George Wharton James Paintings & Artwork for Sale | George Wharton James Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 24, 2024
Native Amerians -- Hopi JAMES, George Wharton (1858-1923), photographer. Group of Moki Children at Mashoncnavi. Pasadena, CA: ca 1895.
Est: $300 - $400
Native Amerians -- Hopi JAMES, George Wharton (1858-1923), photographer. Group of Moki Children at Mashoncnavi. Pasadena, CA: ca 1895. 7 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. collodion print mounted on paper attached to mat. Image titled, numbered, and credited to James in the negative. Mount inscribed: "Group of Moki children at Mashone." This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Freeman’s | Hindman
Aug. 06, 2023
George Wharton James, Indian Blankets And Their Makers, & Practical Basket Making
Est: $200 - $225
George Wharton James, Indian Blankets And Their Makers, & Practical Basket Making. Indian Blankets and Their Makers, Tudor Publishing Co. New York, 1937. Practical Basket Making, New Edition. Enlarged Enlarged And Revised With New Illustrations, George Wharton James 1098 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena, California. Approximately 10.375H x 7.625W x 1.375D in. Approximately 9.5H x 6.375W x 0.625D in.
Clark's Auction Company
Jul. 14, 2023
George Wharton James Photographs - Native Americans
Est: $400 - $600
George Wharton James (British-born American, 1858-1923). 2 gelatin silver prints, n.d. Two photographs by George Wharton James, one depicting a young indigenous woman holding a child, the other depicting an elderly indigenous woman. George Wharton James was an ethnologist who researched the Zuni, Navajo, and Hopi peoples in the American Southwest. In addition to portraits, he also depicted Southwestern pueblos, ceremonies such as the Hopi Snake Dance, and various activities of indigenous peoples including basket making and weaving. Size (photo of elderly indigenous woman): 8.75" L x 6.625" W (22.2 cm x 16.8 cm) Size (matte): 16.5" L x 13.4" W (41.9 cm x 34 cm) Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175941
Artemis Gallery
Apr. 20, 2023
George Wharton James Photographs - Native Americans
Est: $500 - $750
George Wharton James (British-born American, 1858-1923). 2 gelatin silver prints, n.d. Two photographs by George Wharton James, one depicting a young indigenous woman holding a child, the other depicting an elderly indigenous woman. George Wharton James was an ethnologist who researched the Zuni, Navajo, and Hopi peoples in the American Southwest. In addition to portraits, he also depicted Southwestern pueblos, ceremonies such as the Hopi Snake Dance, and various activities of indigenous peoples including basket making and weaving. Size (photo of elderly indigenous woman): 8.75" L x 6.625" W (22.2 cm x 16.8 cm) Size (matte): 16.5" L x 13.4" W (41.9 cm x 34 cm) Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175941
Artemis Gallery
Apr. 20, 2023
2 George Wharton James Photos - Hopi Scenes (1902)
Est: $400 - $600
George Wharton James (American, 1858-1923). "Moki Girls and Women Learning to Sew, Mishongnovi / A Moki Sewing Bee at the Mission House, 2nd Mesa" n.d. & "Oraibi" 1902 gelatin silver print. Both have titles handwritten and "G. WHARTON JAMES COLLECTION" stamps on versos. A wonderful pair of black and white photographs documenting Hopi daily life of the late 19th and early 20th century by George Wharton James, a popular lecturer, photographer, journalist, and editor who explored and documented the American Southwest. "Moki Girls and Women" presents a group of three women and four children sewing as they sit next to a building flanked by a pair of men. The second photograph presents a young girl draped in a woven garment and seated on the wall of a pueblo in Oraibi, Arizona. Size of photograph (both the same): 6" W x 8" H (15.2 cm x 20.3 cm) Size of largest matte ("Oraibi"): 15" W x 17.5" H (38.1 cm x 44.4 cm) Originally born in Lincolnshire, England, George Wharton James emigrated to the United states with his wife in 1881. He was ordained as a Methodist minister and served in parishes in Nevada and southern California until he was divorced and defrocked in 1889 - though he was later reinstated. James's books included the well-received The Wonders of the Colorado Desert (1906), Through Ramona's Country (1909), In and Out of the Old Missions of California (1905), and The Lake of the Sky (1915). Characteristics of his writing included romanticism, an enthusiasm for natural environments, idealization of aboriginal lifeways, and promotion of health fads. Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #174432
Artemis Gallery
Jan. 19, 2023
2 George Wharton James Photos - Hopi Scenes (1902)
Est: $500 - $750
