William Meade Prince Paintings & Artwork for Sale | William Meade Prince Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 07, 2024
WILLIAM MEADE PRINCE (VIRGINIA / NORTH CAROLINA, 1893-1951) RICHMOND SKETCH BOOK POST CARDS, LOT OF 24
Est: $50 - $80
WILLIAM MEADE PRINCE (VIRGINIA / NORTH CAROLINA, 1893-1951) RICHMOND SKETCH BOOK POST CARDS, LOT OF 24, eight different scenes including Lee Monument (2), White House of the Confederacy (2), St. Paul's Church (2), Capt. John Smith's Landing Place (3), and Old Stone House (4). 1916.
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Jul. 18, 2023
William Meade Prince Oil on Canvas Advertising Art
Est: $800 - $1,200
Oil grisaille on canvas. Titled "Goin' Fishing". Dodge and Blue Ribbon Malt Extract Advertising illustration. Signed lower right W. Meade Prince. Sight seen approx. 19" x 21", overall frame size approx. 28" x 25". Some areas of craquelure.
Weiss Auctions
Jan. 19, 2023
William Meade Prince (1893 - 1951). Ad Art.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Oil on Painting. "Goin Fishing" Signed Wm. Meade Prince. Malt Extract Advertising Art. Canvas 21" x 19" with frame 28" x 25".
Weiss Auctions
Sep. 09, 2022
WILLIAM MEADE PRINCE (Connecticut/North Carolina, 1893-1951), “Judgement Proof”., Oil on canvas, 21” x 17”. Framed 22” x 18”.
Est: $500 - $1,000
WILLIAM MEADE PRINCE Connecticut/North Carolina, 1893-1951 "Judgement Proof". Signed and dated "William Prince 1909" in oil lower right. Titled, signed and dated "William Meade Prince 1-31-29" on the stretcher verso.
Eldred's
Jul. 11, 2021
William Meade Prince American | 1893 - 1981, "Introductions"
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Painting on Canvas of Horse Riders Greeting a Woman. Signed Will Meade Prince 1929. Approximately 30.125 x 18 x 1 in.
Clark's Auction Company
Jun. 24, 2021
WILLIAM MEADE PRINCE (1893-1951) Little Girl and Newsie. [ADVERTISING / CARS / DODGE]
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
WILLIAM MEADE PRINCE (1893-1951) Little Girl and Newsie. Probable advertisement for Dodge Brothers. Oil on canvas. 665x510 mm; 26 1/4x20 inches. Signed "Wm. Meade Prince" in right image, near center. Simple wood frame, painted white.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 20, 2020
GRAPHITE & GOUACHE SKETCH ON PAPER:
Est: $250 - $400
Attributed To William Meade Prince(1893-1951), Born In VA, Grew Up In Chapel Hill, NC. "Young Man In Bed", Ss. 9.5 H. X 13.5 W. Fs. 17"H. X 20.5. W.
Luper Auction Galleries
Mar. 01, 2020
WILLIAM MEADE PRINCE (CT/NC, 1893-1981)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
WILLIAM MEADE PRINCE (CT/NC, 1893-1981) "Judgement Proof", black and white oil on canvas, depicting grandfather and grandson in buggy, (the boy is in trouble), signed lower right and dated 1929, also signed on stretcher, dated 1/31/29 and inscribed with title on back of the canvas, in a black painted pine box frame, OS: 22" x 18"; SS: 21" x 17". Good condition.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Jan. 30, 2020
[Original Art] Prince, William Meade (American, 1893-1951), Two illustrations for Code of His Tribe
Est: $500 - $800
[Original Art] Prince, William Meade (American, 1893-1951) Two illustrations for Code of His Tribe Pen and ink and watercolor, heightened with white. 18 x 13 1/2 and 14 1/2 x 18 3/4 in. (457 x 343 mm and 368 x 476 mm). Each signed lower right. Condition varies, each mounted to board with scattered notations in pencil. William Meade Prince was most noted for his illustrations in The Saturday Evening Post and The Country Gentleman magazines in the first half of the 20th century. Both illustrations are labeled "Code of His Tribe" and "Feb '38" on the verso, presumably the title of the story and its original publication date.
