John Wesley Jarvis Paintings & Artwork for Sale | John Wesley Jarvis Art Value Price Guide

Dec. 10, 2024
JOHN WESLEY JARVIS (1780-1840). LIEUTENANT RAYMOND PERRY, U.S. NAVY, C. 1813
Est: $4,000 - $8,000
Oil on canvas, 24 1/8 x 20 1/8 inches; within carved and gilded frame. Portrait of Lieutenant Raymond Henry Jones Perry (1789-1826) in the undress uniform of a Navy lieutenant, probably painted to celebrate his promotion to lieutenant in 1813. Raymond was the second son of Captain Christopher Perry and began his naval career in 1807 when he was appointed midshipman and assigned to Gunboat No. 42 in Newport, then commanded by his older brother Oliver Hazard Perrythe future victor of the Battle of Lake Erie. In January 1811, Raymond was assigned to the frigate President as masters mate and appointed acting lieutenant that March, in which capacity he served until being commissioned as lieutenant in 1813. On 22 April 1814, he was assigned to the Lake Champlain squadron and appointed first lieutenant of Commodore Thomas Macdonoughs flagship, Saratoga. The Commodores official report of the decisive American naval victory at Plattsburgh on 11 September noted that The absence and sickness of Lt. Raymond Perry left me without the services of that excellent Officermuch ought fairly to be attributed to him for his great care and attention in disciplining the Ships crew. He commanded the USS Snark as part of Commodore Bainbridges squadron during the 1815 War with Algiers and later was involved in suppressing piracy in the West Indies during the 1820s. Returning with a broken constitution, he died on 12 March 1826. Provenance: by descent in the Perry family to William Francis Payson, Jr. (d. 2016). John Ferguson Weir (1841-1926) later painted a ¾ length portrait of this handsome young officer for his descendants, copying the head from this life portrait of Raymond by Jarvis, but utilizing the seated pose and lieutenants full dress uniform details from an 1808 portrait of his older brother Oliver Hazard. Provenance: by direct descent to Wiliam F. Payson, Sr., Rhode Island, New York, and New Hampshire.
Morphy Auctions
Oct. 17, 2024
John Wesley Jarvis
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
(American, 1780-1840) Portrait Miniature of Lebbeus Chapman, circa 1809, unsigned, bears old note verso "Lebbeus Chapman/ father of Elizabeth ne./ Douglas, mother of Mary/ Douglas Clark./ Painted by Jarvis/ Jan[uary]. 1809-”, watercolor and graphite on paper, sight 3-1/2 x 2-3/4 in.; original wood frame with domed glass, 5 x 4-1/4 in. Note: Lebbeus Chapman (1785–1864), merchant and accountant, was born in Middlesex County, Connecticut. By 1808 he was partner in a New York City mercantile firm, and he was listed in that city’s directories successively as grocer, 1809–10, merchant, 1811–16, auctioneer, 1817–18, accountant, 1822, and secretary of insurance companies, 1825–34 and 1842–47. He was the author of a seminal work on calculating interest: Tables of Interest and Discount, calculated on the only true principle of 365 Days to the Year; and compared with the erroneous method now in use (NY, 1820), later revised and expanded as Chapman’s Tables of Interest, calculated according to equitable and legal principles, at the rate of six per cent. per annum;… (NY: 1821).
Brunk Auctions
Jan. 19, 2024
John Wesley Jarvis, oil on canvas portrait
Est: $500 - $800
John Wesley Jarvis (American 1780-1840), oil on canvas portrait of a young man, 30" x 25". NO in-house shipping for this lot.
Pook & Pook Inc.
Jan. 15, 2024
Attributed to John Wesley Jarvis (1780-1840): The Dempsey Children
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Oil on canvas, unsigned, attributed to Jarvis and titled on a paper label on the stretcher, with label from the collection of Charles Henry Hart, lined. 46 x 36 in., 50 x 41 in. (frame).
