W. Spencer Crooks Paintings & Artwork for Sale | W. Spencer Crooks Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 18, 2024
W. SPENCER CROOKS (Rhode Island/Ireland, 1917-2004), The Maria Mendoza at dock., Watercolor on paper, 7" x 10.25". Framed 12" x 15.5".
Est: $150 - $250
W. SPENCER CROOKS Rhode Island/Ireland, 1917-2004 The Maria Mendoza at dock. Signed lower right "Spencer Crooks".
Eldred's
Jun. 29, 2024
Spencer Crooks (1917 - 2004) American/Ireland
Est: $800 - $1,200
W. Spencer Crooks (1917 - 2004) Watercolor and gouache on paper, signed lower right "Spencer Crooks", piece measures 9 x 17 inches. An award-winning painter, teacher, tenor and member of the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame, Crooks was best known for his prints of Rhode Island landmarks. He began painting at the Pawtucket Boys Club, where the canvas of a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer he painted which won first place at the Chicago World's Fair in 1933 hung for many years. He was a member of the Pawtucket Boys Club Alumni.An Army veteran of World War II, serving in Company B, 355th Army Engineers, he had won four first-place awards at the All Soldier Show judged by the Honorable Sir Alfred Munnings of the Royal Academy. A dramatic tenor, he sang for the American Forces Radio Network while stationed in England, and later sang with the New England Opera Theater. In 1949, he was a summer student of the Metropolitan Opera Company at Tanglewood under an RCA scholarship. He also studied at the Longy School of Music.
Cutler Bay Auctions
Apr. 30, 2024
W. Spencer Crooks (1917 - 2004) American/Ireland
Est: $800 - $1,200
W. Spencer Crooks (1917 - 2004) Watercolor on paper,signed lower right, measures (9 x 17 inches) An award-winning painter, teacher, tenor and member of the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame, Crooks was best known for his prints of Rhode Island landmarks. He began painting at the Pawtucket Boys Club, where the canvas of a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer he painted which won first place at the Chicago World's Fair in 1933 hung for many years. He was a member of the Pawtucket Boys Club Alumni.An Army veteran of World War II, serving in Company B, 355th Army Engineers, he had won four first-place awards at the All Soldier Show judged by the Honorable Sir Alfred Munnings of the Royal Academy. A dramatic tenor, he sang for the American Forces Radio Network while stationed in England, and later sang with the New England Opera Theater. In 1949, he was a summer student of the Metropolitan Opera Company at Tanglewood under an RCA scholarship. He also studied at the Longy School of Music.
Cutler Bay Auctions
Mar. 26, 2024
W. Spencer Crooks (1917 - 2004) American/Ireland
Est: $800 - $1,200
W. Spencer Crooks (1917 - 2004) Watercolor on paper,signed lower right, measures (9 x 17 inches) An award-winning painter, teacher, tenor and member of the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame, Crooks was best known for his prints of Rhode Island landmarks. He began painting at the Pawtucket Boys Club, where the canvas of a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer he painted which won first place at the Chicago World's Fair in 1933 hung for many years. He was a member of the Pawtucket Boys Club Alumni.An Army veteran of World War II, serving in Company B, 355th Army Engineers, he had won four first-place awards at the All Soldier Show judged by the Honorable Sir Alfred Munnings of the Royal Academy. A dramatic tenor, he sang for the American Forces Radio Network while stationed in England, and later sang with the New England Opera Theater. In 1949, he was a summer student of the Metropolitan Opera Company at Tanglewood under an RCA scholarship. He also studied at the Longy School of Music.
Cutler Bay Auctions
Dec. 15, 2022
W. Spencer Crooks (Irish-American, 1917-2004)
Est: $50 - $150
"Winter in the Park." Gouache on paper. 10 5/8 x 16 1/2 in.; 17 5/8 x 23 7/8 in. (framed). Note: The attribution of this work is based on the notation of the holiday greeting card attached to the back. On the verso are two greeting cards circa 1970s which reproduce this artwork and one is annotated Spencer Crooks who was known to do such illustrations.
Vallot Auctioneers
Dec. 15, 2022
W. Spencer Crooks (American, 1904 - 2017)
Est: $200 - $300
'Providence, Rhode Island Train Yard.' Watercolor on paper. 22 x 30 1/8 in. Signed bottom right.
Vallot Auctioneers
May. 13, 2021
W. SPENCER CROOKS (Rhode Island, 1917-2004), Landscape with church., Watercolor on paper, 29" x 21". Framed 38" x 28".
Est: $300 - $500
W. SPENCER CROOKS Rhode Island, 1917-2004 Landscape with church. Signed lower right "Spencer Crooks".
Eldred's
Jan. 28, 2021
Spencer Crooks Autumnal Landscape WC Painting
Est: $100 - $200
W. Spencer Crooks,Rhode Island, Ireland,1917-2004 Depicts a pathway surrounded by trees with bright orange and red autumnal foliage. Watercolor on paper,Sight 13 1/2" x 22 1/2",Frame 20 1/2" x 27" Signed "Spencer Crooks" lower right corner. From the collection of a Cambridge, Massachusetts gentleman.
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
Nov. 20, 2020
W. SPENCER CROOKS, Rhode Island/Ireland, 1917-2004, "The Brass Door"., Watercolor on paper, 14" x 20.75". Framed 21" x 28.5".
Est: $700 - $1,000
W. SPENCER CROOKS Rhode Island/Ireland, 1917-2004 "The Brass Door". Signed lower left "Spencer Crooks". Titled on Providence Art Club label verso. Watercolor on paper, 14" x 20.75". Framed 21" x 28.5".
