Alice Barber Stephens Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Alice Barber Stephens Art Value Price Guide

Jan. 31, 2025
ALICE BARBER STEPHENS (AMERICAN, 1858-1932)
Est: $600 - $1,000
Alice Barber Stephens American, 1858-1932 Picking him up he carried him into the house/Phil and Baby Watercolor Circa 1890. Illustrative cover of Tuesday February 4th, 1890's Harpers Young People, vol. XI, no. 536, page 233. Interior scene of soldier carrying young boy.
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
May. 19, 2023
Alice Barber Stephens (American, 1858-1932) A Spring Morning in the Park, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, 1892
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
Alice Barber Stephens (American, 1858-1932) A Spring Morning in the Park, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, 1892 oil on canvas signed Alice Barber Stephens and dated (lower right) 18 x 26 inches. Provenance: R.H. Love Galleries, Chicago Purchased from the above by the present owner Exhibited: Chicago, R.H. Love Galleries, The Genteel Tradition in American Painting, February 14 - March 28, 1998 Paris, United States Department of State Art in Embassies Program, 1998
Hindman
Mar. 23, 2023
ALICE BARBER STEPHENS (Pennsylvania/New Jersey, 1858-1932), The 1915 Pan-Pacific Exposition., Oil on canvas, 13.5” x 10.5”. Framed 20.75” x 17.75”.
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
ALICE BARBER STEPHENS Pennsylvania/New Jersey, 1858-1932 The 1915 Pan-Pacific Exposition. Initialed lower center "A.B.S.". Signed in pencil on stretcher "Alice B. Stephens".
Eldred's
Mar. 09, 2023
Alice Barber Stephens (American, 1858-1932) The Graded Literature Readers VIII b
Est: $400 - $600
Alice Barber Stephens (American, 1858-1932) The Graded Literature Readers VIII book cover, 1901 Watercolor on board 16-5/8 x 10-5/8 inches (42.2 x 27.0 cm) (sight) Signed lower left This illustration was published as the cover of The Graded Literature Readers VIII edited by Harry Pratt Judson and Ira C. Bender (Maynard, Merril & Co., 1901). HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
Jan. 12, 2023
Alice Barber Stephens (American, 1858-1932) The Graded Literature Readers VIII b
Est: $800 - $1,200
Alice Barber Stephens (American, 1858-1932) The Graded Literature Readers VIII book cover, 1901 Watercolor on board 16-5/8 x 10-5/8 inches (42.2 x 27.0 cm) (sight) Signed lower left This illustration was published as the cover of The Graded Literature Readers VIII edited by Harry Pratt Judson and Ira C. Bender (Maynard, Merril & Co., 1901). HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
Oct. 09, 2022
Alice Stephens (PA,NJ,1858-1932) watercolor painting antique
Est: $1,050 - $1,350
ARTIST: Alice Barber Stephens (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, 1858 - 1932) NAME: Interior Scene with Woman and Man MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Minor age toning. Faint water damage along upper right edge. Framed under glass. SIGHT SIZE: 16 x 11 inches / 40 x 27 cm FRAME SIZE: 17 x 12 inches / 43 x 30 cm SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 121751 US Shipping $49 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Alice Barber was born on a farm near Salem, NJ, where she attended local schools. The family moved to Philadelphia, and by 1873 she was a full time student at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women (now Moore College of Art). There she became proficient at engraving, an important skill in the days before photo-mechanical reproduction. In 1876 she enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where she studied under Thomas Eakins. Among her classmates was Emily Sartain.Financial considerations finally forced her to turn to full-time engraving, but by 1885, the long hours and close work affected her health. She turned to pen and ink drawing and was soon supporting herself by illustration in that medium. During a trip to Europe she took up painting in oils. When she returned, she supported herself with pen and ink illustration and painted for relaxation.In 1890 she married another fellow Academy student, Charles Hallowell Stephens, by this time a teacher at the Academy. She continued to work as an illustrator, now in color and with a softer effect produced by paint instead of pen and ink. Her talents were equally effective in the domestic genre stories then popular in magazines, and with more dramatic illustrations for works by Conan Doyle.With Emily Sartain, Alice Barber Stephens was one of the founders of The Plastic club in 1897. She served as vice president every year from 1897 through 1912.Stephens was also active in the extablishment of the Fellowship of the Academy of fine Arts, and served on the Board for several years.Her career spanned fifty years, during which time she earned the respect of her fellow artists, male and female. She was active in lecturing and teaching, and in demand as a judge of art and photography. There were numerous exhibitions of her work during her lifetime. In 1984, more than 50 years after her death, the Brandywine River Museum held an exhibition of her work.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
May. 31, 2022
Alice Barber Stephens (American, 1858-1932)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Alice Barber Stephens (American, 1858-1932) Untitled (Seated Woman), watercolor, signed. Size: 23'' x 17.5'', 58 x 44 cm (sight); 31.5'' x 26'', 80 x 66 cm (frame).