STAIR
Nov. 18, 2023
John Wesley Jarvis
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
(American, 1780-1840) Portrait of a Lady in White, 1807, signed lower right "Jarvis Pinxt Sep 1807", also inscribed verso "J.W. Jarvis New Haven Sept 1807", oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in.; period carved gilt wood frame, 34-1/4 x 29-1/4 in. Provenance: Collection of Jim and CeCe Leonard, Jamestown, North Carolina
Brunk Auctions
Aug. 10, 2023
Attributed to John Wesley Jarvis (1780-1840): The Dempsey Children
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Oil on canvas, unsigned, attributed to Jarvis and titled on a paper label on the stretcher, with label from the collection of Charles Henry Hart, lined. 46 x 36 in., 50 x 41 in. (frame).
STAIR
Apr. 21, 2023
Attributed to John Wesley Jarvis (British, 1781)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Attributed to John Wesley Jarvis (British, 1781-1840, active Louisiana, 1821-1834), "Elizabeth Jarvis Child (1782-1853)" and "Lewis Child (1781-1829)", 2 oils on canvas, both unsigned, typewritten label with sitters' information and remnant label attached to backing boards, 20 1/8 in. x 16 in., framed alike, overall 23 5 /8 in. x 18 5/8 in. x 1 5/8 in. Note: Born in England in 1781, John Wesley Jarvis’ family moved and settled in Philadelphia in the mid-1780’s. Around 1796 he started an apprenticeship under Edward Savage and moved with Savage to New York in 1801. A year later Jarvis set out on his own as an engraver and miniature and portrait painter, eventually becoming the leading portraitist in New York City between 1800 and 1820. Though he considered his home to be New York, Jarvis traveled and had extended residencies in Charleston, Baltimore, and New Orleans among other cities. At the peak of his success in 1814, he was commissioned to paint a series of portraits of military heroes from the War of 1812 for New York City Hall, a job he took over from Gilbert Stuart after Stuart had disagreements with the patrons of the project. Jarvis was known for his ostentatious style, consumption of alcohol and recklessness with his finances. In the early 1820’s he suffered a debilitating stroke while in New Orleans that left him partially paralyzed, and he spent the remainder of his life with his widowed sister Elizabeth Jarvis Child (1782-1830) in New York until he died in 1840. The pair of paintings presented here are of his sister and later caretaker, Elizabeth and her husband Lewis Child (1781-1829). They are likely preparatory sketches by Jarvis who completed at least one other more detailed portrait of his sister that is conserved in collection of the Princeton University Art Museum. These works, executed with looser brushstrokes and with visible graphite outlines, serve as fascinating glimpses into the famed portraitist’s creative process, and the sensitivity with which he renders the kind dignity and soft features of his sister perhaps reflect the fondness he had for the sibling who would take care of him in the last years of his life.
Neal Auction Company
Nov. 19, 2022
Attributed to John Wesley Jarvis (British)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Attributed to John Wesley Jarvis (British, 1781-1840, active New Orleans, 1821-1834) , "Elizabeth Jarvis Child (1782-1853)" and "Lewis Child (1781-1829)", 2 oils on canvas, both unsigned, typewritten label with sitters' information and remnant label attached to backing boards, 20 1/8 in. x 16 in., framed. (2 pcs.)
Neal Auction Company
Oct. 15, 2022
John Wesley Jarvis, New York / Pennsylvania (1780-1840), Portrait of Mrs. John Crabbe, oil on canvas
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
John Wesley Jarvis New York / Pennsylvania, (1780-1840) Portrait of Mrs. John Crabbe oil on canvas Label verso: The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Coll. Mr. John W. Burke, on loan for conservation one year, 10/21/69 gilt-framed.
Link Auction Galleries
Jun. 25, 2022
JOHN WESLEY JARVIS (AMERICAN, 1780-1840), ATTRIBUTED, PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN
Est: $500 - $800
JOHN WESLEY JARVIS (AMERICAN, 1780-1840), ATTRIBUTED, PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG GENTLEMAN, depicting a waist-length depiction of a sitter wearing a black frock coat with wavy hair, no signature located. Housed in a gilt molded frame, retaining old collection label and "MICKELSON'S / WASHINGTON, D.C." sticker.
