Frederick Oakes Sylvester Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Frederick Oakes Sylvester Art Value Price Guide

Dec. 03, 2023
Fredrick Oakes Sylvester (1869-1915, Illinois,
Est: $300 - $500
Missouri, Massachusetts) watercolor on paper. Seascape. Signed and dated lower left 1896. Tramp art frame. Sight size 4" by 6". Overall size 11 3/4" by 14 1/2". Minor wear to the frame. Frame missing six pieces.
Marion Antique Auctions
Dec. 03, 2023
Fredrick Oakes Sylvester (1869-1915, Illinois,
Est: $400 - $800
Missouri, Massachusetts) Watercolor on paper. Dated 1890. Rocky shoreline. Signed lower left. Sight size 4 1/2" by 12 1/2". Overall size 10 1/2" by 19 1/2". Newly matted with museum glass, UV protected.
Marion Antique Auctions
May. 09, 2023
Frederick Oakes Sylvester (1869-1915), "Mississippi River," Oil on canvas laid to board, 9" H x 12" W
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Frederick Oakes Sylvester (1869-1915) "Mississippi River" Oil on canvas laid to board Signed lower left: F.O. Sylvester; titled and inscribed indistinctly in pencil on a piece of brown tape affixed verso
John Moran Auctioneers
Apr. 12, 2023
Frederick Oakes Sylvester (American)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Frederick Oakes Sylvester (American/St. Louis, 1869-1915). Oil on canvasboard, signed l.r. and indistinctly dated. Inscribed on verso "It is the Tender, Twilight Hours/ by Sylvester/ St. Louis, Mo". A fine tonalist subject for the St. Louis native painter. 7.5" x 9.5" (sight), 12" x 14" (framed).
Caza Sikes
Dec. 16, 2022
FREDERICK OAKES SYLVESTER (AMERICAN (MISSOURI), 1869-1915)
Est: $800 - $1,400
Frederick Oakes Sylvester American (Missouri), 1869-1915 Venetian Scene Oil on canvas Signed lower left. Architectural view from the water of gondolas and bridges below the city. Gilt frame.
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
Dec. 10, 2022
Frederick Oakes Sylvester, American , Bluffs along the Mississippi, 1902, oil on canvas
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Frederick Oakes Sylvester American Bluffs along the Mississippi, 1902 oil on canvas signed and dated lower left, framed.
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Aug. 27, 2022
FREDERICK OAKES SYLVESTER, VENETIAN SCENE, OIL
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Frederick Oakes Sylvester (America 1869-1915), undated and untitled city scene, oil on canvas, painting depicting a Venetian canal with multiple boats and the Chiesa del Redentore in the distance, signed lower left, framed. Provenance: From an estate in Ponte Vedra, FL. Canvas approx. h. 16.25", w. 12.25"; Overall h. 25", w. 21".
Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
Aug. 27, 2022
FREDERICK OAKES SYLVESTER, VENICE AT NIGHT, OIL
Est: $800 - $1,200
Frederick Oakes Sylvester (America 1869-1915), oil on artist board, undated and untitled city scene, painting depicting a Venetian canal at night with multiple gondolas, signed lower right with gallery label with erroneous artist attribution, en verso, in period giltwood and gesso frame. Provenance: From an estate in Ponte Vedra, FL. Canvas approx. h. 12.5", w. 8.55"; Overall h. 18", w. 14".
Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
Aug. 27, 2022
FREDERICK OAKES SYLVESTER, PIAZZA SAN MARCO, OIL
Est: $800 - $1,200
Frederick Oakes Sylvester (America 1869-1915), undated and untitled city scene, oil on artist board, depicting the Venetian lagoon with multiple boats and the Piazza San Marco in the distance, signed lower left, framed. Provenance: From an estate in Ponte Vedra, FL. Canvas approx. h. 8.5", w. 12.25"; Overall h. 14.75", w. 14.75".
Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
Jul. 16, 2022
FREDERICK OAKES SYLVESTER (AMERICAN, 1869-1915)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
FREDERICK OAKES SYLVESTER American, 1869-1915 Oil on Board Signed and dated 1913 lower right. Alton landscape overlooking the river. Original gilt frame - brief provenance penned to verso.
