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

Aug. 06, 2024
Virgil Williams (1830-1886) The Pilfering Hen 14 x 12 in. framed 24 x 22 in. (Painted circa 1875)
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Virgil Williams (1830-1886) The Pilfering Hen signed 'Virgil Williams' (lower right) oil on canvas 14 x 12 in. framed 24 x 22 in. Painted circa 1875
Bonhams
Jun. 13, 2024
VIRGIL MACEY WILLIAMS, American 1830-1886, Shrine Near Subineo, oil on canvas laid down on board, 17 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. (43.8 x 31.8 cm.), Frame: 21 1/4 x 16 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. (54 x 41.9 x 5.7 cm.)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
VIRGIL MACEY WILLIAMS American, 1830-1886 Shrine Near Subineo oil on canvas laid down on board signed lower left "V. Williams"
Shannon's
Mar. 24, 2024
Virgil Williams (1830-1886) Napa Farmyard Painting 1875
Est: $7,500 - $9,500
Virgil Williams (1830-1886) Napa Farmyard Painting 1875. One of the most important early, California artists, Williams taught and was the first director San Francisco School of Design in 1874. His students included Arthur Mathews, Guy Rose and John Gamble, among many others. Signed. Excellent condition. 14"h x 12"w. Frame 24"h x 22"w.
California Historical Design, Inc
Sep. 17, 2023
Virgil Williams Napa Farmyard Painting 1875
Est: $9,000 - $12,000
Virgil Williams (1830-1886) Napa Farmyard Painting 1875. Â One of the most important early, California artists, Williams taught and was the first director San Francisco School of Design in 1874. Â His students included Arthur Mathews, Guy Rose and John Gamble, among many others. Â Signed. Â Excellent condition. 14"h x 12"w. Frame 24"h x 22"w. Spend $7500 or more at our two day auction and all of your SHIPPING IS FREE within the lower 48 states. SHIPPING We box and ship ourselves, to keep shipping costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the customer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or Fed Ex Ground. We deliver most larger pieces ourselves on the west coast and we make a loop around the US within approximately 60 days after the auction. No matter where you live in the lower 48 states, we look forward to personally meeting you and delivering larger pieces directly to your house. Most larger pieces can be hand delivered for $500-$600 almost anywhere in the lower 48 states. For estimated shipping times of larger pieces, please call or email us before you bid.
California Historical Design, Inc
Nov. 21, 2022
Virgil Williams (1830-1886) Early Los Angeles Adobe Scene 9 x 14 in. framed 16 x 22 in.
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Virgil Williams (1830-1886) Early Los Angeles Adobe Scene signed and dated 'V. Williams 84' (lower left) oil on board 9 x 14 in. framed 16 x 22 in.
Bonhams
Nov. 04, 2022
VIRGIL WILLIAMS (AMERICAN, 1830-1886)
Est: $300 - $400
Virgil Williams American, 1830-1886 Untitled Oil on canvas Signed lower right. Two young girls, reclined among wildflowers on a riverbank, coercing a goat. Gilt frame.
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
Oct. 13, 2020
Virgil Williams (1830-1886) Golden Gate at Sunset 26 x 42in framed 32 x 48in (Painted in 1886.)
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Virgil Williams (1830-1886) Golden Gate at Sunset signed, inscribed and dated 'Virgil Williams. S.F. 1886.' (lower right) oil on canvas 26 x 42in framed 32 x 48in Painted in 1886. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Dec. 07, 2019
Virgil Williams, California/ Maine (1830-1886), Young girls in a field with a white goat, oil on canvas, 6 1/2 x 9 inches
Est: $400 - $600
signed lower right, gilt-framed.
Link Auction Galleries
Nov. 02, 2019
Virgil Williams, California/ Maine (1830-1886), Young girls in a field with a white goat, oil on canvas, 6 1/2 x 9 inches
Est: $800 - $1,200
Virgil Williams California/ Maine (1830-1886) Young girls in a field with a white goat, oil on canvas signed lower right, gilt-framed. 6 1/2 x 9 inches
Link Auction Galleries
Dec. 15, 2018
Painting, Virgil Williams
Est: $500 - $700
Virgil Williams (American, 1830-1886), "Cerrarra," oil on canvas, signed and titled lower left/center, overall (with frame): 22"h x 16"w
Clars Auctions
Oct. 25, 2018
VIRGIL WILLIAMS, American (1830-1886), Ducks in a Landscape, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right "Virgil Williams 82", 20 x...
