Elbridge Wesley Webber Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Elbridge Wesley Webber Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 03, 2025
WESLEY ELBRIDGE WEBBER (Massachusetts/California/Maine, 1841-1914), Tugboat towing a stranded vessel., Oil on canvas, 29" x 48". Framed 43.5" x 63.5".
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
WESLEY ELBRIDGE WEBBER Massachusetts/California/Maine, 1841-1914 Tugboat towing a stranded vessel. Signed lower right "W. Webber".
Eldred's
Mar. 29, 2025
Wesley Webber (Am. 1841-1914), On the Beach, Oil on canvas, framed
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Wesley Webber (Am. 1841-1914) On the Beach Oil on canvas, framed Signed l.r. 16" x 26" actual, 19 5/8" x 29 5/8" framed
Barridoff Auctions
Jan. 31, 2025
Wesley Elbridge Webber (American, 1841-1914) Barnyard with Chickens and a Goat
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Wesley Elbridge Webber (American, 1841-1914) Barnyard with Chickens and a Goat signed 'Wesley Webber' (lower right) oil on canvas 12 1/4 x 16 in. (31.3 x 40.6 cm) framed 18 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 2 in. (47.0 x 57.2 x 5.1 cm)
Bonhams
Sep. 12, 2024
Wesley Webber (1841-1914): Schooner Purportedly Off Boston Light
Est: $600 - $800
Oil on canvas, signed 'W. Webber' lower right, lined. 14 x 22 in., 21 1/4 x 29 1/4 in. (frame).
STAIR
Apr. 25, 2024
WESLEY ELBRIDGE WEBBER (Massachusetts/California/Maine, 1841-1914), Small boats under a moonlit sky., Oil on canvas, 35" x 26". Framed 41.5" x 32.5".
Est: $800 - $1,200
WESLEY ELBRIDGE WEBBER Massachusetts/California/Maine, 1841-1914 Small boats under a moonlit sky. Signed faintly lower right.
Eldred's
Jan. 05, 2024
WESLEY ELBRIDGE WEBBER (Massachusetts/California/Maine, 1841-1914), Still life of grapes., Oil on canvas, 8” x 6”. Framed 14” x 12”.
Est: $400 - $600
WESLEY ELBRIDGE WEBBER Massachusetts/California/Maine, 1841-1914 Still life of grapes. Signed lower left "W. Webber".
Eldred's
Nov. 12, 2023
Wesley Elbridge Webber (MA,CA,ME,1841-1914) oil painting antique
Est: $1,350 - $1,700
ARTIST: Wesley Elbridge Webber (Massachusetts, California, Maine, 1841 - 1914) TITLE: Seascape with Sail Ship MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Some minor scratches/paint losses. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 18 x 29 inches / 45 x 73 cm FRAME SIZE: 22 x 33 inches / 55 x 83 cm SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 123627 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Landscape and marine painter Wesley Webber was born in Gardiner, Maine and died in Wollaston, Massachusetts in November 1914. He lived in Boston from 1870 to 1890 and in New York City from 1892 and was self-taught. He is considered one of the finer landscape painters who painted from life in the Conway area of New Hampshire and along the New England coast and he is reminiscent of the Hudson River School in style and manner. Webber served in the Civil War (Company B of the Sixteenth Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment) and was present at General Lee's surrender at Appomattox. His original sketches made at the surrender, along with his finished illustrations of the Civil War were shown at the Boston Art Club and brought Webber considerable fame, recognition and fortune. Many of his Civil War scenes were published as wood engravings in Harper's Weekly and as a lithograph published by J.H. Bufford of Boston. He was discharged from Civil War service in Augusta, Maine, June 15, 1865 and he opened a studio in Gardiner, where he became a carriage painter. Thereafter, Webber earned a fine reputation as a marine and landscape painter, but at the end of his life (ca. 1900-1914) he became an alcoholic and his style weakened along with his reputation. Webber shared a Boston studio in Pemberton Square and then shared a Boston studio with marine painter William P. Stubbs (1876-) and kept other studios in New York City until his death. Every summer he went to Conway, New Hampshire to paint the hillside, where painters John J. Enneking, Frank Shapleigh and others joined him to paint. Webber also painted in Manchester-by-the-Sea, in Nova Scotia and in Canada. Two of his most famous paintings are Kennebec River, Maine Boat Shop and Unidentified Vessels Ice-bound at Gloucester (both at the Peabody Museum, Salem, MA). Webber is also represented in the permanent collections of the Boston Athenaeum; New York Public Library; the Brooklyn Museum; Portland Museum of Art (Maine) and elsewhere. From 1897 to 1914 Webber's New York City studio at 11 East 14th Street was filled with artists. In 1914, he left the city for his daughter's home in Wollaston, MA, where he died. In February 1915, his family sold the contents of his studio at the Boston auction house of C.F. Libbie and Company. The artist is buried in Gardiner, Maine.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Nov. 05, 2023
Wesley Elbridge Webber (1841 - 1914) American
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Wesley Elbridge Webber (1841 - 1914) Oil on ,Signed Lower Right, Measures (21.5 x 9.5 inches) w/frame (26.5 x 14.5 inches) Marine, landscape and historical painter, Wesley Elbridge Webber was born in Gardiner, Maine, in 1841. Considered self-taught, Webber began his career after a move to Boston, Massachusetts, where he apprenticed himself to J. C. Roberts, a successful sign and carriage painter from 1858 to 1861. He then opened and maintained his own fine art studio in Boston, with annual painting excursions to the Conway area of New Hampshire until a move to New York City in 1892. His Conway excursions brought him into a close circle of artists, including J. J. Enneking and Frank Shapleigh, who helped Webber shape a personal style of a sophisticated realism as the group explored the lush, mountainous hills and valleys of this scenic part of New Hampshire. During this period Webber exhibited widely with exhibitions at the Boston Art Club, the National Academy of Design, the Brooklyn Academy, the Peabody Museum in Salem, and the Portland Museum, Maine.
