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

Oct. 10, 2024
William Jennys â Portrait of a Man
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
William Jennys (1774-1859). Portrait of a man. Oil on canvas. Affixed to back is a receipt for 2 picture frames. New England, circa 1800. Provenance: Peter Eaton Antiques. Frame: H 28-1/2" W 22". Canvas: H 24" W 18". Condition: Excellent condiiton. Link to hi-res images: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/ec6311pmb8vpif9og90fp/APalEfDDtuEYhN5d_v9woIo?rlkey=iq52vqkmxq5f93lak43rpf2wv&st=w4e5xu2m&dl=0
New England Auctions
Aug. 13, 2022
19th Century Portrait of a Man, American School
Est: $800 - $1,200
Oil on canvas, 32.5 x 26.5 inches. Possibly the work of William Jennys (1774 - 1859). Relined, in a later frame.
Casco Bay Auctions
May. 13, 2022
William Jennys (AM 1774-1859)
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
William Jennys ( American 1774-1859) Judge Lansing Wetmore (1792-1857) and Mrs. Caroline Ditmars Wetmore (1796-1878) an attractive pair of portraits oil on canvas with graduated brown/grey background favored by Jennys - Canvases relined with later frames. 25 x 22" and 30 x 28" as framed.
Merrill's Auctioneers & Appraisers
Mar. 12, 2022
William Jennys (American, 1774-1859), A Pair of Identified Portraits
Est: $1,000 - $3,000
William Jennys (American, 1774-1859), A Pair of Identified Portraits oil on canvas laid on panel, unsigned, late 18th century, presented in period gilt frames with composition ornament. Panel 30 1/4 x 24 1/2 in.; Frame dimensions 37 1/4 x 32 1/4 in. This pair of portraits depict Elisha Mills (1732-1816) and his wife Mary de Forest (1729-1817) of Huntington, Connecticut. Elisha Mills was a prominent merchant in Ripton Center, where he owned a large store and earned the nickname "Squire Mills." He served as a representative to the General Assembly and was present at the Hartford Ratification of the Constitution on January 9, 1788. A recent re-discovery, this pair of portraits were illustrated in A Walloon Family in America by Mrs. Robert W. DeForest, New York. Originally attributed to Richard Jennys, they were listed as belonging to Catherine L. Mills who died in Corning, New York in 1917. Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com
Leland Little Auctions
Nov. 14, 2021
William Jennys US 18th 19th C Folk Primitive Portrait Woman Gold Jewelry Book
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
DESCRIPTION: An excellent late 18th C - early 19th C American Folf Art portrait. The painting can be reliably attributed to well known Massachusetts artist William Jennys. You should be able to find multiple works by Jennys showing subjects in a nearly identical pose, facing to the right holding a purse or book in their right hand. Includes antique, possibly original simple walnut frame. TYPE: Art SUB TYPE: Painting REGION: United States SUB REGION: Massachusetts MEDIUM: Oil ARTIST/MAKER: Jennys, William SIGNED/UNSIGNED: Unsigned DATE: C 1790s-1810s INSIDE HEIGHT: 23.75 INSIDE WIDTH: 18 OUTSIDE HEIGHT: 27.75 OUTSIDE WIDTH: 22 OUTSIDE DEPTH: 2
East Coast Fine Arts
Jan. 02, 2021
Wm. JENNYS: Pair of Portraits - Oil Paintings
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Pair of framed oil on canvas portraits of a man and a woman, by William Jennys (American, 1774-1859). [Art: 30" H x 25" W; Frame: 35 1/2" H x 31" W].
Roland Auctions NY
Dec. 05, 2020
Wm. JENNYS: Pair of Portraits - Oil Paintings
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Pair of framed oil on canvas portraits of a man and a woman, by William Jennys (American, 1774-1859). [Art: 30" H x 25" W; Frame: 35 1/2" H x 31" W].
Roland Auctions NY
Jan. 26, 2020
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM JENNYS (1774 - 1859) | Pair of Portraits: A Young Lady and A Gentleman from Newburyport, Massachusetts
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Feb. 26, 2019
William Jennys (American, 1774-1859), "Portrait of a Gentleman"
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
William Jennys (American, 1774-1859) "Portrait of a Gentleman" oil on canvas signed en verso, typewritten label identifying artist. Framed and with artist plaque. 27-1/2" x 18-1/2", framed 32" x 23" Provenance: Estate of Dr. Carroll Ball, Jackson, Mississippi.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Jan. 20, 2019
WILLIAM JENNYS | Portrait of Miss Charlotte Hoyt
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Dec. 09, 2018
William Jennys (American, 1774-1859), "Portrait of a Gentleman"
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
William Jennys (American, 1774-1859) "Portrait of a Gentleman" oil on canvas signed en verso, typewritten label identifying artist. Framed and with artist plaque. 27-1/2" x 18-1/2", framed 32" x 23" Provenance: Estate of Dr. Carroll Ball, Jackson, Mississippi.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Aug. 19, 2018
WILLIAM JENNYS (1774-1859). PORTRAIT OF A BOY, THOMAS ASHLEY, CIRCA 1800.