Est: $7,000 - $9,000
VIRGIL WILLIAMS American (1830-1886) Ducks in a Landscape oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right "Virgil Williams 82" 20 x 14 inches Provenance: A New York estate; Private Collection, New York. Other Notes: Tags: oil painting, 19th century, Hudson River School, Landscape
Shannon's
Jun. 09, 2016
* After Virgil Williams, (American, 1830-1886), Children in Lake Landscape with Goat
Est: $200 - $400
After Virgil Williams (American, 1830-1886) Children in Lake Landscape with Goat oil on canvas signed Virgil Williams (lower right) 6 x 8 1/4 inches.
Hindman
Apr. 23, 2015
VIRGIL WILLIAMS, American (1830-1886), Rowboat on the River, oil on canvas, signed lower right and dated 1886., 32 1/2 x 47 3/4
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
VIRGIL WILLIAMS American (1830-1886) Rowboat on the River oil on canvas, signed lower right and dated 1886. 32 1/2 x 47 3/4 Provenance: Property of a Southern Gentleman.
Shannon's
Nov. 16, 2014
Painting, Virgil Macey Williams
Est: $500 - $700
Virgil Macey Williams (American, 1830-1885), Peasant Girl Walking with Jug, oil on canvas, signed lower right, canvas: 6.25"h x 4.25"w, overall: 10.25"h x 8.5"w
Clars Auctions
Oct. 22, 2013
Virgil Williams (1830-1886 St. Helena, CA)
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
A view of Mount St. Helena from the East, circa 1870s, signed with artist's monogram lower left: VW, oil on canvas, 13.5'' H x 18'' W, est: $15,000/25,000. Note: Virgil Williams was one of the most important artists working in San Francisco in the third quarter of the 19th Century. Born in Maine, Williams began his artistic studies in New England and first travelled West at the invitation of Alfred Bierstadt in 1863. After further studies in Italy, Williams and his wife returned West to Northern California, stopping briefly in San Francisco in 1871, before moving to their preferred and more tranquil setting of Napa Valley. Living near Mount St. Helena offered Williams a rural environment where he could hunt and make studies from both life and death of the local wild animals as well as the surrounding landscape (R.N. Post, ''Virgil Williams'', Calistoga, CA, 1998, p. 44). When Williams returned to California in 1871, he reconnected with influential fellow artists Thomas Hill (1829-1908) and William Keith (1838-1911) and together they enjoyed sketching and exploring the local landscape. ''Hill and Virgil thoroughly enjoyed the wooded areas and sun-dappled streams occupied with numerous wildlife and fish, and the large white oak trees on Williams' land, which Hill thought were so beautiful in nature'' (R.N. Post, p. 44). The present painting was likely executed in this period when the artist returned to California and was renewed by the tranquil setting near Mount St. Helena. Williams captures the countryside before him in realistic tones of green and brown which touch on tonalism but stay true to the representational tradition the artist studied in Europe and from American painters. In 1872, Williams became one of the founders of the Bohemian Club and served as president from 1875-76. When Williams was unanimously chosen to be the first director and teacher of the newly opened California School of Design, he declined to continue as President of the Bohemian Club to focus on his academic role instead. In Williams' roles in education, at the Bohemian Club and as an artist, he influenced generations of landscape painters that came after him and remains one of the most significant California painters of the 19th century.
John Moran Auctioneers
May. 01, 2012
Virgil Williams (American, 1830-1886)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
The music of nature, 1871 signed and dated 'VWilliams 71.' (VW in ligature, lower right) oil on canvas 20 x 14in overall: 23 1/2 x 17 1/2in
Bonhams
Feb. 21, 2010
Virgil Williams (American, 1830-1886) Peasant girl on a path with a town in the distance 6 x 4in
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Peasant girl on a path with a town in the distance signed 'V. Williams' (lower right) oil on canvas 6 x 4in
Bonhams
Mar. 16, 2009
Virgil Williams (American, 1830-1886) Portrait of a young girl with a pink sash, 1870 22 x 17in unframed
Est: -
Portrait of a young girl with a pink sash, 1870 signed and dated 'V Williams 70' (lower left) oil on canvas 22 x 17in unframed
Bonhams
Mar. 15, 2009
Virgil Williams (American, 1830-1886) Portrait of a young girl with a pink sash, 1870 22 x 17in unframed
Est: $800 - $1,200
Portrait of a young girl with a pink sash, 1870 signed and dated 'V Williams 70' (lower left) oil on canvas 22 x 17in unframed
Bonhams
Nov. 24, 2008
Virgil Williams (American, 1830-1886) Still Life with Game Birds 12 1/2 x 9 1/2in
Est: -
Still Life with Game Birds signed 'V. Williams' (lower right) and dated and inscribed indistinctly 'Nov 24 [7..] Cali' (lower left) oil on board 12 1/2 x 9 1/2in
Bonhams
Nov. 23, 2008
Virgil Williams (American, 1830-1886) Still Life with Game Birds 12 1/2 x 9 1/2in
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Still Life with Game Birds signed 'V. Williams' (lower right) and dated and inscribed indistinctly 'Nov 24 [7..] Cali' (lower left) oil on board 12 1/2 x 9 1/2in
Bonhams
Oct. 18, 2008
Virgil Williams (American, 1830-1886) Permission
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Virgil Williams (American, 1830-1886) Permission to Play Ball oil on canvas signed l.r. 16.5" x 13.5" Relined with wax, small area of inpainting in lower right foreground.
