# William Henry Holmes - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T18:15:57.813Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 63
- Lots with prices: 43
- First auction date: 1992-12-04
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-16
- Median realised price: $550
- Price range: $100 to $7,700

## Market Takeaway
William Henry Holmes has 63 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $550. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 3 sales. These metrics reflect recorded public auction results and may not include private transactions or every premium outlier sale.

## How To Read This Data
- Use median \($550\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($312 to $750\) as the middle 50% of recorded sales.
- Auction prices can include buyer premiums or fees depending on house reporting, so compare on a like\-for\-like basis.
- Condition, provenance, size, and attribution confidence can move final value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 81.4% (35 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 18.6% (8 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 3
- Previous 12 months sales: 0
- Recent 12 months median: $650
- Previous 12 months median: $0
- Median shift: N/A
- Latest sale date: 2026-04-16
- Days since latest sale: 15
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Eldred's: 7 lots
- Sloans & Kenyon: 7 lots
- Weschler's: 7 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 6 lots
- Thomaston Place Auction Galleries: 4 lots
- Christie's: 3 lots
- Potomack Company: 3 lots
- Skinner: 3 lots
- Bourgeault\-Horan Antiquarians: 2 lots
- Butterscotch Auction Gallery LLC: 2 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-04-16 | WILLIAM HENRY HOLMES, WASHINGTON DC, CHICAGO 1846\-1933, VIEW OF AN ISLAND WITH TOWER, Watercolor on paper, Sight: 6 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. \(15.9 x 21.6 cm.\), Frame: 14 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. \(36.8 x 40 cm.\) | Potomack Company | $400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-henry-holmes-washington-dc-chicago-1846-1933-view-of-an-island-with-tower-watercolor-on-paper-sight-6-1-4-x-8-1-2-in-15-9-x-21-6-cm-frame-14-1-2-x-15-3-4-in-36-8-x-40-cm-1029-c-1cf57aaea0
2. 2026-01-29 | WILLIAM HENRY HOLMES \(Washington, D.C./Illinois, 1846\-1933\), Figures in a meadow., Watercolor on board, 14" x 20". Unframed. | Eldred's | $700
3. 2025-11-21 | WILLIAM HENRY HOLMES \(Washington, D.C./Illinois, 1846\-1933\), Figures in a meadow., Watercolor on board, 14" x 20". Unframed. | Eldred's | $650
4. 2024-03-23 | William Henry Holmes, oil, Wooded landscape | Richard D. Hatch & Associates | $750
5. 2023-09-15 | WILLIAM HENRY HOLMES \(Washington, D.C./Illinois, 1846\-1933\), Sailing at dusk., Watercolor on paper, 9.5" x 14.5" sight. Framed 20" x 25". | Eldred's | $1,600
6. 2023-09-14 | WILLIAM HENRY HOLMES \(Washington, D.C./Illinois, 1846\-1933\), Figures on a country path., Watercolor on paper, 13.5" x 19.5" sight. Framed 22" x 27". | Eldred's | $500
7. 2023-09-14 | WILLIAM HENRY HOLMES \(Washington, D.C./Illinois, 1846\-1933\), A lone figure by a stream., Watercolor on paper, 20.5" x 30". Framed 32" x 42". | Eldred's | $250
8. 2023-09-14 | WILLIAM HENRY HOLMES \(Washington, D.C./Illinois, 1846\-1933\), Marsh landscape., Watercolor, 19.75" x 29.5" sight. Framed 28" x 38". | Eldred's | $250
9. 2023-07-16 | WILLIAM HENRY HOLMES \(AMER., 1846\-1933\) | Butterscotch Auction Gallery LLC | $1,400
10. 2022-05-28 | William Henry Holmes, Apache Indian Chief, 1963 | Santa Fe Art Auction | $366
11. 2021-12-09 | William Henry Holmes \(American, 1846\-1933\) Yucatec Shell Gatherer \(A Basket of S | Heritage Auctions | $360
12. 2021-11-18 | WILLIAM HENRY HOLMES \(Washington, D.C./Illinois, 1846\-1933\), "Harbor Scene through Wisteria"., Oil on board, 14" x 18". Framed 26" x 30". | Eldred's | $425
13. 2021-10-12 | William Henry Holmes \(American 1846\-1933\), Forest Clearing, Watercolor on Paper, Frame: 24\-1/2 x 28\-1/4 in | Weschler's | $300
14. 2021-09-09 | William Henry Holmes \(American, 1846\-1933\) Yucatec Shell Gatherer \(A Basket of S | Heritage Auctions | N/A
15. 2021-08-27 | WILLIAM HENRY HOLMES \(DC/IL, 1846\-1933\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | N/A
16. 2020-11-22 | WILLIAM HENRY HOLMES \(American, 1846\-1933 \) | Butterscotch Auction Gallery LLC | $325
17. 2020-07-26 | William Henry Holmes, Pair of Watercolors | Kaminski Auctions | $550
18. 2019-08-10 | William Henry Holmes \(DC/IL, 1846\-1933\), Maryland Meadow | Leland Little Auctions | $300
19. 2019-06-29 | William Henry Holmes \(DC/IL, 1846\-1933\), Maryland Meadow | Leland Little Auctions | $550
20. 2019-06-02 | WILLIAM HENRY HOLMES \(DC/IL, 1846\-1933\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | N/A
21. 2019-03-03 | WILLIAM HENRY HOLMES \(DC/IL, 1846\-1933\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | N/A
22. 2018-09-23 | WILLIAM HENRY HOLMES \(AMERICAN, 1846\-1933\) OFF SHORE SAILING WATERCOLOR ON PAPER | Heritage Auctions | N/A
23. 2018-07-20 | WILLIAM HENRY HOLMES \(American, 1846\-1933\). LANDSCAPE WITH HAY STACKS, signed lower right. Watercolor. | Sloans & Kenyon | N/A
24. 2018-06-02 | WILLIAM HENRY HOLMES \(DC/IL, 1846\-1933\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | N/A

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