Freeman's | Hindman
Sep. 19, 2019
[Original Art] Prince, William Meade (American, 1893-1951), Two illustrations for Code of His Tribe
Est: $500 - $800
[Original Art] Prince, William Meade (American, 1893-1951) Two illustrations for Code of His Tribe Pen and ink and watercolor, heightened with white. 18 x 13 1/2 and 14 1/2 x 18 3/4 in. (46 x 34cm and 37 x 48cm). Each signed lower right. Condition varies, each mounted to board with scattered notations in pencil. William Meade Prince was most noted for his illustrations in The Saturday Evening Post and The Country Gentleman magazines in the first half of the 20th century. Both illustrations are labeled "Code of His Tribe" and "Feb '38" on the verso, presumably the title of the story and its original publication date.
Freeman's | Hindman
Aug. 24, 2019
GRAPHITE & GOUACHE SKETCH ON PAPER:
Est: $500 - $800
Attributed To William Meade Prince(1893-1951), Born In VA, Grew Up In Chapel Hill, NC. "Young Man In Bed", Ss. 9.5 H. X 13.5 W. Fs. 17"H. X 20.5. W.
Luper Auction Galleries
Dec. 06, 2018
WILLIAM MEADE PRINCE. The Bell-Ringer's Helper.
Est: $800 - $1,200
WILLIAM MEADE PRINCE. The Bell-Ringer's Helper. Oil on canvas. 635x483 mm; 25x19 inches. Signed and dated "Wm. Meade Prince, 1925" in lower left image. Pinholes forming a straight line across upper image. Framed.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 03, 2016
WILLIAM MEADE PRINCE (American, 1893-1951) ILLUSTRATION OF AN ELDERLY COUPLE BEING LED AWAY FROM A WINGED SPORTSCAR.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Oil on canvas. Housed in a contemporary giltwood frame. Signed and dated lower left "Wm.Meade/Prince/1926" SIZE: 18" x 38-1/4". Overall: 21-3/4" x 41-1/2" PROVENANCE: James D. Julia, Jan. 26, 2005, Lot 103 CONDITION: Good restored condition. The canvas is lined with restoration throughout. 49892-3
James D. Julia
Aug. 06, 2014
WILLIAM MEADE PRINCE (1893-1951). THE SALVATION ARMY GIVES DOUGHNUTS AND COFFEE TO THE BOYS OVER THERE - / HAVE YOU MADE YOUR CONTRIBUT
Est: $800 - $1,200
WILLIAM MEADE PRINCE (1893-1951) THE SALVATION ARMY GIVES DOUGHNUTS AND COFFEE TO THE BOYS OVER THERE - / HAVE YOU MADE YOUR CONTRIBUTION YET? Circa 1915. 40 1/4x27 1/4 inches, 102x69 cm. Illinois Litho. Co., Chicago. Condition B+: paper residue at intersection of vertical and horizontal folds; minor restoration at edges; minor loss in upper left corner; creases in margins and image; pencil notations in lower left corner.
Swann Auction Galleries
Dec. 12, 2013
Prince, William Meade, 1893-1951, Connecticut/ North Carolina, At the Circus. Oil on Canvas.
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Prince, William Meade, 1893-1951, Connecticut/ North Carolina, At the Circus. Oil on Canvas. Signed "William Meade Prince" on left. h:19 w:28 in.
Alderfer Auction
Dec. 01, 2012
William Prince (CT/NC, 1893-1951), Illustration
Est: $500 - $800
William Prince (CT/NC, 1893-1951), Illustration oil on canvas, signed at lower right "Wm. Meade Prince," romanticized scene of a tippling station master with young woman, soldier and Native American, presented in a later frame. SS 17.75 x 20.5 in.; DOA 23 x 26 in. William Meade Prince grew up in Chapel Hill and coined the phrase "The Southern Part of Heaven" to describe his hometown. Private Collection, Chapel Hill, NC Chapel Hill Museum
Leland Little Auctions
Jul. 21, 2011
William Prince (1893-1951) ,
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
William Prince (1893-1951) , "Learning From Two Deer" Signed "Wm. Meade Prince" lower right Watercolor, 12.5 by 21 inches Accompanying this lot are the framed pages from Sports Afield along with the framed cover: Sports Afield, Pages 42-43 11 by 15.5 inches Sports Afield, October 1949 10 by 8 inches, Magazine cover
Copley Fine Art Auctions
Dec. 04, 2010
William Mead Prince (1893-1951) Advertisement,
Est: -
William Mead Prince (1893-1951) Advertisement, Dodge Bros. Motor Cars, 1923; Mounted police officer thinking of buying a car.