Cowan's Auctions
Feb. 05, 2008
Road to Rome
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
VIRGIL WILLIAMS (American, 1830-1886) Road to Rome signed and dated 'V. Williams 1885' (lower left) oil on canvas 9½ x 19 in. (24.1 x 48.3 cm.) Painted in 1885.
Christie's
Oct. 25, 2007
VIRGIL MACEY WILLIAMS American (1830-1886) An Extensive Vista, (possibly California) oil on canvas, signed lower right and dated '69..
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
VIRGIL MACEY WILLIAMS American (1830-1886) An Extensive Vista, (possibly California) oil on canvas, signed lower right and dated '69. 18 x 36 Provenance: A Darien, Connecticut estate.
Shannon's
Aug. 03, 2007
VIRGIL MACEY WILLIAMS, American, 1830-1886, Italian landscape with figures crossing a bridge., Oil on canvas, 18" x 34". Framed.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
VIRGIL MACEY WILLIAMS American, 1830-1886 Italian landscape with figures crossing a bridge. Monogrammed lower right "VW". Oil on canvas, 18" x 34". Framed.
Eldred's
Jun. 21, 2007
Road to Rome
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
VIRGIL WILLIAMS (American, 1830-1886) Road to Rome signed and dated 'V. Williams 1885' (lower left) oil on canvas 9½ x 19 in. (24.1 x 48.3 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 16, 2005
VIRGIL WILLIAMS (1830-1886)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Road to Rome signed and dated 'V. Williams 1885' (lower left) oil on canvas 9 1/2 x 19 in. (24.1 x 48.3 cm.)
Christie's
Dec. 19, 2004
Virgil Williams Figures Landscape Oil
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Virgil Williams American, 1830-1886 Strolling Through the Madrones oil on canvas 12 x 18 inches ( 30.5 x 45.7 cm ) Exhibition: Sonoma County Museum, Santa Rosa, California, Feb. 21, 1990 - June 3, 1990
Bonhams
Dec. 15, 2004
* VIRGIL MACEY WILLIAMS 1830-1886
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
signed Virgil Williams and dated 68, l.l. oil on canvas Condition Note: Canvas is not lined. SURFACE: in good condition UNDER ULTRA VIOLET: no apparent inpainting We are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described in our catalogue. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Sotheby's
Jun. 08, 2004
Williams Figurative Oil Painting
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Virgil Williams 1830-1886 A Cow and a Woman Carrying Hay on a Country Road, 1869 signed and dated l/r: Virgil Williams 69 oil on canvas 11 x 15 inches ( 27.9 x 38.1 cm ) Provenance: Property from the Baird Collection. Sold to Benefit the Monterey Museum of Art's Exhibition Program.
Bonhams
Mar. 03, 2004
Virgil Williams (1830-1886)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Spinning yarn signed, dated and inscribed 'VWilliams 1870. Filatrice di Sora.' (lower left) oil on panel 13 x 9 in. (33.0 x 22.9 cm.)
Christie's
Jun. 11, 2003
Williams Figurative Oil Painting
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Signed and inscribed l/r: {V. Williams Rome} and dated indis tinctly 14 x 11 1/2 inches ( 35.6 x 29.2 cm )
Bonhams
Mar. 22, 2002
Virgil Williams (American, 1830-1886) Garden Gate, Nantucket Signed and dated "VWilliams '71" l.r.,
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
titled (in pencil) and Boston canvas stamp on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 18 1/4 x 14 in. (46 x 35.4 cm), in a period frame. Condition: Minor retouch to l.r., craquelure.
Skinner