# William Merritt Chase - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T12:15:14.892Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 297
- Lots with prices: 189
- First auction date: 1990-11-30
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-01
- Median realised price: $12,000
- Price range: $10 to $1,652,500

## Market Takeaway
William Merritt Chase shows deep auction liquidity with 291 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $12,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 18 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-08.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($12,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $3,500 and $42,000.
- 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: 17.3% (32 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 28.1% (52 sales)
- $10,000\+: 54.6% (101 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 18
- Previous 12 months sales: 33
- Recent 12 months median: $3,000
- Previous 12 months median: $4,250
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-08
- Days since latest sale: 10
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 62 lots
- The Rug Life Auctions: 26 lots
- Sotheby's: 23 lots
- Bonhams: 13 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 10 lots
- RoGallery: 9 lots
- James D. Julia: 7 lots
- Neal Auction Company: 6 lots
- Jacksons Auction & Real Estate Company: 5 lots
- STAIR: 5 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-02-08 | William Merritt Chase, Signed Interior Of The Artist's Studio Oil on Canvas Painting, Early 20th Century | Collective Hudson, LLC | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-merritt-chase-signed-interior-of-the-artist-s-studio-oil-on-canvas-painting-early-20th-century-108-c-a7df94f83b
2. 2025-12-12 | William Merritt Chase \(American 1849\-1916\), Portrait of a Lady, Graphite and wash on paper, Sight size: 6\-3/4 x 4\-1/2 in \(17.1 x 11.4 cm\); Frame: 18\-3/4 x 15 in \(47.6 x 38.1 cm\) | Weschler's | $500
3. 2025-12-07 | William Merritt Chase \(American, 1849\-1916\) The Misses Gribbel \(Portrait of Idella and Elizabeth Gribbel\), 1905 | Freeman’s | $27,500
4. 2025-12-07 | William Merritt Chase \(American, 1849\-1916\) Still Life with Apples, 1872 | Freeman’s | $7,500
5. 2025-11-18 | WILLIAM MERRITT CHASE \(1849\-1916\). Beach Scene \(Morning at Canoe Place\). oi | Christie's | $609,600
6. 2025-11-18 | WILLIAM MERRITT CHASE \(1849\-1916\). An Interior \(The Green Window Curtain\). | Christie's | $254,000
7. 2025-10-21 | William Merritt Chase \(American 1849\-1916\), The Court Jester, Etching and Drypoint, 1876, Signed within the Plate; and a V. D. Roux Champion, French 20th Century, Fishing Beside a Bridge, Colored Etching, The first: 6\-1/ | Weschler's | $50 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-merritt-chase-american-1849-1916-the-court-jester-etching-and-drypoint-1876-signed-within-the-plate-and-a-v-d-roux-champion-french-20th-century-fishing-beside-a-bridge-colored-etching-the-first-6-1-432-c-ef5a708975
8. 2025-08-24 | William Merritt Chase \(1849 \- 1916\) Oil on Canvas | California Auctioneers | $3,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-merritt-chase-1849-1916-oil-on-canvas-160-c-d274059897
9. 2025-08-17 | William Merrit Chase \(1849\-1916\) American, Etching Print "The Court Jester" | Sarasota Estate Auction | $10
10. 2025-06-28 | WILLIAM MERRITT CHASE \(NY/CA/IN, 1849\-1916\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-merritt-chase-ny-ca-in-1849-1916-2116-c-c314c6a9ec
11. 2025-06-18 | WILLIAM MERRITT CHASE \(1849\-1916\) | Tajan | €10,784
12. 2025-06-01 | William Merritt Chase \(1849 \- 1916\) Antique American Important Monotype Framed Painting | Curated Gallery Auctions | $750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-merritt-chase-1849-1916-antique-american-important-monotype-framed-painting-164-c-30f4a808e0
13. 2025-04-30 | William Merritt Chase 1849\-1916 Portrait Painting | Hill Auction Gallery | $3,000
14. 2025-03-11 | William Merritt Chase \(1849\-1916\), "Court Jester" | John Moran Auctioneers | $429
15. 2025-02-11 | WILLIAM MERRITT CHASE \(1849\-1916\) LITHOGRAPH TITLED THE FAIRY TALE, 23IN x 27IN \(58cm x 69cm\) | The Rug Life Auctions | N/A
16. 2025-02-02 | William Merritt Chase \(1849\-1916\) Oil on Canvas | California Auctioneers | $5,000
17. 2025-01-31 | William Merritt Chase \(American, 1849\-1916\) Woodland Scene II sheet size 5 11/16 x 8 3/16 in. \(14.5 x 20.8 cm\) framed 12 3/16 x 14 1/6 x 1 13/16 in. \(31.0 x 36.0 x 3.0 cm\) | Bonhams | N/A
18. 2025-01-23 | WILLIAM MERRITT CHASE \(1849\-1916\). Flower Beds, Central Park. oil on cradle | Christie's | N/A
19. 2025-01-21 | WILLIAM MERRITT CHASE \(1849\-1916\) LITHOGRAPH TITLED THE FAIRY TALE, 23IN x 27IN \(58cm x 69cm\) | The Rug Life Auctions | N/A
20. 2024-12-30 | WILLIAM MERRITT CHASE \(1849\-1916\) LITHOGRAPH TITLED THE FAIRY TALE, 23IN x 27IN \(58cm x 69cm\) | The Rug Life Auctions | N/A
21. 2024-12-10 | WILLIAM MERRITT CHASE \(1849\-1916\) LITHOGRAPH TITLED THE FAIRY TALE, 23IN x 27IN \(58cm x 69cm\) | The Rug Life Auctions | N/A
22. 2024-11-24 | William Merritt Chase Oil painting Figures lounging at the seashore | Carnegie's Auction Gallery | $4,250
23. 2024-11-19 | William Merritt Chase \(1849\-1916\) A Scavenger 13 1/8 x 14 1/8 in. \(33.3 x 35.9 cm.\) \(Executed circa 1881\-84.\) | Bonhams | $7,500
24. 2024-10-08 | WILLIAM MERRITT CHASE \(1849\-1916\) LITHOGRAPH TITLED THE FAIRY TALE, 23IN x 27IN \(58cm x 69cm\) | The Rug Life Auctions | N/A

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