# William S. Darling - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T14:02:08.860Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 18
- Lots with prices: 14
- First auction date: 2008-03-25
- Latest auction date: 2024-06-05
- Median realised price: $825
- Price range: $256 to $6,100

## Market Takeaway
William S. Darling has 18 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $825. Category concentration is still broad. Recent 12-month volume is still light. 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 \($825\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($440 to $1,586\) 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: 50% (7 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 50% (7 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 0
- Previous 12 months sales: 1
- Recent 12 months median: $0
- Previous 12 months median: $256
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2024-06-05
- Days since latest sale: 694
- Market velocity: inactive

## Top Auction Houses
- John Moran Auctioneers: 6 lots
- Bonhams: 3 lots
- Dirk Soulis Auctions: 2 lots
- Alaska Auction Co: 1 lots
- Caza Sikes: 1 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 1 lots
- James Cox Gallery: 1 lots
- Kaminski Auctions: 1 lots
- Matthew Bullock Auctioneers: 1 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 1 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-06-05 | Pueblo Scene by WIlliam S. Darling | Caza Sikes | $256
2. 2018-08-11 | William S. Darling \(American Art Director/Laguna Beach Artist : 1882\-1963\)"Spring Flowers" | Matthew Bullock Auctioneers | $260
3. 2018-03-10 | WILLIAM S. DARLING \(AMERICAN, 1882\-1963\) THE HOMESTEAD OIL ON CANVAS LAID ON MAS | Heritage Auctions | $440
4. 2017-11-25 | William S. Darling, Desert Landscape, Oil on Canvas Board | Kaminski Auctions | $1,600
5. 2017-06-09 | WILLIAM S. DARLING \(1882\-1963\) OIL ON PANEL | Dirk Soulis Auctions | N/A
6. 2014-09-23 | William S. Darling \(1882\-1963 Laguna Beach, CA\) | John Moran Auctioneers | N/A
7. 2012-12-01 | WILLIAM S. DARLING \(1882\-1963 California\) OIL ON CANVAS BOARD | Dirk Soulis Auctions | $825
8. 2011-09-10 | WILLIAM S. DARLING \(American, 1882\-1963\); Oil on | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $620
9. 2011-02-15 | William S. Darling \(1882\-1963 Laguna Beach, CA\) | John Moran Auctioneers | $1,200
10. 2010-10-19 | William S. Darling \(1882\-1963 Laguna Beach, CA\) | John Moran Auctioneers | $1,440
11. 2010-09-05 | William S. Schwartz: Untitled | James Cox Gallery | $275
12. 2010-06-15 | William S. Darling \(1882\-1963 Laguna Beach, CA\) | John Moran Auctioneers | N/A
13. 2010-04-24 | Original oil on art board, 11" x 14" by William S. | Alaska Auction Co | $600
14. 2010-04-20 | William S. Darling \(American, 1882\-1963\) Laundry day 16 x 20 1/4in | Bonhams | $6,100
15. 2009-08-03 | William S. Darling \(American, 1882\-1963\) 'Smoke Trees and Verbena' 24 x 28in | Bonhams | $1,586
16. 2009-07-28 | William S. Darling \(1882\-1963 Laguna Beach, CA\) | John Moran Auctioneers | N/A
17. 2008-11-24 | William S. Darling \(American, 1882\-1963\) Laundry Day 16 x 20in | Bonhams | $3,300
18. 2008-03-25 | William S. Darling \(1882\-1963 Laguna Beach, CA\) | John Moran Auctioneers | $1,265

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