Horatio Nelson Poole Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Horatio Nelson Poole Art Value Price Guide

Jan. 30, 2024
Horatio Nelson Poole (1884 - 1949) American
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Horatio Nelson Poole (1884 - 1949) Oil on board, Signed Lower Right, Measures (9 x 15 inches) w/frame (12.5 x 18 inches) Horatio Poole was known as an accomplished painter and muralist. He worked on many commissioned projects and was also a teacher for many years. Poole was born in Haddonfield, New Jersey in 1884. He and his family relocated to Pennsylvania when he was ten years old. Poole lived in Philadelphia and studied at the local School of Industrial Design. He went on to attend classes at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Art for six years as a pupil of Thomas Anshutz. In 1914, he moved to Hawaii where he was able to support himself working as a newspaper illustrator,"Pacific Commercial Advertiser". For the opening night exhibit of the 1917 opening night exhibition of the Hawaiian Society of Artists, he both exhited his etchings and did the promotional sketch for the newspaper. In 1921 he left Hawaii to relocate in San Francisco, California, where he worked as a teacher at the California School of Fine Arts and the University of California, Berkeley.
Cutler Bay Auctions
Aug. 08, 2023
Horatio Nelson Poole (1884 - 1949) American
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Horatio Nelson Poole (1884 - 1949) Oil on Canvasboard, Signed, Measures ( 16 x 20 inches ) w/frame ( 22.5 x 26 inches ) Horatio Poole was known as an accomplished painter and muralist. He worked on many commissioned projects and was also a teacher for many years. Poole was born in Haddonfield, New Jersey in 1884. He and his family relocated to Pennsylvania when he was ten years old. Poole lived in Philadelphia and studied at the local School of Industrial Design. He went on to attend classes at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Art for six years as a pupil of Thomas Anshutz. In 1914, he moved to Hawaii where he was able to support himself working as a newspaper illustrator,"Pacific Commercial Advertiser". For the opening night exhibit of the 1917 opening night exhibition of the Hawaiian Society of Artists, he both exhited his etchings and did the promotional sketch for the newspaper. In 1921 he left Hawaii to relocate in San Francisco, California, where he worked as a teacher at the California School of Fine Arts and the University of California, Berkeley.
Cutler Bay Auctions
Aug. 02, 2023
Horatio Nelson Poole (1884-1949); The Melting Pot;
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Horatio Nelson Poole (1884-1949) The Melting Pot, n.d. Etching on wove paper, signed in pencil, annotated 'imp', with margins, framed. 6 3/4 x 8 1/8 in. (17.1 x 20.6 cm) sheet 9 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. (24.1 x 29.8 cm)
Bonhams
Aug. 02, 2023
Horatio Nelson Poole (1884-1949) Along the Coast 26 x 32 in. framed 28 1/2 x 34 1/2 in.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Horatio Nelson Poole (1884-1949) Along the Coast signed and dated 'Nelson Poole 48' (lower left) oil on canvas 26 x 32 in. framed 28 1/2 x 34 1/2 in.
Bonhams
Sep. 22, 2022
HORATIO NELSON POOLE (1884 - 1949): MENDOCINO CLIFFS
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
oil on canvas; signed lower right; 26 x 32 inches; 34 x 40 inches frame
Abell Auction
Jun. 02, 2022
HORATIO NELSON POOLE (1884 - 1949): MENDOCINO CLIFF
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
oil on canvas; signed lower right; 26 x 32 inches; 34 x 40 inches frame
Abell Auction
Mar. 06, 2022
HORATIO NELSON POOLE (1884 - 1949)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Mendocino Cliff; oil on canvas; signed lower right; 26 x 32 inches; 34 x 40 inches frame
Abell Auction
Mar. 25, 2021
HORATIO NELSON POOLE (AMERICAN, 1885-1949) HAWAIIAN DOCK WORKERS Etching: 7 x 5 1/2 in. (sight)
Est: $150 - $300
HORATIO NELSON POOLE (AMERICAN, 1885-1949) HAWAIIAN DOCK WORKERS Etching: 7 x 5 1/2 in. (sight) Framed; lower center signed in graphite: H Nelson Poole Imp. Provenance: Private Collection, Washington D.C.
Potomack Company
Oct. 07, 2020
HORATIO NELSON POOLE (AMERICAN, 1885-1949) HAWAIIAN DOCK WORKERS Etching: 7 x 5 1/2 in. (sight)
Est: $150 - $300
HORATIO NELSON POOLE (AMERICAN, 1885-1949) HAWAIIAN DOCK WORKERS Etching: 7 x 5 1/2 in. (sight) Framed; lower center signed in graphite: H Nelson Poole Imp. Provenance: Private Collection, Washington D.C.
