Marcus Mote Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Marcus Mote Art Value Price Guide

Feb. 10, 2024
Marcus Mote (Ohio, Indiana, 1817 - 1898) and A. McConaha (wife of Simon McConaha), The Residence of Nimrod Ferguson Built in 1818, 15 1/2"H x 25 1/2"W (sight), 22 1/4"H x 32 1/2"W (frame)
Est: $600 - $800
Marcus Mote (Ohio, Indiana, 1817 - 1898) and A. McConaha (wife of Simon McConaha), The Residence of Nimrod Ferguson Built in 1818, 1889, oil on canvas. Signed "Wife of Simon McConaha" and titled lower. Signed, titled, and dated verso. Aslo: "Near Beeson's Station, Wayne County, Indiana." Biography from Richmond Art Museum:An early advocate of arts education, Marcus Mote was born to Quakers David and Miriam Mendenhall Mote in 1817 near Lebanon, Ohio. His career began early as an itinerant limner, famous by drawing a life sketch of John Quincy Adams when Adams was in route to Cincinnati to dedicate the Mount Adams Observatory and made a stop at the Williamson Hotel, which is now known as the Golden Lamb Inn. Mote moved his family to Richmond in 1864 in search of a broader audience of patrons. He opened a studio and continued to paint portraits, sign painting, biblical paintings and tuition from students. It was in 1869 that he founded the Richmond Academy of Design for Women. It is reported that 541 pupils attended the academy. It was his advocacy of art as part of the school curriculum that is his true legacy. He managed to convince the Richmond School system to include drawing in school eight years before the State of Indiana mandated drawing as part of the school curriculum. This legacy helped to prepare the ground for Richmond's early reputation as an art center. Submitted by Shaun Dingwerth Executive Director Richmond Art Museum
Ripley Auctions
Sep. 07, 2022
Marcus Mote Oil on Canvas, "From Nature"
Est: $400 - $600
American (1817-1898), oil on canvas by itinerant painter, Marcus Mote depicting grapes and oranges in a sterling bowl. Dated 1872 to the lower left and signed faintly in red. Housed in an oval frame. Sight size: 19" ht. x 15" wd., framed size: 22" ht. x 18" wd. From the lifelong collection of Edythe and Donald Aukerman, Centerville, OH. See auction description for full background.
Caza Sikes
Jan. 30, 2021
Marcus Mote, "Girls' School During Recess"
Est: $600 - $700
Marcus Mote (Ohio/Indiana, 1817-1898) oil on canvas painting, "Girl's School During Recess," depicting the interior of a classroom, with young ladies engaged in various acts of mischief. Housed in a later ebonized frame. Titled en verso with additional inscription, "The Alarm! The Teacher's Coming! Painted by Marcus Mote __ 27, 1882 from a picture sent to Ida E. Peltz from Germany." Canvas - 26" H x 42" W. Framed - 32" H x 47" W. Biography: Marcus Mote was born in Miami County, Ohio, the son of a Quaker farmer and cabinetmaker. He was raised in a strict Quaker household where art was not encouraged. In spite of this, he chose art as his career, eventually becoming a self-taught painter of miniature portraits, landscapes, panoramas, biblical scenes and ornamental works. He was also a pen artist, engraver, daguerreotypist. In 1864 he moved his family to Richmond, Indiana, where he opened a School of Design, teaching drawing and painting and advocating for these subjects to be taught in public schools. (Source: the Indiana Historical Society). Provenance: by descent from Louise Whisenhunt, former director of the Art Association of Richmond, Indiana.
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Jan. 30, 2021
19th c. Landscape attr. Marcus Mote
Est: $1,400 - $1,800
Attributed to Quaker artist Marcus Mote (Ohio/Indiana, 1817-1898), oil on canvas painting depicting a river winding through a landscape with deciduous and evergreen trees, with hills and small mountain in the background and a partly cloudy sky overhead. Unsigned. Housed in a later molded giltwood frame. Sight - 18" H x 25 1/2" W. Framed - 20" H x 28" W. Biography: Marcus Mote was born in Miami County, Ohio, the son of a Quaker farmer and cabinetmaker. He was raised in a strict Quaker household where art was not encouraged. In spite of this, he chose art as his career, eventually becoming a self-taught painter of miniature portraits, landscapes, panoramas, biblical scenes, and ornamental works. He was also a pen artist, engraver, daguerreotypist. In 1864 he moved his family to Richmond, Indiana, where he opened a School of Design, teaching drawing and painting and advocating for these subjects to be taught in public schools. (Source: the Indiana Historical Society). See other work by Marcus Mote from same consignor also in this auction. Provenance: by descent from Louise Whisenhunt, former director of the Art Association of Richmond, Indiana.
