Old Buildings (Virginia City, Nevada) 12 x 10 1/4 in. framed 15 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. — Will Sparks (1862-1937)

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Estimate: $1,000–$2,000 hammer
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Sale: Bonhams — California & Western Art Online, Online, Los Angeles · 26 November 2024
Record ID: TB-2026-360149
Record: first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Will Sparks, Old Buildings (Virginia City, Nevada) 12 x 10 1/4 in. framed 15 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. Bonhams, 26 Nov 2024, lot 1019. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-360149.

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Will Sparks, Old Buildings (Virginia City, Nevada) 12 x 10 1/4 in. framed 15 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. Bonhams, 26 Nov 2024, lot 1019. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-360149.

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From the same sale California & Western Art Online · Nov 2024

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Stream in the Woods 36 x 29 in. framed 40 x 33 in.	William Franklin Jackson	$3,000–$5,000
Pepper Tree 40 x 27 in. framed 43 1/2 x 30 1/2 in.	Ellen Francis Burpee Farr	$2,000–$3,000
Cut Roses sight 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. framed 15 1/2 x 18 1/4 in.	Paul De Longpre	$1,500–$2,600
Bathers in the Woods sight 20 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. framed 29 x 24 1/2 in.	Ellsworth Woodward	$1,500–$2,600
Falaise D'Aval - Etretat (The Cliffs) 22 x 15 3/4 in. framed 29 x 22 …	James David Smillie	$1,500–$2,600
Boat Repair (Wilmington Harbor) 18 1/4 x 22 in. framed 23 x 27 in.	Fritz Kocher	$800–$1,200

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Artist	Lot	Result USD, incl. premium	Sale
Will Sparks	Napa Valley	$1,500	Heritage Auctions, Apr 2025
Will Sparks	Mission San Buenaventura 14 x 12 in. framed 21 x 19 in.		Bonhams, Nov 2024
Will Sparks	Sunset, Russian River		Heritage Auctions, Nov 2013
Will Sparks	Coastal Harbor 9 1/8 x 13 in. framed 13 x 17 in.		Bonhams, Feb 2023
Will Sparks	Nocturnal Old Adobe House 17 x 23 in. framed 23 1/2 x 29 1/2		Bonhams, Nov 2024
Paul Grimm	Under desert clouds 18 x 24in (45.7 x 61cm)		Bonhams, Aug 2021
William Keith	Cattle in a Clearing		Freeman's \| Hindman, May 2023
Will Sparks	Adobe at Night		Christie's, Feb 2010

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