William Clift Paintings & Artwork for Sale | William Clift Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 19, 2024
William Clift (b. 1944), "Georgia O' Keeffe, New Mexico," 1981
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
William Clift (b. 1944) "Georgia O' Keeffe, New Mexico," 1981 Gelatin silver print on paper mounted to a board mount Edition: 16/25, printed 1986 (there were also five lettered artist's proofs) Signed on the board mount, directly below the image, at right: William Clift; signed again, titled, dated, numbered, inscribed "Prints of this image at other sizes exist," and with the artist's copyright statement, all in a combination of pencil and ink on the verso of the board mount; signed yet again in pencil at the lower edge of the overmat
John Moran Auctioneers
Oct. 15, 2024
William Clift (1944) - Portrait 2, Juan Hamilton Sculptor, from "The Year of Tibet" portfolio, 1983
Est: €600 - €800
Platinum print, printed in 1990 cm 40,5 x 33,3 (cm 32,6 x 25,6 picture) | 15.9 x 13.1 in. (12.8 x 10 in. picture) Artist's Proof Edition 2 of 24 Numbered and signed in pencil on the white inferior recto margin
Finarte
Sep. 18, 2024
William Clift, Factory Butte, Utah 1975 / Ca. 1994
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
William Clift (b. 1944) Factory Butte, Utah 1975 / ca. 1994 gelatin silver, edition 13 of 40 graphite signed lower right: William Clift graphite inscribed on mount verso: Factory Butte, Utah, 1975 Printed at this size in a limited edition of 40 numbered and 15 lettered artist copies. editioned in ink on mount verso: No. 13 print created from a large-format, B&W negative
Santa Fe Art Auction
Dec. 03, 2022
William Clift, Am. b. 1944, Mont St. Michel, 1977, Gelatin silver print, framed under glass, 10 1/4" x 13" sight, 18 7/8" x 22 7/8" framed
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
William Clift Am., b. 1944 Mont St. Michel, 1977 Gelatin silver print, framed under glass Signed l.r.
Barridoff Auctions
Oct. 14, 2022
William Clift
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
(American, b. 1944) Reflection, St. Louis, signed, gelatin silver print, 13 x 16 in.; mounted, unframed Provenance: Private Collection, Wisconsin
Brunk Auctions
Oct. 02, 2022
William Clift. Original photograph of Mont. St. Michel. Pencil signed lower right. Framed under
Est: $250 - $350
William Clift. Original photograph of Mont. St. Michel. Pencil signed lower right. Framed under glass. Sight: 10 x 13in. Overall: 19 x 23in.
Tremont Auctions
Oct. 01, 2022
WILLIAM CLIFT (AMERICAN, B. 1944)
Est: $250 - $500
William Clift American, b. 1944 The Chanel, Mont Saint Michel, 1999 Silver gelatin print Signed in pencil lower right. View of the abbey's architecture under a blanket of fog. Matted behind glass, ebonized frame. The photograph previously on view at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
Oct. 01, 2022
WILLIAM CLIFT (AMERICAN, B. 1944)
Est: $250 - $500
William Clift American, b. 1944 Flying Buttresses, Mont Saint Michel, 1997 SIiver gelatin print Signed in pencil lower right. Interior view of the abbey's architecture, light permeating the scene from outside. Matted behind glass, ebonized frame. The photograph previously on view at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
Aug. 13, 2022
William Clift photograph
Est: $300 - $500
William Clift (American 1944- ) ''Nude, Provincetown, Massachusetts''- photograph, 1960, printed ca. 2009, signed in pencil on mount, very good condition. 4 1/2 x 6 1/8''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Sep. 11, 2021
William Clift, Staircase, Philadelphia City Hall, Pennsylvania
Est: $500 - $700
William Clift (b. 1944) Staircase, Philadelphia City Hall, Pennsylvania gelatin silver print signed on support matte lower right: William Clift titled on support matte lower left: Staircase, Philadelphia City Hall, Pennsylvania
Santa Fe Art Auction
Feb. 06, 2021
WILLIAM CLIFT Reflection St Louis Courthouse
Est: $700 - $1,000
WILLIAM CLIFT, Old St. Louis Courthouse, 1976, 13.1x16.2" gelatin silver print, Printed c. 1980, signed in pencil on mount recto below print, printed label affixed to mount verso: Douglas Kenyon Inc. / 155 East Ohio Street Chicago, Illinois 60611 / No. 419 / Artist: William Clift / Media: Photograph / Size: 13x16 1/4 / Title/Date: Old St. Louis Courthouse / $: 300.00 price [from 1980]; inscribed in pencil: WC2/1033 In this Reflection of the St. Louis County Courthouse Clift has captured the spirit of the Bicentennial, modern abstract but also at the center of America where settlers ported from east to west, the crossroads of America. This was made for the Bicentennial County Courthouse project. The Seagram County Court House Archives, a collection of more than 11,000 photographic negatives and 2,500 master prints, was presented as a gift, with its copyright ownership, to the Library of Congress in 1980 by Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Inc. To mark the Bicentennial of the United States of America, Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Inc. commissioned