George Wharton James (American, 1858-1923). "Moki Girls and Women Learning to Sew, Mishongnovi / A Moki Sewing Bee at the Mission House, 2nd Mesa" n.d. & "Oraibi" 1902 gelatin silver print. Both have titles handwritten and "G. WHARTON JAMES COLLECTION" stamps on versos. A wonderful pair of black and white photographs documenting Hopi daily life of the late 19th and early 20th century by George Wharton James, a popular lecturer, photographer, journalist, and editor who explored and documented the American Southwest. "Moki Girls and Women" presents a group of three women and four children sewing as they sit next to a building flanked by a pair of men. The second photograph presents a young girl draped in a woven garment and seated on the wall of a pueblo in Oraibi, Arizona. Size of photograph (both the same): 6" W x 8" H (15.2 cm x 20.3 cm) Size of largest matte ("Oraibi"): 15" W x 17.5" H (38.1 cm x 44.4 cm) Originally born in Lincolnshire, England, George Wharton James emigrated to the United states with his wife in 1881. He was ordained as a Methodist minister and served in parishes in Nevada and southern California until he was divorced and defrocked in 1889 - though he was later reinstated. James's books included the well-received The Wonders of the Colorado Desert (1906), Through Ramona's Country (1909), In and Out of the Old Missions of California (1905), and The Lake of the Sky (1915). Characteristics of his writing included romanticism, an enthusiasm for natural environments, idealization of aboriginal lifeways, and promotion of health fads. Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #174432
Artemis Gallery
Jan. 08, 2023
George Wharton James Photographs - Native Americans
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
George Wharton James (British-born American, 1858-1923). 2 gelatin silver prints, n.d. Two photographs by George Wharton James, one depicting a young indigenous woman holding a child, the other depicting an elderly indigenous woman. George Wharton James was an ethnologist who researched the Zuni, Navajo, and Hopi peoples in the American Southwest. In addition to portraits, he also depicted Southwestern pueblos, ceremonies such as the Hopi Snake Dance, and various activities of indigenous peoples including basket making and weaving. Size (photo of elderly indigenous woman): 8.75" L x 6.625" W (22.2 cm x 16.8 cm) Size (matte): 16.5" L x 13.4" W (41.9 cm x 34 cm) Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175941
Artemis Gallery
Oct. 13, 2022
2 George Wharton James Photos - Hopi Scenes (1902)
Est: $600 - $900
George Wharton James (American, 1858-1923). "Moki Girls and Women Learning to Sew, Mishongnovi / A Moki Sewing Bee at the Mission House, 2nd Mesa" n.d. & "Oraibi" 1902 gelatin silver print. Both have titles handwritten and "G. WHARTON JAMES COLLECTION" stamps on versos. A wonderful pair of black and white photographs documenting Hopi daily life of the late 19th and early 20th century by George Wharton James, a popular lecturer, photographer, journalist, and editor who explored and documented the American Southwest. "Moki Girls and Women" presents a group of three women and four children sewing as they sit next to a building flanked by a pair of men. The second photograph presents a young girl draped in a woven garment and seated on the wall of a pueblo in Oraibi, Arizona. Size of photograph (both the same): 6" W x 8" H (15.2 cm x 20.3 cm) Size of largest matte ("Oraibi"): 15" W x 17.5" H (38.1 cm x 44.4 cm) Originally born in Lincolnshire, England, George Wharton James emigrated to the United states with his wife in 1881. He was ordained as a Methodist minister and served in parishes in Nevada and southern California until he was divorced and defrocked in 1889 - though he was later reinstated. James's books included the well-received The Wonders of the Colorado Desert (1906), Through Ramona's Country (1909), In and Out of the Old Missions of California (1905), and The Lake of the Sky (1915). Characteristics of his writing included romanticism, an enthusiasm for natural environments, idealization of aboriginal lifeways, and promotion of health fads. Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #174432
Artemis Gallery
Feb. 07, 2022
GEORGE WHARTON JAMES (England, 1858-1923, California)
Est: $300 - $500
George Wharton James Signed and Inscribed 1st Edition Books. Through Ramonas Country, 1909. Ink inscribed and signed by the author, George Wharton James (view photo); 1st Edition. Over 100 illustrations throughout. Published by Little Brown & Company, Boston. The Sage Brush Parson, by A.B. Ward, 1906. Novel roughly based on the life of George Wharton James as a preacher in Nevada and Southern California. Inscribed and signed by George Wharton James on half-title page(view photo). 1st Edition. Publisher: Little Brown and Company, Boston. The Story Of Scraggles, 1906. First Edition. Publisher: Little Brown and Company, Boston. Ink inscribed and signed by the author, George Wharton James on half-title page (view photo). Books are half morocco, marble boards, gilt vignette. Condition: all books are in good pre-owned age appropriate estate condition, general handling. Provenance: Boston, Massachusetts Estate.