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
May. 19, 2021
John Wesley Jarvis, (1780-1840, American), Portrait of Daniel D. Tompkins (1774-1825), Oil on canvas, 27" H x 24" W
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
John Wesley Jarvis (1780-1840, American) Portrait of Daniel D. Tompkins (1774-1825) Oil on canvas Inscribed and titled on the frame plaque: John Wesley Jarvis 27" H x 24" W Notes: Daniel D. Tompkins was an American politician. The fourth Governor of New York from 1807-1817 when he became the sixth Vice President of the United States from 1817 to 1825. Born in Scarsdale, New York, Tompkins practiced law in New York after graduating from Columbia College.
John Moran Auctioneers
May. 05, 2021
John Wesley Jarvis American, 1780-1840 Portrait of Henry Thomas Perfect
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
John Wesley Jarvis American, 1780-1840 Portrait of Henry Thomas Perfect Signed Jarvis (lr) Oil on canvas 30 x 25 1/8 inches Provenance: Richard L. Feigen and Co., New York C Estate of Herbert Kasper
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Apr. 02, 2021
John Wesley Jarvis (attributed to)
Est: $1,500 - $3,000
John Wesley Jarvis (attributed to) (New York, 1780-1840) MRS. SAMUEL HADDEN HARPER (nee Sarah Ann Lea, 1794-1873) oil on canvas laid to masonite, framed, unsigned H30" W25" Provenance: Descended in the family to present heir Other Notes: Samuel Hadden Harper (1783-1837) was born in Shenadoah Valley of Virginia, and later moved to New Orleans. Harper was a prominent private practice lawyer from 1808-1829, and also reserved in the Army during the War of 1812. He became a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives in 1814, and by 1815 was serving in the US District Court of Louisiana. During his lifetime he served both as councilman for the city of New Orleans and State Representative.
Charlton Hall
Jan. 31, 2021
JOHN WESLEY JARVIS (1780-1840) PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN
Est: $1,700 - $2,200
Portrait of a Young Gentleman by John Wesley Jarvis (New York/Pennsylvania, 1780-1840), unsigned, oil on canvas. The painting was relined, restored and has a small scrape to one side, signs of inpainting. In the original period gilt carved wood and gesso frame. From the Swain Galleries. Stretcher 24"x29". In frame 32"x38"x3". Weight approximately 16 pds. Purchased at the Swain Galleries. A portrait painter in New York, John Wesley Jarvis was born to parents in South Shield, England, and was a nephew of theologian John Wesley. At age five, he was brought to Philadelphia where the family first settled. He was apprenticed to Edward Savage, portrait painter and engraver, and in 1801 Savage moved to New York City and brought Jarvis with him and for awhile they worked together. However, the men became estranged and Jarvis opened his own engraving business and then formed a partnership with Joseph Wood. Their business was so successful that, Jarvis later claimed they often took in more than $100 a day. Because there was little competition, Jarvis's reputation soared as a portraitist. He later said: I was the best painter because others were worse than bad, so bad was the best. The Jarvis-Wood partnership ended in 1810, and that year was one of travel for Jarvis. He went to Baltimore and Charleston in search of portrait commissions, and by 1820 was working in New Orleans. Some of his most important works were full-length military figures from the War of 1812 for the City Hall of New York.Jarvis was popular in Knickerbocker society, where he had a close friendship with Washington Irving and painted his portrait. He was known for his boisterous stories and jokes and love of food and drink. He was not a member of either the American Academy of Design of the National Academy of Design but did enter their exhibitions. Towards the end of his life, he suffered extreme poverty and a stroke in New Orleans led to his death in New York City in 1840. REF:David Dearinger, Editor, Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of the National Academy of Design, 1826-1925, pp. 316. Purchased at the Swain Galleries. For four generations the Swain family has presided over New Jersey's oldest privately owned art establishment. The gallery located in a historic home, contains various rooms filled with a wide variety of original artwork from local and nationally recognized artists.NO IN HOUSE SHIPPING. PROVENANCE: A Private Charleston SC Estate.***Pickup only or Shipping on this item offered through Outward Bound 413-854-3676, Laneys Ship & Haul 256-770-5750, Pak Mail 843-849-0310 - info@charlestonshipping.com The UPS store 843-856-9099 - store2130@theupsstore.com or locally AJ Williams & Sons 843-442-0462. Please contact one of them or your own choice of shipper directly. ****
Charleston Estate Auctions
Dec. 16, 2020
John Wesley Jarvis, (1780-1840, American), Portrait of Daniel D. Tompkins (1774-1825), Oil on canvas, 27" H x 24" W
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
John Wesley Jarvis (1780-1840, American) Portrait of Daniel D. Tompkins (1774-1825) Oil on canvas Inscribed and titled on the frame plaque: John Wesley Jarvis 27" H x 24" W Notes: Daniel D. Tompkins was an American politician. The fourth Governor of New York from 1807-1817 when he became the sixth Vice President of the United States from 1817 to 1825. Born in Scarsdale, New York, Tompkins practiced law in New York after graduating from Columbia College.