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
May. 27, 2022
AFTER FREDERICK OAKES SYLVESTER (AMERICAN, 1869-1915)
Est: $400 - $800
AFTER FREDERICK OAKES SYLVESTER (AMERICAN, 1869-1915) Oil on canvas, signed lower right "F.O. Sylvester". Impressionist landscape with hillside and trees. Gilt frame. Sight: 23.75" height, 29.75" width; frame: 24.5" height, 30" width
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
May. 13, 2022
Frederick Oakes Sylvester (AM 1869-1915)
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Frederick Oakes Sylvester (American 1869-1915) Ruins of Notchcliff (near Elsah Il.) With Note that it was commissioned by Principia College. Oil on board. Signed lower left Dated 1913 . 16 x 20" 19 x 23"
Merrill's Auctioneers & Appraisers
Feb. 10, 2022
FREDRICK OAKES SYLVESTER (AMERICAN, 1869-1915)
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
FREDRICK OAKES SYLVESTER (AMERICAN, 1869-1915) Oil on board, signed lower left. Vertical landscape of a riverside town below a towering mountain range. Gilt frame. Sight: 12" height, 8" width; frame: 20.5" height, 16.25" width
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
Dec. 11, 2021
FREDERICK OAKES SYLVESTER (AMERICAN, 1869-1915)
Est: $800 - $1,600
FREDERICK OAKES SYLVESTER (AMERICAN, 1869-1915) Oil on board, signed. Serene summer landscape, green hillside with fence. Wooden frame. About the Artist: Determined from youth to pursue the arts, Sylvester began his studies at the renowned Massachusetts Normal Art School in Boston out of high school, graduating with honors in only three years of schooling. After teaching painting and drawing at Newcomb College at Tulane University in New Orleans for a year, in 1892, he and his wife moved to St. Louis when he was hired as art director at the new Central High School - where he would continue teaching until 1913. In 1902, he moved his growing, young family to Elsah, Illinois, into a warm-weather cottage on the bluffs of the Mississippi. This move is regarded as a turning point in Sylvester's work, marking a transformation in both subject and tone, from the often harsh, industrial scenes drawn from the budding St. Louis Riverfront and Eads Bridge to rural, often serene Elsah landscapes. Sylvester had taken on an after-school second job a year prior, as art director of The Principia, a three-year-old private school in St. Louis, where he continued teaching for the rest of his life. Despite the momentary nature of Sylvester's career (his death in 1915 was only at the age of 45), his artistic spirit left a lasting impact on his students still present today. Principia College’s campus still includes the site of Sylvester’s Elsah cottage, a warm remnant of the director's frequent invitations to his students up to the same cottage for idyllic days of sketching and painting. Sight: 12" height, 5.75" width; frame: 12.75" height, 6.3" width
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
Oct. 23, 2021
Frederick Oakes Sylvester, Illinois, Missouri, Massachusetts (1869-1915), Mississippi River Bluff Scene, oil on board, 8 x 10
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Frederick Oakes Sylvester Illinois, Missouri, Massachusetts, (1869-1915) Mississippi River Bluff Scene oil on board signed lower right, framed.
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Oct. 19, 2021
FREDERICK OAKES SYLVESTER (AMERICAN, 1869–1915)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
FREDERICK OAKES SYLVESTER (AMERICAN, 1869–1915) The Bridge, 1898 oil on canvas 13 3/8 x 19 3/8 in. (34 x 49.2 cm.)
Christie's
Oct. 16, 2021
FREDERICK OAKES SYLVESTER (AMERICAN, 1869-1915)
Est: $400 - $800
FREDERICK OAKES SYLVESTER (AMERICAN, 1869-1915) Oil on board, identified and dated ca. 1890 to verso. Calm, simplistic summer field scene, plaque to center of painted and gilded frame. Notations to verso of canvas read: "Sketch for landscape - located near Natural Bridge and Kingshighway; member St Louis Artist's Guild & Association of Western Artists". Sight: 11.5" height, 21.5" width; frame: 17.5" height, 27.5" width
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jul. 24, 2021
Frederick Oaks Sylvester, Illinois, Missouri, Massachusetts (1869-1915), Landscape, 1910, oil on artist's board, 10 x 8 inches
Est: $1,200 - $1,600
Frederick Oaks Sylvester Illinois, Missouri, Massachusetts, (1869-1915) Landscape, 1910 oil on artist's board signed and dated lower left, in original frame.
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Jul. 24, 2021
Frederick Oaks Sylvester, Illinois, Missouri, Massachusetts (1869-1915), Woodland Scene with Trees, 1910, oil on artist's board, 10 x 8 inches
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Frederick Oaks Sylvester Illinois, Missouri, Massachusetts, (1869-1915) Woodland Scene with Trees, 1910 oil on artist's board signed and dated lower left, framed.
