John Quincy Adams Ward Paintings & Artwork for Sale | John Quincy Adams Ward Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 21, 2024
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS WARD BRONZE, 1886
Est: $300 - $500
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS WARD BRONZE, 1886. Comprising a patinated bronze wine bottle, the underside signed JQAW above the date 1886., for John Quincy Adams Ward (1830-1910). Scarce. Height 11 inches (28 cm). SHIPPING NOTICE: Except for large, oversized items, Jackson's is your sole and only source for one stop packing and shipping. With over 50 years of experience, our professional, affordable and efficient in-house shipping department will be happy to provide you a fair and reasonable shipping quote on this lot. Simply email us before the auction for a quick quote: shipping@jacksonsauction.com or call 1-800-665-6743. Jackson's can expertly pack and ship to meet any of your needs. To ensure quality control Jackson's DOES NOT generally release to third party shippers, with the exception being large, oversized items.
Jackson's International
May. 25, 2024
John Quincy Adams Ward (American, 1830-1910) Indian Hunter, Signed and dated 1860 on base and cast by the Henry Bonnard Bronze Co. New York 1894, patinated bronze sculpture, with the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympics Exh...
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
John Quincy Adams Ward (American, 1830-1910) Indian Hunter, Signed and dated 1860 on base and cast by the Henry Bonnard Bronze Co. New York 1894, patinated bronze sculpture, with the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Olympics Exhibition Tag underside, 16" h. 13 1/2" w. 9 1/2" d. Provenance: John Quincy Adams Ward to Allen G. Newman, to Thomas Newman, to the consignor. Note: John Q. A. Ward's Indian Hunter is Central Park's first American erected monument in the park. It was dedicated in 1869 and is located at Mid-Park at 66th. The large-scale public monument was heralded for its naturalistic approach in sculpting, as opposed to the more idealized classical tradition that was in fashion. Ward has four additional sculptures in the park, The Pilgrim, Seventh Regiment Memorial, and William Shakespeare, and many more monuments on the East coast. Ward was the founder of the National Sculpture Society (1893-1905) and president of the National Academy of Design in 1874. The original smaller scale model of the Indian Hunter was first sculpted by Ward in 1860. Fewer than 20 castings are believed to be known, with several in major institutions like Smithsonian, The Met, Amon Carter Museum, Denver Art Museum, LA County Museum.
Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches
Jan. 20, 2024
Henry Baldwin Hyde
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
John Quincy Adams Ward 1830 - 1910 Henry Baldwin Hyde inscribed HENRY B. HYDE / FOUNDER OF / THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.,J.Q.A. WARD / Sculptor and THE HENRY-BONNARD BRONZE CO. / FOUNDERS N.Y. 1901 (along the base) bronze 20 ½ in. (52.1 cm.) high Conceived in 1901.
Sotheby's
Jan. 20, 2024
A Bust of Colonel Elliott Fitch Shepard
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
John Quincy Adams Ward 1830 - 1910 Bust of Colonel Elliott Fitch Shepard inscribed J.Q.A. WARD / Sculptor. and CAST BY THE HENRY-BONNARD BRONZE CO. N-Y. 1894. (along the base) bronze 26 in. (66 cm.) high Conceived in 1894; this example cast before 1910.
Sotheby's
Jan. 18, 2024
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS WARD, American 1830-1910, Henry Baldwin Hyde, bronze, h. 20 3/4 in. (52.7 cm.)