John Moran Auctioneers
Oct. 24, 2020
Attributed to John Wesley Jarvis (English/American, 1780 - 1840), portrait of Charles Buxton (1768 - 1833) oil on canvas, unsigned,...
Est: $500 - $1,000
Attributed to John Wesley Jarvis (English/American, 1780 - 1840), portrait of Charles Buxton (1768 - 1833) oil on canvas, unsigned, Victorian gilt frame. size: 29 3/4" x 24 1/2". Catalog Note: Charles Buxton's manuscripts are housed at The New York Academy of Medicine. John Wesley Jarvis was an important Knickerbocker artist who had a close relationship with Washington Irving and painted his portrait. Provenance: The New York Academy of Medicine
Nadeau's Auction Gallery
Sep. 27, 2020
JOHN WESLEY JARVIS (ATTRIB.) PORTRAIT OF GENTLEMAN
Est: $500 - $700
Framed oil on canvas painting, Portrait of a Gentleman, attributed to John Wesley Jarvis (New York, Pennsylvania, 1780-1840), document in sitter's hand dated 1839 and signed Jarvis pinxit (?), restoration, relined, sight: approx 41.5"h, 35.5"w, overall: approx 48.5"h, 42.5"w **Provenance: From the estate of Ali A. Abssi (1934-2020) and Florence Hall Abssi (1919-2014), founders of the Ishtar Gate Gallery in the prestigious Houston Galleria. They were world travelers and dealers of eclectic art, jewelry, antiquities, and gems. Their friends, acquaintances, and customers included people from all continents, including sheiks, prime ministers, royals, business leaders, politicians, and oil magnates. Florence was also a published author.** Start Price: $300.00
Austin Auction Gallery
Sep. 13, 2020
JOHN WESLEY JARVIS (ATTR.)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Oil on Canvas. Portrait of a Gentleman. From a New City, NY collection.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Jul. 14, 2020
JOHN WESLEY JARVIS (AMERICAN, 1781 - 1839) PORTRAIT OF CLARA SINCLAIR.
Est: $2,000 - $6,000
A portrait painter in New York, John Wesley Jarvis was born in South Shield, England, and was a nephew of theologian John Wesley. At age five, he moved to Philadelphia. Jarvis was apprenticed to Edward Savage, portrait painter and engraver. In 1801 Savage moved to New York City and brought Jarvis with him and for a time they worked together. Jarvis opened his own engraving business and then formed a partnership with Joseph Wood engraving and painting portraits. In 1810 the partnership ended and Jarvis concentrated on his painting career. This painting of Clara Sinclair - identified by the conservator on the reverse - is probably related to two portraits at Davis Museum at Wellesley College. The Davis Museum collection includes portraits of William Sinclair and Euphemia Johnston Sinclair by Jarvis. This is not a standard shippable item and will require 3rd party shipping or pickup arrangements to be made. Artist: JOHN WESLEY JARVIS (AMERICAN, 1781 - 1839). Condition: Relined, very good. Created: Circa 1825. Frame: Reproduction frame with some damage. Medium: Oil on canvas. Title: PORTRAIT OF CLARA SINCLAIR. Work Size: 39" x 31" Condition: Dimensions: Frame: 46 - 1/4" x 38 - 1/4" x 3 - 1/2".