Eldred's
May. 10, 2020
W Spencer Crooks (1917-2004) American, W/C
Est: $400 - $800
"Working on the Docks." In the Manner of WPA Style. Watercolor by Spencer Crooks. Crooks was born in Ireland and established himself in Rhode Island. He is an award-winning painter, teacher, tenor and member of the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame. He was best known for his prints of Rhode Island landmarks. Overall size: 18 1/2 x 27 1/4 in. Sight size: 15 3/4 x 24 1/2 in.
Sarasota Estate Auction
Jan. 04, 2020
W Spencer Crooks Winter Cottage Landscape Painting
Est: $200 - $300
Rhode Island, Ireland,1917-2004 Impressionist icy wonderland with a yellow house overlooking a snow laden stream on a cold winter night.
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
Jul. 13, 2019
2PC Spencer Crooks Seascape & Winter WC Paintings
Est: $200 - $300
Rhode Island, Ireland,1917-2004 Two works, one depicting a farm during winter and the other a small coastal dock with rowboat.
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
Jun. 08, 2019
Spencer Crooks Industrial Tanker Barge Painting
Est: $200 - $300
Rhode Island,1917-2004 Depicting a large tanker "Alinda" moored to the dock with a man cutting lumber on a saw horse in the foreground.
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
Jan. 06, 2018
W. Spencer Crooks Kedron Bridge Vermont Painting
Est: $100 - $200
RHODE ISLAND, 1917-2004 A watercolor on paper landscape painting by Rhode Island artist W. Spencer Crooks. The work depicts a cobblestone bridge over a river with a red farm house in the background in Kedron Valley, Vermont. The work is signed left center "Spencer Crooks" and identified on verso "Kedron Valley Bridge, Vermont".
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
Jan. 05, 2017
W.S. Crooks, Winter Scene, WC/P, Signed
Est: $200 - $400
W. Spencer Crooks, Irish/American, 1917-2004, Winter Scene, Watercolor on Paper, signed lower left. (FMAL7203){WK} Measurements: Sight: 13 x 20 Framed: 24 x 31.5 Condition: In good condition.
Litchfield Auctions
Oct. 12, 2016
W.S. Crooks, Winter Scene, WC/P, Signed
Est: $200 - $400
W. Spencer Crooks, Irish/American, 1917-2004, Winter Scene, Watercolor on Paper, signed lower left.(FMAL7203)(WK) Measurements:Sight: 13 x 20 Framed: 24 x 31.5 Property Title: Condition: In good condition.
Litchfield Auctions
Sep. 10, 2016
W. Spencer Crooks (1917-2004) Fishing off Stormy Lighthouse Edge, watercolor, signed lower left: Spencer Crooks, written on mat: "To...
Est: $200 - $400
W. Spencer Crooks (1917-2004) Fishing off Stormy Lighthouse Edge, watercolor, signed lower left: Spencer Crooks, written on mat: "To my dear friends Ruth & Allen, Warmest good wishes Spencer Crooks" sight 14 1/2" x 22"
Nadeau's Auction Gallery
Jul. 23, 2016
W Spencer Crooks Castle Hill Lighthouse Painting
Est: $100 - $200
RHODE ISLAND/ IRELAND, 1917-2004 A watercolor seascape painting by Rhode Island artist W. Spencer Crooks. The work depicts a coastline with brick lighthouse and fishermen in the background. The painting is signed in the lower left hand corner.
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
Jul. 23, 2016
W Spencer Crooks Winter Relic Car W/C Painting
Est: $100 - $200
RHODE ISLAND/ IRELAND, 1917-2004 A large watercolor painting by Rhode Island artist W. Spencer Crooks. The painting depicts an early 1900's truck neglected and forgotten about. The work is signed in the lower left hand corner.
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
Jul. 23, 2016
W Spencer Crooks Downtown Providence Painting
Est: $100 - $200
RHODE ISLAND/ IRELAND, 1917-2004 A gauche painting by Rhode Island artist W. Spencer Crooks. The work depicts an urban scene with train station. The painting is signed in the lower left hand corner.
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
May. 07, 2016
W. Spencer Crooks Cottage Landscape Painting
Est: $150 - $250
RHODE ISLAND, 1917-2004 A cottage scene landscape by Rhode Island artist W. Spencer Crooks.
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
May. 07, 2016
Spencer Crooks Rhode Island Ship at Dock Painting
Est: $200 - $300
RHODE ISLAND, 1917-2004 A watercolor of a boat dock by Rhode Island native artist Spencer Crooks. The scene focuses on two men docking a sailboat while three men stand on the pier in the background.
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
Nov. 03, 2011
Spencer Crooks
Est: $300 - $500
Watercolor. Depicting Fishing boat in dry dock with row boats. Signed lower right. Meaures 10.5" by 16".
Estates Unlimited
Nov. 03, 2011
Spencer Crooks
Est: $300 - $500
Watercolor. Depicting Edgewood Yacht Club, Cranston, RI. Signed lower left. Measures 19" by 25".
Estates Unlimited
Nov. 03, 2011
Spencer Crooks
Est: $300 - $500
Watercolor. Depicting side of a building with fire escape. Signed lower left. Measures 13" by 19".
Estates Unlimited
Nov. 03, 2011
Spencer Crooks
Est: $300 - $500
Watercolor. Depicting front door panel of the Providence Art Club. Signed lower left. Measures 21" by 15".
Estates Unlimited