Cutler Bay Auctions
Nov. 04, 2023
Wesley Elbridge Webber (American, 1841-1914), "Ships at Sea by Moonlight," H.- 20 in., W.- 30 in., Framed- H.- 31 1/2 in., W.- 42 in.
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
† Wesley Elbridge Webber (American, 1841-1914), "Ships at Sea by Moonlight," oil on canvas, signed lower right, presented in a gilt wood frame,
Crescent City Auction Gallery
Aug. 11, 2023
WESLEY ELBRIDGE WEBBER (Massachusetts/California/Maine, 1841-1914), Fishing in the fog., Oil on canvas, 16.25" x 25.25". Framed 21" x 30".
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
WESLEY ELBRIDGE WEBBER Massachusetts/California/Maine, 1841-1914 Fishing in the fog. Signed and dated lower left "W. Weber 1876".
Eldred's
Jul. 08, 2023
WESLEY ELBRIDGE WEBBER (MA/CA/ME, 1841-1914)
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Portland Head Lighthouse, oil on canvas, signed lower left, large Maine coastal scene depicting the iconic lighthouse and ships in the distance, in a gilded wooden cove form frame, OS: 30" x 49 1/2", SS: 23 1/2" x 43".
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Feb. 24, 2023
WESLEY ELBRIDGE WEBBER (MA/CA/ME, 1841-1914)
Est: $600 - $800
Schooner under Full Moon, oil on canvas, signed lower right, unframed, 24" x 18". Light indentation and scratch, relined.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Feb. 12, 2023
Wesley Elbridge Webber (MA,CA,ME,1841-1914) oil painting antique
Est: $1,400 - $1,800
ARTIST: Wesley Elbridge Webber (Massachusetts, California, Maine, 1841 - 1914) TITLE: Seascape with Sail Ship MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Some minor scratches/paint losses. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 18 x 29 inches / 45 x 73 cm FRAME SIZE: 22 x 33 inches / 55 x 83 cm SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 123627 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Landscape and marine painter Wesley Webber was born in Gardiner, Maine and died in Wollaston, Massachusetts in November 1914. He lived in Boston from 1870 to 1890 and in New York City from 1892 and was self-taught. He is considered one of the finer landscape painters who painted from life in the Conway area of New Hampshire and along the New England coast and he is reminiscent of the Hudson River School in style and manner. Webber served in the Civil War (Company B of the Sixteenth Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment) and was present at General Lee's surrender at Appomattox. His original sketches made at the surrender, along with his finished illustrations of the Civil War were shown at the Boston Art Club and brought Webber considerable fame, recognition and fortune. Many of his Civil War scenes were published as wood engravings in Harper's Weekly and as a lithograph published by J.H. Bufford of Boston. He was discharged from Civil War service in Augusta, Maine, June 15, 1865 and he opened a studio in Gardiner, where he became a carriage painter. Thereafter, Webber earned a fine reputation as a marine and landscape painter, but at the end of his life (ca. 1900-1914) he became an alcoholic and his style weakened along with his reputation. Webber shared a Boston studio in Pemberton Square and then shared a Boston studio with marine painter William P. Stubbs (1876-) and kept other studios in New York City until his death. Every summer he went to Conway, New Hampshire to paint the hillside, where painters John J. Enneking, Frank Shapleigh and others joined him to paint. Webber also painted in Manchester-by-the-Sea, in Nova Scotia and in Canada. Two of his most famous paintings are Kennebec River, Maine Boat Shop and Unidentified Vessels Ice-bound at Gloucester (both at the Peabody Museum, Salem, MA). Webber is also represented in the permanent collections of the Boston Athenaeum; New York Public Library; the Brooklyn Museum; Portland Museum of Art (Maine) and elsewhere. From 1897 to 1914 Webber's New York City studio at 11 East 14th Street was filled with artists. In 1914, he left the city for his daughter's home in Wollaston, MA, where he died. In February 1915, his family sold the contents of his studio at the Boston auction house of C.F. Libbie and Company. The artist is buried in Gardiner, Maine.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Oct. 30, 2022
Wesley Elbridge Webber (1841 - 1914) American
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Wesley Elbridge Webber (1841 - 1914) Oil on canvas , Signed , measures 18" x 28.5" , w/frame 22" x 34"
Cutler Bay Auctions
Aug. 16, 2022
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848 - 1933) "Florida Landscape "
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848 - 1933) Watercolor on Paper , Signed on Monogram (LTC) , measures 11" x 7" , Descended down to the present owner. The paper appears to be stable. There appears to be slight surface staining and no evidence of inpainting or restoration.