Morphy Auctions
Jul. 10, 2020
John Wesley Jarvis
Est: $200 - $300
John Wesley Jarvis (New York, 1780-1840) PORTRAIT OF A LADY watercolor, framed, signed & dated: J.W. Jarvis, 1814 sight H7 3/4" W6" Provenance: Property of a Southern gentleman Other Notes: Old Christie's label on verso.
Charlton Hall
Jan. 26, 2020
JOHN WESLEY JARVIS (1781 - 1840) | Portrait of the Honorable Sam McCoun Mayor of Troy, New York
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
in a period giltwood frame; inscribed on verso Samuel McCoun/ Son of John and Elizabeth McCoun/ Born 10TH September 1772./ Died 28TH March 1830.
Sotheby's
Jan. 18, 2020
John Wesley Jarvis pair of silhouettes
Est: $400 - $800
John Wesley Jarvis (American 1780-1840), pair of New York watercolor and cutwork silhouettes of Stephen and Eliza Jumel, dated 1814, 4" x 3 1/4". Stephen, a wealthy merchant married his longtime mistress Eliza in 1804. After his death in 1832 his widow married Aaron Burr. Provenance: Elizabeth Maurier Collection.
Pook & Pook Inc.
Sep. 07, 2019
PORTRAIT OF SARAH SANFORD BY JOHN WESLEY JARVIS (NEW YORK, 1780-1840).
Est: $1,000 - $1,250
PORTRAIT OF SARAH SANFORD BY JOHN WESLEY JARVIS (NEW YORK, 1780-1840). Oil on canvas, unsigned. Young woman dressed in white with a brooch. Identified as Sarah Ingersoll Sanford (nee Olmstead), wife of Capt. Benjamin Sanford, founder of Jamestown, New York. Restoration. 26"h. 20"w., framed, 29.5"h. 23.5"w. Paper label "Collection of Early American Portraits". Ex Hascoe Family Collection, Sothebys, Jan, 2011, American Art Association Sale February, 1922 (lot 436). Relics and Memorabilia of George Washington; Madison Square South, New York, Ginsburg & Levy, Inc., New York, Bernard & S. Dean Levy Inc., New York, and pictured in "John Wesley Jarvis, American Painter..." by Harold Dickson, 1949, no. 211.
Garth's Auctioneers & Appraisers
Apr. 04, 2019
John Wesley Jarvis (2pcs)
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
John Wesley Jarvis (New York, 1780-1839) pair portraits: ANTHONY JAMES BLANCHARD (1768-1853) and his wife MARIA (nee Williams, b.1775) oil on canvas, framed, each signed & dated lower left, J.W. JARVIS, 1808 H29 1/4" W25 1/4" (2pcs) Provenance: Georgia private collection Literature: Dearinger, David. PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE IN THE COLLECTION OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF THE ACADEMY OF DESIGN, 1826-1925. Hudson Hills Press, 2004, p.316 Other Notes: Anthony J. Blanchard was one of the first lawyers admitted to the bar in the newly formed United States, was the District Attorney for the county of Essex, NY, and became the First Judge of Common Pleas in Washington. Maria Blanchard (nee Williams) was the daughter of Dr. John Williams, a physician who was a General in the revolutionary army and Congressman in the New York Provincial Congress in the revolutionary war, and later a member of the New York Senate and Assembly. The portrait of Anthony J. Blanchard has a label verso from the Metropolitan Museum of Art indicating that the portraits were on loan to them from Annie Townsend Blanchard, granddaughter of Anthony J. Blanchard.
Charlton Hall
Jan. 26, 2019
Charles Wesley Jarvis Portrait Painting of Girl
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
New York, Pennsylvania,1812-1868 Depicting an affluently dressed short haired young girl leaning against a marble column holding a book and pencil with an illuminated landscape in the background. Charles Wesley Jarvis is the son of famed American portraitist John Wesley Jarvis (1780-1840).
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
Oct. 06, 2018
Attr. J. W. Jarvis, Portrait of Maria Holmes
Est: $800 - $1,200
Attr. John Wesley Jarvis (American, 1780-1838), oil on canvas half length portrait of a woman identified en verso as Maria Holmes. The subject is depicted in a black dress with lace shawl, her body angled slightly to her right, with part of a red painted chair visible behind her. Unsigned. Antique, possibly original Sully style lemon gilt molded frame. Old label verso reads "National Galleries Inc. 5/24/33 Portrait of the Famous Author Maria Holmes, American 1780-1834) John W. Jarvis # 35 $6." Sight - 28 1/4" x 24 1/4". Framed - 32" x 28". Provenance: a Nashville, TN estate. (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com.)