Material Culture
Apr. 27, 2022
Alice Barber Stephens 1858-1932 Gouache Painting
Est: $100 - $1,000
Alice Barber Stephens (American, 1858-1932) Antique gouache painting on paper. Depicting a figural interior room scene with and woman at an oven. Artist signature lower left, dated 1901. Presented in gilt wood frame. SHIPPING Hill Auction Gallery offers in-house contiguous USA domestic shipping for $85 plus insurance. Gallery will refer third party shippers for international buyers. Purchaser pick up available upon request. Got something to sell? Contact us at HillAuctionGallery.com.
Hill Auction Gallery
Mar. 29, 2022
Alice Barber Stephens, Three 18th Century Gents
Est: $400 - $600
Alice Barber Stephens (American, 1858-1932) watercolor on paper depicting three well dressed gentleman looking over documents, possibly an illustration, signed l.l., 10 3/4" x 18 3/4" sight, 16 1/2" x 22 1/2" framed.
Old Kinderhook Auction Company
Dec. 13, 2021
Alice Barber Stephens (American, 1858-1932) A Spring Morning in the Park, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, 1892
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
Alice Barber Stephens (American, 1858-1932) A Spring Morning in the Park, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, 1892 oil on canvas signed Alice Barber Stephens and dated (lower right) 18 x 26 inches. Provenance: R.H. Love Galleries, Chicago Acquired directly from the above by the present owner Exhibited: Chicago, R.H. Love Galleries, The Genteel Tradition in American Painting, February 14 - March 28, 1998 Paris, United States Department of State Art in Embassies Program, 1998
Hindman
Oct. 26, 2021
ALICE BARBER STEPHENS (1858 - 1932) ILLUSTRATION
Est: $50 - $1,000
Illustration in pencil and grisaille gouache. Initialed lower left. On shaped paper. Dimensions: (Frame) H 16.5" x W 17.5" Condition: Paper cut to shape with edge losses. Age toned paper.
Westport Auction
Sep. 21, 2021
ALICE BARBER STEPHENS (1858 - 1932) ILLUSTRATION
Est: $300 - $500
Illustration in pencil and grisaille gouache. Initialed lower left. On shaped paper. Dimensions: (Frame) H 16.5" x W 17.5" Condition: Paper cut to shape with edge losses. Age toned paper.
Westport Auction
Jun. 09, 2021
Alice Barber Stephens (American, 1858-1932) Lady with Teapot
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Alice Barber Stephens (American, 1858-1932) Lady with Teapot Signed and dated 'Alice Barber Stephens 1907' bottom left, charcoal and pastel on illustration board (23 1/4 x 15 1/2 in. (59.1 x 39.4cm)) Provenance Collection of the Sitter, Ida Naomi Robinson Johns. By descent in the family. Collection of the granddaughter of the sitter, Mrs. John Fergus. Private Collection, New Jersey. Footnote: Exhibition "Alice Barber Stephens: A Pioneer Woman Illustrator," Brandywine River Museum, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, March 17 - May 20, 1984, illustrated in the exhibition brochure, title page. Literature Ladies Home Journal, 1907 Condition report: Frame: 32 x 24 x 1 1/2 in.
Freeman's | Hindman
Dec. 13, 2020
INTENSE REVOLUTIONARY WAR ILLUSTRATION
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
STEPHENS, Alice Barber, (American, 1858-1932): Interior Scene with the Woman in Front of Separating Red Coats and Blue Coats, Oil/Canvas, 22" x 16", signed lower right, unframed.
