Robert Salmon
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personEnglish, 1775–1845photo_camera Instagramlock_openPublic domain: US, EU, UK, CA, MX, CO · 94% confidenceplay_circleStream Art
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Selected Works32

Museum Acquisitions

Met
NGA Washington
Art Institute of Chicago
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Cincinnati Art Museum
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Yale Center for British Art
Yale Center for British Art
MFA Boston
MFA Boston
Hunter Museum of American Art
Museo Thyssen Bornemisza
Museo Thyssen Bornemisza
Museo Thyssen Bornemisza
Museo Thyssen Bornemisza
Boston Athenæum

Previous Sales 10

Christie's
A Departing Brig off Maryport Harbor
A Departing Brig off Maryport Harbor
$37,800
Jan 2024
Christie's
An outward-bound, 18-gun merchantman at the ‘Tail of the Bank’, portrayed in three positions
An outward-bound, 18-gun merchantman at the ‘Tail of the Bank’, portrayed in three positions
£35,000 ($46k USD)
Dec 2019
Christie's
The Holyhead Semaphore Station of 1826
The Holyhead Semaphore Station of 1826
$16,250
Sep 2015
Christie's
An armed packet drifting along the Thames off Woolwich with Galleons Reach astern of her and the East India Dock and its masting house observed off her starboard bow
An armed packet drifting along the Thames off Woolwich with Galleons Reach astern of her and the East India Dock and its masting house observed off her starboard bow
£27,500 ($36k USD)
Nov 2013
Christie's
An outward-bound 18-gun merchantman at the 'Tail of the Bank' portrayed in three positions
An outward-bound 18-gun merchantman at the 'Tail of the Bank' portrayed in three positions
£49,250 ($65k USD)
May 2011
Christie's
A Fire in Boston by Moonlight
A Fire in Boston by Moonlight
$46,600
May 2008
Christie's
Mending Sails on the Shore at the Perch lighthouse, New Brighton, at the entrance to the river Mersey with several beached fishing boats
Mending Sails on the Shore at the Perch lighthouse, New Brighton, at the entrance to the river Mersey with several beached fishing boats
$29,375
Feb 2002
Christie's
The Smugglers
The Smugglers, 1830
$25,850
Feb 2002
Christie's
Shipping off the lighthouse, North Shields
Shipping off the lighthouse, North Shields
$12,925
Jul 2001
Christie's
View of Greenock, Scotland, and the Bay of St. Lawrence
View of Greenock, Scotland, and the Bay of St. Lawrence
$29,900
Nov 1999

For Sale 2

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
The Ship "Favorite" Maneuvering Off Greenock
The Ship "Favorite" Maneuvering Off Greenock, 1819
For sale
Oil on canvas
Vallejo Gallery · 1stDibs
Aftermath of a Tyne River Storm
Aftermath of a Tyne River Storm
$64,000
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Market64 auction results

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$12.9K – $74.0K
9 of 9 paintings lots with prices
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$38.2K
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$37.8K
9 priced paintings lots
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Jan 2024 · $37.8K
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Paintings: $37.8K medianSculpture/objects: $38.3K median
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Current Exhibitions0

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Recent Activity2

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Robert Salmon dies
Jan 1, 1845
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Robert Salmon born
Jan 1, 1775
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