Potomack Company
Aug. 09, 2020
Horatio Nelson Poole (CA,HI,NJ,1884-1949) oil painting
Est: $1,500 - $1,700
ARTIST: Horatio Nelson Poole (California, Hawaii, New Jersey, 1884 - 1949) NAME: Landscape - Through the Trees (titled on verso) MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Few minor scratches. No visible inpaint under UV light. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 11 x 15 inches / 27 x 38 cm FRAME SIZE: 17 x 21 inches / 43 x 53 cm SIGNATURE: lower middle and on verso SIMILAR ARTISTS: Lloyd Sexton Jr, David Howard Hitchcock, Lionel Walden, Thomas Hill, Arthur Best, Theodore Wores, Benjamin Chambers Brown, Carl Sammons, Gunnar Widforss, John Dominique, Jean Mannheim, Maurice George Logan, James Everett Stuart, Paul Lauritz, Dedrick Stuber, Paul Grimm CATEGORY: antique vintage painting SKU#: 116766 WARRANTY: 7 days returns accepted if item doesn't match description US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Horatio Nelson Poole, painter, muralist, printmaker, and teacher, was born on 16 January 1884 in Haddonfield, New Jersey. When Poole was ten years of age his family moved to Philadelphia where he studied at M Street High School, the School of Industrial Art, and at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts where he was a student of Thomas Pollock Anshutz. Poole moved to Hawaii in 1914 where he worked as a newspaper illustrator for the Pacific Commercial Advertiser and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. He also earned money with bookplate commissions. He relocated to Northern California in 1921 settling in San Francisco where he was an art instructor at the California School of Fine Art between 1927 and 1942. Poole also taught across the bay at the University of California Berkeley. He was a member of the California Society of Etchers and served as its president for three years, the San Francisco Art Association, the Chicago Society of Etchers, and the California Book Plate Society. During the 1930s Poole was a member of the mural division of the WPA Public Works Administration and completed a twenty-foot mural for the Roosevelt Junior High School in San Francisco. Poole's work is represented in the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Honolulu Museum of Art, the Oakland Museum of California, the Portland Art Museum, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Horatio Nelson Poole died in San Francisco, California on 4 July 1949.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Aug. 09, 2020
Horatio Nelson Poole (CA,HI,NJ,1884-1949) oil painting
Est: $1,600 - $1,800
ARTIST: Horatio Nelson Poole (California, Hawaii, New Jersey, 1884 - 1949) NAME: Seascape - Mendicino Coast (titled on verso) MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: One small scratch (1 cm long). No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 13 x 16 inches / 33 x 40 cm FRAME SIZE: 19 x 22 inches / 48 x 55 cm SIGNATURE: lower left and on verso SIMILAR ARTISTS: Lloyd Sexton Jr, David Howard Hitchcock, Lionel Walden, Thomas Hill, Arthur Best, Theodore Wores, Benjamin Chambers Brown, Carl Sammons, Gunnar Widforss, John Dominique, Jean Mannheim, Maurice George Logan, James Everett Stuart, Paul Lauritz, Dedrick Stuber, Paul Grimm CATEGORY: antique vintage painting SKU#: 116767 WARRANTY: 7 days returns accepted if item doesn't match description US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Horatio Nelson Poole, painter, muralist, printmaker, and teacher, was born on 16 January 1884 in Haddonfield, New Jersey. When Poole was ten years of age his family moved to Philadelphia where he studied at M Street High School, the School of Industrial Art, and at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts where he was a student of Thomas Pollock Anshutz. Poole moved to Hawaii in 1914 where he worked as a newspaper illustrator for the Pacific Commercial Advertiser and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. He also earned money with bookplate commissions. He relocated to Northern California in 1921 settling in San Francisco where he was an art instructor at the California School of Fine Art between 1927 and 1942. Poole also taught across the bay at the University of California Berkeley. He was a member of the California Society of Etchers and served as its president for three years, the San Francisco Art Association, the Chicago Society of Etchers, and the California Book Plate Society. During the 1930s Poole was a member of the mural division of the WPA Public Works Administration and completed a twenty-foot mural for the Roosevelt Junior High School in San Francisco. Poole's work is represented in the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Honolulu Museum of Art, the Oakland Museum of California, the Portland Art Museum, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Horatio Nelson Poole died in San Francisco, California on 4 July 1949.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Dec. 13, 2018
Horatio Nelson Poole Signed Etching
Est: $50 - $80
Horatio Nelson Poole (American, 1884 - 1949) pencil signed original etching. Previously owned by the estate of Theodore Wahl and currently owned by the Amity Art Foundation. Pencil signed "H. Nelson Poole" lower center. Signed in plate lower left. Measures 7.5" x 8 7/8" image size and 11" x 12 7/8" sheet size. Unframed, loose and not glued or mounted. Provenance: Amity Art Foundation, Inc. collection. We ship most items in this auction in house and gladly combine shipping if possible of multiple items.
Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC
Oct. 13, 2018
HORATIO NELSON POOLE CALIFORNIA COASTAL PAINTING
Est: $800 - $1,200
(American 1884-1949) Bright vibrant oil on canvas by this noted & well documented artist. Signed & dated 'Nelson Poole 49' LL SIZE 20" x 24" Overall 26"x 31" Housed in newer gilt & brown wood frame. CONDITION: Very good, some areas of faint craquelure, not examined out of frame SHIPPING: Can pack inhouse U.S only UPS ship NOTE: This may have been one of his last paintings before he died. BIO: American painter, muralist, printer & teacher, Poole spent the later period of his life in Northern California, his works are exhibited in California museums & galleries as well as Hawaii. This piece could be a scenic view of the N. California coastline peering through rocks & trees.
Midnight Sun Antique Auction
Sep. 15, 2018
Painting, Horatio Nelson Poole
Est: $500 - $700
Horatio Nelson Poole (American, 1884-1949), Mendocino Coast, 1940, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, canvas (unframed): 20"h x 25"w. Provenance: Estate of Edan Milton Hughes (San Francisco, CA)
Clars Auctions
Aug. 12, 2018
Painting, Horatio Nelson Poole
Est: $800 - $1,200
Horatio Nelson Poole (American, 1884-1949), Mendocino Coast, 1940, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, canvas (unframed): 20"h x 25"w. Provenance: Estate of Edan Milton Hughes (San Francisco, CA)
Clars Auctions
May. 17, 2018
Horatio Nelson Poole (1884-1949) Painting, Hawaiian Coastal Scene, 1917
Est: $5,000 - $10,000
Framed Horatio Nelson Poole (1884-1949) oil on canvas board painting of a Hawaiian coastal scene. Signed lower right, "HN Poole / 1917". Dimensions: 11"h x 14"w; (framed) 12.75"h x 16"w. Poole was born in New Jersey but lived in Hawaii from 1914 to 1921. He then relocated to California where he spent the rest of his life. Processing and shipping within the continental U.S. $45.00 plus 1.5% replacement cost insurance. Please note we do not accept credit cards.
Witherell's
Apr. 07, 2018
POOLE, HORATIO NELSON (1883 - 1949), AMERICAN
Est: $1,200 - $1,500
Titled, "Landscape". Oil on canvas. Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco label verso. 19.5" x 24.5".
Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd.
Apr. 07, 2018
POOLE, HORATIO NELSON (1883 - 1949), AMERICAN
Est: $200 - $300
Seascapes, harbors with ships. Three (3) etchings. Each signed in graphite, lower right. Image sizes 2.5-3.5" x 4.75". Frame stamped verso, "Don Lynch Custom Framing San Fransico".
Miller & Miller Auctions Ltd.
Dec. 16, 2017
Painting, Attributed to Horation Nelson Poole
Est: $100 - $200
Attributed to Horatio Nelson Poole (American, 1889-1949), "San Francisco Alsta Vista Park," oil on canvas board, bears signature and title verso, board: 11"h x 14.75"w, overall (with frame): 13.25"h x 17"w
Clars Auctions
Jun. 17, 2017
Prints, Horatio Nelson Poole and Thomas Nast
Est: $150 - $250
(lot of 2) Horatio Nelson Poole (American, 1884-1949), "Old Oaks," 1949, drypoint etching, pencil signed lower center, signed in plate lower left, and Thomas Nast (German, 1840-1902), "The Lion not in Love, Went to Clip, but was Clipped." Harper''s Weekly 1876, engraving, signed in plate lower left, largest overall (each framed): 18.25"h x 22.5"w
Clars Auctions
Apr. 11, 2017
Horatio Nelson Poole ( 1884-1949) Mendocino Cliffs 26 x 32in overall: 33 1/2 x 39 1/2in
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Mendocino Cliffs signed 'NELSON POOLE' (lower right) oil on canvas 26 x 32in overall: 33 1/2 x 39 1/2in
Bonhams
Dec. 03, 2016
Horatio Nelson Poole (1884 - 1949)
Est: $200 - $300
Trees
Lotus International Auctions
Dec. 03, 2016
Horatio Nelson Poole (1884 - 1949)
Est: $200 - $300
Horses grazing in pasture with trees
Lotus International Auctions
Sep. 17, 2016
Paintings, Alfredo Zalce and Horatio Poole
Est: $500 - $700
(lot of 2) Alfredo Zalce (American/Mexican, 1908-2003), Village by a Mountain, 1942, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right, and Horatio Nelson Poole (American, 1884-1949), Sunset on the Village with Horse, oil on board, signed lower right, largest overall (both framed): 15.5"h x 20.5"w
Clars Auctions
Jun. 20, 2015
Poole, Palm Trees, O/B
Est: $300 - $500
Horatio Nelson Poole (American 1884–1949), palm trees, oil on board, signed lower left, 10 1/2"h x 7 1/4" (view), 11 3/4"h x 8 1/2"w (frame). Provenance: From a ME estate.