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Oil on canvas, 21 x 17 inches. The reverse with remnants of a handwritten note dated 1904, listing Thomas Ashley (1788-1870) of Westfield, Massachusetts, his son and grandson, along with a typed card providing supplemental information by Nina Fletcher Little.Provenance: Nina Fletcher and Bertram K. Little Collection; Northeast Auctions, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, November 1-2, 1997, lot 531.Note: William Jennys' portrait of Thomas' sister, Peggy, was sold at Sotheby's on January 28, 1987, lot 1039 and again on January 20, 2001, lot 44.
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
Jul. 29, 2018
William Jennys (American, 1774-1859), "Portrait of a Gentleman"
Est: $5,000 - $8,000
William Jennys (American, 1774-1859) "Portrait of a Gentleman" oil on canvas signed en verso, typewritten label identifying artist. Framed and with artist plaque. 27-1/2" x 17", framed 32" x 23" Provenance: Estate of Dr. Carroll Ball, Jackson, Mississippi.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Jul. 28, 2018
William Jennys (1774-1859)
Est: $500 - $700
William Jennys (1774-1859), portrait of a woman. Oil on canvas. 30" x 25".
Copake Auction Inc.
Aug. 19, 2017
WILLIAM JENNYS (AMERICAN 1774-1859). PORTRAIT OF MARY (POLLY) TODD STANWOOD OF NEWBURYPORT, MASSACHUSETTS.
Est: $800 - $1,200
Mary Stanwood (1768-1806), the daughter of Newburyport merchant, Jeremiah Todd, married Abel Stanwood in 1788. Oil on canvas, 28 x 23 3/4 inches. The reverse with two labels identifying the sitter. Exhibited: "Art in Westchester from Private Collections," The Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York September 24 - November 2, 1969, no. 13.
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
Aug. 09, 2017
William Jennys (1774-1859), Pair of portraits: A lady and a gentleman
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
William Jennys (1774-1859) Pair of portraits: A lady and a gentleman Oil on canvas, laid on masonite, framed. 27 in. x 21 1/2 in. (sight) PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Pennsylvania.
Freeman's | Hindman
Apr. 26, 2017
William Jennys (1774-1859), Pair of portraits: A lady and a gentleman
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
William Jennys (1774-1859) Pair of portraits: A lady and a gentleman Oil on canvas, laid on masonite, framed. 27 in. x 21 1/2 in. (sight) PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Pennsylvania.
Freeman's | Hindman
Jan. 21, 2017
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM JENNYS (1774-1859) | Portrait of Young Boy, Wearing Black Coat and Ruffled Shirt
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Jan. 21, 2017
WILLIAM JENNYS (1774 - 1859) | Portrait of a Lady Wearing White Headdress
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Aug. 25, 2016
WILLIAM JENNYS (American, 1774-1859) PAIR OF ANCESTRAL PORTRAITS OF A MAN & WOMAN.
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Unsigned oil on canvas half portraits painted in a light oil with black corners to accommodate a rectangular frame. The man with hand inside his vest looking over his shoulder toward viewers right and wearing a brown top coat and white vest. The woman facing the viewers left and looking slightly over her shoulder. She wears a gold dress with lace edges and wears a lace bonnet, gold earring and pearl necklace. Housed in matching antique style modern gilt wood frames, appropriate for these portraits. SIZE: 30-1/2" x 25-1/2". Overall: 35-1/2" h x 31" w. CONDITION: Both lined on new turn buckle stretchers, restored with inpainting. 50898-10
James D. Julia
Jan. 22, 2016
WILLIAM JENNYS 1755 - 1840 | MISS FANNY HOYT
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Appears to retain its original gilded frame.
Sotheby's
Aug. 15, 2015
WILLIAM JENNYS (AMERICAN 1774-1859). PORTRAIT OF A LADY WEARING A GOWN WITH ORGANZA LACE COLLAR AND BROOCH.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Her hair worn in a fancy headdress. Oil on canvas, 20 1/2 x 16 inches.Provenance: Harry Shaw Newman, The Old Print Shop, New York.
