# Ralph William Holmes - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T11:09:39.594Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 94
- Lots with prices: 63
- First auction date: 2004-02-17
- Latest auction date: 2025-12-04
- Median realised price: $950
- Price range: $120 to $13,800

## Market Takeaway
Ralph William Holmes shows solid auction liquidity with 94 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $950. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-04.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($950\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $500 and $1,830.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 50.8% (32 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 46% (29 sales)
- $10,000\+: 3.2% (2 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 3
- Previous 12 months sales: 6
- Recent 12 months median: $1,200
- Previous 12 months median: $500
- Median shift: 100%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-04
- Days since latest sale: 76
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- John Moran Auctioneers: 32 lots
- Bonhams: 21 lots
- Abell Auction: 7 lots
- O'Gallerie: 3 lots
- Turner Auctions \+ Appraisals: 3 lots
- Auctions at Showplace: 2 lots
- Bradford's: 2 lots
- California Auctioneers: 2 lots
- Cutler Bay Auctions: 2 lots
- Dirk Soulis Auctions: 2 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-12-04 | Ralph William Holmes, 1876\-1963, Oak Trees | Abell Auction | $1,200
2. 2025-12-03 | Ralph William Holmes, 1876\-1963, Trees, Santa Barbara | Abell Auction | $1,000
3. 2025-11-21 | Ralph William Holmes, American/California 1876\-1963, "Atascadero Landscape", oil on canvas board | Neal Auction Company | $1,375 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ralph-william-holmes-american-california-1876-1963-atascadero-landscape-oil-on-canvas-board-376-c-7ba448c14c
4. 2024-11-12 | Ralph William Holmes \(1876\-1963\), "A Bend in the River" | John Moran Auctioneers | $1,270
5. 2024-07-20 | Ralph William Holmes \(1876\-1963\) Winter Church Scene | Cutler Bay Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ralph-william-holmes-1876-1963-winter-church-scene-46-c-3604f2080d
6. 2024-06-15 | Ralph William Holmes \(1876\-1963\) San Luis Obispo, CA | Cutler Bay Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ralph-william-holmes-1876-1963-san-luis-obispo-ca-83-c-7f0465e9fb
7. 2024-06-09 | Ralph Holmes \(1876\-1963\): California Landscape | Abell Auction | $4,750
8. 2024-05-05 | RALPH HOLMES "ALCOTRAZ" PENCIL ON PAPER | Bradford's | $150
9. 2024-05-02 | Ralph Holmes Oil on Board Cityscape | Willow Auction House | $500
10. 2024-01-24 | Ralph William Holmes, 1876\-1963, Autumn Landscape | Abell Auction | $500
11. 2023-12-06 | RALPH WILLIAM HOLMES \(American, 1876\-1963\) | South Bay Auctions Inc | $700
12. 2023-10-04 | Ralph Holmes \(1876\-1963\), San Jacinto, Oil on canvasboard, 14" H x 19.75" W | John Moran Auctioneers | $125
13. 2023-08-06 | Ralph Holmes "Rural Scene" Oil on Canvas | Auctions at Showplace | $400
14. 2023-07-11 | Ralph Holmes \(1876\-1963\), San Jacinto, Oil on canvas board, 14" H x 19.75" W | John Moran Auctioneers | N/A
15. 2023-05-12 | RALPH WILLIAM HOLMES \(AMERICAN, 1876\-1963\) | Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers | $150
16. 2023-05-11 | Ralph Holmes \(American 1876 \- 1963\): Four Works | Abell Auction | $500
17. 2023-03-19 | Ralph Holmes "Rural Scene" Oil on Canvas | Auctions at Showplace | $275
18. 2023-03-16 | Ralph Holmes \(American 1876 \- 1963\): Four Works | Abell Auction | N/A
19. 2022-12-04 | RALPH HOLMES "APACHE GRAN DANCERS" GOUACHE ON BOARD | Bradford's | $620 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ralph-holmes-apache-gran-dancers-gouache-on-board-2570-c-2a94e8a817
20. 2022-11-27 | Ralph Holmes oil on board landscape | California Auctioneers | $1,200
21. 2021-10-22 | RALPH HOLMES \(1876\-1963\) OIL ON CANVAS BOARD | Dirk Soulis Auctions | $900
22. 2021-04-29 | RALPH WILLIAM HOLMES \(1876 \- 1963\): GRAND CANYON | Abell Auction | $950
23. 2021-04-02 | Ralph William Holmes \(b. 1876\) Oil on Canvas | Searchlight / Saucon Valley Auctions | $400
24. 2021-02-24 | Ralph William Holmes \(American, 1876\-1963\), Desert landscape, oil on masonite, 16 3/4 x 19 3/4in \(42.5 x 50cm\) | Andrew Jones Auctions | $400

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