Richard Parkes Bonington Auction Prices and Value Guide
Richard Parkes Bonington auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 578 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Richard Parkes Bonington auction prices: quick answer
Richard Parkes Bonington auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Richard Parkes Bonington
- Source records
- 578
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Richard Parkes Bonington market snapshot
Richard Parkes Bonington shows deep auction liquidity with 171 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,700. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 9 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-14.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (39.5% · 45 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (39.5% · 45 sales)
- $10,000+ (21.1% · 24 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $225
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 9
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2026-01-14
Artist context
About Richard Parkes Bonington
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Born
1802
Died
1828
Nationality
English
Richard Parkes Bonington (1802–1828) was an English Romantic painter whose short career unfolded largely in France. His family settled in Calais, and he later studied in Paris with Antoine-Jean Gros, forming a friendship with Eugène Delacroix. Bonington became known above all for landscapes, especially coastal views shaped by luminous skies, atmospheric weather, and fluid handling. He worked in both oil and watercolour, and his rapidly painted outdoor oil sketches helped establish a taste for direct studies of changing natural effects. Historical costume scenes also connect him to the Romantic circle around Delacroix. His landscapes drew notice at the Paris Salon of 1824, where he received a gold medal, and a 1826 journey to Italy produced important Venetian subjects. Because he died before his twenty-sixth birthday, his body of work is compact but varied. Collectors may encounter finished paintings, small oil studies, watercolours, and prints associated with his designs.
RomanticismEnglish Romantic landscape painting in a Franco-British contextOil paintingWatercolourRapid outdoor oil sketches, or pochadesLithographyCoastal landscapes with low horizons and expansive skiesFrench landscape subjectsVenetian viewsHistorical costume scenes
Common works and media
Commonly encountered works include oil paintings and small oil sketches, watercolours, coastal and French landscape subjects, Venetian views, and small historical costume scenes. Prints and lithographic material may also appear, including later impressions or works made after Bonington. Attribution wording, inscriptions, condition, and the relationship between a print and its source design should therefore be read closely.
Market and appraisal context
Bonington's auction results span finished oils, watercolours, works on paper, prints, and objects carrying different levels of attribution. Appraisal should therefore begin with a close match for medium, support, dimensions, subject, date, and the work's place within his brief career. Condition, fading, restoration, inscriptions, signatures, and documentary provenance can materially affect comparability. Catalogue references and exhibition history may help distinguish a well-documented work from a copy, follower, or later impression. Public auction records are useful for locating comparable lots, but reported totals can vary by feed and fees may be handled differently. Private transactions and changing attributions are not fully visible, so an artist-wide median should not be treated as a prediction for an individual work.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Fine art and paintings
- Works on paper and prints
Value drivers
- Medium, support, dimensions, date, and position within the artist's brief career
- Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
- Signature, inscriptions, edition information, and attribution confidence
- Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
- Comparable public auction results for works of similar type and quality
- Subject matter, rarity, and current demand
Appraisal caveats
- Public auction records are a starting point rather than a final appraisal (https://appraisily.com/artist/richard-parkes-bonington/).
- Private sales, incomplete auction feeds, and later attribution changes may not be represented (https://appraisily.com/artist/richard-parkes-bonington/).
- Condition and attribution should be assessed independently because both can materially change value (https://appraisily.com/artist/richard-parkes-bonington/).
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, strong source quality.
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Richard Parkes Bonington worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
Can Appraisily value my Richard Parkes Bonington artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.