George Robert Bonfield Paintings & Artwork for Sale | George Robert Bonfield Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 10, 2024
George Robert Bonfield
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
American, 1805-1898 Atlantic Coastal Scene Signed Bonfield and dated 1844 on the reverse Oil on canvas 17 x 24 inches Extensive inpainting in the sky with a few careful spots elsewhere; craquelure and surface soiling.
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Apr. 04, 2024
ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE ROBERT BONFIELD (Pennsylvania, 1805-1898), Ships off a coast., Oil on canvas, 14" x 20". Framed 19.5" x 25.5".
Est: $500 - $700
ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE ROBERT BONFIELD Pennsylvania, 1805-1898 Ships off a coast. Unsigned. Identified on a paper tag verso.
Eldred's
Mar. 26, 2024
George Robert Bonfield (1805 - 1898) American
Est: $400 - $800
George Robert Bonfield (1805 - 1898) Charcoal and goauche on paper signed lower right. Piece measures (5 x 9) and (12 x 16) inches. w/ frame. Born in Portsmouth, England, George Bonfield arrived in Philadelphia in 1816 and there learned stone carving from a stone master working on the New Jersey estate of Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napolean. He was also exposed to European art, and successfully copied Old Masters.
Cutler Bay Auctions
Jan. 11, 2024
George Robert Bonfield (1805 - 1898) American
Est: $400 - $800
George Robert Bonfield (1805 - 1898) Charcoal and goauche on paper signed lower right. Piece measures (5 x 9) and (12 x 16) inches. w/ frame. Born in Portsmouth, England, George Bonfield arrived in Philadelphia in 1816 and there learned stone carving from a stone master working on the New Jersey estate of Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napolean. He was also exposed to European art, and successfully copied Old Masters.
Cutler Bay Auctions
Aug. 27, 2022
GEORGE ROBERT BONFIELD (PHILADELPHIA, 1805-1898) STUDY SKETCHES, LOT OF FIVE,
Est: $200 - $300
charcoal and gouache on paper, comprising nautical examples and a Church scene. Unframed. Together with four unsigned examples, and one by Van der Velde, Ten pieces total.
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
May. 17, 2022
George Bonfield (American 1805-1898), Various Scenes, Ten Unframed Charcoal on Paper, Hinged Mounted on Board
Est: $200 - $400
George Bonfield (American 1805-1898), Various Scenes, Ten Unframed Charcoal on Paper, Hinged Mounted on Board
Weschler's
Oct. 19, 2021
George Bonfield (1805 - 1898), Ship Off of Coast After the Storm, Oil on Canvas, Framed: 24 x 33-3/4 in
Est: $200 - $400
George Bonfield (1805 - 1898), Ship Off of Coast After the Storm, Oil on Canvas, Framed: 24 x 33-3/4 in
Weschler's
Nov. 15, 2020
GEORGE BONFIELD MARITIME PAINTING ON THE DELEWARE
Est: $800 - $1,200
BONFIELD, George, (American, 1805-1898): "Large Swell in the Delaware, March, 1859", Oil/Canvas, 16" x 24.25", signed lower right, framed, 20.5" x 28.5", titled verso and dated.
Burchard Galleries Inc
Jun. 08, 2019
George Bonfield Stormy Naval Maritime O/B Painting
Est: $300 - $500
Pennsylvania,1805-1898 Depicting the USS Delaware (1828-1844) and two schooner vessels traversing white capped waters beneath a menacing sky with an island in the background.
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
Mar. 17, 2019
George Bonfield o/c New Jersey Landscape
Est: $600 - $800
George Bonfield o/c New Jersey Landscape: A framed oil on paper mounted on canvas landscape painting by English-born Philadelphia artist George Robert Bonfield (1808-1898), titled in pencil on canvas on reverse, which reads "[....] New Jersey by G Bonfield". It's a heavily treed landscape which turns into beach and water (with the white sail of a sailboat) at the lefthand side. Signed on the canvas and again on the top stretcher. The artist spent some of the 1850s living and working in New Jersey. Provenance: Robert A Goldstein. Size: Stretcher is 15.375" X 10.75", frame is 20.75" X 16.25". CONDITION: Some craquelure in the darkest, heavily-painted parts, along the bottom edge and in the trees. Tear to paper in upper left corner. Canvas needs to be tightened. Painting was cleaned in 1993 by Steven Erisoty and his report is included.