Cutler Bay Auctions
Jul. 27, 2022
WESLEY ELBRIDGE WEBBER (Massachusetts/California/Maine, 1841-1914), "The Amanda of Boston"., Oil on canvas, 21" x 33.25". Framed 30" x 42.25".
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
WESLEY ELBRIDGE WEBBER Massachusetts/California/Maine, 1841-1914 "The Amanda of Boston". Signed lower left "W. Webber". Titled on frame plaque.
Eldred's
May. 14, 2022
Wesley Elbridge Webber, Massachusetts / California / Maine (1841-1914), Sailboats in Harbos, Dusk, oil on canvas
Est: $800 - $1,200
Wesley Elbridge Webber Massachusetts / California / Maine, (1841-1914) Sailboats in Harbos, Dusk oil on canvas framed.
Link Auction Galleries
Apr. 16, 2022
WESLEY ELBRIDGE WEBBER (AMERICAN, 1841-1914)
Est: $500 - $700
WESLEY ELBRIDGE WEBBER (AMERICAN, 1841-1914) Seascape Along Rocky Coast Oil on canvas, signed lower right. Bright seascape viewed from a rocky shoreline. Decorative gilt frame. Sight: 13.5" height, 23.5" width; frame: 20.75" height, 30.5" width
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
Apr. 09, 2022
Wesley Webber (1841-1914, MA, CA, ME) framed oil
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
painting on canvas depicting nocturnal scene with sailing ships in a harbor under a moonlit sky. Signed lower left. Sight size 23 3/4" x 39 1/2", overall with period gilded and carved frame 30" x 46". Frame shows some losses. Painting has been lined. Shows several areas of inpainting, less than 10%.
Marion Antique Auctions
Mar. 10, 2022
Eldridge Wesley Webber (American/Maine, 1841-1914)
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Eldridge Wesley Webber (American/Maine, 1841-1914) The Riderless Horse Circa 1865 oil on canvas 12 x 16 inches.
Hindman
Dec. 09, 2021
Elbridge Wesley Webber (American, 1841-1914) Sailing at Night, circa 1900 Oil on
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Elbridge Wesley Webber (American, 1841-1914) Sailing at Night, circa 1900 Oil on canvas 20 x 30 inches (50.8 x 76.2 cm) Signed lower left: We sley Webber PROVENANCE: the Flanner & Buchanan Corporate Collection, Indianapolis, Indiana; Heritage Auctions, Dallas, May 17, 2011, lot 64505; Private collection, Whitesburg, Kentucky, acquired from the above. HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
Dec. 05, 2021
"AUTUMN ON THE RIVER" INITIALED W.W. '71 (PROB. WESLEY WEBBER 1841 - 1914 ) 8 1/2" X 16 1/2'"
Est: $300 - $500
"AUTUMN ON THE RIVER" INITIALED W.W. '71 (PROB. WESLEY WEBBER 1841 - 1914 ) 8 1/2" X 16 1/2'"
Carlsen Gallery, Inc.