Est: $800 - $1,200
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS WARD American, 1830-1910 Henry Baldwin Hyde bronze signed on the base "J.Q.A. Ward / Sculptor", foundry mark "The Henry Bonnard Bronze Co. Founders, N.Y. 1903", numbered on the bottom "60"
Shannon's
Apr. 30, 2023
John Q. A. Ward (American, 1830-1910) Bronze Sculpture
Est: $800 - $1,200
John Quincy Adams Ward (American, 1830-1910) Sculpture. Title - Henry Baldwin Hyde. Bronze sculpture. Inscribed on front of base Henry Baldwin Hyde Founder of The Equitable Life Assurance Society of America. Cast C, 1902. Measures with base 20.75 inches high, 7.25 inches wide, 6.75 D inches deep. Weighs 20 pounds. In good condition. From Askart.com: One of the most prominent American sculptors of the late 19th century, John Quincy Ward made his reputation as the leader of a group of post-Civil War naturalistic sculptures dedicated to American themes that rebelled against the prevalent neoclassical aesthetic of graceful, submissive-seeming figures. Ward created sculpture in a vigorous, masculine style that spoke of strength and dominance rather than grace and submission. Characteristic of his simple, direct style is The Indian Hunter, which his wife had replicated for his grave site in Urbana, Ohio. The piece had been one of his first major independent works and was unique because it was meant to be viewed in the round rather than head-on. The major influence on Ward's sculpture and his attitudes about creativity was Henry Kirke Brown, an exponent of naturalism of style and American subjects. Ward became Brown's studio assistant and worked with him in New York on the Union Square statue of George Washington. Ward's family had deep roots in America. He was descended from colonial Virginia ancestors, whose children then moved on to Kentucky and Ohio, where Ward was born on a farm near Urbana, a town founded by his grandfather. He lived a relatively free childhood in that he attended school sporadically and spent much time roaming the countryside. One day he discovered potter's clay, and he modeled the head of a Black man who lived nearby. The neighbors gave it much praise, and this reinforcement inspired Ward who began studying with a local potter whose last name was Chatfield. His father wanted him to become either a farmer or doctor, but Ward was determined to become a sculptor and was encouraged by a sister who lived in New York City. At age 19, he visited her, and she introduced him to Henry Kirke Brown, who became the young man's tutor and aesthetic master for seven years. Adopting Brown's theories of focusing on American subjects, Ward deliberately did not go to Europe to study, and was the first American sculptor of note to eschew studying abroad. Ward lived and worked in New York, and most of his sculpting was public monuments for that city, although he also did portrait busts of many prominent persons. One of his greatest achievements was Henry Ward Beecher in Borough Hall Square in Brooklyn. In 1860, he cast his most famous work, The Indian Hunter, which was purchased by a group of wealthy New Yorkers and placed in Central Park. This sculpture, emphasizing the animal powers of the Indian figure as well as his accompanying dog, was exhibited by Ward at the Pennsylvania Academy and the Washington Art Association. Concerns about nudity were solved by a massive and weighty, if not particularly realistic, fur wrapped around the hunter's waist and trailing around his legs. The sculpture was very well received in New York City and was key to Ward's election as an Associate to the National Academy of Design in 1863. In 1874, he was elected President of that organization. He was also one of the organizers of the National Sculpture Society, which from 1893 to 1905, he served as first president. In 1876, he gave a commission for a monument to Admiral Farragut to Augustus Saint-Gaudens, which in retrospect, was the passing of the baton from John Quincy Adams Ward to a new generation of sculptors. This succeeding group would build on Ward's realism and apply it to depictions of nude women, clothed white men and Indian and African-American figures.
Myers Fine Art
May. 17, 2022
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS WARD (1830-1910) The Indian Hunter bronze with brown pati
Est: $70,000 - $100,000
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS WARD (1830-1910) The Indian Hunter bronze with brown patina 16 in. (40.6 cm.) high
Christie's
Dec. 15, 2021
JQA WARD BRONZE 1903
Est: $800 - $1,200
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS WARD (American 1830-1910) Henry Baldwin Hyde - 1903 Bronze with dark brown patina Signed on base and with BONNARD Foundry mark 21 inches N.B. Henry Baldwin Hyde (1834-1899) was an American businessman and founder of The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States in 1859. By the time of Hyde's death, The Equitable was the largest life insurance company in the world. SHIPPING NOTICE: Jackson's is your sole and only source for one stop packing and shipping. With over 50 years of experience, our professional, affordable and efficient in-house shipping department will be happy to provide you a fair and reasonable shipping quote on this lot. Simply email us before the auction for a quick quote: shipping@jacksonsauction.com or call 1-800-665-6743. Jackson's can expertly pack and ship to meet any of your needs. To ensure quality control Jackson's DOES NOT release to third party shippers.