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Jul. 13, 2019
3 Paintings, Marcus Mote, Ohio Quaker
Est: $600 - $800
Group of three (3) oil on artist's board paintings, all attributed to Quaker artist, Marcus Mote (Ohio, 1817-1898). 1st item: Profile half-portrait of woman wearing a sheer bonnet and facing right, signed and dated, 1894, en verso. Written on back "Painted by Marcus Mote For her Children. From negative taken from life in 1867, when in her 46 year. now 1894". Housed in a white-washed and gilt trim frame. Sight - 17" H x 13 5/8" W. Framed - 19 3/4" H x 16 3/8" W. American, third quarter 19th century. 2nd item: Self-portrait, half-portrait image seated gentleman with reddish-blonde hair and wearing dark suit. Unsigned. Dates 1867 and 1892, hand-painted, lower left corner. Image mounted to larger background board. Housed in a white-washed and gilt trim frame. Sight - 12" H x 9 1/4" W. Framed - 14 3/4" H x 12" W. American, 3rd quarter, 19th century. 3rd item: Riverscape with large rocks and fallen tree on one bank and lush greenery in background. Unsigned. Housed in a period molded stained frame, likely original. Sight - 12" H x 20 3/4" W. Framed - 14" H x 23 3/4" W. American, third quarter 19th century. Biography: Marcus Mote was born in Miami County, Ohio, the son of a Quaker farmer and cabinetmaker. He was raised in a strict Quaker household where art was not encouraged. In spite of this, he chose art as his career, eventually becoming a self-taught painter of miniature portraits, landscapes, panoramas, biblical scenes and ornamental works. He was also a pen artist, engraver, daguerreotypist and teacher of drawing and painting. (source: indianahistory.org) Provenance: By descent from a Quaker family with the surname Jones, that lived in the same Quaker town, West Milton, Ohio, as Mote. (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com.)
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Oct. 21, 2018
Portrait of a Girl, Manner of Marcus Mote
Est: $800 - $1,200
Manner of Marcus Mote (American, 1817-1898), 20th century Untitled portrait of a young girl Inscribed on lower right "Mrs. J. P. Lee 1890" Oil on canvas Approx. 56.125" x 39.125" x 3.125" (framed); 45" x 28" (unframed) Provenance: From the Lifetime Collection of Dick and Betty Hoepfinger, of Marietta, Georgia.
Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
Mar. 29, 2015
MARCUS MOTE OIL ON BOARD AFTER SAMUEL WALLER
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
A remarkable oil on board by American artist, Marcus Mote (1817 - 1898, America) after an 1877 oil painting by Samuel Edmund Waller (1850 - 1903, United Kingdom) titled, "Home? There Was No Sign of Home from Parapet to Basement." The Waller painting illustrates a scene from the Thomas Hood poem, "Haunted House." The oil on board is highly detailed and while it is highly unlikely that Mote ever encountered the original oil on board, he reproduces the colors of the original faithfully, deviating only in touches of red upon the overcoat and some of the details upon the building. Upon close inspection, this oil on board is painted over an almost imperceptible steel engraving of Waller's painting which has been mounted to the board. Signed on the face, "Marcus Mote after S.E. Waller 1885 Haunted House," and on verso, "Haunted House after S. E. Waller Painted by Marcus Mote 1885." Panel measures 15"h x 22.375"w (38.1cm x 56.83cm). The original painting by Waller sold in 2005 with Bonham's for $16,450. Marcus Mote was born in Ohio and became an artist in spite of his Quaker upbringing. He was known for his portraits but also painted religious themes, Mote also opened the Richmond Academy of Design, in Indiana and also painted coaches, designed election posters and newspaper advertisements eventually expanding into Daguerreotypes and Ambrotypes photography. His work can be found in the permanent collections of: Earlham College, Indiana. Wayne County Museum, Indiana, Richmond Art Museum, Indiana and the Ohio Historical Society.
Rare-Era
Nov. 28, 2014
PORTRAIT OF THE MATHER FARM ATTRIBUTED TO MARCUS MOTE (OHIO/INDIANA, 1817-1898).
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
PORTRAIT OF THE MATHER FARM ATTRIBUTED TO MARCUS MOTE (OHIO/INDIANA, 1817-1898). Oil on canvas, unsigned. Depiction of the Mather Farm, along the Little Miami River, near Lebanon, Ohio, with members of the family standing in the foreground. 30"h. 40"w., in its original frame, 42"h. 51"w. This view is nearly identical to a signed landscape by Mote sold at Garth's in May 2008 (lot 190). That landscape was signed by Mote and dated May 7, 1881, and noted that it was after an 1871 sketch by Lillie Mather. The Mather family sold their farm in 1871, and it is likely that Lillie made her sketch just prior to departing the farm, and then the family commissioned that portrait ten years later. The present portrait has descended in the Mather family, likely originating in the household of David Mather (the family member who sold the farm in 1871), to his daughter, Louise (Lillie's cousin), and thence by descent to the present owner. Clearly, the family homeplace was of great sentimental significance to the entire Mather family, as two branches of the family elected to memorialize the farm after they left it in 1871.
Garth's Auctioneers & Appraisers
Mar. 21, 2010
Marcus Mote (American, 1817-1898) View of West Point
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
View of West Point oil on canvas 32in X 26in (81cm X 66cm)
Bonhams
Jan. 27, 2010
Marcus Mote, American (1817-1898)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Lake George oil on canvas 32in X 26in (81cm X 66cm)
Bonhams
Nov. 17, 2007
MARCUS MOTE (1817-1898, RICHMOND, IN) (REPAINTED
Est: $600 - $1,000
MARCUS MOTE (1817-1898, RICHMOND, IN) (REPAINTED BY ALDEN MOTE, 1890'S) 30 X 25 O/C AUTH. VERSO, 1878 PORTRAIT OF BARBARA SMITH BEELOR (d. 1878, RICHMOND, INDIANA RESIDENT)
Wickliff & Associates Auctioneers, Inc.
Nov. 17, 2007
MARCUS MOTE (1817-1898, RICHMOND, IN) (REPAINTED
Est: $600 - $1,000
MARCUS MOTE (1817-1898, RICHMOND, IN) (REPAINTED AND SIGNED BY ALDEN MOTE, 1890'S) 30 X 25 O/C PORTRAIT DEPICTING CHRISTOPHER C. BEELOR, 1800'S, RICHMOND, INDIANA RESIDENT
Wickliff & Associates Auctioneers, Inc.