William (1783) Constable Sold at Auction Prices

Photographer, b. 1783 - d. 1861

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    • William Constable Original Watercolor, Kingfisher
      Oct. 07, 2023

      William Constable Original Watercolor, Kingfisher

      Est: $50,000 - $80,000

      CONSTABLE, William (British, 1783-1861). Untitled [Kingfisher]. Watercolor and pencil on paper. Inscribed along right edge: Mississippi River 20th July 1806. 15 1/2" x 9 3/4" sheet, 21 1/2" x 15 1/2" framed. William Constable was born in Horley, Surrey, the third son of a miller and poet. At the age of fourteen, he apprenticed to the engineering firm in Lewes, England. There Constable likely learned topographical drawing and learned to work in watercolor. Later, William and his elder brother, Daniel, apprenticed to Henry Browne, a wholesale and retail draper, and an artist and scientist. At the end of his apprenticeship William and his elder brother, Daniel, started a draper?s shop in Brighton with financial backing from their father. The business was successful, and the brothers sold it in 1806 to fund a lengthy trip to America. In 1806, William and Daniel trained in New York for a month before setting off on a two-year roaming up the Hudson River, along the Mohawk River to Niagara Falls, down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans. From here, they traveled overland to Washington, where they met Thomas Jefferson. During these two years, William painted many of the passing scenes that included North America's wild flora and fauna. Their trip coincided with an extraordinary time in American history. During their journey, the Constables carried secret messages for one of Aaron Burr's subordinates until they learned Burr's activities were treasonable (James C. Kelly, The South on Paper: Line, Color, and Light, 30.) On their return to England, William Constable reworked his watercolors and drawings into a two-volume book of his travels in America from 1806-1808. Each page illustrates a scaled-down watercolor of his original paintings. This watercolor of a Killdeer is dated 1806, indicating Constable painted it in the field.

      Arader Galleries
    • William Constable (1783-1861) Lake Seneca, From the Banks 2 Miles South of Geneva
      Nov. 02, 2022

      William Constable (1783-1861) Lake Seneca, From the Banks 2 Miles South of Geneva

      Est: $200 - $400

      Pencil and ink wash on paper. Titled and dated in pencil 'Lake Seneca, From the Banks 2 Miles South of Geneva 26 Aug 1806' (lower right).

      Cottone Auctions
    • WILLIAM CONSTABLE 'Ribbon Dancer' (Divertissement), from the Ballet 'Red Poppy', Gouache on paper, signed lower left, 54 x 36cm.
      Jun. 21, 2016

      WILLIAM CONSTABLE 'Ribbon Dancer' (Divertissement), from the Ballet 'Red Poppy', Gouache on paper, signed lower left, 54 x 36cm.

      Est: $250 - $500

      WILLIAM CONSTABLE 'Ribbon Dancer' (Divertissement), from the Ballet 'Red Poppy', Gouache on paper, signed lower left, 54 x 36cm.

      Raffan Kelaher & Thomas
    • THE LESSER FALL OF NIAGARA ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM CONSTABLE (ENGLAND, 1783-1861).
      Sep. 01, 2012

      THE LESSER FALL OF NIAGARA ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM CONSTABLE (ENGLAND, 1783-1861).

      Est: $250 - $500

      THE LESSER FALL OF NIAGARA ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM CONSTABLE (ENGLAND, 1783-1861). Ink wash on paper, initialed WmC, titled and dated 18th Sept 1806 at bottom center. Gridded view of falls from his sketchbook, number 12 in upper left. 9.25"h 15"w., in a frame, 16.5"h. 22.25"w. Ex Dawson Gallery (Maryland). The artist, accompanied by his brother, sailed to America in 1806 and spent two years roaming the riverways, sketching and painting. In 1856 William published an illustrated book of their travels.

      Garth's Auctioneers & Appraisers
    • American School 19th century landscape
      Nov. 22, 2008

      American School 19th century landscape

      Est: $1,500 - $2,500

      American School, 19th century landscape with american indian and eagle Unsigned, oil on canvas, framed. H: 16 1/2 in. W: 20 1/2 in. (sight) PROVENANCE: NOTE: The American Indian and eagle in the painting are similar to those in the works of William Constable (1783-1861), as referenced in an article in the The Kennedy Quarterly, Vol. VII, Number Four, Dec. 1967.

      Freeman's
    • William Constable 1783-1861 , Flat Boat on the Mississippi watercolor on paper
      Sep. 26, 2008

      William Constable 1783-1861 , Flat Boat on the Mississippi watercolor on paper

      Est: $2,000 - $3,000

      watercolor on paper

      Sotheby's
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