Richard Francis Lahey Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Richard Francis Lahey Art Value Price Guide

May. 02, 2026
RICHARD FRANCIS LAHEY LOBSTER TRAP PAINTING.
Est: $400 - $600
(Virginia, Maine, New Jersey 1893-1978), Abstract still life with lobster trap and buoys overgrown with vines, oil on masonite, signed u.r., 24 x 28 inches, unframed.
Casco Bay Auctions
Apr. 11, 2026
Richard Francis LAHEY (1893-1978)
Est: €1,000 - €1,500
Richard Francis LAHEY (1893-1978) The Square Huile sur toile, non signée et titrée au dos H. 180 cm - L. 187 cm (environ) Craquelures DV
De Baecque & Associés
Feb. 22, 2025
Richard Francis Lahey, American (1893 - 1978), Racetrack Spectators, 1945, graphite and watercolor on paper, 6 3/4"H x 9 3/4"W(sight), 15"H x 18"W(mat)
Est: $200 - $400
Richard Francis Lahey American, (1893 - 1978) Racetrack Spectators, 1945 graphite and watercolor on paper Signed upper right. Biography from The Johnson Collection: For much of his career Richard Francis Lahey was an educator; he considered himself a teacher of art rather than an artist who teaches. His strategy was to use demonstrations to excite his students and to encourage them to work on their own. Lahey painted a variety of subjects—landscapes, still lifes, and figure studies—in both traditional and abstracted styles. Lahey was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. From 1913 to 1917 he studied at the Art Students League in New York City where one of his instructors was Robert Henri—a leading figure of the Ashcan School. Like many members of that movement, Lahey began his career as a freelance illustrator, creating cartoons for the New York World Sunday magazine and the New York Times, often doing caricatures of celebrities like John Barrymore and Eddie Cantor. He was a proficient etcher and lithographer who depicted contemporary life. For eighteen months during World War I he was in Washington, DC, and overseas working for the United States Navy producing camouflage designs. Throughout most of the 1920s he spent summer vacations abroad, visiting France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. In 1921 Lahey joined the faculty of the Minneapolis School of Art in Minnesota (now the Minneapolis College of Art and Design). Two years later he was back at the League, where he remained as an instructor until 1935. In 1932 he submitted three works in the Summer Olympics Art Competition, a part of the modern Olympic Games from 1912 to 1948. That year the categories under painting were painting (oils), prints, and watercolors / drawings, and he submitted a work in each category. Under the auspices of the Section of Fine Arts department of the Works Progress Administration, in 1936 he painted a mural entitled Showing the People in the Early Days Transferring from Stagecoach to Boat along the Monongahela River for the post office in Brownsville, Pennsylvania. That same year, he became the principal at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, a position he held until 1963. He also joined the faculty at Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland, teaching and or lecturing there once a week for twenty-three years alongside his wife Carlotta (Alma) Gonzales, a sculptor, and fellow artist Clare Leighton. In 1940 the Laheys purchased a mid-18th century home in the woods of Vienna, Virginia. They removed a wood-framed kitchen addition, replacing it with brick, and used the original wooden kitchen as a stand-alone art studio. In 1960 he and his wife undertook a mural assignment for the American Battle Monuments Commission at the Hawaii Memorial in Honolulu, which they completed in 1964. At the instigation of Lamar Dodd, an early student of Lahey's at the League, the Georgia Museum of Art in Athens mounted a retrospective of his work in 1963; five years later Lahey returned to teach at the university. Although the murals no longer stand, Lahey's home and 22 acres of natural land in Virginia, known as Lahey Lost Valley, has been preserved through Fairfax County Parks Authority as bequeathed by Carlotta after Richard's passing. Source: The Johnson Collection, Spartanburg, South Carolina thejohnsoncollection.org
Ripley Auctions
Sep. 09, 2021
RICHARD FRANCIS LAHEY (Washington, D.C./New Jersey, 1893-1978), Beach scene., Oil on masonite, 20" x 24". Unframed.
Est: $250 - $350
RICHARD FRANCIS LAHEY Washington, D.C./New Jersey, 1893-1978 Beach scene. Signed lower right "Richard Lahey".
Eldred's
Jun. 17, 2021
Richard Francis Lahey Etchings [Skating, Jesus]
Est: $100 - $200
Two (2) Richard Francis Lahey (District Of Columbia, New Jersey 1893-1978) etchings. Both signed by artist in pencil lower right. Smallest measures 4.625-in. x 6.375-in. sheet size, the other 6.25-in. x 8.125-in. sheet size. Both in G/G+ condition. Both unframed, loose and not mounted or glued down. If lot is absent of a condition report one may be requested via email. Condition report is provided as an opinion only and is no guarantee as grading can be subjective. Buyer must view photographs or scans to assist in determining condition and ask further questions if so desired. Our in-house shipping department will gladly pack and ship any item that fits into a 14x14x14 inch or 30x5x24 inch or equivalent or smaller box/folio if it is not fragile or over 25lbs. We will charge for labor to pack and process based on actual time it takes, actual cost of materials used to pack and actual shipper charges that will include insurance and signature required. We generally use USPS and Fed Ex and compare the pricing between the two. Books maximum box size will be 14x14x14 inch or equivalent and will be shipped USPS Media Mail unless otherwise requested. We gladly will give shipping estimates prior to auction. Please make this request at least 24 hours prior to auction for our shipping department to respond. If your invoice is for multiple items, we will use our discretion on requiring the use of an outside shipper. We reserve the right to require an outside shipper on any item(s) in the auction even if not stated.
Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC
May. 15, 2021
Richard Lahey, Am. 1893-1978, "Auden Reading Poetry - Drawn from Life", Conte and gouache on paper, framed under acrylic, 13 13/16" x 1
Est: $100 - $200
Richard Lahey Am. 1893-1978 "Auden Reading Poetry - Drawn from Life" Conte and gouache on paper, framed under acrylic Signed l.l., titled l.r., artist's name, title and medium on card attached to verson, "A Singular Vision" exhibition label on verso, "Collection of Mary-Leigh Call Smart" label on verso 13 13/16" x 10 7/16" sight, 19 1/2" x 16 3/4" framed Provenance: Collection of Mary-Leigh Call Smart Exhibitions: A Singular Vision: Selections from Two New England Collections (October 30-December 13, 2004), The Art Gallery, University of New Hampshire, Durham
Barridoff Auctions
Apr. 27, 2017
Richard Lahey, (American, 1893-1978), Granite Quarry, Maine, oil on masonite, 18" x 22"
Est: $200 - $300
Richard Lahey (American, 1893-1978) Granite Quarry, Maine oil on masonite signed upper right 18" x 22"
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Dec. 03, 2016
Richard Lahey, (American, 1893-1978), Granite Quarry, Maine, oil on masonite, 18" x 22"
Est: $500 - $700
Richard Lahey (American, 1893-1978) Granite Quarry, Maine oil on masonite signed upper right 18" x 22"
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Apr. 30, 2016
RICHARD FRANCIS LAHEY (American, 1893-1979). FRUIT AND LEAVES ON TABLETOP, signed upper right; also signed, and titled on verso. Waterc
Est: $300 - $400
RICHARD FRANCIS LAHEY (American, 1893-1979). FRUIT AND LEAVES ON TABLETOP, signed upper right; also signed, and titled on verso. Watercolor on paper - Unframed, 22 in. x 17 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Feb. 16, 2016
Richard Lahey, oil on board
Est: $100 - $150
(American, 1893-1978), 11.25"h x 15.25"w (sight)
Millea Bros Ltd
Jan. 30, 2016
RICHARD LAHEY (American, 1893-1978)
Est: $200 - $300
RICHARD LAHEY (American, 1893-1978), ''York County'', mixed media collage, artist's name on printed label lower left, signed, dated Nov 8, 1965, and inscribed ''for Shirley Robinson, with deep appreciation and affectionate regard'' to verso. Sight 14-1/2''h, 20 1/2''w. Light foxing, toning.
South Bay Auctions Inc
Dec. 12, 2015
Richard Francis Lahey etching
Est: $150 - $250
Richard Francis Lahey (American 1893-1978)- ''Billiards''- etching, c. 1931, signed and annotated '100 proofs' in pencil, another impression of this print was exhibited at the Print Maker's Society of California exhibit in 1931, 2 paper hinges upper margin corners. 6 7/8 x 9 7/8''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Feb. 22, 2015
RICHARD FRANCIS LAHEY. (American, 1893-1979). FOGHORN AT TWIN LIGHTS, signed and dated 1929 lower right. Watercolor.
Est: $700 - $900
RICHARD FRANCIS LAHEY. (American, 1893-1979). FOGHORN AT TWIN LIGHTS, signed and dated 1929 lower right. Watercolor - Framed, sight: 19 in. x 25 1/2 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Feb. 21, 2015
RICHARD FRANCIS LAHEY (American, 1893-1979). FRUIT AND LEAVES ON TABLE, signed upper right; also signed, and titled on verso. Watercolo
Est: $400 - $600
RICHARD FRANCIS LAHEY (American, 1893-1979). FRUIT AND LEAVES ON TABLE, signed upper right; also signed, and titled on verso. Watercolor on paper - Unframed, 22 in. x 17 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Jan. 28, 2012
UNFRAMED ETCHING: RICHARD LAHEY (American, 1893-1978). "Luxembourg Gardens". Numbered in pencil 9/75 lower left margin and signed "R...
Est: $80 - $120
UNFRAMED ETCHING: RICHARD LAHEY (American, 1893-1978). "Luxembourg Gardens". Numbered in pencil 9/75 lower left margin and signed "Richard Lahey" lower right. Numbered C1545 bottom left edge. Titled on Kraushaar Galleries NY label on reverse. 5 1/2" x 8" plateline. Matted. 7" x 9 1/2" overall.
Eldred's
Oct. 22, 2011
Richard Lahey- Burlesque Dancer- etching, ca.
Est: $150 - $250
Richard Lahey- Burlesque Dancer- etching, ca. 1930, signed and numbere
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Sep. 19, 2004
Richard Lahey, A View of St. Remy
Est: $700 - $900
Richard Lahey American, 1893-1979 A View of St. Remy signed l/r: Richard Lahey watercolor and pencil on paper
Bonhams
Jun. 10, 2004
RICHARD LAHEY
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Georgetown Canal at the Key Bridge. Watercolor on thick wove paper. 385x560 mm; 15x22 inches. Signed in watercolor, lower right recto. Signed (twice), titled and inscribed "watercolor" in pencil, lower right verso.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 10, 2004
RICHARD LAHEY
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Still Life with Yellow Straw Hat. Watercolor and gouache on thick wove paper, 1945. 510x355 mm; 20x14 inches. Signed in watercolor, upper right recto. Signed, dated, titled and inscribed "watercolor and gouache" in pencil, upper right verso.
Swann Auction Galleries