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Jun. 30, 2021
FREDERICK OAKES SYLVESTER Clouds over Elsah, Illinois.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
FREDERICK OAKES SYLVESTER Clouds over Elsah, Illinois. Oil on canvas mounted on board, 1911. 256x202 mm; 10x8 inches. Signed and dated in oil, lower right recto. Ex-collection private collection, New York.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 13, 2020
Frederick Oakes Sylvester (American, 1869-1915)
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Frederick Oakes Sylvester (American, 1869-1915) , "When Evening Blends with Night", 1908, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, period label with title on stretcher, 16 in. x 12 in., framed
Neal Auction Company
Mar. 23, 2019
Frederick Oakes Sylvester, American (1869-1915), Coastal scene, 1890, watercolor, 17 x 28 1/2 inches
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Frederick Oakes Sylvester American (1869-1915) Coastal scene, 1890 watercolor signed and dated lower right, framed. 17 x 28 1/2 inches
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Jan. 19, 2019
FREDERICK OAKES SYLVESTER (AMERICAN, 1869-1915)
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
FREDERICK OAKES SYLVESTER (AMERICAN, 1869-1915) Watercolor, signed and dated 1890 lower left. Still life featuring a cabbage with pumpkin, squash, and onions rolling out of a basket. Artist was active and lived in Illinois, Missouri, and Massachusetts where he would have completed this work as a student at Massachusetts Normal Art School in Boston. Sight: 17.5"h. 28"w. Frame: 28.5"h. 37.5"w.
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
Mar. 17, 2018
Frederick Oakes Sylvester, American (1869-1915), Coastal Scene, distant sailboats, 1901, watercolor on paper, 7 x 9 1/2 inches
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Frederick Oakes Sylvester American (1869-1915) Coastal Scene, distant sailboats, 1901, watercolor on paper, signed and dated lower left, framed. 7 x 9 1/2 inches
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Mar. 10, 2018
WOODED LANDSCAPE BY FREDERICK OAKES SYLVESTER (AMERICAN, 1869-1915).
Est: $400 - $600
WOODED LANDSCAPE BY FREDERICK OAKES SYLVESTER (AMERICAN, 1869-1915). Watercolor on paper, signed lower right, Arts and Crafts gilt frame. 8"h. 6.75"w (sight).
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
Oct. 28, 2017
Frederick Oakes Sylvester, American (1869-1915), Sunset on the Mississippi, 1909, oil on canvas mounted on paperboard, 5 1/4 x 6 5/8...
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Frederick Oakes Sylvester American (1869-1915) Sunset on the Mississippi, 1909, oil on canvas mounted on paperboard, 5 1/4 x 6 5/8 inches Provenance: Property of the Saint Louis Art Museum, Sold to Benefit the Acquisitions Fund
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May. 20, 2017
THE SUNLIT COTTENWOOD BY FREDERICK OAKES SYLVESTER (AMERICAN, 1869-1915).
Est: $300 - $500
THE SUNLIT COTTENWOOD BY FREDERICK OAKES SYLVESTER (AMERICAN, 1869-1915). Oil on canvas board, signed lower right "F O Sylvester" and dated 1910. 10"h. 8"w. framed, 15"h. 13"w.
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
Nov. 12, 2016
Frederick Oakes Sylvester, American (1869-1915), Missouri river scene, 1903, oil on canvas, 18 x 27 1/2 inches
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Frederick Oakes Sylvester American (1869-1915) Missouri river scene, 1903, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, framed. 18 x 27 1/2 inches
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Nov. 12, 2016
Frederick Oakes Sylvester, American (1869-1915), Grapes, watercolor on paper,
Est: $750 - $1,000
Frederick Oakes Sylvester American (1869-1915) Grapes, watercolor on paper, signed and notated "to Jesse Watson" lower right, framed.
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Jul. 16, 2016
Frederick Oakes Sylvester (American/Missouri)
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Frederick Oakes Sylvester (American/Missouri, 1869-1915, act. Newcomb College, 1891-1892), "Menaggio, north from Cadenabbia (Italy), No. 10 ", oil on canvas, signed lower right, pencil-titled and "Noonan-Kocian Co., St. Louis" label en verso, 8 1/2 in. x 12 1/2 in., period frame. Provenance: Noonan-Kocian Gallery, St. Louis; Succession of Benedette Gieselman, New Orleans. Note: Upon graduating with honors from the Massuchesetts Normal Art School in Boston, Frederick Oakes Sylvester was hired by the Woodward brothers for a one year appointment as professor of painting and drawing at Newcomb College.