Kensington Estate Auctions
Feb. 07, 2022
George Wharton James Signed & Inscribed Books (3)
Est: $300 - $500
George Wharton James (England, 1858-1923 California). Three books signed and inscribed by the author, George Wharton James. Indian Basketry & How To Make Indian and Other Baskets, 1903 (first combined edition). Signed and ink inscribed by the author, George Wharton James (view photo). Approximately 600 illustrations throughout. Published by Henry Malkan. Indians of The Painted Desert Region, 1903. Author George Wharton James signed and ink inscribed (view photo). Illustrated throughout: Hopis, Navahoes, Wallapais and Havasupais. 1st Edition. Publisher: Little Brown & Co., Boston. What The White Race May Learn From The Indians, 1908. 1st Edition. Signed and inscribed by the author, George Wharton James (view photo). Publisher: Forbes, 1908. Illustrated throughout. All books are half morocco, marbled boards, gilt vignette. Condition: All three books are in good pre-owned estate condition, binding tight and interior clean, general handling. Provenance: Boston, Massachusetts Estate.
Kensington Estate Auctions
Feb. 07, 2022
George Wharton James Signed & Inscribed Books (3)
Est: $300 - $500
George Wharton James (British, 1858-1927 California). Three books ink inscribed and signed by the author, George Wharton James. In And Out Of The Old Missions of California, 1906. Historical and Pictorial Account of the Franciscan Missions. Signed and inscribed by the author, George Wharton James (view photo). 1st Edition. Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, Boston. Heroes Of California, 1910. Signed and inscribed by the author, George Wharton James (view photo). 1st Edition. Illustrated throughout-Founders of the Golden State. Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, Boston California Birthday Book, 1909. Inscribed and signed by the author, George Wharton James (view photo), 1st Edition. Illustrated throughout. Prose and Poetry of California Authors. Publisher: Arroyo Guild Press, Los Angeles. Books are half morocco, marbled boards, with gilt vignette. Condition: all books are in good pre-owned estate condition, appropriate for age and use. Provenance: Boston, Massachusetts Estate.
Kensington Estate Auctions
Feb. 07, 2022
GEORGE WHARTON JAMES: Inscribed & Signed Books
Est: $300 - $500
GEORGE WHARTON JAMES (England, 1858-1923 California). IN AND AROUND THE GRAND CANYON & THE GRAND CANYON OF ARIZONA. George Wharton James, Inscribed and Signed Limited Edition Book: In And Around The Grand Canyon, 1900. Publisher: Little, Brown, and Company, Boston, 1900. The Pasadena Edition, signed, hand-numbered, inscribed and limited to 500 copies-458/500. Additionally a long ink inscription from the author George Wharton James on the half-title page (view page). 341 pages. Illustrated throughout. Contemporary three-quarter leather binding. George Wharton James: The Grand Canyon Of Arizona, 1910. First Edition. Publisher: Little Brown and Company, 1910. Signed and ink inscribed on half title page by George Wharton James (view photo). Numerous illustrations of points of interest and a foldout map, 265 pages. Half morocco marbled boards, gilt vignette. Condition: both books are in good overall original pre-owned vintage estate condition, age appropriate. Provenance: Boston, Massachusetts Estate.