Oct. 19, 2021
Elbridge Wesley Webber (AMERICAN, 1841–1914) oil on canvas, Sheep and Hearders in a pasture, 18 x 24 inches
Est: $500 - $750
Elbridge Wesley Webber (AMERICAN, 1841–1914) oil on canvas, Sheep and Hearders in a pasture, 18 x 24 inches
Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions
Sep. 11, 2021
Wesley Elbridge Webber, American (1841-1914), Sailing Ships at Sea With View of Lighthouse, oil on canvas, 17 1/2"H x 23 1/2"W (image), 24"H x 30"W (frame)
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Wesley Elbridge Webber American, (1841-1914) Sailing Ships at Sea With View of Lighthouse oil on canvas signed lower left. From AskArt: Landscape and marine painter Wesley Webber was born in Gardiner, Maine and died in Wollaston, Massachusetts in November 1914. He lived in Boston from 1870 to 1890 and in New York City from 1892 and was self-taught. He is considered one of the finer landscape painters who painted from life in the Conway area of New Hampshire and along the New England coast and he is reminiscent of the Hudson River School in style and manner. Webber served in the Civil War (Company B of the Sixteenth Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment) and was present at General Lee's surrender at Appomattox. His original sketches made at the surrender, along with his finished illustrations of the Civil War were shown at the Boston Art Club and brought Webber considerable fame, recognition and fortune. Many of his Civil War scenes were published as wood engravings in Harper's Weekly and as a lithograph published by J.H. Bufford of Boston. He was discharged from Civil War service in Augusta, Maine, June 15, 1865 and he opened a studio in Gardiner, where he became a carriage painter. Thereafter, Webber earned a fine reputation as a marine and landscape painter, but at the end of his life (ca. 1900-1914) he became an alcoholic and his style weakened along with his reputation. Webber shared a Boston studio in Pemberton Square and then shared a Boston studio with marine painter William P. Stubbs (1876-) and kept other studios in New York City until his death. Every summer he went to Conway, New Hampshire to paint the hillside, where painters John J. Enneking, Frank Shapleigh and others joined him to paint. He also painted in Manchester-by-the-Sea, in Nova Scotia and in Canada. Two of his most famous paintings are "Kennebec River", "Maine Boat Shop and Unidentified Vessels Ice-bound at Gloucester" (both at the Peabody Museum, Salem, MA). He is also represented in the permanent collections of the Boston Athenaeum; New York Public Library; the Brooklyn Museum; Portland Museum of Art (Maine) and elsewhere. From 1897 to 1914 Webber's New York City studio at 11 East 14th Street was filled with artists. In 1914, he left the city for his daughter's home in Wollaston, MA, where he died. In February 1915, his family sold the contents of his studio at the Boston auction house of C.F. Libbie and Company. The artist is buried in Gardiner, Maine.
Ripley Auctions
Jul. 30, 2021
WESLEY ELBRIDGE WEBBER (American, 1841-1914). Maine Landscape with Fence, Oil on canvas. Framed.
Est: $800 - $1,200
WESLEY ELBRIDGE WEBBER (American, 1841-1914). Maine Landscape with Fence, Oil on canvas. Framed. - 17 1/5 in x 23 1/2 in; frame: 23 1/2 x 29 1/2
Sloans & Kenyon
Jul. 10, 2021
WESLEY ELBRIDGE WEBBER (MA/CA/ME, 1841-1914)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
A Path Through the Woods, oil on canvas, signed lower left, housed in the original gilt gesso cove frame, OS: 27 1/2" x 34 1/2", SS: 15 3/4" x 23 3/4". Fine untouched condition.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Dec. 06, 2020
Wesley Elbridge Webber (MA,CA,ME,1841-1914) oil painting antique
Est: $1,500 - $1,700
ARTIST: Wesley Elbridge Webber (Massachusetts, California, Maine, 1841 - 1914) NAME: Landscape MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: One patch. Two small inpaintings (biggest 1x1"). Minor craquelure. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 36 x 26 inches / 91 x 66 cm FRAME SIZE: 41 x 32 inches / 104 x 81 cm SIGNATURE: lower left SIMILAR ARTISTS: James Gale Tyler, Joseph Rusling Meeker, Owen Cullen Yates, Gladys Emerson Cook, Karl Schmidt, Jean Dufy, Donald Allen Mosher, Helena Sturtevant, Frank Russell Green, William Hahn, Emil Ganso, Arthur Hazard, Howard Hill, Albert Francis King, Frederick Carl Frieseke, Frederick Schafer CATEGORY: antique vintage painting SKU#: 116811 US Shipping $149 + insurance. AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US BIOGRAPHY: Landscape and marine painter Wesley Webber was born in Gardiner, Maine and died in Wollaston, Massachusetts in November 1914. He lived in Boston from 1870 to 1890 and in New York City from 1892 and was self-taught. He is considered one of the finer landscape painters who painted from life