Burchard Galleries Inc
Apr. 11, 2020
Alice Stephens
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Illustration, 12" x 18" oil on board, signed lower left.
Jacksons Auction & Real Estate Company
Jun. 16, 2018
ALICE BARBER STEPHENS (American, 1858-1932). BATH TIME, signed lower right. Charcoal on board .
Est: $800 - $1,000
ALICE BARBER STEPHENS (American, 1858-1932). BATH TIME, signed lower right. Charcoal on board - Unframed, 30 in. x 20 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Jun. 10, 2018
ALICE BARBER STEPHENS (AMERICAN, 1858-1932) THE NEW BORDER INK ON PAPER 8-3/4 X
Est: $400 - $600
Alice Barber Stephens (American, 1858-1932) The New Border Ink on paper 8-3/4 x 13-1/2 inches (22.2 x 34.3 cm) (sight) Signed lower right: ABarber HID04901242017
Heritage Auctions
Jan. 23, 2018
ALICE BARBER STEPHENS, 1858 - 1932 | Pan-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
signed 'ABS' (lower center); also inscribed 'ALICE B. STEPHENS/SF PPIE 1915' (on the stretcher) oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Feb. 12, 2017
ALICE BARBER STEPHENS (American, 1858-1932). BATH TIME, signed lower right. Charcoal on board .
Est: $1,000 - $1,200
ALICE BARBER STEPHENS (American, 1858-1932). BATH TIME, signed lower right. Charcoal on board - Unframed, 30 in. x 20 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Sep. 18, 2016
ALICE BARBER STEPHENS (American, 1858-1932). BATH TIME, signed lower right. Charcoal on board .
Est: $1,200 - $1,500
ALICE BARBER STEPHENS (American, 1858-1932). BATH TIME, signed lower right. Charcoal on board - Unframed, 30 in. x 20 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Sep. 25, 2015
A. (Alice) B. (Barber) Stephens
Est: $500 - $1,000
A. (Alice) B. (Barber) Stephens pencil and crayon on paper, kneeling daughter with mother, signed lower right, sight size 20"x 15", frame size 31" x 25 1/4", New York City framing label attached on verso
Stephenson's Auction
Sep. 15, 2015
ALICE BARBER STEPHENS ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATION FOR HARPERS:
Est: $600 - $800
Ca 1890. American listed artist (PA/NJ 1858-1932). Engraver and book illustrator (Including for Louisa May Alcott) illustration. Identified on back illustration from “Phil and the Baby” in Harpers Young People, page 234 illustration page 233 (page 197) Volume XI No 536 New York Tuesday February 4, 1890, 5 cents a copy 2.00 per year in advance. Titled on the back “Picking him up he carried him into the house”. Watercolor on paper in gray tones, 9 x 8 ½ inches image size, framed. Matted and backed in acid free rag board, Sept. 12, 1987.) From the Mim and Jack Ewing Estate (Berlin,) Mass.
White's Auctions
Apr. 09, 2015
Alice Barber Stephens (1858 - 1932) Illustration
Est: $800 - $1,200
10 x 9 1/2" Vignette fashion illustration almost certainly for a late 19th early 20th century book. Two central pieces in Grey, Black and White Oil with the marginal illustrations in Pencil signed lower right of top panel "ABS" wonderful images of children dancing and playing.
Weiss Auctions
Jan. 22, 2015
ALICE BARBER STEPHENS. Country scene.
Est: $500 - $750
ALICE BARBER STEPHENS. Country scene. Ink and wash on paper. 488x381 mm; 19 1/4x15 inches, sheet. Signed in full, lower right image. Circa 1900.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jan. 22, 2015
ALICE BARBER STEPHENS. Approaching the Castle.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
ALICE BARBER STEPHENS. Approaching the Castle. Colored pencil on paper. 558x381 mm; 22x15 inches, image; framed to 32x24 1/2 inches. Signed lower left. Beautiful archival matte and gilt wood frame. Circa 1925.