twenty-four photographers to record more than 1,100 county court houses using both color and black and white film. The project, directed by Phyllis Lambert and edited by Richard Pare, created the most comprehensive survey to date of a type of American building. https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/coll/220_seagram.html William Clift (b.Boston 1944) resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Clift started taking pictures at the age of ten, developing them in a darkroom. He took his first photography workshop with Paul Caponigro at fifteen, becoming the youngest member of the Association of Heliographers: a New York cooperative established by some of the most influential American art photographers of the 1960s, including Walter Chappell, Paul Caponigro, Marie Cosindas and Carl Chiarenza. Two of his primary subjects are Mt. St. Michel off the coast of Northern France and Shiprock in northeastern New Mexico. https://www.gallery.ca/magazine/artists/an-interview-with-photographer-william-clift
Andrew Smith Gallery Photography Auctions, LLC
Sep. 30, 2020
WILLIAM CLIFT Reflection St Louis Courthouse
Est: $1,000 - $4,500
WILLIAM CLIFT Reflection, Old St. Louis County Courthouse, St. Louis, Missouri, 1976, 13x16.25" Gelatin Silver Print mounted on 23x27" 2 ply white rag board. Printed ca. 1984. Signed on mount under print right. ASG# WC2/1029 In this Reflection of the St. Louis County Courthouse Clift has captured the spirit of the Bicentennial, modern abstract but also at the center of America where settlers ported from east to west, the crossroads of America. This was made for the Bicentennial County Courthouse project in 1976. The Seagram County Court House Archives, a collection of more than 11,000 photographic negatives and 2,500 master prints, was presented as a gift, with its copyright ownership, to the Library of Congress in 1980 by Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Inc. To mark the Bicentennial of the United States of America, Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, Inc. commissioned twenty-four photographers to record more than 1,100 county court houses using both color and black and white film. The project, directed by Phyllis Lambert and edited by Richard Pare, created the most comprehensive survey to date of a type of American building. https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/coll/220_seagram.html
Andrew Smith Gallery Photography Auctions, LLC
Sep. 30, 2020
WILLIAM CLIFT A Hudson Landscape Book & Print
Est: $200 - $300
WILLIAM CLIFT A Hudson Landscape, 1993, William Clift Editions, Santa Fe, 1st Edition Hardback with Dust Jacket (inscribed), Slipcase and Separate Folder with a signed and titled print Old Rhode Island Greening Apple Tree, Milton, 1986, 7.6X9" Photogravure on 14x17.3" paper in Folder with Printed title. Edition 42/250. In original cardboard box. ASG# WC2/1004
Andrew Smith Gallery Photography Auctions, LLC
Apr. 20, 2020
William Clift (1944) - Portrait 2, Juan Hamilton, Sculptor, from portfolio "The Year of Tibet", 1983
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Platinum palladium print, printed later Edition Artist's Proof 22 of 24 Signed and numbered in pencil on the white inferior recto margin
Finarte
Mar. 25, 2020
William Clift, Staircase, Philadelphia, City Hall; Rainbow, Waldo, New Mexico (two works)
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
William Clift Staircase, Philadelphia, City Hall; Rainbow, Waldo, New Mexico (two works) 1978 gelatin silver print 14 h × 19.75 w in (36 × 50 cm) Signed and titled to mat 'Staircase, Philadelphia City Hall, Pennsylvania William Clift'. Signed, titled and dated to lower edge of mat 'Rainbow, Waldo, New Mexico, 1978 William Clift'. condition: Good overall condition. Framed behind glass measuring 21 x 29 inches.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
May. 05, 2016
William Clift
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
William Clift Am. b. 1944 New Mexico Landscape Signed "William Clift" below the image, l.r. Photograph 15 x 19 in. 38.1 x 48.3 cm The photographs in this sale are from five various and highly respected Maine collections. According to their owners and corroborated by examination, all are in good condition and, if framed, are framed properly with paper or other support appropriate and/or according to the artist's known expectations, wishes, or choosing or may have originally been prepared for private or public viewing by the artist him or herself. They may be hinged or otherwise properly floated. That said, they are all of good appearance with no known condition issues.
Barridoff Auctions
Sep. 13, 2014
William Clift, American (B. 1944), Rainbow, Waldo New Mexico, 1978, silver gelatin print, 13 x 19 inches
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
William Clift American (B. 1944) Rainbow, Waldo New Mexico, 1978, silver gelatin print, signed on mat lower right, framed. 13 x 19 inches
Link Auction Galleries
Apr. 17, 2014
CLIFT, WILLIAM (1944- ) "White House Ruin, Canyon de Chelly, Arizona."