Jackson's International
Sep. 28, 2019
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS WARD (1830-1910) RELIEF PLAQUE
Est: $10 - $10,000
John Quincy Adams Ward (1830-1910) 19th Century Bas Relief Plaque in Convex Glass and Metal Frame. Plaque is signed on base - From The Bust By J.Q A. Ward. Frame measures 10" X 12" Oval X 2" Deep. Condition - Plaque and glass are in good condition. Metal frame could be a later fabrication Circa 1900.
Kennedy's Auction Service
Jun. 08, 2019
John Quincy Adams Ward (1830-1910) American sculptor
Est: $50 - $75
[ART] John Quincy Adams Ward (1830-1910) American sculptor, who may be most familiar for his larger than lifesize standing statue of George Washington on the steps of Federal Hall National Memorial in New York City. ALS, 1881, 1p. 4.5 x 7 in. Mail folds.
East Coast Books
Nov. 10, 2018
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS "J.Q.A." WARD (NY, 1830-1910) AFTER FELIX OCTAVIUS CARR "F.O.C." DARLEY (NY/PA, 1822-1888)
Est: $800 - $1,200
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS "J.Q.A." WARD (NY, 1830-1910) AFTER FELIX OCTAVIUS CARR "F.O.C." DARLEY (NY/PA, 1822-1888) Gilt Bronze Bas-relief Plaque, circa 1864, an equestrian portrait of General George McClellan created by J.Q.A. Ward to help fund McClellan's 1864 run for President, taken from a portrait by F.O.C. Darley, "The Father of American Illustration", published in Harper's Magazine. Marked on the base "FOC Darley, fecit; JQA Ward sculpt". Roughly 11" square. Minor spotting.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Oct. 07, 2015
John Quincy Adams Ward American 1830-1910 Henry Baldwin Hyde
Est: $600 - $800
John Quincy Adams Ward American 1830-1910 Henry Baldwin Hyde Signed J. Q. A. Ward / Sculptor., inscribed Henry B. Hyde / Founder of/ The Equitable Life Insurance Society., numbered 4-13 and stamped with foundry mark The Henry-Bonnard Bronze Co. / Founders. N.Y. 1903. Bronze with brown patina 20 3/4 x 7 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches Provenance: Private collection, New York Literature: Lewis I. Sharp, John Quincy Adams Ward: Dean of American Sculpture, Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1985, pp. 258-262 Thayer Tolles, ed., American Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Volume 1: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born before 1865, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1999, pp. 152-54 Henry B. Hyde (1834-1899), founder of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, was a patron of John Quincy Adams Ward and commissioned him to make a marble group for placement over the entrance to the Equitable Building in New York and also to execute a portrait of his son, James Hazen Hyde. Following Henry Hyde's death, Ward was commissioned to produce a lifesize bronze portrait figure of the Equitable founder for the lobby of the Equitable building. This statue was cast by the Henry-Bonnard bronze foundry in New York in 1901. According to Lewis Sharp, the same year Ward made six bronze casts of the 20-inch high finished model, also cast by Bonnard foundry. Two years later, in February 1903, Ward had fifty more statuettes cast in bronze, and on July of that year ordered twenty-five more casts. In addition Sharp notes: "Besides these three orders, several of the located statuettes have a 1902 foundry date, indicating that figures were cast between the six statuettes ordered in 1901 and the seventy-five figures requested in 1903." (Sharp, p. 260.) C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Oct. 03, 2015
Relief Bronze Plaque of Gen. George McClellan
Est: $500 - $750
Relief Bronze Plaque of Gen. George McClellan. From an original drawing by Felix Octavius Carr Darley and sculpted by John Quincy Adams Ward, patented Jan. 5th,1864. A bronze profile facing right of General George McClellan on horseback. Mounted on a blue felt backing with a walnut frame, has a medium brown patina; signed by both artists "F.O. C. Darley" & "J.Q.A. Ward". Gen. George McClellan (democratic candidate) ran against Abraham Lincoln in 1864. Bronze measures 11.5 in. high x 11 in. wide. Frame: 22.5 in. high x 20 in. wide. Weight: 5.75 lbs.