Barry S. Slosberg Inc
Jun. 27, 2018
George Robert Bonfield American, 1802-1898 Delaware Shore Near Beverly
Est: $800 - $1,200
George Robert Bonfield American, 1802-1898 Delaware Shore Near Beverly Signed GR Bonfield (ll), inscribed as titled on the reverse Oil on paper 10 x 14 7/8 inches C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Oct. 28, 2017
GEORGE R. BONFIELD (1805-1898): RIVER SCENE AT SUNSET
Est: $800 - $1,200
GEORGE R. BONFIELD (1805-1898): RIVER SCENE AT SUNSET Oil on canvas, signed 'G.R. Bonfield' lower left, inscribed 'Designed and Painted by G.R. Bonfield' on a label on the stretcher, lined, with label from Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum, Nashville, TN. 10 1/2 x 16 1/2 in, 13 x 19 in. (frame). Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art, TN
STAIR
Aug. 27, 2016
GEORGE ROBERT BONFIELD (PA, 1805-1898) - Shipwreck at Ruined Seawall, oil on panel, signed and inscribed verso "Study from Nature by G.R. Bonfield, 1847. In 20th c. black and gold frame, OS: 15" x 21", SS: 11 1/4" x 1...
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
GEORGE ROBERT BONFIELD (PA, 1805-1898) - Shipwreck at Ruined Seawall, oil on panel, signed and inscribed verso "Study from Nature by G.R. Bonfield, 1847. In 20th c. black and gold frame, OS: 15" x 21", SS: 11 1/4" x 17 1/4". Good condition.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Sep. 28, 2013
Bonfield, George Robert [American, 1805-1898] unframed charcoal sketch of a sailing ship in rough seas, signed l.l. "G. R. Bonfield". 9"x12"
Est: $100 - $200
Bonfield, George Robert [American, 1805-1898] unframed charcoal sketch of a sailing ship in rough seas, signed l.l. "G. R. Bonfield". 9"x12"
Wiederseim Associates, Inc.
Nov. 07, 2012
George Robert Bonfield (1805-1898) Beach Scene, Watercolor on paper,
Est: $100 - $200
George Robert Bonfield (1805-1898) Beach Scene, Watercolor on paper, Unsigned. h:5.75 w: 10.50 in.
Gray's Auctioneers
Jul. 31, 2012
George Robert Bonfield (1805-1898) Beach Scene, Watercolor on paper,
Est: $200 - $400
George Robert Bonfield (1805-1898) Beach Scene, Watercolor on paper, Unsigned. h:5.75 w:10.50 in.
Gray's Auctioneers
Jun. 27, 2012
George Robert Bonfield (1805-1898) Beach Scene, Watercolor on paper,
Est: $300 - $500
George Robert Bonfield (1805-1898) Beach Scene, Watercolor on paper, Unsigned. h:5.75 w: 10.50 in.
Gray's Auctioneers
Jan. 28, 2011
George Robert Bonfield (American, 1805-1898) Delaware Shore Near Beverly Signed "G R Bonfield" l.l., titled on the reverse. Oil on p...
Est: $2,500 - $3,000
George Robert Bonfield (American, 1805-1898) Delaware Shore Near Beverly Signed "G R Bonfield" l.l., titled on the reverse. Oil on paper, 10 x 14 3/4 in. (25.3 x 37.6 cm), framed. Condition: Small area of retouch, rippling. Literature: George Robert Bonfield: Philadelphia Marine Painter 1805-1898, Philadelphia: Philadelphia Maritime Museum, 1978, listed on page 75 as Untitled River Scene. N.B. The lot is accompanied by copies of two letters from James McClelland, author of the exhibition catalogue referenced above. In the letter dated May 5, 1978, McClelland suggested the painting at hand was done as a sketch for approval for a larger commissioned work, A View of the Delaware, Near Beverly. Bonfield summered in Beverly and painted many of his Delaware River scenes at that location. The commissioned painting referred to by McClelland is listed on page 30 in the above referenced publication.
Skinner
Jan. 30, 2010
George Robert Bonfield (American, 1805-1898),
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
George Robert Bonfield (American, 1805-1898), "Running Ashore on the Florida Coast", oil on canvas, signed lower right, signed and dated "1863", with "Newman Galleries, Philadelphia" label and remnants of a typed label reading "This picture represents the running ashore of the Steamer...of New York - about year 1850 - with a..." en verso, 16 in. x 30 1/4 in., framed.
Neal Auction Company
Oct. 01, 2009
George Robert Bonfield (American, 1805-1898)
Est: $800 - $1,200
George Robert Bonfield (American, 1805-1898) A Snowy Day signed 'Bonfield' (lower left); signed again, titled, inscribed and dated 'A Snowy Day **. Bonfield painter Phila. 1877' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 16 x 24 in. (40.6 x 61 cm.), unframed Painted in 1877.
Christie's
Jan. 12, 2005
George Robert Bonfield
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
American, 1805-1898 WINTER SCENE WITH WINDMILL Signed G.R. Bonfield (ll) Oil on canvas laid down on masonite 14 x 20 inches
Doyle New York