Adele Williams Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Adele Williams Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 22, 2023
ADELE WILLIAMS (VIRGINIA, 1868-1952) MARKET SCENE
Est: $200 - $300
ADELE WILLIAMS (VIRGINIA, 1868-1952) MARKET SCENE, watercolor on paper, a vibrant depiction of produce at a market in the Impressionist style, possibly a Shockoe Bottom scene, signed lower left. Housed under glass in a modern frame. Circa 1940. 16" x 14" object, 23 1/2" x 21 1/2" OA. Catalogue Note: A life-long resident of Richmond, Virginia, Adele Williams (1868-1952) studied with Charles Hawthorne (1872-1930) and William Merritt Chase (1849-1916). She exhibited frequently in her lifetime, and her work is represented at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture and the University of Virginia.
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Sep. 22, 2023
ADELE WILLIAMS (VIRGINIA, 1868-1952) LANDSCAPE
Est: $200 - $300
ADELE WILLIAMS (VIRGINIA, 1868-1952) LANDSCAPE, watercolor on paper, a vernal depiction of a blossoming orchard in the Impressionist style, signed lower left. Housed under glass in an old frame. Circa 1930. 17" x 15" sight, 26" x 23" OA. Catalogue Note: A life-long resident of Richmond, Virginia, Adele Williams (1868-1952) studied with Charles Hawthorne (1872-1930) and William Merritt Chase (1849-1916). She exhibited frequently in her lifetime, and her work is represented at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture and the University of Virginia.
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Aug. 25, 2023
Adele Williams (AM 1868-1952) Autumn Landscape
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Adele Williams (American 1968-1952) Autumn Landscape oil on board signed lower left 24 x 20" 31 x 27" as framed.
Merrill's Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jul. 02, 2022
Adele Williams (1868-1952) Watercolor On Paper
Est: -
Signed on the lower right corner. Measures approximately 25.5in x 19.5in. Artwork measures approximately 17in x 13in. Tm6744 Ja
EJ'S Auction & Appraisal
Sep. 21, 2019
Adele Williams (VA/NY, 1868-1952), Gloucester Harbor
Est: $400 - $800
Adele Williams (VA/NY, 1868-1952), Gloucester Harbor oil on canvas board, unsigned, retaining a typed label to the verso with the artist's name and title of work along with an illegibly inscribed name, presented in a period gilt frame. DOA 13.25 x 17.25 in. Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com
Leland Little Auctions
Mar. 20, 2018
Adele Williams (American 1868-1952), tonalist landscape watercolor painting, signed lower left, 19-1/4" x 15" sight, 26-1/4" x 22" o...
Est: $600 - $800
Adele Williams (American 1868-1952), tonalist landscape watercolor painting, signed lower left, 19-1/4" x 15" sight, 26-1/4" x 22" overall, good condition
William Bunch Auctions & Appraisals
Jun. 28, 2014
Adele D Williams (Am 1868-1952) Cottage landscape
Est: $500 - $1,000
Adele D Williams (Am 1868-1952) Cottage landscape o/c 20 x 24"
Merrill's Auctioneers & Appraisers
May. 17, 2014
Adele Williams (VA, 1868-1952), Autumn
Est: $100 - $10,000
Adele Williams (VA, 1868-1952), Autumn oil on board, signed at lower right "Adele Williams," presented in the likely original gilt frame with later gallery plaque. SS 11.5 x 8.25 in.; DOA 14.75 x 11.25 in. The Estate Collection of Dr. & Mrs. R. Lewis Wright, Richmond, VA
Leland Little Auctions
Sep. 15, 2012
Adele Williams (VA, 1868-1952), Portrait
Est: $300 - $500
Adele Williams (VA, 1868-1952), Portrait watercolor on card, signed and dated at lower right "Adele Williams '90," inscribed on the verso "Mary Lee Page." Paper 10 x 8 1/8 in. Some toning, brittle paper,
Leland Little Auctions
Jun. 18, 2011
Adele Williams (VA, 1868-1952), Still Life
Est: $800 - $1,200
watercolor on paper laid on board, signed twice at lower left "Adele Williams," matted and framed under glass.SS 19.25 x 21.25 in.; DOA 28.5 x 30 in. By family descent to the artist's niece.
Leland Little Auctions
Jun. 18, 2011
Adele Williams (VA, 1868-1952), "The Garden Hat"
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
oil on canvas, signed at lower right "Adele Williams," retaining an old paper exhibition label from the Virginia Museum in Richmond on the verso, housed in the likely original frame with linen liner.SS 35.5 x 29.25 in.; DOA 42.5 x 36 in. By family descent to the artist's niece.