Swann Auction Galleries
Nov. 20, 2014
Alice Barber Stephens1858 - 1932
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Alice Barber Stephens1858 - 1932
Sotheby's
Apr. 21, 2012
ALICE BARBER STEPHENS (American, 1858-1932) & HENRY LOUIS STEPHENS (American, 1824-1882)
Est: $800 - $1,200
ALICE BARBER STEPHENS (American, 1858-1932) & HENRY LOUIS STEPHENS (American, 1824-1882); Three watercolor and pencil illustrations (framed): ''Chicks,'' and ''Dancing Frog'' signed H.L. Stephens and ''Mayla'' signed Alice Barber Stephens, dated 1911; Larger: 8'' x 10''
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Dec. 03, 2011
ALICE BARBER STEPHENS (American, 1858-1932); Oil
Est: $800 - $1,200
ALICE BARBER STEPHENS (American, 1858-1932); Oil on board portrait of Irene Eammons, 1885 (framed); Signed Alice Barber and dated; Together with an unsigned oil on board portrait (framed); Stephens: 12 3/4'' x 10 1/2''
Rago Arts and Auction Center
May. 14, 2011
Alice Barber Stephens (American, 1858-1932) This
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Alice Barber Stephens (American, 1858-1932) This Lank Little Girl of Ten, 1906; Mixed media on illustration board (framed); Initialed; 19 3/4'' x 12 3/4'' (sight); Provenance: The artist; Roger and Alice Stephens; By descent to present owner; Note: Illustration for Clara E. Laughlin's ''The Seven Ages of Women,'' Harper's Bazaar, December 1906.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
May. 14, 2011
Alice Barber Stephens (American, 1858-1932) A
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Alice Barber Stephens (American, 1858-1932) A Doll's Picnic, ca. 1910; Mixed media on illustration board (framed); Signed; 22 5/8'' x 14 3/4''; Provenance: The artist; Roger and Alice Stephens; By descent to present owner; Note: Illustration for ''The Commodore,'' McClure's Magazine.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
May. 04, 2011
ALICE BARBER STEPHENS (American, 1858-1932) Sweet Harmo
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
ALICE BARBER STEPHENS (American, 1858-1932) Sweet Harmony Oil on canvas 23 x 17 in. Signed upper right From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
Aug. 17, 2010
ALICE BARBER STEPHENS (American, 1858-1932) The Bear Hu
Est: $800 - $1,200
ALICE BARBER STEPHENS (American, 1858-1932) The Bear Hunter, 1896 Oil on canvas 23.5 x 15 in. Signed lower right From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
Dec. 08, 2007
Alice Barber Stephens (1858-1932) Advertisement,
Est: -
Alice Barber Stephens (1858-1932) Advertisement, Cream of Wheat, 1908-1909; Nanny looking on as child sleeps with teddy bear.
Illustration House
Oct. 31, 2007
ALICE BARBER STEPHENS, American, 1858-1932, Interior scene., Mixed media on paper, 19" x 14½" sight. Framed.
Est: $300 - $500
ALICE BARBER STEPHENS American, 1858-1932 Interior scene. Signed lower right "Alice Barber Stevens". Mixed media on paper, 19" x 14 1/2" sight. Framed.
Eldred's
Oct. 10, 2007
Alice Barber Stephens 1858-1932 , Christmas on Fifth Avenue oil on canvas
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
signed Alice Barber Stephens and dated '96 , l.l. oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Jun. 02, 2007
Alice Barber Stephens (1858-1932)
Est: -
Story illustration, Jameson's magazine [?], 1898; - Church sceneÑ Worshippers amused by off-key singer.
Illustration House
May. 23, 2006
Alice Barber (Stephens) 1858-1932 AN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY BELLE
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Alice Barber (Stephens) 1858-1932 AN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY BELLE Signed Alice Barber (lr) Oil on board 13 7/8 x 10 1/2 inches Provenance: Hammer Galleries, New York Estimate $4,000-6,000 Minor warp to board. Frame rubbing. Wear to corners with small strip of loss at lower left corner. Scattered craquelure. Could use a light clean. Appears to be restoration along the outer edges. Could not detect further restoration through the varnish under UV light.
Doyle New York
Oct. 17, 2000
Alice Barber Stephens, American 1858-1932, "All My Friends Call Me Fanny L., They Drop the
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Adamson", An illustration from "The Assistant Librarian Pro Tem, Ladies Home Journal, November 1896 (copy included), Watercolor and gouache en grisaille 22 x 14 ¾,
William Bunch Auctions & Appraisals