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
Aug. 15, 2015
WILLIAM JENNYS (AMERICAN 1774-1859). PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN HOLDING A ROSE.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Identified as Mary (Polly) Todd Stanwood (1768-1806), daughter of the Newburyport merchant, Jeremiah Todd, in an advertisement in the January 1958 issue of The Magazine Antiques, p.37. Oil on canvas, 28 x 24 inches.Provenance: Kenneth E. Snow & Richard L. Mills, Newburyport, Massachusetts, 1958; Harry Shaw Newman, The Old Print Shop, New York. Exhibited: "Masterpieces of American Folk Art," Monmouth Museum, New Jersey, September 27 - November 29, 1975.
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
Aug. 15, 2015
WILLIAM JENNYS (AMERICAN 1774-1859). PAIR OF PORTRAITS OF A YOUNG LADY AND GENTLEMAN FROM NEWBURYPORT, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1800.
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
She in a gray-blue gown with lace collar and diamond-shaped brooch; he in black coat and frilled shirt with diamond-shaped stick pin. Each oil on canvas, 24 x 18 inches. Provenance: Harry Shaw Newman, The Old Print Shop, New York, 1959.
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
Aug. 03, 2014
WILLIAM JENNYS (AMERICAN 1774-1859). PAIR OF PORTRAITS OF A SEA CAPTAIN AND HIS WIFE, CIRCA 1804-1809.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Each oil on canvas, 32 x 26 1/2 inches. Accompanied by a letter from William B. Jones, authenticating the paintings.Provenance: Moulton Family, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire.
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
Nov. 29, 2013
SILHOUETTE OF YOUNG WOMAN BY WILLIAM JENNYS (NEW ENGLAND, 1774-1859).
Est: $225 - $450
SILHOUETTE OF YOUNG WOMAN BY WILLIAM JENNYS (NEW ENGLAND, 1774-1859). Hollow cut silhouette of woman facing left, wearing an elongated cap. Stamped "W Jennys". In a frame, 5"h. 4.25"w.
Garth's Auctioneers & Appraisers
Aug. 07, 2010
WILLIAM JENNYS (AMERICAN 1774-1859). PORTRAIT OF NATHANIEL LAWSON AS A YOUNG MAN IN A GREEN SPRIGGED WAISTCOAT AND RUFFLED SHIRT.
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
WILLIAM JENNYS (AMERICAN 1774-1859). PORTRAIT OF NATHANIEL LAWSON AS A YOUNG MAN IN A GREEN SPRIGGED WAISTCOAT AND RUFFLED SHIRT. Oil on canvas, 30 1/4 x 25 inches. Provenance: Mary Allis, Southport, Connecticut. Illustrated: Mary Black and Jean Lipman, "American Folk Painting," p. 43, fig. 40.Exhibition: "American Art 1750-1800: Towards Independence," Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, April 3 - May 23, 1976, no. 55.
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
Aug. 16, 2009
WILLIAM JENNYS (AMERICAN 1774-1859). PAIR OF
Est: $9,000 - $15,000
WILLIAM JENNYS (AMERICAN 1774-1859). PAIR OF PORTRAITS OF A SEA CAPTAIN AND HIS WIFE, CIRCA 1804-1809. Each oil on canvas, 32 x 26 1/2inches. Accompanied by a letter from William B. Jones, authenticating the paintings. Provenance: Moulton Family, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire.
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
Apr. 07, 2009
William Jennys American, 1774-1859 Portrait of a Gentleman and Portrait of a Lady: Two
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
William Jennys American, 1774-1859 Portrait of a Gentleman and Portrait of a Lady: Two Oil on canvas 24 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches Despite the large number of portraits that he painted, William Jennys remains a somewhat elusive figure in the history of American art. His period of greatest artistic activity spans the years 1793-1809, although he is known to have lived until 1859. An itinerant artist taught by his father, Richard Jennys, he worked throughout New England, taking commissions in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire. His most productive period appears to have been the five years he spent in Newburyport, Massachusetts, which he left in 1809 for Littleton, New Hampshire, where he lived for the remainder of his life. The present works are entirely consistent with his documented portraits. The costumes - the muslin neckcloth on the man, his unpowdered, cropped hair, even the cut of his coat - support a date of execution of around 1800 or very shortly thereafter. The woman's roundgown - with the high gathered waist, simple long sleeves, and round neckline filled in with a fichu - also dates from the same period, as does her conservative lace cap. Jennys was a prolific painter who worked rapidly, with inexpensive materials. He was known to complete two portraits a day, broadly brushing in the backgrounds and applying his paint in thin layers, as in the present works; he typically avoided painting hands and arms. Also characteristic is the careful, almost sculptural, delineation of the contours of his subjects' faces. Sober village merchants, sea captains, and their wives sat for Jennys, who depicted them honestly and without artifice.
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jan. 23, 2009
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM JENNYS (1774-1859)
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM JENNYS (1774-1859) Pair of Portraits of a Lady and a Gentleman oil on canvas 36 x 31 in. (2)
Christie's