Edwin Lord Weeks
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personAmerican, 1849–1903lock_openPublic domain: US, EU, UK, CA, MX, CO · 94% confidenceplay_circleStream Art
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Selected Works78

Museum Acquisitions

LACMA
Along the Ghats, Mathura
Along the Ghats, Mathura, 1880
Acquired 2010
Oil on canvas
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Hindu Merchants
Hindu Merchants, 1885
Acquired 1924
oil on canvas
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Street Scene in India
Street Scene in India, 1885
Acquired 1906
oil on canvas

Previous Sales

Christie's
Old Shops and Carved Woodwork - Ahmedabad, India
Old Shops and Carved Woodwork - Ahmedabad, India, 1882
$63,500
Mar 2026
Sotheby's
Study for the Arrival of Prince Humbert, the Rajah, at the Palace of Amber; Study for the City of Morocco - Market
Study for the Arrival of Prince Humbert, the Rajah, at the Palace of Amber; Study for the City of Morocco - Market, 1882
$35,560
Oct 2025
Christie's
An Open-Air Restaurant, Lahore
An Open-Air Restaurant, Lahore
$95,250
Sep 2025
Christie's
Temple and Tanks of Walkeshwar, Bombay
Temple and Tanks of Walkeshwar, Bombay
$403,200
Mar 2025
Christie's
Tomb of the Sultans and Lake at Sarkhej, near Ahmedabad
Tomb of the Sultans and Lake at Sarkhej, near Ahmedabad
$302,400
Mar 2025
Bonhams
The Steps of the Wazir Khan Mosque, Lahore
The Steps of the Wazir Khan Mosque, Lahore
$107,972
Jun 2023
Sotheby's
Discussing the Dowry
Discussing the Dowry
$17,780
May 2023
Christie's
Entering the Mosque
Entering the Mosque
£478,800 ($632k USD)
Dec 2022
Christie's
Persian Horse Seller, Bombay
Persian Horse Seller, Bombay
£151,200 ($200k USD)
Dec 2022
Bonhams
Loading the Camels, Salé, Morocco, alternately titled Along the Nile and Loading in the Donkeys, Near East
Loading the Camels, Salé, Morocco, alternately titled Along the Nile and Loading in the Donkeys, Near East, 1880
Sold
Sep 2022
Bonhams
A Bedouin camp near the Dead Sea
A Bedouin camp near the Dead Sea
Sold
Jun 2022
Sotheby's
Blacksmith's Shop at Tangiers
Blacksmith's Shop at Tangiers
£100,000 ($132k USD)
Oct 2021
Sotheby's
The Moroccan Girl
The Moroccan Girl
Sold
Oct 2021
Sotheby's
Blacksmith's Shop at Tangiers
Blacksmith's Shop at Tangiers, 1876
$173,790
Oct 2021
Sotheby's
Before the Hunt
Before the Hunt
Sold
May 2021
Christie's
Lake at Oodeypore, India
Lake at Oodeypore, India
$287,500
Apr 2021
Christie's
Near Ispahan
Near Ispahan
$13,750
Apr 2021
Christie's
Persian Peasant Seated atop a Rock
Persian Peasant Seated atop a Rock
$7,500
Apr 2021
Sotheby's
EDWIN LORD WEEKS | BEFORE THE HUNT
EDWIN LORD WEEKS | BEFORE THE HUNT
Sold
Jun 2020
Christie's
Indian Dancing Girl
Indian Dancing Girl
$16,250
Apr 2019
Christie's
Study of a Man in a Tasseled Cap
Study of a Man in a Tasseled Cap
$7,500
Apr 2019
Christie's
Before the great Jami Masjid mosque, Mathura, India
Before the great Jami Masjid mosque, Mathura, India
£225,000 ($297k USD)
Apr 2019
Christie's
A marriage procession in India
A marriage procession in India
£22,500 ($30k USD)
Apr 2019
Christie's
Woman with a veil
Woman with a veil
£7,500 ($10k USD)
Apr 2019
Bukowskis
Steps of the Mosque Vazirkham, Lahore
Steps of the Mosque Vazirkham, Lahore
SEK 400,000 ($38k USD)
Jun 2018

For Sale

Big Sky Fine Art · Artsy
In the Citadel, Cairo, before The Great Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha
In the Citadel, Cairo, before The Great Mosque of Muhammad Ali Pasha, 1875
For sale
Watercolour on paper
Big Sky Fine Art · Artsy
Egyptian Buffalo and Farmers. Egypt
Egyptian Buffalo and Farmers. Egypt, 1875
For sale
Watercolour on paper
M.S. Rau · Artsy
Scene in Ispahan
Scene in Ispahan, 1885
Sold
Oil on canvas
Grosvenor Gallery · Artsy
Merchants in Bombay
Merchants in Bombay, 1883
Sold
Oil on canvas
Grosvenor Gallery · Artsy
Modern Fire Worshippers
Modern Fire Worshippers, 1883
Sold
Oil on canvas
Grosvenor Gallery · Artsy
Street Scene in Bombay
Street Scene in Bombay, 1880
Sold
Oil on board
Grosvenor Gallery · Artsy
In the Bazaar, Oudeypore
In the Bazaar, Oudeypore, 1880
Sold
Oil on canvas board
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Other Museum Acquisitions8

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Moorish Guard
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2017 · Accession 2017.202.14 · Oil on canvas
Gift of Kenneth Jay Lane, 2017
Study of Two Figures
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2017 · Accession 2017.202.13 · Oil on canvas, laid down on Masonite
Gift of Kenneth Jay Lane, 2017
Along the Ghats, Mathura
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2010 · Accession M.2010.44 · Oil on canvas
Gift of Gordon and Liz Anderson
Hindu Merchants
Smithsonian American Art Museum · United States · Acquired 1924 · Accession 1924.7.1 · oil on canvas
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Emily Tuckerman
The Rajah Starting on a Hunt
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1915 · Accession 15.30.68 · Oil on canvas.
Bequest of Maria DeWitt Jesup, from the collection of her husband, Morris K. Jesup, 1914
Street Scene in India
Smithsonian American Art Museum · United States · Acquired 1906 · Accession 1906.9.19 · oil on canvas
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Harriet Lane Johnston
The Taj Mahal
Walters Art Museum · Baltimore, United States · Acquired 1883 · Accession 37.316 · oil on composition board
by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Interior of a Mosque at Cordova
Walters Art Museum · Baltimore, United States · Acquired ca. 1880 · Accession 37.169 · oil on canvas
by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Past Exhibitions0

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death
Edwin Lord Weeks dies
Jan 1, 1903
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birth
Edwin Lord Weeks born
Jan 1, 1849