Illustration House
Nov. 30, 2010
William Meade Prince (American, 1893-1951) Making an introduction 18 x 30in unframed
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Making an introduction signed 'William Prince' and dated indistinctly (lower right) oil on canvas 18 x 30in unframed
Bonhams
Mar. 03, 2010
WILLIAM MEADE PRINCE
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
1893 - 1951 PRIZE FIGHT signed Wm Meade Prince , dated 1930 and inscribed To K.O. Cornell , l.r. oil on canvas 23 by 35 in. 58.4 by 89 cm.
Sotheby's
Feb. 13, 2010
William Meade Prince (American 1893-1951) Original Sketches
Est: $600 - $800
Illustrator & Author for such publications as the Saturday Evening Post, Cosmopolitan, Red Book and the like. This is a framed, original group of sketches. Area 10" by 14.5" in a 17.5" by 22" frame.
J Levine Auction & Appraisal LLC
Dec. 12, 2009
William Mead Prince (1893-1951) Advertisement,
Est: -
William Mead Prince (1893-1951) Advertisement, Dodge, 1924; Father and son gathering Christmas tree into waiting carÊÊ.
Illustration House
Oct. 27, 2009
WILLIAM MEADE PRINCE (American, 1893-1951) Bedtime
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
WILLIAM MEADE PRINCE (American, 1893-1951) Bedtime Prayers, 1921 Oil on canvas 20 x 17.5 in. Signed center-right From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
Sep. 13, 2009
William Meade Prince, Campfire, c. 1920, oil
Est: $800 - $1,200
William Meade Prince (American, 1893-1951) "Campfire," c. 1920, oil on canvas, 22" x 20", signed mid-left, framed
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Jul. 15, 2009
WILLIAM MEADE PRINCE (American, 1893-1951)
Est: $800 - $1,200
WILLIAM MEADE PRINCE (American, 1893-1951) Beechnut Gum ad illustration, 1938 Oil on canvas 24 x 19 in. Signed lower right From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
Dec. 15, 2007
1930s American Illustrator Original Artwork
Est: $400 - $600
1930s American Illustrator Original Artwork "The Organ Grinder" Oil on Canvas by William Meade Prince A strongly painted and attractively presented illustration work by William Meade Prince (1893-1951). Prince produced comic art and contributed to several leading magazines, including Collier's. He headed the Art Department at the University of North Carolina during WWII. The unidentified work is probably a magazine illustration. The appealing subject is an Italian organ grinder with characteristic neckerchief and dancing monkey. Painted in grisaille tones on cream ground. Fine condition with complementary period frame, signed lower right. 24" x 19".
Mastro Auctions
Dec. 08, 2007
William Meade Prince (1893-1951) Advertisement;
Est: -
William Meade Prince (1893-1951) Advertisement; Woodsman trading turkey for liquor.
Illustration House
Dec. 03, 2005
Story illustration: The Candle on the Prairie, author: Elizabeth Stancy Payne, Country Gentleman
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
Story illustration: The Candle on the Prairie, author: Elizabeth Stancy Payne, Country Gentleman Man with parcel approaching isolated houses.
Illustration House
Jan. 26, 2005
WILLIAM MEADE PRINCE (American, 1893-1951) ILLUSTRATION OF CAR WITH WINGS AND FIGURES
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Unframed and unstretched oil on canvas illustration shows a purple roadster car with wings and two occupants speeding by. A police officer leading and old man and woman away. Signed lower right.
James D. Julia
Oct. 29, 2004
WILLIAM MEADE PRINCE (1893-1951)
Est: $900 -
WILLIAM MEADE PRINCE (1893-1951) Original Magazine Story Illustration, c.1920 Collier's illustration "1-A Johnson" by Roark Bradford. Caption: "'Hold everything!' Giles ordered. 'She got a right, Mis' Duch. Hit's her money and she can do like she want.'" Graphite and gouache on illustration board 14.25in. x 18.5in.(sight size) Signed lower right Provenance: Morris Weiss collection
Heritage Auctions
Oct. 29, 2004
WILLIAM MEADE PRINCE (1893-1951)
Est: $1,000 -
WILLIAM MEADE PRINCE (1893-1951) Original Magazine Story Illustration Collier's, April 3, 1943 "The Side-Splitter's Split" by Roark Bradford Pencil on paper 14in. x 17in. Signed center right: Wm. Meade Prince Provenance: Morris Weiss collection
Heritage Auctions
Oct. 29, 2004
WILLIAM MEADE PRINCE (1893-1951)
Est: $1,000 -
WILLIAM MEADE PRINCE (1893-1951) Original Magazine Story Illustration, c.1940 Collier's Pencil and white gouache on toned paper 16in. x 19in. (sight size) Signed lower right Provenance: Morris Weiss collection
Heritage Auctions