Neal Auction Company
May. 20, 2016
Attributed to Frederick Oakes Sylvester, American, Summer landscape, oil on canvas,
Est: $300 - $500
Attributed to Frederick Oakes Sylvester American Summer landscape, oil on canvas, unsigned, framed.
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Mar. 19, 2016
Frederick Oakes Sylvester, American (1869-1915), Cloudy Day, watercolor on paper, 3 x 6 inches
Est: $300 - $400
Frederick Oakes Sylvester American (1869-1915) Cloudy Day, watercolor on paper, signed lower left, gilt-framed. 3 x 6 inches
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Mar. 19, 2016
Frederick Oakes Sylvester, American (1869-1915), Sunrise through the Trees, watercolor on paper, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches
Est: $300 - $400
Frederick Oakes Sylvester American (1869-1915) Sunrise through the Trees, watercolor on paper, signed lower left, gilt-framed. 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches
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Mar. 19, 2016
Frederick Oakes Sylvester, American (1869-1915), Sunset, March 15, 1900, watercolor on paper, 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
Est: $400 - $600
Frederick Oakes Sylvester American (1869-1915) Sunset, March 15, 1900, watercolor on paper, signed and dated with notations verso, gilt-framed. 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
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Dec. 06, 2014
Frederick Oakes Sylvester, American (1869-1915), Bluffs along the Mississippi River, oil on canvas, 30 1/2 x 40 1/2 inches
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Frederick Oakes Sylvester American (1869-1915) Bluffs along the Mississippi River, oil on canvas, signed lower right, framed. 30 1/2 x 40 1/2 inches
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Sep. 13, 2014
Frederick Oakes Sylvester, American (1869-1915), Gladiolas, watercolor on paper, 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches
Est: $200 - $300
Frederick Oakes Sylvester American (1869-1915) Gladiolas, watercolor on paper, signed in pencil lower right, gilt-framed. 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches
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Dec. 04, 2013
FREDERICK OAKES SYLVESTER OIL ON CANVAS LAID ON
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
FREDERICK OAKES SYLVESTER OIL ON CANVAS LAID ON BOARD (Illinois/Missouri, 1869-1915) Tonalist River Landscape. Image measures 10" x 8", signed "F.O. Sylvester" lower right. In a gilt wood frame.
O'Gallerie
Jul. 14, 2013
Attributed to Frederick Oakes Sylvester, American, 1869-1915, At Night by the Docks, oil on canvas board, 8 x 11 in., framed
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Attributed to Frederick Oakes Sylvester American, 1869-1915 At Night by the Docks oil on canvas board attribution on verso 8 x 11 in., framed
Alex Cooper
Dec. 09, 2009
Frederick Oakes Sylvester oil painting on canvas,
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Frederick Oakes Sylvester oil painting on canvas, depicting a landscape with trees. Canvas: 13.5"H x 19.75"W; Frame: 18"H x 24.5"W. Signed and dated lower left, "Fred' K Oakes Sylvester 1898". Frederick Oakes Sylvester (American, 1869-1915) was a Illinois/Missouri artist known for riverine-landscapes. Circa - Late 19th C.
Dallas Auction Gallery
Mar. 03, 2002
Frederick Oakes Sylvester (American, 1869-1915), "The Mississippi River from the Bluffs of Elsah",
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
10" x 8", signed. Important St. Louis painter, known for his landscapes and scenes of the Mississippi. Sylvester lived in Elsah, IL, a small town overlooking the river. He studied in Boston, and exhibited at the St. Louis Artist Guild, St. Louis Expo (1904), Portland Expo (1905), and the Society of Western Artists (Chicago, 1906). He was the author of the book, "The Great River". He also taught at Newcomb College.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Feb. 11, 2001
Frederick Oakes Sylvester (American, 1869-1915), "Summer Landscape", c.1910; oil/canvas laid down
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
on board (original), 10" x 8", signed, nicely framed. Important St. Louis painter, known for his landscapes and scenes of the Mississippi. Sylvester lived in Elsah, IL, a small town overlooking the river. He studied in Boston, and exhibited at the St. Louis Artist Guild, St. Louis Expo (1904), Portland Expo (1905), and the Society of Western Artists (Chicago, 1906). He was the author of the book, "The Great River". He also taught at Newcomb College.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Nov. 30, 1990
FREDERICK OAKES SYLVESTER (1869-1915)
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
SOFT TWILIGHT LINGERS signed " F O Sylvester, " l.l. - - oil on canvas 19 1/8 x 23 1/8 in. (45 x 59 cm.) PROVENANCE The Jordan-Volpe Gallery, New York This painting was executed " circa " 1905.
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