William (1886) Foster Paintings & Artwork for Sale | William (1886) Foster Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 11, 2023
William Harnden Foster, Packing In, 1929
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
William Harnden Foster (1886 - 1941) Packing In, 1929 oil on canvas signed and dated lower left: William Harnden Foster / 1929
Santa Fe Art Auction
Apr. 16, 2023
WILLIAM HARNDEN FOSTER (AMERICAN, 1886-1941).
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Autumn Hunting Scene. Oil on canvas. 1924. Signed and dated lower right. This painting was the cover of the "National Sportsman" magazine, Oct. 1924. The magazine accompanies this lot. Gallery label verso, BL Makepeace, Boston. From an Ossining, NY estate.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Apr. 16, 2023
WILLIAM HARNDEN FOSTER (AMERICAN, 1886-1941).
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Winter Hunting Scene. Oil on canvas. 1924. Signed and dated lower left. Gallery label verso, B.L. Makepeace Inc, Boston MA. From an Ossining, NY estate.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Jan. 27, 2023
New York Central Line Lithograph
Est: $100 - $150
Titled "As the Centuries Pass in the Night", by William Harnden Foster (1886-1941), published by the New York Central Railroad Co., 1923 Overall: 20-7/8"h x 25-7/8"w Sight: 17-3/4"h x 22-5/8"w
Nye & Company
Dec. 16, 2022
AFTER WILLIAM HARNDEN FOSTER (AMERICAN, 1886-1941)
Est: $100 - $300
AFTER WILLIAM HARNDEN FOSTER (AMERICAN, 1886-1941) The Sunshine Special, Missouri Pacific Railroad Offset lithograph, signed and titled in plate. Features locomotive 6434 on the tracks with landscape in the background, tag to frame noting the name of the train and its destinations on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. Behind glass, wooden frame.
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
Apr. 29, 2022
William Harden Foster (1886-1941). Oil on canvas laid on board.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
William Harden Foster (1886-1941). Oil on canvas laid on board. 20" x 35.5". Illustration piece with American Indian in wooded backdrop and arrow shot pilgrim and turkey laying in foreground. Signed lower left "Will Foster, 06".
Guyette & Deeter
May. 30, 2020
THE MOPAC RR SUNSHINE SPECIAL LOCOMOTIVE 6434
Est: $150 - $200
An offset litho of The Sunshine Special after the painting by William Harnden Foster (1886 - 1941), displayed in the original frame with tin tag advertising the popular train and its destinations on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell.
Dirk Soulis Auctions
Mar. 14, 2020
William Harnden Foster (American, 1886-1941), Dog Gone!
Est: $800 - $1,200
William Harnden Foster (American, 1886-1941), Dog Gone! oil on canvas, signed and dated 1923 at lower right, presented in a vintage frame. SS 25 3/8 x 19 3/8 in.; DOA 30.5 x 24 5/8 in. Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com
Leland Little Auctions
Feb. 22, 2020
William Harnden Foster, Am. 1886-1941, Illustrations for "New England Grouse Shooting" (Portfolio of Six Ink Drawings), Ink and pencil
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
William Harnden Foster Am. 1886-1941 Illustrations for "New England Grouse Shooting" (Portfolio of Six Ink Drawings) Ink and pencil on heavy paper Varying dimensions Provenance: By Descent from the Artist, Private Collection New England Literature: Illustrations for "New England Grouse Shooting" William Harnden Foster
Barridoff Auctions
Apr. 13, 2019
Early Oldsmobile Chromolithograph Advertising
Est: $200 - $300
Early Oldsmobile Chromolithograph advertising. Artwork by William Harnden Foster (1886-1941), marked "Copyright 1910 / Olds Motor Works". 31 1/4" x 23 3/4". Fair condition.
Copake Auction Inc.
