# William Trost Richards - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T01:20:59.883Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 536
- Lots with prices: 390
- First auction date: 1990-11-30
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-29
- Median realised price: $6,500
- Price range: $100 to $1,650,500

## Market Takeaway
William Trost Richards shows very deep auction liquidity with 529 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $6,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 19 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-29.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($6,500\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $2,500 and $20,000.
- 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: 11.5% (44 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 48.8% (187 sales)
- $10,000\+: 39.7% (152 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 19
- Previous 12 months sales: 38
- Recent 12 months median: $5,500
- Previous 12 months median: $6,500
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-29
- Days since latest sale: 20
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 85 lots
- Sotheby's: 45 lots
- Eldred's: 34 lots
- Bonhams: 26 lots
- James D. Julia: 23 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 21 lots
- Thomaston Place Auction Galleries: 19 lots
- Cutler Bay Auctions: 16 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 16 lots
- Skinner: 16 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-10-30 | WILLIAM TROST RICHARDS, American 1833\-1905, Mother and Child in an Autumn Landscape, 1876, oil on canvas, panel backed, 24 1/4 x 20 1/4 in. \(61.6 x 51.4 cm.\), Frame: 34 1/2 x 30 1/2 x 4 in. \(87.6 x 77.5 x 10.2 cm.\) | Shannon's | $300,000
2. 2025-08-30 | WILLIAM TROST RICHARDS \(RI/PA, 1833\-1905\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | $14,000
3. 2025-08-30 | \(2\) Pastels by William Trost Richards | Marion Antique Auctions | $600
4. 2025-03-26 | William Trost Richards "Spring Tide" Painting 1875 | Revere Auctions | $36,000
5. 2022-11-04 | William Trost Richards \(American, 1833\-1905\) Morning in the Woods, 1867 Oil on c | Heritage Auctions | N/A
6. 2026-04-29 | WILLIAM TROST RICHARDS \(Pennsylvania/Rhode Island, 1833\-1905\), Gathering kelp., Ink, wash and gouache on paper, 3" x 4.75". Framed 10" x 11". | Eldred's | $325 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-trost-richards-pennsylvania-rhode-island-1833-1905-gathering-kelp-ink-wash-and-gouache-on-paper-3-x-4-75-framed-10-x-11-4019-c-58c1a8a853
7. 2026-02-12 | WILLIAM TROST RICHARDS \(Pennsylvania/Rhode Island, 1833\-1905\), Trees on the bank of a mountain lake., Pastel on paper, 11" x 19". Framed 22" x 30.5". | Eldred's | $200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-trost-richards-pennsylvania-rhode-island-1833-1905-trees-on-the-bank-of-a-mountain-lake-pastel-on-paper-11-x-19-framed-22-x-30-5-5032-c-80ef7e1637
8. 2026-02-12 | WILLIAM TROST RICHARDS \(Pennsylvania/Rhode Island, 1833\-1905\), Waves breaking over rocks., Watercolor on paper, 4.5" x 12". Framed 15" x 21.5". | Eldred's | $950 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-trost-richards-pennsylvania-rhode-island-1833-1905-waves-breaking-over-rocks-watercolor-on-paper-4-5-x-12-framed-15-x-21-5-5033-c-e285a59b53
9. 2026-01-29 | WILLIAM TROST RICHARDS \(Pennsylvania/Rhode Island, 1833\-1905\), Pastoral landscape with distant house., Pastel on paper, 9.5" x 18" sight. Framed 15.5" x 24.5". | Eldred's | $250
10. 2026-01-29 | WILLIAM TROST RICHARDS \(Pennsylvania/Rhode Island, 1833\-1905\), Rocky coast and distant sailboats., Watercolor, 8.5" x 11" sight. Framed 14" x 16". | Eldred's | $425
11. 2026-01-27 | William Trost Richards \(1833\-1905\) Fort Dumpling, Conanicut Island sheet size 9 x 13 1/2 in. \(22.9 x 34.3 cm.\) \(Executed in 1874.\) | Bonhams | $13,000
12. 2026-01-27 | William Trost Richards \(1833\-1905\) Sunrise at Newport sheet size 8 x 13 3/4 in. \(20.3 x 34.9 cm.\) \(Executed in 1871.\) | Bonhams | $8,500
13. 2026-01-23 | WILLIAM TROST RICHARDS \(1833\-1905\). Eddystone Light. gouache on paper laid | Christie's | $12,065 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-trost-richards-1833-1905-eddystone-light-gouache-on-paper-laid-487-c-ee32d604c1
14. 2026-01-23 | WILLIAM TROST RICHARDS \(1833\-1905\). Coastal Scenes: A Group of Three Works. | Christie's | $11,430 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-william-trost-richards-1833-1905-coastal-scenes-a-group-of-three-works-428-c-8b970f05d6
15. 2026-01-01 | William Trost Richards \(American 1833\-1905\) "The Tintagel Coast" Atmospheric seascape study rendered with layered, textural strokes in soft greens, blues, and pale ochres, the composition divided by a central band of ... | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $7,500
16. 2025-12-09 | William Trost Richards \(American, 1833\-1905\) Coastal View, 1872 | Freeman’s | $2,500
17. 2025-12-07 | WILLIAM TROST RICHARDS \(AMERICAN, 1833\-1905\). | Clarke Auction Gallery | N/A
18. 2025-12-07 | William Trost Richards \(American, 1833\-1905\) Rolling Surf, 1900 | Freeman’s | $50,000
19. 2025-12-07 | William Trost Richards \(American 1833\-1905\) Crashing Surf | Freeman’s | $5,500
20. 2025-09-18 | William Trost Richards \(1833\-1905\), Land's End, Cornwall, circa 1878. | Swann Auction Galleries | $3,048
21. 2025-08-30 | WILLIAM TROST RICHARDS \(PA/RI, 1833\-1905\) | Thomaston Place Auction Galleries | $9,500
22. 2025-08-30 | \(2\) Watercolors by William Trost Richards | Marion Antique Auctions | $350
23. 2025-08-30 | \(2\) Watercolors by William Trost Richards | Marion Antique Auctions | $375
24. 2025-08-30 | \(2\) Watercolors by William Trost Richards | Marion Antique Auctions | $600

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