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Jan. 27, 2018
Attr. J. W. Jarvis, Portrait of Maria Holmes
Est: $1,400 - $1,800
Attr. John Wesley Jarvis (American, 1780-1838), oil on canvas half length portrait of a woman identified en verso as Maria Holmes. The subject is depicted in a black dress with lace shawl, her body angled slightly to her right, with part of a red painted chair visible behind her. Unsigned. Antique, possibly original Sully style lemon gilt molded frame. Old label verso reads "National Galleries Inc. 5/24/33 Portrait of the Famous Author Maria Holmes, American 1780-1834) John W. Jarvis # 35 $6." Sight - 28 1/4" x 24 1/4". Framed - 32" x 28". Provenance: a Nashville, TN estate. (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com.)
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Jan. 01, 2018
J. W. Jarvis (1780-1840)
Est: $300 - $500
J. W. Jarvis (Philadelphia 178--1840), miniature watercolor of a man. Info verso. Sight 4" x 2 1/2".
Copake Auction Inc.
Nov. 24, 2017
PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN WESLEY JARVIS (AMERICAN, 1780-1840).
Est: $700 - $900
PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN WESLEY JARVIS (AMERICAN, 1780-1840). Oil on wood panel, unsigned. Young woman in white, Eliza Van Wyck. Restoration. 30"h 25"w., framed, 37.25"h. 29.75"w. From the Ann Stone Estate (Redding, Connecticut).
Garth's Auctioneers & Appraisers
Nov. 18, 2017
John Wesley Jarvis (British, 1781-1840)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
John Wesley Jarvis (British, 1781-1840, act. New Orleans, 1821-1834), "Portrait of Samuel Chambers Bell (b. 1805), husband of Eulalie Longer (b. 1811), New Orleans", oil on canvas, unsigned, artist stamp en verso (now obscured), 30 in. x 25 in., antique frame Provenance: Descended in the family of the sitter. Note: At about the age of five, the precocious John Wesley Jarvis was brought from his native Northumberland to Philadelphia, where he worked with the engraver Edward Savage (1761-1817). In 1801, at the age of twenty, Jarvis moved with Savage to New York. After a brief partnership with the painter Joseph Wood (c. 1778-1830) and a sojourn in Baltimore from 1810 to 1813, for the next two decades, Jarvis became the foremost portrait painter in New York. Jarvis and fellow artist Henry Inman (1801-1846) spent the winters of 1820-21 and 1821-22 in New Orleans, when they were frequently visited by John James Audubon (1785-1851); Jarvis continued those visits alone in 1828-29, 1829-30, and 1833-34. At the beginning of the last visit in New Orleans, Jarvis suffered a strokehe had a notoriously undisciplined lifestyleand returned to New York, where he died on January 12, 1840. Jarviss much-praised naturalism, objectivity, and liveliness are beautifully exemplified in this striking portrait. The sitter, Samuel Bell, is remembered for the very fact of his marriage: his wife of 1828 was one of the immensely famous and widely celebrated eight Longer sisters of New Orleansher sister, Odile, married Edgar Degass (1834-1917) uncle, Michel Musson. Odiles and Michels daughter, Mathilde Musson, married the nephew of this present sitter, William A. Bell, who sat as a model in Degass "Portraits in a Cotton Office, New Orleans" of 1873. Ref.: Driscoll, John and Jane Turner, ed. Jarvis. Grove Dictionary of Art. London: Oxford University Press, 1996, vol. 17, p. 450; Mahé, John A. and Rosanne McCaffrey, eds. Encyclopedia of New Orleans Artists 1718-1918. New Orleans: The Historic New Orleans Collection, 1987, pp. 201-202; Feigenbaum, Gail, et al. Degas and New Orleans. New Orleans: New Orleans Museum of Art, 1999, pp. 222-235 and 275-288.