Mar. 17, 2018
William Harnden Foster (1886-1941)
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
William Harnden Foster (1886-1941), Oldsmobile (Locomobile), signed LLC "William Harnden Foster" and "Copyright 1910 / Olds Motor Works". Oil on canvas. 34 1/4" x 23 3/4".
Copake Auction Inc.
Nov. 19, 2015
WILLIAM HARNDEN FOSTER, (AMERICAN 1886-1941), "FISHING ON THE BANK"
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
WILLIAM HARNDEN FOSTER (american 1886-1941)/span "FISHING ON THE BANK" Signed and dated 'William Harnden Foster/ 1926' bottom right; also with artist and title on label verso, oil on canvas 26 x 20 in. (66 x 50.8cm) provenance: /spanCopley Fine Art Auctions, Boston, Massachusetts, sale of July 26, 2007, lot 425. Acquired from the above. Private Collection, Rhode Island. exhibited:/span "All Creatures Great and Small: An Exhibition and Sale to Benefit The Robert Potter League for Animals". William Vareika Fine Arts, Ltd., Newport, Rhode Island, September 21 - December 2, 2007.
Freeman's | Hindman
Oct. 26, 2014
WILLIAM HARNDEN FOSTER, (American, 1886-1941), MAN AND WOMAN COOKING OVER A CAMPFIRE, 1918; oil on canvas;, 26 x 20 in.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
WILLIAM HARNDEN FOSTER (American, 1886-1941) MAN AND WOMAN COOKING OVER A CAMPFIRE 1918; oil on canvas; signed and dated William Harnden Foster 1918, l.l.; 26 x 20 in.
Grogan & Company
Aug. 23, 2014
WILLIAM HARNDEN FOSTER (DE/MA, 1886-1941); "And Rosalie Turned Away", oil on canvas, signed lower left and dated 1911, titled verso, pr
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
WILLIAM HARNDEN FOSTER (DE/MA, 1886-1941); "And Rosalie Turned Away", oil on canvas, signed lower left and dated 1911, titled verso, probably for a magazine illustration, in narrow gold molded frame, OS: 28 1/4" x 21 1/4", SS: 26 1/4" x 19 1/4", cleaned and relined. An avid sportsman and fowling artist, Foster invented the sport of Skeet shooting with Charles Davis in Andover, Mass., between 1920 and 1923.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Mar. 22, 2014
William Harndon Foster oil
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
William Harndon Foster (American 1886-1941)- Oldsmobile- oil on canvas, signed William Harndon Foster '10 lower left. 34 x 24''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Feb. 05, 2013
WILLIAM HARNDEN FOSTER (1886-1941). OLDSMOBILE / SETTING THE PACE. 1910. 33x23 inches, 86x60 cm.
Est: $700 - $1,000
WILLIAM HARNDEN FOSTER (1886-1941) OLDSMOBILE / SETTING THE PACE. 1910. 33 3/4x23 1/2 inches, 86x60 cm. Condition B: chipping; minor losses, abrasions and crackling in image. Darkened. Printed on canvas. "The 1910 Limited Touring was a high point for [Oldsmobile] . . . it was the prestige model in Oldsmobile's two model lineup . . . While Oldsmobile only sold 725 Limiteds in its three years of production, the car is best remembered for winning a race against the famed 20th Century Limited train, an event immortalized in the painting "Setting the Pace" by William Hardner Foster" (Wikipedia).
Swann Auction Galleries
Jan. 17, 2011
William Harnden Foster (1886-1941)
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
Across the Canyon. Signed and dated "William Harnden Foster 1930" lower left.
Copley Fine Art Auctions
Aug. 15, 2009
WILLIAM H. FOSTER (AMERICAN 1886-1941). "MOTOR
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
WILLIAM H. FOSTER (AMERICAN 1886-1941). "MOTOR BOATING," ORIGINAL COVER ILLUSTRATION, FEBRUARY, 1920. Oil on canvas, 34 x 24 inches. Signed "William Harnden Foster" and dated 1919, l.r. Inscribed on the reverse "Return to/ Motor Boating/ Editorial/ 119 W. 40th St./ New York." Literature: Also used to illustrate the cover of "Motorboating & Sailing, Collector's Edition 2000: 100 Years of Boats, People, Events," December 1999.
