Francis Augustus Silva
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Francis Augustus Silva #6,623Established

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personAmerican, 1835–1886lock_openPublic domain: US, EU, UK, CA, MX, CO · 94% confidence
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Selected Works39

Museum Acquisitions

Amon Carter Museum
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Williams College Museum of Art
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
Crocker Art Museum

Previous Sales 32

Christie's
Coastal Sunset
Coastal Sunset, 1874
Bought In
Jan 2026
Christie's
Seining on the Tappan Zee, Nyack, New York
Seining on the Tappan Zee, Nyack, New York, 1872
$254,000
Jan 2026
Sotheby's
The Catskills from the Hudson
The Catskills from the Hudson, 1880
$72,000
Jan 2025
Sotheby's
White Island Light, Isles of Shoals
White Island Light, Isles of Shoals
$20,000
Jan 2024
Christie's
Sunrise at Barnegat Beach, New Jersey
Sunrise at Barnegat Beach, New Jersey, 1875
$81,900
Jan 2024
Christie's
Long Branch Beach
Long Branch Beach, 1871
$78,120
Jan 2024
Christie's
Fishing Boats on Jamaica Bay
Fishing Boats on Jamaica Bay, 1878
$52,920
Jan 2023
Sotheby's
Bedloe's Island, New York Harbor, Looking North
Bedloe's Island, New York Harbor, Looking North, 1875
$226,800
Jan 2023
Sotheby's
The Old House by the River
The Old House by the River, 1881
$150,000
May 2022
Christie's
October on the Hudson
October on the Hudson
$941,000
May 2014
Christie's
The New England Coast
The New England Coast
$233,000
May 2014
Christie's
View on the Hudson
View on the Hudson
$662,500
Nov 2012
Christie's
Palisades of the Hudson River
Palisades of the Hudson River
$140,500
Dec 2008
Christie's
Hoboken at Midnight
Hoboken at Midnight
$98,500
Dec 2008
Christie's
The Hudson River Looking Toward the Catskills
The Hudson River Looking Toward the Catskills
$545,100
May 2004
Christie's
Coastal Sunset
Coastal Sunset
$65,725
Dec 2003
Christie's
Rocky Coast
Rocky Coast
$31,070
Dec 2003
Christie's
Clearing Off
Clearing Off
$119,500
May 2003
Christie's
Sailing on the Hudson
Sailing on the Hudson
$119,500
Dec 2002
Christie's
Lakeside, Branchport, New York
Lakeside, Branchport, New York
$13,145
Jul 2002
Christie's
The Hudson River Looking Toward the Catskills
The Hudson River Looking Toward the Catskills
$611,000
May 2001
Christie's
Evening in Gloucester Harbor
Evening in Gloucester Harbor
$992,500
Nov 1999
Christie's
Barnegat Bay, New Jersey
Barnegat Bay, New Jersey
$68,500
Nov 1999
Christie's
Twilight Along the River
Twilight Along the River
$55,200
Dec 1998
Christie's
Misty Morning, New York Harbor
Misty Morning, New York Harbor, 1876
$47,880
Oct 2024

For Sale 2

Questroyal Fine Art · Artsy
View on the Hudson, the Catskills in the Distance
View on the Hudson, the Catskills in the Distance , 1873
US$385,000
Oil on canvas
Guarisco Gallery · Artsy
Autumn Afternnon on the New England Coast
Autumn Afternnon on the New England Coast , 1886
US$110,000
Oil on canvas
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Market212 auction results

trending_upPaintings Range
$20.0K – $941K
15 of 16 paintings lots with prices
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$207K
Object-type specific
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$75.1K
15 priced paintings lots
calendar_todayLast Paintings Sale
Jan 2026 · $254K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
categoryMarket by Object Type
Paintings: $75.1K medianSculpture/objects: $109K medianWorks on paper: $1.5K medianPhotographs: $189K medianUnclassified lots: $1.2M median
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Sotheby'sChristie'sJames D. Julia AuctioneersShannon's Fine Art AuctioneersBarridoff Galleries
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Current Exhibitions0

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Francis Augustus Silva dies
Jan 1, 1886
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Francis Augustus Silva born
Jan 1, 1835
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