Neal Auction Company
Jul. 09, 2016
John Wesley Jarvis, Pa, NY (1780-1840)
Est: $300 - $500
John Wesley Jarvis, Pa, NY (1780-1840), Gouache and ink on paper of "Chief of Justice John Marshall, Richmond, Va" in profile, signed under the portrait "J.W.Jarvis 1824", 5 1/2" X 4 1/2", framed under glass.
The Cobbs
Mar. 13, 2016
Attr. to J. W. Jarvis (UK/New Orleans, 1780-1840)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Attributed to John Wesley Jarvis (British/American, 1780-1840, active New Orleans, 1820-ca. 1840), "Portrait of a Young Man, ca. 1790-1805, oil on canvas, unsigned, 8" x 6-1/8". Presented in a period giltwood frame. Provenance: The Estate of Karolyn Kuntz Westervelt, New Orleans, Louisiana.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Jan. 01, 2016
John Wesley Jarvis (1780-1840)
Est: $150 - $250
John Wesley Jarvis (N.Y./Penna. 1780-1840), portrait of a gentleman. Watercolor. Marked LLC "J. W. J. 1809". Sight 8"x 6 1/2". Property of a Pawling New York Collector.
Copake Auction Inc.
Nov. 07, 2015
John Wesley Jarvis (1780-1840) Portrait of Henry I. Wyckoff (1768-1839) oil on cribbed panel, painted from life in 1809
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
John Wesley Jarvis (1780-1840) Portrait of Henry I. Wyckoff (1768-1839) oil on cribbed panel, painted from life in 1809 signed center left: Jarvis 1809 old paper label tacked to back: "1768 Hendrik I. Wyckoff 1839, Captain of a naval brigade 1797, Director of Merchants Bank 1805, Treasurer of Chamber of Commerce 1806-1839, Director of Eagle Fire Insurance Co. 1809, Governor of NY Hospital 1802-1839, Alderman of 1st Ward 1825" 34" x 28" American frame, circa 1830-1840's, frame wd. 5 in. Provenance: The Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, New York Property from Credit Suisse's Americana Collection Literature: [Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York], Catalogue of Portraits in the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York (New York, 1924) p. 21, no. 46.
Nadeau's Auction Gallery
Jan. 23, 2015
John Wesley Jarvis (1781 - 1840)
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
John Wesley Jarvis (1781 - 1840)
Sotheby's
Nov. 21, 2014
John Wesley Jarvis
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
John Wesley Jarvis
Sotheby's
Nov. 13, 2014
Attributed to John Wesley Jarvis (1780-1840), portrait of a new york lady, circa 1820
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Attributed to John Wesley Jarvis (1780-1840) portrait of a new york lady, circa 1820 Oil on panel, framed. 30 in. x 24 1/2 in. (sight) PROVENANCE: A Gentleman's Collection, from a Washington, DC Townhouse. Wm Doyle Galleries, New York.
Freeman's | Hindman
Aug. 23, 2014
JOHN WESLEY JARVIS (NY, 1780-1840); "Portrait of DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York, 1824-1828", oil on canvas, unsigned, identified
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
JOHN WESLEY JARVIS (NY, 1780-1840); "Portrait of DeWitt Clinton, Governor of New York, 1824-1828", oil on canvas, unsigned, identified on label verso from The Brooklyn Museum, both as an acquisition in 1918 and as a 1951 gift from Emma L. Hyde. Housed in a magnificent gilt gesso molded frame, OS: 62 1/2" x 52 1/2", SS: 50" x 40", relined. A similar portrait of an older Clinton by Jarvis hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. DeWitt Clinton brought about the construction of the Erie Canal, also served as US Senator and Mayor of New York City.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Dec. 08, 2013
Framed Oil/Canvas Portrait Seated Lady
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Attributed to John Wesley Jarvis (American, 1780-1840), "Portrait of Mrs. Samuel Johns, Wife of First President of Columbia University", oil on panel, unsigned, label on verso Ferargil Galleries New York. Sight size: 9 1/2" high, 71/2" wide; frame size: 13 1/2" high, 11 1/4" wide. Condition: restoration.