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
Jul. 16, 2009
English Setter, 1937
Est: $6,000 - $10,000
English Setter, 1937
Copley Fine Art Auctions
Mar. 24, 2009
William Harnden Foster American, 1886-1941 On Point
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
William Harnden Foster American, 1886-1941 On Point Signed William Harnden Foster and dated 1937 (lr) Oil on canvas 23 x 29 inches Provenance: William D. Pawley, Belvoir Farms, The Plains, Virginia; thence by descent to the present owner William D. Pawley was the former U.S. Ambassador to Peru, Brazil and was also based in Panama, Guatemala, Cuba and Nicaragua. Besides his diplomatic duties, Pawley was also an avid hunter. William Harnden Foster was an avid sportsman and a great admirer of the pointer. At a time when setters were championed as the dog for grouse hunting, Foster preferred the pointer for his grouse trialing and shooting wants. Through his association with the National Sportsman Magazine he was acquainted with many noted sportsmen and conservationists. Ever interested in preserving the integrity of the sport of grouse trialing and shooting and in sharpening the skills of the shooter and the dogs, Foster, along with several associates, developed "skeet", which was a method for practicing the shooting of a moving object. He compiled all his love and knowledge of the sport and in 1942 published the book New England Grouse Shooting, which has remained one of the great classics of the sport.
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Apr. 30, 2008
FOSTER, WILLIAM HARNDEN
Est: $300 - $400
882. WILLIAM HARNDEN FOSTER American artist who was best known as an illustrator of the rise of the railroad; studied at with Howard Pyle and with the famous Wyeth family of painters; painted covers for major magazines such as Harper's, Scribner's and the Saturday Evening Post; specialized in images of the railroad and also produced one of the most famous automobile images of the early 1900s for Oldsmobile in which he placed the new 1910 Oldsmobile Limited Touring automobile model along side the twentieth century. Fine signed color print, a dramatic color print of his famous painting of a 1910 Oldsmobile racing against [and beating] the 20th Century Limited locomotive, entitled "Setting the Pace". Signed "To J.W. Baer / from / William Harnden Foster / July 13, 1914" at the bottom left corner of the print. Bears imprinted copyright credit on blank margin "Copyright, Olds Motor Works, 1910." Undoubtedly taken from a book or magazine. Color Print Image area 8-15/16 in. x 6-7/16 in.; overall size 11-3/8 in. x 9-7/16 in. Tipped at top to a slightly larger sheet, a small, short tear at far edge of left blank margin. A handsome print for display. The 1910 Oldsmobile Limited Touring automobile was a high point for the Olds Motor Works. Riding atop 42 inch wheels, and equipped with factory "white" tires, the Limited was the prestige model in Oldsmobile's two-model line. $300 - 400
Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
Jul. 01, 2006
William Harnden Foster, oil on canvas
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
14. William Harnden Foster, 1886-1941, American illustrator, oil on canvas 'Dawn on Nantucket Marsh', a hunter placing yellow legs decoy, signed lower right William Harnden Foster, 1914, 25 3/4" x 20", repairs and in painting. Provenance: A Vermont Private Collection.
The Cobbs
May. 19, 2005
William Harnden Foster (1886-1941)
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
Early Morning signed and dated 'William Harnden Foster/1931' (lower right) oil on canvas 26 x 20 in. (66 x 50.8 cm.)
Christie's
Sep. 12, 2003
William Harnden Foster (American, 1886-1941)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Fishing Signed and dated "William Harnden Foster 1924" l.r. Oil on canvas, 26 x 20 in. (66 x 50.8 cm), unframed. Condition: Puncture to u.c. edge, retouch, surface grime, craquelure.
Skinner