Est: $3,000 - $4,500
CLIFT, WILLIAM (1944- ) "White House Ruin, Canyon de Chelly, Arizona." Silver print, 13 1/2x19 1/8 inches (34.3x48.6 cm.), with Clift's signature, title, and date, in pencil, on mount recto, and his copyright and date, in ink, in an unknown hand, on mount verso; also with Clift's signature, in pencil, on the overmat. 1975
Swann Auction Galleries
Jan. 12, 2014
Photograph by William Clift
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
William Clift (American, b. 1944), "White House Ruin, Canyon De Chelly, Arizona," 1975 gelatin silver print, signed in pencil lower right, titled and dated in pencil lower left, sheet: 14.125"h x 19.75"w, overall (with frame): 25.5"h x 28.25"w. Provenance: The David C. and Sarajean Ruttenberg Collection (Chicago, IL)
Clars Auctions
Jan. 12, 2014
Photograph by William Clift
Est: $600 - $800
William Clift (American, b. 1944), "County Courthouse, Jury Chairs, Warren County Courthouse, Warrenton, Missouri" gelatin silver print, signed in pencil lower right, titled and dated in pencil lower left, sheet (mounted): 16.25"h x 13.125"w, overall (with frame): 27.5"h x 22.5"w. Provenance: The David C. and Sarajean Ruttenberg Collection (Chicago, IL)
Clars Auctions
Oct. 17, 2013
CLIFT, WILLIAM (1944- ) "La Mesita from Cerrar Seguro, New Mexico."
Est: $3,000 - $4,500
CLIFT, WILLIAM (1944- ) "La Mesita from Cerrar Seguro, New Mexico." Silver print, 13 3/8x19 1/8 inches (34x48.6 cm.), with Clift's signature, title, date, and inscription, in pencil, on mount recto; and with his signature, in pencil, on the overmat. 1978
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 17, 2013
CLIFT, WILLIAM (1944- ) "Reflections, Old St. Louis County Courthouse, St. Louis, Missouri."
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
CLIFT, WILLIAM (1944- ) "Reflections, Old St. Louis County Courthouse, St. Louis, Missouri." Silver print, 12 7/8x15 3/4 inches (32.7x40 cm.), with Clift's signature, in pencil, on mount recto. 1976
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 07, 2011
WILLIAM CLIFT
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
WILLIAM CLIFT Cloud, La Bajada, New Mexico, 1975 gelatin silver print signed, titled and dated in pencil (on the mount) 13½ x 19 3/8in. (34.8 x 49.7cm.)
Christie's
Oct. 28, 2009
CLIFT, WILLIAM (b. 1944) Group of ten images.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
CLIFT, WILLIAM (b. 1944) Group of ten images. Silver gelatin prints, various sizes. Four are signed by Clift (one from the edition of ten); the balance are unsigned.
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jul. 01, 2008
Landscape #2, New Mexico, 1978
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
WILLIAM CLIFT (B. 1944) Landscape #2, New Mexico, 1978 gelatin silver print signed in pencil (on the overmat); signed again, titled, dated and inscribed in pencil (on the mount) 13½ x 19¼ in. (34.3 x 48.9 cm.)
Christie's
Jul. 01, 2008
Shadow, Mont Saint-Michel, France, 1977
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
WILLIAM CLIFT (B. 1944) Shadow, Mont Saint-Michel, France, 1977 gelatin silver print signed in pencil (on the overmat); signed again, titled and dated in pencil (on the mount) 13¾ x 19¼ in. (35 x 48.9 cm.)
Christie's
Feb. 17, 2004
WILLIAM CLIFT
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
La Mesita from Cerro Seguro, New Mexico, 1978 gelatin silver print signed, titled and dated in pencil (on the mount); signed in pencil (on the overmat) 13 3/8 x 19 1/8in. (34 x 48.5cm.)
Christie's
Apr. 25, 2003
WILLIAM CLIFT
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
(American, b. 1944) TEN COURT HOUSES: FROM THE SEAGRAM COUNTY COURT HOUSE ARCHIVES 8 of the 10 are signed each with various other inscriptions 10 gelatin silver prints image size varies: 5 horizontals: 77/8-1215/16 x 915/16-161/2 in. (20-32.9 x 25.2-41.9 cm) 5 verticals: 93/8-173/16 x 73/8-133/8 in. (23.8-43.7 x 18.7-34 cm) 1974-1977 printed 1979-1981 from COURT HOUSE: THE SEAGRAM BICENTENNIAL PROJECT Provenance From the artist, SANTA FE, commissioned by the Seagram Bicentennial Project Exhibited NEW YORK, Seagram Building, COURT HOUSE: REVISITING SEAGRAM'S BICENTENNIAL PROJECT, October 1, 1996 - January 17, 1997 Literature Richard Pare, COURT HOUSE: A PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENT, New York, Horizon Press, 1978, pls. 16, 38, 70, 71, 80, 124, 251 (eight of the ten illustrated).
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