Schwenke Auctioneers
Nov. 23, 2013
After John Wesley Jarvis (American, 1780-1840)
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
After John Wesley Jarvis (American, 1780-1840), very possibly Charles Bird King (American/DC, 1785-1862), "Commodore John Dandridge Henley", original c. 1816, this copy 1853-1858, oil on canvas, unsigned, two art suppliers' stencils en verso; one reads "Howell & Morsell (1853-1858)...323 C Street North Washington D.C.", the other a London supplier, 33 in. x 26 in., period frame Provenance: by descent in Henley Family; Charles ad Nonie de Limur of San Francisco until 2012.
Neal Auction Company
May. 11, 2013
John Wesley Jarvis
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
(New York, 1780- 1840)Two Portrait Miniatures: One of a Lady, 1808, with hairwork verso and "MW" monogram, signed lower right "Jarvis/1808", watercolor on ivory, 3-1/4 x 2-1/2 in.; with an associated portrait miniature of a man in striped vest and black coat, with hairwork verso and "JW", unsigned, 2-3/4 x 2-1/8 in.; locket frames with original red leather cases, good condition; wear to cases. Provenance: Private Collection, Aiken, South Carolina.
Brunk Auctions
Apr. 20, 2013
JOHN WESLEY JARVIS (American, 1780-1834) (Attr.);
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
JOHN WESLEY JARVIS (American, 1780-1834) (Attr.); Oil on board portrait of a woman in 19th c. dress (framed); 28 3/4" x 23"
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Feb. 23, 2013
Attributed to John Wesley Jarvis (American, 1780)
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Attributed to John Wesley Jarvis (American, 1780-1840), "Self Portrait", oil on canvas, unsigned, 10 in. x 8 in., framed. Provenance: Argosy Gallery, New York, 1957; Collection of Felix H. Kuntz, New Orleans. Start Price: USD 1000
Neal Auction Company
Apr. 01, 2012
Jarvis, John Wesley (1780-1840)
Est: $600 - $800
Jarvis, John Wesley (1780-1840) Oil on canvas portrait of Dr. William Linn, 1752-1808. Relined. Dr. Linn was the pastor of Collegiate Dutch Church, New York. According to label verso, painting belonged to Mrs. Sage of Farmington, CT and is found in a book by the New York Historical Society by Harold Dickson. Painted April,1805, according to label. Showing the Revered Dr. Linn in robe and clerical collar. Minor areas of paint loss in collar, chin and background. 29 1/2" x 24 1/2" s.s., in later gilt and gesso frame to 37 1/2" x 32".
Farmer Auctions
Mar. 04, 2012
Possibly John Wesley Jarvis (New York, 1780-1840) Portrait of Mrs. Alexander Hamilton. Unsigned, sitter and artist identified on a plaq
Est: $250 - $350
Possibly John Wesley Jarvis (New York, 1780-1840) Portrait of Mrs. Alexander Hamilton. Unsigned, sitter and artist identified on a plaque below. Oil on canvas, 7 1/4 x 6 in., in a later molded wood frame. Condition: Relined, otherwise good.
Skinner
Jan. 20, 2012
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN WESLEY JARVIS (d. 1839)
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN WESLEY JARVIS (d. 1839) Portrait of a Man: Traditionally Identified as John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) oil on canvas 30 x 25 in.
Christie's
Nov. 05, 2011
Watercolor Portrait Aaron Burr by John W Jarvis 1816
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
MINIATURE W/C - Profile Portrait of Aaron Burr, by John Wesley Jarvis (NY, 1780-1840), dated 1816, signed below shoulder, identified at bottom with date of 1816, NY; painted from life of the traitorous Burr 12 years after he killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel, after his aborted attempt to form his own country in the West, after his exile in England and return to his law practice in New York City, he is rendered in slate grey, in a lavender waistcoat with striped emerald vest, in a gold frame, under glass, brass ring hanger on top, SS: 2 1/4" x 2 7/8", OS: 4 3/4" x 4 1/8", good condition.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Jan. 25, 2011
John Wesley Jarvis
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Portrait of Lucy Maverick, wife of Samuel Maverick, circa 1818 oil on board 30in x 21 1/2in
Bonhams