William Raphael

Canadian (1833 - 1914)

William Raphael was a Canadian painter.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, William Raphael's estimated art value is CAD $50,000 (*)

William Raphael's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of CAD $25,000 - $100,000, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for an oil painting work attributed to William Raphael (1833-1914) was CAD $57,600 - paid for "Encampment by the River, 1871" at Cowley Abbott in Toronto on Wed, Dec 6, 2023.
ArtValue.ca has 52 auction art sale records for their oil painting results, with prices in the range of CAD $25,000 - $100,000.

Notable Art Works

Encampment by the River, 1871 (1871)
oil on canvas
27.9 cms x 41.9 cms (11 ins x 16.5 ins)

Lot for sale by Cowley Abbott Auction House, Toronto
Lot# 44247
Wed, Dec 6, 2023

Estimate CAD $10,000 - $15,000
Sold for CAD $57,600

Old Pals (1900)
oil on canvas
26.7 cms x 20.3 cms (10.5 ins x 8 ins)

Lot for sale by Heffel Auction House, Vancouver
Lot# 109
Fri, Nov 28, 2003

Estimate CAD $9,000 - $12,000
Sold for CAD $10,350

Heffel Auction House Biography and Notes

Of German-Jewish descent, William Raphael moved from New York to Montreal in 1857. He had made his living from portrait commissions, and by the 1870s was doing genre painting of habitants going about their daily activities, most likely influenced by the Biedermeier painters of Germany, whose work he would have seen while studying at the Royal Academy of Berlin. This charming scene full of anecdotal detail captures the warm atmosphere of their rustic home.

(*) Value is calculated as an average of the top oil painting sale records from ArtValue.ca database.
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