884, but the internal ironwork and other stone installations were not finalized until 1888. The monument's aluminum apex lightning rod was installed in late 1884. Between 1885 and 1934, the apex lost 1 cm of height due to lightning strikes. Benjamin Franklin Butler (1818-1893) was an American lawyer and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives, the Senate and later served as its governor. He is a highly noted controversial figure of the American Civil War. He was given jurisdiction over the Northern occupied city of New Orleans. He refused to return fugitive slaves to the Confederacy, using the logic that they constituted “contraband of war”—an interpretation later upheld by his government. He was widely reviled for years after the war by Southerners, who gave him the nickname "Beast Butler." After the war, Butler returned to politics. He attempted to run for president in 1884 but lost the nomination to Grover Cleveland. He later retired to his personal endeavors in law and writing his memoirs until his death in 1893. On the one side, he did not hesitate to use his office to line his own pocket. On the other, he promoted women's suffrage, took a strong stand against the Ku Klux Klan and tried to assist the economically poor through various pieces of legislation. Josiah B. Kinsman (1824-1912) had worked at Butler's law office and served with him during the Civil War. He served on Butler's staff as an aide-de-camp and was later appointed by Butler as chief of a Department of Negro Affairs. Kinsman stressed the importance of vocational and literacy training, and as a result, by 1864, North Carolina had more than 60 educators and 3000 students enrolled in Kinsman's program. After the war, Kinsman moved abroad to Egypt and became a judge. This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses. WE PROVIDE IN-HOUSE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE!
University Archives
Aug. 01, 2018
BENJAMIN F. BUTLER
Est: $100 - $150
BENJAMIN F. BUTLER (1818-1893) Union major general, called "The Beast" for his authoritarian control of occupied New Orleans. Later in the war, he commanded the Army of the James. Stock certificate for five shares in the Georgia-Alabama Investment and Development Company, signed by Butler as President and issued in 1891. Fine. The firm was created to develop Haralson County, Georgia with factories, rail lines, etc.
Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
Dec. 20, 2017
BENJAMIN F. BUTLER
Est: $60 - $80
BENJAMIN F. BUTLER (1795 - 1858) American lawyer and politician who served as Attorney General and Secretary of War in two administrations. A.L.S. 1p. 4to., New York, Apr. 30, 1839 to West Point Superintendent Richard Delafield mentioning that he has accepted an invitation from the "Dialectic Society". Very good.
Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
Sep. 14, 2017
BENJAMIN BUTLER | Winter Mountain
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Edition Unique Oil on canvas
Sotheby's
May. 09, 2017
BENJAMIN F. BUTLER - Current Bid: $30.00
Est: $60 - $80
BENJAMIN F. BUTLER (1818-1893) Union major general, called "The Beast" for his authoritarian control of occupied New Orleans. Later in the war, he commanded the Army of the James. Stock certificate for five shares in the Georgia-Alabama Investment and Development Company, signed by Butler as President and issued in 1891. Fine. The firm was created to develop Haralson County, Georgia with factories, rail lines, etc.
Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
Dec. 09, 2015
BENJAMIN F. BUTLER
Est: $100 - $150
BENJAMIN F. BUTLER (1818-1893) Union major general, called "The Beast" for his authoritarian control of occupied New Orleans. Later in the war, he commanded the Army of the James. Stock certificate for five shares in the Georgia-Alabama Investment and Development Company, signed by Butler as President and issued in 1891. This historic document has an ornate border around it with the company seal. Fine. The firm was created to develop Haralson County, Georgia with factories, rail lines, etc.
Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
Sep. 09, 2014
BENJAMIN F. BUTLER
Est: $150 - $200
BENJAMIN F. BUTLER (1818-1893) Union major general, called "The Beast" for his authoritarian control of occupied New Orleans. Later in the war, he commanded the Army of the James. Signed cabinet photograph, 4" x 6 1/2", a chest, up pose as senator signed "Benj. F. Butler Mass." at bottom. Backstamp by C. M. Bell, Washington. Some soiling, overall good to very good.
Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
Sep. 11, 2013
BENJAMIN F. BUTLER
Est: $150 - $200
BENJAMIN F. BUTLER (1818-1893) Union major general, called "The Beast" for his authoritarian control of occupied New Orleans. Later in the war, he commanded the Army of the James. Signed cabinet photograph, 4" x 6 1/2", a chest, up pose as senator signed "Benj. F. Butler Mass." at bottom. Backstamp by C. M. Bell, Washington. Some soiling, overall good to very good.
Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
Sep. 11, 2013
BENJAMIN F. BUTLER
Est: $100 - $150
BENJAMIN F. BUTLER (1818-1893) Union major general, called "The Beast" for his authoritarian control of occupied New Orleans. Later in the war, he commanded the Army of the James. Signed book, his autobiography Butler's Book, (Boston: A. M. Thayer & Co.), 1892. 1154pp. 8vo., gilt edges, full leather, spine heavily chipped, covers loosening, The front flyleaf bears a typed inscription to Butler's secretary, Selwyn Major, and is signed in full. Later ownership signature on additional front flyleaf.
Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
Jun. 17, 2007
(BUTLER BENJAMIN F.)
Est: $50 - $75
869. (BENJAMIN F. BUTLER) War-date CDV portrait showing Butler head and shoulders, in uniform. No backstamp. A few light foxed spots, otherwise very good.$50-75
Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
Feb. 25, 2007
(BENJAMIN F. BUTLER)
Est: $100 - $150
(BENJAMIN F. BUTLER) (1818-1893) Union major general, called "The Beast" for his authoritarian control of occupied New Orleans. Later in the war, he commanded the Army of the James. Carte de visite of a cartoon caricature of Butler as a Turkish pirate about to behead a poor waif with his bloody sword, titled "Bluebeard of New Orleans". With E. & H.T. Anthony, New York imprint on verso. Very fine with double ruled gold border. $100-150
Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
Feb. 25, 2007
BUTLER, BENJAMIN F.
Est: $100 - $150
BENJAMIN F. BUTLER (1818-1893) Union major general, called "The Beast" for his authoritarian control of occupied New Orleans. Later in the war, he commanded the Army of the James. His signature as Congressman, "Benj. F. Butler Mass." on a 3 1/2 x 1 1/2" slip. Matted and framed with an engraved portrait of Butler. Very good, unexamined out of frame. $100-150
Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
Feb. 25, 2007
(BUTLER, BENJAMIN F.)
Est: $75 - $100
(BENJAMIN F. BUTLER) (1818-1893) Union major general, called "The Beast" for his authoritarian control of occupied New Orleans. A printed 1p. 4to., anti-Butler political handbill, boldly entitled: "BUTLER'S BLUNDERS", giving a lengthy denunciation of Butler's career as lawyer, general and politician. Butler ran for Governor of Massachusetts in 1878, 1879 and 1882 only winning on the third try. Plus, a 1p. 8vo., handbill, entitled: "Declaration of Rights and Principles, opposing the Massachusetts Sumptuary Laws", blaming them for, in part: "...fanatical and secret influences, under the pretence of moral reform and the public good...". Usual wear, else very good. $75-100
Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
Oct. 15, 2006
BUTLER, BENJAMIN F.
Est: $75 - $100
790. BENJAMIN F. BUTLER (1818-1893) Union major general, called "The Beast" for his authoritarian control of occupied New Orleans. Later in the war, he commanded the Army of the James. His franking signature "Benj. Butler MC" on a cover addressed in his hand to the Private Secretary of the State House in Boston. Very good to near fine. $75-100
Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
Jun. 04, 2006
BUTLER, BENJAMIN F.
Est: $75 - $100
634. BENJAMIN F. BUTLER (1818-1893) Union major general, called "The Beast" for his authoritarian control of occupied New Orleans. Later in the war, he commanded the Army of the James. A.N.S., 1p. 8vo., [n.p., n.d.], written beneath an invitation extended to him by "....a large number of our citizens...will deliver a lecture on temperance, in the Presbyterian Church in this place on Friday the 29th ult at 3 o'clock - PM..." Butler responds below: "I shall remain but a few days in town, and, would be happy to see the citizens of the place, at my lodgings..." Light uneven toning, otherwise very good. $75-100
Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
Jun. 05, 2005
(BUTLER, BENJAMIN F.)
Est: $150 - $200
615. (BENJAMIN F. BUTLER) (1818 - 1893) Union major general, called "The Beast" for his authoritarian control of occupied New Orleans. Later in the war, he commanded the Army of the James. A good war-date CDV showing the general dressed in civilian attire. Photographer's imprint of Fredrick's, New York. One slight crease affects the albumen, else very good.$150-200
Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
Jun. 05, 2005
BUTLER, BENJAMIN F.
Est: $40 - $60
499. BENJAMIN F. BUTLER (1818 - 1893) Union major general, called "The Beast" for his authoritarian control of occupied New Orleans. Later in the war, he commanded the Army of the James. Bold signature on a card, matted with a period engraving, set into a gilt wood frame. Fine.$40-60
Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
Jun. 04, 2005
BUTLER, BENJAMIN F.
Est: $300 - $400
60. BENJAMIN F. BUTLER (1818 - 1893) Union major general, called "The Beast" for his authoritarian control of occupied New Orleans. Later in the war, he commanded the Army of the James. War-date L.S. "Benj. F Butler", 4pp., 4to., "In the field", June 7, 1864 in reply to an application received from Surgeon Charles McCormick for a leave of absence to attend a trial in his home state of Indiana. In part: "...Surgeon McCormick is Medical Director of this department, having charge of hospitals now holding more than 4,000 sick and wounded as well as the entire transportation from this Army to Fortress Monroe, Pt. Lookout and elsewhere...It is utterly impossible to dispense with his services for such a length of time...as we are in daily expectation of attack or offensive movements... Public duty and the dictates of humanity to the suffering soldiers of my command would alike prevent my granting such leave..." Pinholes in top left corner of all sheets, usual folds, mounting remnants on verso of last page. $300-400
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