James Vance Miller Paintings & Artwork for Sale | James Vance Miller Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 08, 2023
Small J. Vance Miller O/B Winter Landscape, Misty Day After Big Snow
Est: $300 - $400
James Vance Miller (West Virginia/Virginia, 1912-2002) small impressionistic oil on canvas board landscape painting titled "Misty Day After Big Snow" depicting trees covered in snow under a pale blue sky. Signed lower left. Titled and additionally signed en verso. Housed in a carved wood frame with a linen liner and gilt filet. Sight: 5 1/4" H x 7 1/2" W. Framed: 11" H x 13" W.
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Apr. 20, 2023
ATTRIB VANCE MILLER, "EARLY FROST", OIL PAINTING
Est: $300 - $500
Attributed to Vance Miller (American / West Virginia 1912-2002), "Early Frost", oil on canvas board depicting an impressionist snow covered landscape, apparently unsigned. Approximate dimensions: canvas h. 6. 875", w. 5". Frame h. 9. 625", w. 7. 625", d. 1".
Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
Jan. 28, 2023
J. VANCE MILLER O/B LANDSCAPE PAINTING, FARM POND
Est: $600 - $650
James Vance Miller (West Virginia/Virginia, 1912-2002), "Farm Pond," impressionist oil on board landscape, depicting a farm in spring under a partly cloudy blue sky, with low hills or mountains in the background. Signed "J. Vance Miller" lower right, with previous owner name "Mrs. Myron King" (wife of Nashville's Lyzon gallery owner Myron King) written en verso. Housed in a carved wood frame with partial gilding and a light green painted wash. Sight: 11" H x 15" W. Frame: 17" H x 21" W.
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Jul. 24, 2021
Vance Miller O/B Painting, Mountain Stream
Est: $400 - $500
James Vance Miller (West Virginia/Virginia, 1912-2002), "Mountain Stream," oil on board impressionist landscape painting depicting sun-dappled water cascading along a treelined bank. Signed "J. Vance Miller" lower right. Titled en verso "Mountain Stream" and dated "May, 1967," along with inscription "Sold to Rufus Buchanan / Vance Miller 8/22/69" with deposit and balance information and possible additional artist signatures. Carved giltwood frame and fillet with beige mat. Sight: 12" H x 18" W. Framed: 18 3/4" H x 22 3/4" W. Provenance: Estate of Carl Klein, Brentwood, TN.
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Jan. 30, 2021
J. Vance Miller O/C Painting, Swimming Pool
Est: $600 - $700
James Vance Miller (West Virginia/Virginia, 1912-2002) oil on board impressionist landscape painting titled "Swimming Pool" depicting several people swimming and jumping into a river surrounded by large trees, rendered in a heavy impasto technique. Inscribed signature "J. Vance Miller" lower right. Handwritten label with title, en verso. Housed in a molded gilt wood frame. Sight - 21 1/2" H x 27 1/2" W. Framed - 28" H x 34" W. American, second half 20th century.
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Jan. 26, 2019
J. Vance Miller Oil on Canvas Winter Landscape
Est: $700 - $900
James Vance Miller (West Virginia/Virginia, 1912-2002) oil on canvas winter snow landscape titled "Winter Glow" depicting a forest scene with freshly fallen snow. Inscribed signature lower right "J. Vance Miller". Housed in a gilt wood frame with linen matte. Old label with title and artist's signature en verso. Sight - 35 1/2" H x 23 1/2" W. Framed - 41" H x 28 1/8" W. Biography: James Vance Miller began painting in 1944 as a self taught artist, and it eventually became his full time work. He considered his paintings done in the Jefferson National Forest outside Blacksburg, Virginia, to be some of his finest work. He exhibited at various galleries and shows throughout the South including at the Fine Arts Museum of Western Virginia and the Worlds Fair in Knoxville, and was Artist in Residence for The Greenbrier Hotel in Lewisburg, W. Va. (source: AskArt). (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com.)