in the Conway area of New Hampshire and along the New England coast and he is reminiscent of the Hudson River School in style and manner. Webber served in the Civil War (Company B of the Sixteenth Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment) and was present at General Lee's surrender at Appomattox. His original sketches made at the surrender, along with his finished illustrations of the Civil War were shown at the Boston Art Club and brought Webber considerable fame, recognition and fortune. Many of his Civil War scenes were published as wood engravings in Harper's Weekly and as a lithograph published by J.H. Bufford of Boston. He was discharged from Civil War service in Augusta, Maine, June 15, 1865 and he opened a studio in Gardiner, where he became a carriage painter. Thereafter, Webber earned a fine reputation as a marine and landscape painter, but at the end of his life (ca. 1900-1914) he became an alcoholic and his style weakened along with his reputation. Webber shared a Boston studio in Pemberton Square and then shared a Boston studio with marine painter William P. Stubbs (1876-) and kept other studios in New York City until his death. Every summer he went to Conway, New Hampshire to paint the hillside, where painters John J. Enneking, Frank Shapleigh and others joined him to paint. Webber also painted in Manchester-by-the-Sea, in Nova Scotia and in Canada. Two of his most famous paintings are Kennebec River, Maine Boat Shop and Unidentified Vessels Ice-bound at Gloucester (both at the Peabody Museum, Salem, MA). Webber is also represented in the permanent collections of the Boston Athenaeum; New York Public Library; the Brooklyn Museum; Portland Museum of Art (Maine) and elsewhere. From 1897 to 1914 Webber's New York City studio at 11 East 14th Street was filled with artists. In 1914, he left the city for his daughter's home in Wollaston, MA, where he died. In February 1915, his family sold the contents of his studio at the Boston auction house of C.F. Libbie and Company. The artist is buried in Gardiner, Maine.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Nov. 14, 2020
WESLEY ELBRIDGE WEBBER (MA/CA/ME, 1841-1914)
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Fishing Fleet Setting Out in Mist, oil on academy board, signed lower left, housed in a gilt matched corner Arts & Crafts frame, OS: 14" x 20", SS: 7 1/4" x 13 1/4". Good condition.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Nov. 14, 2020
WESLEY ELBRIDGE WEBBER (MA/CA/ME, 1841-1914)
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Schooner 'Francis', Careened in Boston Harbor, oil on academy board, signed lower left and dated 1876, housed in a gilt matched corner Arts & Crafts frame, OS: 14" x 20", SS: 7 1/4" x 13 1/4". Good condition.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Oct. 10, 2020
WESLEY WEBBER (1841-1914, MA, CA, ME) OIL ON
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
CANVAS, DEPICTS SAILBOATS IN ROUGH SEAS. SIGNED LOWER RIGHT. MINOR INPAINTING. SIGHT SIZE 25 1/2" X 35 1/4", WITH MODERN CARVED AND GILT CLASSIC FRAME 33 1/2" X 43 3/4".
Marion Antique Auctions
Sep. 06, 2020
Wesley Elbridge Webber (MA,CA,ME,1841-1914) oil painting antique
Est: $1,500 - $1,700
ARTIST: Wesley Elbridge Webber (Massachusetts, California, Maine, 1841 - 1914) NAME: Landscape MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: One patch. Two small inpaintings (biggest 1x1"). Minor craquelure. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 36 x 26 inches / 91 x 66 cm FRAME SIZE: 41 x 32 inches / 104 x 81 cm SIGNATURE: lower left SIMILAR ARTISTS: James Gale Tyler, Joseph Rusling Meeker, Owen Cullen Yates, Gladys Emerson Cook, Karl Schmidt, Jean Dufy, Donald Allen Mosher, Helena Sturtevant, Frank Russell Green, William Hahn, Emil Ganso, Arthur Hazard, Howard Hill, Albert Francis King, Frederick Carl Frieseke, Frederick Schafer CATEGORY: antique vintage painting SKU#: 116811 WARRANTY: 7 days returns accepted if item doesn't match description US Shipping $149 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Landscape and marine painter Wesley Webber was born in Gardiner, Maine and died in Wollaston, Massachusetts in November 1914. He lived in Boston from 1870 to 1890 and in New York City from 1892 and was self-taught. He is considered one of the finer landscape painters who painted from life in the Conway area of New Hampshire and along the New England coast and he is reminiscent of the Hudson River School in style and manner. Webber served in the Civil War (Company B of the Sixteenth Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment) and was present at General Lee's surrender at Appomattox. His original sketches made at the surrender, along with his finished illustrations of the Civil War were shown at the Boston Art Club and brought Webber considerable