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Lot 27 · British and Victorian Pictures

The Wave

William Trost Richards

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Estimate
$3,000–$5,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — British and Victorian Pictures , London (South Kensington) · 24 October 2000
Record ID
TB-2026-6346852
Record
first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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William Trost Richards, The Wave. Christie's, 24 Oct 2000, lot 27. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6346852.

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From the same sale British and Victorian Pictures · Oct 2000

LotArtistEstimateResult
Chrysanthemums Franz Albert Bischoff (1864-1929) $100,000–$150,000
Rocky Coast Franz Albert Bischoff (1864-1929) $2,500–$3,500
The crofter Thomas Faed Ra Hrsa £500–£800
Poppies at Dusk Elmer Wachtel $3,000–$5,000
Cut off with a shilling Edmund Blair Leighton £800–£1,200
Coastal Seascape Edward Moran $8,000–$12,000

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William Trost Richards Coastal Scenes : A Group of Three Works $11,430 Christie's, Jan 2026
William Trost Richards Cliffs off Rhode Island Phillips, Jun 2026
William Trost Richards Along the Coast Sotheby's, Oct 2015
William Trost Richards Ebbing Tide Sotheby's, Oct 2017
William Trost Richards Waves Breaking Against a Rocky Shore 14 x 19 5/8 in. (35.6 x Bonhams, Nov 2022
William Trost Richards Fort Dumpling, Conanicut Island sheet size 9 x 13 1/2 in. (2 Bonhams, Jan 2026
William Trost Richards Landscape with Stream and Pasture at Springtime Bonhams, Mar 2025
William Trost Richards A view of the Cornish coast Chiswick Auctions, Jul 2026

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