Fontaine's Auction Gallery
Mar. 09, 2014
John Quincy Adams Ward (1830 – 1910) “General George Brinton McClellan” bronze plaque
Est: $800 - $1,200
John Quincy Adams Ward (1830 – 1910) “General George Brinton McClellan” bronze plaque 11” x 11”, signed and inscribed on the base.
Arus Auctions
May. 01, 2012
John Quincy Adams Ward, American, 1830-1910, bronze sculpture, The Indian Hunter, 1860, the original is in Central Park, this castin...
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
John Quincy Adams Ward, American, 1830-1910, bronze sculpture, The Indian Hunter, 1860, the original is in Central Park, this casting signed "J.Q.A. Ward, 1860", measures 15 3/4" tall, 14 1/2" long at base, 8 3/4" deep, lacking the bow and arrow that should be in his left hand.
William Bunch Auctions & Appraisals
Oct. 28, 2011
CERAMIC VESSEL BY JOHN WARD; BLACK & LIGHT BLUE; 6
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
CERAMIC VESSEL BY JOHN WARD; BLACK & LIGHT BLUE; 6 3/4 IN H
Dennis Auction Service
Oct. 28, 2011
CERAMIC VESSEL BY JOHN WARD; BLACK & WHITE; 6 3/4
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
CERAMIC VESSEL BY JOHN WARD; BLACK & WHITE; 6 3/4 IN H
Dennis Auction Service
May. 15, 2009
John Quincy Adams Ward (American, 1830-1910) Henry Ward Beecher, c. 1888-89 Unsigned....
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
John Quincy Adams Ward (American, 1830-1910) Henry Ward Beecher, c. 1888-89 Unsigned. Painted plaster, height 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm). Condition: Repairs, felt adhered to the bottom. Provenance: The sculptor, until 1910, to his widow, until 1923; by gift to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York, until 1989, at Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York; a private collection. Exhibitions: Primary Models: American Plasters 1880-1945, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, 1990.
Skinner
Mar. 12, 2008
John Quincy Adams Ward American, 1830-1910 General George Brinton McClellan, 1864
Est: $800 - $1,200
John Quincy Adams Ward American, 1830-1910 General George Brinton McClellan, 1864 Inscribed F.D. Farley, fecit/patented Jan. 5th 1864/J.Q.A. Ward Sculptor Bronze relief with silver patina 11 1/4 x 11 inches
Doyle New York
Nov. 28, 2007
John Quincy Adams Ward American, 1830-1910 General George Brinton McClellan, 1864
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
John Quincy Adams Ward American, 1830-1910 General George Brinton McClellan, 1864 Inscribed F.D. Farley, fecit/patented Jan. 5th 1864/J.Q.A. Ward Sculptor Bronze relief with silver patina 11 1/4 x 11 inches
Doyle New York
Oct. 20, 2007
John Quincy Adams Ward (American, 1830-1910),
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
John Quincy Adams Ward (American, 1830-1910), Indian and Wolf, regule sculpture, 9". Stamped under base "N.M.S.N.Y. No. 681".
Kaminski Auctions
Oct. 14, 2006
WARD, JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
Est: $200 - $300
596. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS WARD (1830-1910) American sculptor who is most familiar for his colossal standing statue of George Washington (illustration) on the steps of Federal Hall on Wall Street (1882). Good lot of two A.L.S.'s, 4pp. total, 8vo., New York, 1877 and 1909, the 1877 letter sending photographs of one of the paintings done by his brother Edgar Ward and a portrait, the 1909 letter reading in part: "...Mrs. Ward called today...to ascertain if the model of the façade of the Stock Exchange Building and pediment could be had also...If you could arrange all this for me, I would be very much obliged...I have abandoned the idea of getting the plaster model of the [Henry Ward] Beecher statue. It would be too expensive..." Old hinge repairs to one letter not affecting text, a few clean fold splits; generally very good. $200-300
Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
Dec. 03, 2002
John Quincy Adams Ward (1830-1910)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Bust of an Indian With Hair Tied Up and Bust of an Indian With Straight Hair: two works the first, inscribed 'Brown sculp' (along the base) both, bronze with brown patina the first, 8 in. (20.3 cm.) high; the second, 73/4 in. (19.7 cm.) high (2) PROVENANCE James Graham & Sons, New York. Acquired by the present owner from the above.
Christie's