fame, recognition and fortune. Many of his Civil War scenes were published as wood engravings in Harper's Weekly and as a lithograph published by J.H. Bufford of Boston. He was discharged from Civil War service in Augusta, Maine, June 15, 1865 and he opened a studio in Gardiner, where he became a carriage painter. Thereafter, Webber earned a fine reputation as a marine and landscape painter, but at the end of his life (ca. 1900-1914) he became an alcoholic and his style weakened along with his reputation. Webber shared a Boston studio in Pemberton Square and then shared a Boston studio with marine painter William P. Stubbs (1876-) and kept other studios in New York City until his death. Every summer he went to Conway, New Hampshire to paint the hillside, where painters John J. Enneking, Frank Shapleigh and others joined him to paint. Webber also painted in Manchester-by-the-Sea, in Nova Scotia and in Canada. Two of his most famous paintings are Kennebec River, Maine Boat Shop and Unidentified Vessels Ice-bound at Gloucester (both at the Peabody Museum, Salem, MA). Webber is also represented in the permanent collections of the Boston Athenaeum; New York Public Library; the Brooklyn Museum; Portland Museum of Art (Maine) and elsewhere. From 1897 to 1914 Webber's New York City studio at 11 East 14th Street was filled with artists. In 1914, he left the city for his daughter's home in Wollaston, MA, where he died. In February 1915, his family sold the contents of his studio at the Boston auction house of C.F. Libbie and Company. The artist is buried in Gardiner, Maine.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Aug. 29, 2020
WESLEY ELBRIDGE WEBBER (MA/CA/ME, 1841-1914)
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Nocturnal Seascape, Black Head, oil on canvas, signed lower left, in substantial matched corner gold gesso frame, OS: 36 1/2" x 31 1/2", SS: 24 1/2" x 19 1/2". Cleaned, relined and restored by Fogg Art of Wiscasset, Maine, report verso. Webber was born in Gardiner, Maine. Self-taught, he apprenticed himself to a sign painter in Boston from 1858 until the war broke out in 1861. He joined up with Co B of the Sixteenth Maine Volunteer Infantry and witnessed Lee’s surrender. As the only artist present he filled a notebook with sketches which were later reproduced in Harper’s Weekly. Subsequent printings from his other drawings funded his move to New York City. He also had a studio in his hometown in Maine. Annual trips were made into the White Mountains region of New Hampshire. At the center of the 'Realist' movement, populated mostly by veterans, Webber's studio became the social club, which probably caused the dissipation that led to his death.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Jul. 19, 2020
WESLEY ELBRIDGE WEBBER (MA/CA/ME, 1841-1914)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Leaping Hooked Brook Trout, oil on canvas, signed lower right, in gilt deep cove Victorian gesso frame, OS: 24 3/4" x 30 3/4", SS: 17 1/2" x 23 1/2". Small flakes.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Mar. 01, 2020
Wesley Elbridge Webber (MA,CA,ME,1841-1914) oil painting antique
Est: $1,050 - $1,200
ARTIST: Wesley Elbridge Webber (Massachusetts, California, Maine, 1841 - 1914) NAME: Moonlight Seascape MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: one small paintloss (3x3 mm). No visible inpaint under UV light. Minor damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 16 x 26 inches / 40 x 65 cm FRAME SIZE: 21 x 31 inches / 53 x 78 cm SIGNED: Lower right SIMILAR ARTISTS: James Gale Tyler, Joseph Rusling Meeker, Cullen Yates, Gladys Emerson Cook, Karl Schmidt, Jean Dufy, Donald Allen Mosher, Helena Sturtevant, Frank Russell Green, William Hahn, Emil Ganso, Arthur Hazard, Howard Hill, Albert Francis King, Frederick Carl Frieseke, Frederick Schafer CATEGORY: antique vintage painting SKU#: 114784 WARRANTY: 7 days returns accepted if item doesn't match description US Shipping $99 + insurance. Wesley Elbridge Webber (Massachusetts, California, Maine, 1841 - 1914) Wesley Webber was born in Gardiner, Maine and became interested in art at an early age. About 1858 he went to Boston and was apprenticed for three years to J.C. Roberts of Haymarket Square, an ornamental sign and carriage painter. Webber entered the Sixteenth Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment in July 1862 and was reportedly the only artist on hand at the surrender of Lee's forces at Appomattox. He produces sketches of the surrender that were later published as lithographs in Harper's Weekly. He continued to paint scenes from the Civil War throughout his career. Webber exhibited frequently at the Boston Art Club, the New England Manufacturers and Mechanics Institute, Boston, and at the National Academy of Design, New York, and the Brooklyn Academy, Brooklyn, and the Peabody Museum, Salem, and the Portland Museum of Art, Portland. Webber maintained a studio in Boston from 1870 to 1889, and by 1892 he moved his studio to New York City. He was married twice, the first marriage ended due to his problem with alcohol. Soon after his death, in 1915, C.F. Libbie and Company of Boston held an auction of Webber's work. More than one hundred and forty of Webber's paintings were represented in this auction, including, in addition to his sought after seascapes, landscapes, were animal studies, depictions of the Civil War, and still lifes.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Dec. 08, 2019