Kensington Estate Auctions
Feb. 07, 2022
COLORADO DESERT INSCRIBED BY GEORGE WHARTON JAMES 1906
Est: $300 - $400
THE WONDERS OF THE COLORADO DESERT, 1906. Author: GEORGE WHARTON JAMES (England, 1858-1923 California). Two volume set, autographed and personally inscribed by George Wharton James (view page). First Edition. Extensively illustrated with color frontispiece, photographic plates including 3 maps (one folding). Each volume personally inscribed on half title page-nearly a full page in ink (view photo). Half Morocco, marbled boards, gilt vignettes. Publisher: Little Brown, Boston 1906. Condition: good original estate condition, complete, clean interior, minor board handling. Provenance: Private Estate
Kensington Estate Auctions
Sep. 30, 2020
8 GEORGE WHARTON JAMES HOPI, HAVASUPAI, GRAND CANYON
Est: $800 - $1,200
GEORGE WHARTON JAMES 1. Havasupai Indian man, Vesna, a tribal leader, ca. 1900, 8x6" Collodion Silver Print. 1 and 2 mounted back to back on album page. 2. #510 M69 Grand Canyon of the Colorado, ca. 1900, 8x6" Collodion Silver Print title and credit in negative. Arizona. 1 and 2 mounted back to back on album page. 3. Halfway between Bridal Veil Falls & Mooney Falls, ca. 1899, 4.5x6.5" Collodion Silver Print. 3 and 4 mounted on one side on album page with 5 on back. 4. Mooney Falls, ca. 1899, 6.5x4.5" Collodion Silver print. 3 and 4 mounted on one side on album page with 5 on back. 5. Havasupai Mother & Child, 1899, 8x8" Collodion Silver Print, Credit in negative. 3 and 4 mounted on one side on album page with 5 on back. 6. Hopi Priest of the Pueblo of Walpi, ca. 1897, 8x6" Collodion Silver print mounted to 11.1x13.2" thick gray album page. ASG# GWJ/1037 7. Hopi Women vomit after the ceremonial emetic, ca.1900, 6x8" Collodion Silver Print mounted to back of album page in number 6 above. 8. 721 Moke Boy and Baby, Oraibi, ca. 1900, 8.3x6.3" Collodion Silver Print. ASG# GWJ/1031. George Wharton James was known for his views of the Hopi Snake Dance. He spent many years working in the Southwest and extensively photographed the Havasupai who lived at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. George Wharton James (1858-1923) born in England he emigrated to the United States as a young man and became a Methodist Minister serving in parishes in Nevada and Southern California. There he began his career as a journalist, writer and photographer. The author of over 40 books he was part of the Pasadena Arroyo Culture though he feuded with Charles Lummis. He published many photographs of the Indians and landscape of the Southwest. He was rebuked by the Hopi for taking unauthorized photographs in the Kivas.
Andrew Smith Gallery Photography Auctions, LLC
Sep. 30, 2020
GEORGE WHARTON JAMES & CAMP AT THE GRAND CANYON
Est: $300 - $500
GEORGE WHARTON JAMES The Camping Party, making breakfast, Indians, Women, Men in pith helmets, 5.5x8.25" Collodion Silver Print on 5.5x8.5" paper. Unmounted. ASG# GWJ/1055 A delightful camping and cooking scene next to the chuck wagon and edge of the Grand Canyon. George Wharton James was known for his views of the Hopi Snake Dance. He spent many years working in the Southwest and extensively photographed the Havasupai who lived at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. George Wharton James (1858-1923) born in England he emigrated to the United States as a young man and became a Methodist Minister serving in parishes in Nevada and Southern California. There he began his career as a journalist, writer and photographer. The author of over 40 books he was part of the Pasadena Arroyo Culture though he feuded with Charles Lummis. He published many photographs of the Indians and landscape of the Southwest. He was rebuked by the Hopi for taking unauthorized photographs in the Kivas.
Andrew Smith Gallery Photography Auctions, LLC
Sep. 17, 2020
Grand Canyon by James 1900 LTD SIGNED
Est: $80 - $140
In and Around the Grand Canyon by George Wharton James. 1900 'Pasadena Edition''. Hand-numbered '346' of 500 copies and signed on the limitation page. 341 pp. Illustrated. Measures 10.375 in. x 7 in. x 1.5 in. From a non-smoking home and free of any odors. Provenance: Bob Borcherdt collection. If lot is absent of a condition report a condition report may be requested via email. Buyer must view photographs or scans to assist in determining condition and ask further questions if so desired. We ship most items in this auction in house and gladly combine shipping if possible of multiple items. This lot can be shipped USPS Media Mail if desired.
Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC