# William Lester Stevens - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-04T23:13:55.515Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 555
- Lots with prices: 448
- First auction date: 1994-09-09
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-25
- Median realised price: $2,100
- Price range: $50 to $28,080

## Market Takeaway
William Lester Stevens shows very deep auction liquidity with 549 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $2,133. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 21 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-06.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($2,133\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $889 and $4,500.
- 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: 28.2% (125 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 66.4% (294 sales)
- $10,000\+: 5.4% (24 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 21
- Previous 12 months sales: 57
- Recent 12 months median: $1,300
- Previous 12 months median: $1,200
- Median shift: 8.3%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-06
- Days since latest sale: 12
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- James D. Julia: 145 lots
- Eldred's: 67 lots
- Skinner: 49 lots
- Cutler Bay Auctions: 42 lots
- Nadeau's Auction Gallery: 18 lots
- Freeman's \| Hindman: 14 lots
- Barridoff Auctions: 11 lots
- Charlton Hall: 10 lots
- Dirk Soulis Auctions: 10 lots
- Kaminski Auctions: 10 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-02-06 | William Lester Stevens Oil, "Bitter Sweet" | Neue Auctions | $2,250
2. 2026-01-24 | William Lester Stevens, Town Church, Watercolor | Kaminski Auctions | $175
3. 2026-01-11 | William Lester Stevens, Arey's Cove, Oil on Board | Kaminski Auctions | $5,500
4. 2026-01-01 | WILLIAM LESTER STEVENS \(1888\-1969\) | John McInnis Auctioneers | $1,100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-lester-stevens-1888-1969-11-c-965485e9bb
5. 2025-12-12 | William Lester Stevens \(American 1888\-1969\), Winter Landscape, Oil on canvas, 30 x 44 in. \(76.2 x 111.8 cm.\), Frame: 36 x 50 in. \(91.4 x 127 cm.\) | Weschler's | $2,800
6. 2025-11-04 | William Lester Stevens \(American 1888\-1969\), Autumn Landscape, Watercolor and gouache on paper, Sight size: 10\-1/2 x 13\-1/2 in \(26.7 x 34.3 cm\); Frame: 18\-1/2 x 21\-1/4 in | Weschler's | $425
7. 2025-10-09 | WILLIAM LESTER STEVENS \(Massachusetts, 1888\-1969\), Conway, Mass., Oil on canvas, 24” x 30”. Framed 33” x 38.5”. | Eldred's | $4,250
8. 2025-09-19 | WILLIAM LESTER STEVENS \(Massachusetts, 1888\-1969\), New England barn and silo., Watercolor on paper, 20.5" x 28.5" sight. Framed 29.5" x 37". | Eldred's | $800
9. 2025-09-17 | William Lester Stevens "Apple Blossoms" Painting | Revere Auctions | $1,600
10. 2025-09-12 | William Lester Stevens \(American 1888\-1969\), Autumn Landscape, Watercolor and gouache on paper, Sight size: 10\-1/2 x 13\-1/2 in \(26.7 x 34.3 cm\); Frame: 18\-1/2 x 21\-1/4 in | Weschler's | N/A
11. 2025-06-26 | WILLIAM LESTER STEVENS \(Massachusetts, 1888\-1969\), Houses on a cove., Watercolor on paper, 19.75" x 27.75". Framed 28.5" x 36.5". | Eldred's | $1,200
12. 2025-06-26 | WILLIAM LESTER STEVENS \(Massachusetts, 1888\-1969\), Village in summertime., Oil on canvas, 40” x 36”. Framed 50” x 46”. | Eldred's | N/A
13. 2025-06-21 | William Lester Stevens \(American, 1888\-1969\), New England Village In Winter | Fontaine's Auction Gallery | $16,250
14. 2025-06-21 | William Lester Stevens | Wooten & Wooten Auctioneers | $4,000
15. 2025-06-16 | William Lester Stevens \(American, 1888\-1969\) Covered Bridge, Conway | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $1,300
16. 2025-05-22 | William Lester Stevens, Birch Late Afternoon | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $750
17. 2025-05-22 | William Lester Stevens, Untitled | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $1,100
18. 2025-05-04 | William Lester Stevens, New England Coast | Kaminski Auctions | $4,000
19. 2025-04-13 | William Lester Stevens, Landscape, Oil on Board | Kaminski Auctions | $1,000
20. 2025-03-28 | William Lester Stevens \(American 1888\-1969\), Cricket Hill in a Blizzard, Oil on canvas, 32 x 36 in \(81.3 x 91.4 cm\) | Weschler's | $2,200
21. 2025-03-23 | WILLIAM LESTER STEVENS \(American, 1888\-1969\) | Butterscotch Auction Gallery LLC | $400
22. 2025-02-09 | William Lester Stevens, Stone Zoo, Stoneham, MA | Kaminski Auctions | N/A
23. 2025-02-01 | William Lester Stevens \(American 1888\-1969\), Winter Forest Landscape with a Stream and Trees, Watercolor on paper, Signed and inscribed lower left W.Lester Stevens N.A. by Angelina Stevens, 20" x 28", | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $550
24. 2025-02-01 | William Lester Stevens \(American 1888\-1969\) Still life of flowers in a vase with a Buddha figure Iris Oil on canvas Unsigned 26" x 20" Provenance: Estate of Joyce L. August, formerly from "The Original Jack August's ... | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $150

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