Wesley Elbridge Webber (MA,CA,ME,1841-1914) oil painting antique
Est: $1,100 - $1,250
ARTIST: Wesley Elbridge Webber (Massachusetts, California, Maine, 1841 - 1914) NAME: Moonlight Seascape MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: one small paintloss (3x3 mm). No visible inpaint under UV light. Minor damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 16 x 26 inches / 40 x 65 cm FRAME SIZE: 21 x 31 inches / 53 x 78 cm SIGNED: Lower right SIMILAR ARTISTS: James Gale Tyler, Joseph Rusling Meeker, Cullen Yates, Gladys Emerson Cook, Karl Schmidt, Jean Dufy, Donald Allen Mosher, Helena Sturtevant, Frank Russell Green, William Hahn, Emil Ganso, Arthur Hazard, Howard Hill, Albert Francis King, Frederick Carl Frieseke, Frederick Schafer CATEGORY: antique vintage painting SKU#: 114784 WARRANTY: 7 days returns accepted if item doesn't match description US Shipping $99 + insurance. Wesley Elbridge Webber (Massachusetts, California, Maine, 1841 - 1914) Wesley Webber was born in Gardiner, Maine and became interested in art at an early age. About 1858 he went to Boston and was apprenticed for three years to J.C. Roberts of Haymarket Square, an ornamental sign and carriage painter. Webber entered the Sixteenth Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment in July 1862 and was reportedly the only artist on hand at the surrender of Lee's forces at Appomattox. He produces sketches of the surrender that were later published as lithographs in Harper's Weekly. He continued to paint scenes from the Civil War throughout his career. Webber exhibited frequently at the Boston Art Club, the New England Manufacturers and Mechanics Institute, Boston, and at the National Academy of Design, New York, and the Brooklyn Academy, Brooklyn, and the Peabody Museum, Salem, and the Portland Museum of Art, Portland. Webber maintained a studio in Boston from 1870 to 1889, and by 1892 he moved his studio to New York City. He was married twice, the first marriage ended due to his problem with alcohol. Soon after his death, in 1915, C.F. Libbie and Company of Boston held an auction of Webber's work. More than one hundred and forty of Webber's paintings were represented in this auction, including, in addition to his sought after seascapes, landscapes, were animal studies, depictions of the Civil War, and still lifes.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Nov. 14, 2019
Wesley Elbridge Webber (American, 1841-1914) White Mountains, 1870 Oil on canvas
Est: $700 - $1,000
Wesley Elbridge Webber (American, 1841-1914) White Mountains, 1870 Oil on canvas 9-3/4 x 17 inches (24.8 x 43.2 cm) Signed and dated lower right: Wm Webber / 1870 HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
Oct. 06, 2019
WESLEY ELBRIDGE WEBBER (American, 1841-1914)
Est: $600 - $800
still-life with pail, bread and beer sgn. l.r. Wesley Webber, o/c, 13 by 18 in.; gilt frame, 19 by 24 in.
CRN Auctions
Oct. 06, 2019
WESLEY ELBRIDGE WEBBER (American, 1841-1914)
Est: $500 - $800
Study from Nature sgn. l.r. W Webber, titled on reverse, o/b, 7.5 by 11.5 in.; gilt frame, 14 by 18 in.
CRN Auctions
Sep. 29, 2019
WESLEY WEBBER (AMERICAN, 1841-1914).
Est: $300 - $500
Oil on Canvas. Landscape. From a Long Island, NY collection.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Sep. 21, 2019
Wesley Webber Marine Painting
Est: $800 - $1,000
Wesley Webber (1841-1914). Oil on canvas depicting two ships at sea. Signed along the lower left. A label from the Lyman Allen Museum Conservation Laboratory is adhered to the verso. Unframed; height: 23 in x 36 1/2 in. Framed; height: 30 1/2 in x width: 44 in. SKU: 01193 Follow us on Instagram: @revereauctions
Revere Auctions
Sep. 21, 2019
Wesley Elbridge Webber (American, 1841-1914), Fog on Long Island Sound
Est: $3,000 - $6,000
Wesley Elbridge Webber (American, 1841-1914), Fog on Long Island Sound oil on canvas (lined), signed at lower right, presented in an ornate period gilt composition frame. SS 29.5 x 49.5 in.; DOA 48 x 67.75 in. A dramatic maritime scene, this painting is one of Webber's largest paintings to come to public market. Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com
Leland Little Auctions
Aug. 18, 2019