Leland Little Auctions
Jun. 18, 2011
Adele Williams (VA, 1868-1952), Provincetown
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
oil on canvas, signed at lower left "Adele Williams," retaining an old paper label on the verso which reads "Street in Provincetown / Adele Williams / 1009 West Avenue," housed in the original hand-carved walnut frame with muted and toned gold leaf and paint decoration.SS 20.5 x 17.75 in.; DOA 28 x 24.75 in. The youngest of five children, Adele Williams' artistic talents were nurtured at an early age by both her parents and siblings. Following an ambitious schooling for females of the period, Williams began to focus on her painting. She completed her first commission at the age of 19; a portrait of the great late Richmond business leader, Bolling Walker Haxall. Portraiture proved to be lucrative and this was only the first of many portraits she completed, including a pair of portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson after his appointment as Princeton University President. Not only was Williams an accomplished portraitist, she was even more admired for her style of American Impressionism. She honed her skills under the finest painters and greatest academies of the day. After public schooling, Adele enrolled in the Woman's Art School at Cooper Union in New York City, attended classes at the Art Students League, studied under Rhoda Holmes Nichols, and then, like many aspiring artists, traveled to Paris where she studied at the Académie Julian. While in Paris, Williams embraced the camaraderie of artists and emulated the great Impressionist masters she had admired at the 1886 New York exhibit. Training at the Académie Julian proved to be a bit on the more formal, academic side with William Adolphe Bougeureau and Gabriel Ferrier as the two primary instructors. Nevertheless, Williams developed her own hand and, along with friends, hunkered down in the myriad of museums and traveled the Continental countryside painting as they went. Upon her return to the States in 1894, Adele Williams continued exhibiting her own works, as well as organizing exhibits of prominent American artists mounted by the Richmond Art Club. She played a prominent role in founding the art club and Richmond's art scene in the early twentieth century is much indebted to Williams and her tireless efforts to bring the fine work of artists like Edmund Tarbell, Childe Hassam, Ernest Lawson, Arthur B. Davies, and Elliott Daingerfield for public viewing. During her lifetime, Williams exhibited in all the great venues for artists including the American Water Color Society in New York, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, the New York Water Color Club (founded alongside Childe Hassam), the Boston Art Club, the National Academy of Design, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the American Water Color Society. Adele Williams made the trek up to the great art colony in Old Lyme, Connecticut where she was first introduced to Childe Hassam. It was in Old Lyme that Williams fully developed her Impressionist technique. All the artists, many of whom like Williams spent time at the Académie Julian, were encouraged to paint en plein air and the convivial atmosphere contributed to a burgeoning school of uniquely American fine art. Discontent to remain in one place too long, Williams traveled throughout her life, usually with a brush in her hand and an easel by her side. One place, however, remained foremost in her heart and served her well throughout her career: Richmond. Adele Williams Art Dame of Richmond Sources: Bayliss, Mary Lynn. "Exhibitions of Talents Adele Williams and the Richmond Art Scene." Virginia Cavalcade. 41.4 (1992) 166-176. Bayliss, Mary Lynn. "Exhibitions of Talents Adele Williams and the Richmond Art Scene." Virginia Cavalcade. 42.1 (1992). 36-46. Colt, Thomas C. Jr. Adele Williams. Virginia Arts Series No. 10. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. October 1-15, 1940. "The Historic Bolling Haxall House". 2006. The Woman's Club of Richmond, Virginia. 10 November 2006. "Sunlight & Shadow: American Impressionism, 1885-1945." 2000. Ella Sharpe Museum. 26 October 2006. Unknown Photographer. "Boating party of Old Lyme artists, circa 1903." Lyme Historic Society. Childe Hassam: American Impressionist. By Ulrich W. Hiesinger. Munich: Prestel, 1999. Figure 135.By family descent to the artist's niece.
Leland Little Auctions
Dec. 04, 2010
Adele Williams (VA, 1868-1952), Harbor Scene
Est: $1,000 - $3,000
Adele Williams (VA, 1868-1952), Harbor Scene Oil on academy board, signed at lower left "Adele Williams," housed in a later appropriate gilt wood frame with composition ornament and gallery plaque. SS 8.5 x 10.75 in.; DOA 12.5 x 14.75 in. By family descent to the artist's niece
Leland Little Auctions
Dec. 04, 2010
Adele Williams (VA, 1868-1952), Market Scene
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Adele Williams (VA, 1868-1952), Market Scene Oil on board, signed at lower right "Adele Williams," housed in a later gilt frame with gallery plaque. SS 10 x 13 in.; DOA 14.75 x 18 in. By family descent to the artist's niece
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