Kaminski Auctions
Apr. 25, 2014
HORATIO NELSON POOLE (1884-1949) OIL ON CANVAS
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
"Horatio Poole was known as an accomplished painter and muralist. He worked on many commissioned projects and was also a teacher for many years. " Source: Edna Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940". This work by Poole is titled Mendocino Coast and is very similar to others painted by him between 1930 and 1948 while he lived in San Francisco and worked as a WPA muralist. The actual size of the work itself is 26.25 x 32 inches with an overall frame measurement of 28.5 x 34.75 inches.
Dirk Soulis Auctions
Jan. 12, 2013
Etching, Horatio Nelson Poole, Hawaii
Est: $50 - $100
Framed etching, Hawaiian Hillside, by Horatio Nelson Poole (American, 1884-1949), pencil signed within lower margin, overall: 16.5"h x 13"w
Clars Auctions
Nov. 23, 2009
Horatio Nelson Poole (American, 1884-1949) Palm trees and flowers, 1916 14 x 11in
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Palm trees and flowers, 1916 signed 'HNPoole 1916' (lower right) oil on canvasboard 14 x 11in
Bonhams
Sep. 15, 2009
HORATIO NELSON POOLE ,American 1885-1949
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
landscape with rolling hills, signed l/r "HNPoole"
Matthew's Galleries
Oct. 19, 2008
Horatio Nelson Poole (1885 - 1949) Etching on
Est: $200 - $300
Horatio Nelson Poole (1885 - 1949) Etching on paper, signed and dated N Poole 27 in plate lower right and signed and titled Fruit & Grain in pencil lower left and center; 5.5" x 6.25". Tape remnants to upper edge.
Cowan's Auctions
Jun. 04, 2005
Horatio Nelson Poole (American 1884-1949) four etchings: Self Portrait, 1919, 5 1/4" x 5 1/4";"The Valley Rain- Kawai", 1916, 8" x 6"; "Kawai Hao Church,", 1917, 7 1/2" x 6 1/4"; "Sai Min," 7 1/2" x 10"; all pencil signed, signed and dated in the
Est: $300 - $500
Horatio Nelson Poole (American 1884-1949) four etchings: Self Portrait, 1919, 5 1/4" x 5 1/4";"The Valley Rain- Kawai", 1916, 8" x 6"; "Kawai Hao Church,", 1917, 7 1/2" x 6 1/4"; "Sai Min," 7 1/2" x 10"; all pencil signed, signed and dated in the plate, some with inscriptions or annotations. Provenance: collection of Alice Poole.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Jun. 04, 2005
Horatio Nelson Poole (American 1884-1949) four etchings: Self Portrait, 1919, 5 1/4" x 5 1/4";"The Valley Rain- Kawai", 1916, 8" x 6"; "Kawai Hao
Est: $300 - $500
Horatio Nelson Poole (American 1884-1949) four etchings: Self Portrait, 1919, 5 1/4" x 5 1/4";"The Valley Rain- Kawai", 1916, 8" x 6"; "Kawai Hao Church,", 1917, 7 1/2" x 6 1/4"; "Sai Min," 7 1/2" x 10"; all pencil signed, signed and dated in the plate, some with inscriptions or annotations. Provenance: collection of Alice Poole.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Nov. 18, 2003
Horatio Nelson Poole (1883-1949 San Francisco, CA)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
figures & horses in coastal landscape s & dated l/l: Nelson Poole '48 o/c
John Moran Auctioneers
May. 14, 2002
Horatio Nelson Poole
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
untitled (mural study)
Wright