Wesley Elbridge Webber (MA,CA,ME,1841-1914) oil painting antique
Est: $1,200 - $1,350
ARTIST: Wesley Elbridge Webber (Massachusetts, California, Maine, 1841 - 1914) NAME: Moonlight Seascape MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: one small paintloss (3x3 mm). No visible inpaint under UV light. Minor damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 16 x 26 inches / 40 x 65 cm FRAME SIZE: 21 x 31 inches / 53 x 78 cm SIGNED: Lower right SIMILAR ARTISTS: James Gale Tyler, Joseph Rusling Meeker, Cullen Yates, Gladys Emerson Cook, Karl Schmidt, Jean Dufy, Donald Allen Mosher, Helena Sturtevant, Frank Russell Green, William Hahn, Emil Ganso, Arthur Hazard, Howard Hill, Albert Francis King, Frederick Carl Frieseke, Frederick Schafer CATEGORY: antique vintage painting SKU#: 114784 WARRANTY: 7 days returns accepted if item doesn't match description US Shipping $99 + insurance. Wesley Elbridge Webber (Massachusetts, California, Maine, 1841 - 1914) Wesley Webber was born in Gardiner, Maine and became interested in art at an early age. About 1858 he went to Boston and was apprenticed for three years to J.C. Roberts of Haymarket Square, an ornamental sign and carriage painter. Webber entered the Sixteenth Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment in July 1862 and was reportedly the only artist on hand at the surrender of Lee's forces at Appomattox. He produces sketches of the surrender that were later published as lithographs in Harper's Weekly. He continued to paint scenes from the Civil War throughout his career. Webber exhibited frequently at the Boston Art Club, the New England Manufacturers and Mechanics Institute, Boston, and at the National Academy of Design, New York, and the Brooklyn Academy, Brooklyn, and the Peabody Museum, Salem, and the Portland Museum of Art, Portland. Webber maintained a studio in Boston from 1870 to 1889, and by 1892 he moved his studio to New York City. He was married twice, the first marriage ended due to his problem with alcohol. Soon after his death, in 1915, C.F. Libbie and Company of Boston held an auction of Webber's work. More than one hundred and forty of Webber's paintings were represented in this auction, including, in addition to his sought after seascapes, landscapes, were animal studies, depictions of the Civil War, and still lifes.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Oct. 28, 2018
Wesley Elbridge Webber (American, 1841 - 1914)
Est: $2,000 - $2,500
Wesley Elbridge Webber (Massachusetts, California, Maine, 1841 - 1914) Painting of a ship run aground. Signed and dated lower right. Oil/Canvas. Sight Size: 23.75 x 28 in. Overall Size: 30.75 x 35 in. Webber exhibited frequently at the Boston Art Club, the New England Manufacturers and Mechanics Institute, Boston, and at the National Academy of Design, New York, and the Brooklyn Academy, Brooklyn, and the Peabody Museum, Salem, and the Portland Museum of Art, Portland.
Helmuth Stone
Apr. 25, 2018
Wesley Elbridge Webber (1841-1914), Landscape with sheep
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Wesley Elbridge Webber (1841-1914) Landscape with sheep Signed, lower right,"Webber" and dated "1853" oil on canvas, framed. 34 1/4 in. x 47 in. (sight)
Freeman's | Hindman
Apr. 21, 2018
Wesley Elbridge Webber (American, 1841-1914)
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Signed "Wesley Webber", oil on canvas, Moonlight Sail"; scene of vessels sailing in the calm moonlit seas with sidelights reflecting on the water. Canvas has been lined on a clear plastic back and laid back in its stretcher; has inpainting in the corners. 15.5 x 11.5 inches - Frame: 23 x 18.5 inches. Weight: 7.25 lbs.
Fontaine's Auction Gallery
Feb. 17, 2018
WESLEY ELBRIDGE WEBBER (MA/CA/ME, 1841-1914)
Est: $800 - $1,200
WESLEY ELBRIDGE WEBBER (MA/CA/ME, 1841-1914) 'Moonlight Sail', oil on canvas, signed lower right, depicting the return of a downeast fleet of fishing schooners, in gilt molded cove frame with name tag, OS: 23 3/4" x 29 3/4", SS: 17 1/2" x 23 1/2". Very good condition, cleaned and varnished.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Dec. 10, 2017
Wesley Elbridge Webber, (American, 1841-1914), "Sailboats Off the Coastline", oil on canvas, 26-1/4" x 36", framed 32" x 43-1/2"
Est: $4,000 - $7,000
Wesley Elbridge Webber (American, 1841-1914) "Sailboats Off the Coastline" oil on canvas signed lower left. In an antique giltwood frame. 26-1/4" x 36", framed 32" x 43-1/2"
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Sep. 27, 2017
Oil On Canvas Wesley Elbridge Webber 1841-1914
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Depicting Men Fly Fishing In Period Frame Painting Measures 19x16, Frame Is 28x24 Signed Lower Left W.webber 1875, In Excellent Condition With No Rips Or Tears Or Repairs, A Cleaning Would Enhance The Colors Even Further
Saco River Auction