John La Farge
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personAmerican, 1835–1910lock_openPublic domain: US, EU, UK, CA, MX, CO · 94% confidenceplay_circleStream Art
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Selected Works610

Museum Acquisitions

32 Institutions
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Previous Sales 38

Christie's
Afternoon: Blue and White Sky, Haystack
Afternoon: Blue and White Sky, Haystack, 1859
Bought In
Jan 2026
Christie's
Camellia in a Japanese Bowl
Camellia in a Japanese Bowl
$120,650
Jan 2026
Christie's
Camellia in Old Chinese Vase on Black Lacquer Table
Camellia in Old Chinese Vase on Black Lacquer Table, 1879
$126,000
Jan 2025
Christie's
Autumn Scattering Leaves
Autumn Scattering Leaves
$47,880
Jan 2025
Christie's
Waterlily Fairy
Waterlily Fairy
$17,640
Jan 2025
Christie's
Water Lilies with Green Pads
Water Lilies with Green Pads, 1884
Bought In
Jan 2025
Sotheby's
Entrance to the Vai-Te-Piha River, Cook's Anchorage
Entrance to the Vai-Te-Piha River, Cook's Anchorage
$152,400
Apr 2023
Sotheby's
Still Life of Easter Lilies
Still Life of Easter Lilies
$50,800
Apr 2023
Sotheby's
Water Lily
Water Lily, 1896
$215,900
Apr 2023
Christie's
Water-Lilies. Red and Green Pads. Study from Nature
Water-Lilies. Red and Green Pads. Study from Nature, 1883
$123,480
Jan 2023
Christie's
Water Lily
Water Lily, 1863
$69,300
Jan 2023
Christie's
'Yellow Roses in a Blue Glass Vase', circa 1879
'Yellow Roses in a Blue Glass Vase', circa 1879
$30,240
Jun 2022
Christie's
Hollyhocks
Hollyhocks, 1863
$1,145,000
May 2016
Christie's
Bowl of Flowers
Bowl of Flowers, 1863
$341,000
May 2016
Christie's
Irving Barker House, Paradise Hills
Irving Barker House, Paradise Hills
$13,750
Sep 2012
Christie's
Violets in a Landscape
Violets in a Landscape
$6,000
Sep 2012
Christie's
Study of the Parrot Fish
Study of the Parrot Fish
$60,000
Nov 2011
Christie's
Uponohu, End of Cook's Bay, Island of Moorea, Sunset
Uponohu, End of Cook's Bay, Island of Moorea, Sunset
$182,500
May 2011
Christie's
Sleep (Study of Female Figure Asleep)
Sleep (Study of Female Figure Asleep)
$164,500
Mar 2011
Christie's
The Escape
The Escape
$21,600
Mar 2007
Christie's
The Shepherd and His Flock
The Shepherd and His Flock
$9,000
Mar 2007
Christie's
Apple Blossoms and Butterfly
Apple Blossoms and Butterfly
$42,000
Nov 2006
Christie's
Old Japanese Screen of Imari Ware
Old Japanese Screen of Imari Ware
$31,070
Sep 2004
Christie's
Japanese Inro- Wood, Inlaid with Mother of Pearl
Japanese Inro- Wood, Inlaid with Mother of Pearl
$26,290
Sep 2004
Christie's
The Last Valley--Paradise Rocks
The Last Valley--Paradise Rocks
$2,096,000
Nov 2000

For Sale 11

Lincoln Glenn · Artsy
The Sphynx is Weary, She Dreams o'er the World
The Sphynx is Weary, She Dreams o'er the World, 1865
US$12,000
Gouache, watercolor and black chalk on illustration board
Clark Art Institute · Artsy
Angel with a Scroll: Cartoon for Trinity Church, Boston
Angel with a Scroll: Cartoon for Trinity Church, Boston, 1876
For sale
Charcoal on white, scored wove paper
Clark Art Institute · Artsy
Behind the House, Nuuanu Valley, Honolulu, Rainbow on Mountains.
Behind the House, Nuuanu Valley, Honolulu, Rainbow on Mountains., 1890
For sale
Watercolor and body color on board
Clark Art Institute · Artsy
Flowers—Decorative Study
Flowers—Decorative Study, 1890
For sale
Encaustic on canvas
Clark Art Institute · Artsy
Small Study of Waterlillies
Small Study of Waterlillies, 1879
For sale
Watercolor and body color on japanese paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Artsy
The Great Statue of Amida Buddha at Kamakura, Known as the Daibutsu, from the Priest's Garden
The Great Statue of Amida Buddha at Kamakura, Known as the Daibutsu, from the Priest's Garden, 1887
For sale
Watercolor and gouache on off-white wove paper
Clark Art Institute · Artsy
Siva with Siakumu Making Kava in Tofae's House
Siva with Siakumu Making Kava in Tofae's House, 1893
For sale
Watercolor and gouache over pencil sketch on white wove paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Artsy
Peonies Blown in the Wind
Peonies Blown in the Wind, 1880
For sale
Leaded opalescent glass
Clark Art Institute · Artsy
Hut in Moonlight, Iva, Savaii, Oct., 1890
Hut in Moonlight, Iva, Savaii, Oct., 1890, 1890
For sale
Watercolor, gouache and gum arabic on wove paper
Clark Art Institute · Artsy
Design for a Stained-Glass Window
Design for a Stained-Glass Window, 1901
For sale
Watercolor over pencil on white illustration board, squared
Lincoln Glenn · 1stDibs
"The Sphynx is Weary, She Dreams o'er the World" John La Farge, American Artist
"The Sphynx is Weary, She Dreams o'er the World" John La Farge, American Artist
$12,000
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Market222 auction results

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$2.9K – $216K
12 of 18 works on paper lots with prices
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$58.4K
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$39.1K
12 priced works on paper lots
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Jan 2026 · $21.6K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
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Works on paper: $39.1K medianSculpture/objects: $47.0K medianPaintings: $95.0K medianPhotographs: $5.5K medianUnclassified lots: $40.3K median
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Past Exhibitions1

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Yale University Art Gallery

John La Farge's Second Paradise: Voyages in the South Seas, 1890–1891

John La Farge

1111 Chapel St, New Haven, CT 06510, USA

John La Farge's Second Paradise: Voyages in the South Seas, 1890–1891 October 19, 2010 – March 27, 2011

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John La Farge's Second Paradise: Voyages in the South Seas, 1890–1891
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John La Farge dies
Jan 1, 1910
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John La Farge born
Jan 1, 1835
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