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Jul. 14, 2018
J. Vance Miller, O/B, Mountain Landscape
Est: $500 - $600
James Vance Miller (West Virginia/Virginia, 1912-2002) oil on board impressionist landscape painting of the Blue Ridge Mountains with valley below. Inscribed signature lower right "J. Vance Miller". Pencil signed by the artist en verso stretcher, pencil presentation inscription also en verso. Housed in a contemporary carved Lyzon Gallery gilt wood frame with painted wood liner. Sight - 8 1/2" H x 11 1/2" W. Framed - 14 1/8" H x 17 1/8" W. Provenance: the estate of Celia (Cece) Webb, Nashville, Tennessee. Biography: James Vance Miller began painting in 1944 as a self taught artist, and it eventually became his full time work. He considered his paintings done in the Jefferson National Forest outside Blacksburg, Virginia, to be some of his finest work. He exhibited at various galleries and shows throughout the South including at the Fine Arts Museum of Western Virginia and the Worlds Fair in Knoxville, and was Artist in Residence for The Greenbrier Hotel in Lewisburg, W. Va. (source: Askart). (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com.)
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
May. 21, 2016
JAMES VANCE MILLER, West Virginia, 1912-2002, "The Lower Pasture"., Oil on canvas board, 9" x 12". Framed 11.5" x 14.5".
Est: $200 - $300
JAMES VANCE MILLER West Virginia, 1912-2002 "The Lower Pasture". Signed lower right "J. Vance Miller". Titled verso. Oil on canvas board, 9" x 12". Framed 11.5" x 14.5".
Eldred's
Apr. 30, 2016
J. VANCE MILLER (American, 1912-2002). LANDSCAPE, BLACKSBURG, VA, signed lower right. Oil on canvas.
Est: $300 - $500
J. VANCE MILLER (American, 1912-2002). LANDSCAPE, BLACKSBURG, VA, signed lower right. Oil on canvas - Framed, 24 in. x 29 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Mar. 12, 2016
PAIR OF SEASCAPES BY JAMES VANCE MILLER (AMERICAN, 1912-2002).
Est: $100 - $300
PAIR OF SEASCAPES BY JAMES VANCE MILLER (AMERICAN, 1912-2002). Signed in plate, V. Miller. Impressionist seascapes with seagulls and lighthouse, identically framed, 11"h. 9"w. Along with impressionist lithograph seascape of boat signed M. Deane in lower right, framed, 13"h. 16.5"w.
Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jan. 23, 2016
J. Vance Miller, 2 O/B Southern Landscapes
Est: $700 - $900
James Vance Miller (Virginia/West Virginia, 1912-2002), two oil on board Impressionist style landscapes, both rendered with thick impasto applications. 1st painting titled en verso FALL COLORS, BLACKSBURG VIRGINIA, depicting whitewater tumbling over a rock-strewn creek surrounded by colorful trees, signed lower right and housed in a whitewashed wood frame (10" x 12" board, 12 1/2" x 14 1/2" framed). 2nd painting titled en verso ALONG THE CANAL, WASHINGTON, DC, depicting a figure walking along a curving body of water, surrounded by trees. Signed lower right and housed in a stained wood frame with green painted center molding (7 1/2" x 5 1/2" sight, 8 1/2" x 10 1/2" framed). Biography (courtesy Askart: The Artists' Bluebook): James Vance Miller was born in Princeton, West Virginia. A love of nature and a gift of paints in 1944 led him to a passion for plein air painting which eventually became his full time work. He considered his paintings done in the Jefferson National Forest outside Blacksburg, Virginia, to be some of his finest work, especially a two mile stretch of Little Stoney Creek. He exhibited at various galleries throughout the South including at the Fine Arts Museum of Western Virginia, and was Artist in Residence for The Greenbrier Hotel in Lewisburg, West Virginia. (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Dec. 05, 2015
J. Vance Miller (VA, 1912-2002), Summer Haze
Est: $400 - $800
oil on canvas, signed at lower right, inscribed on the verso, presented in the likely original frame. SS 11.25 x 15.25 in.; DOA 15.75 x 19.75 in. Purchased by the consignor in the 1970s from White House Galleries, Roanoke, VA
Leland Little Auctions
Feb. 21, 2015
James Vance Miller (1912-2002): Grazing Horses
Est: $200 - $400
James Vance Miller (1912-2002): Grazing Horses Oil on canvas, signed 'J. Vance Miller' lower right. 21 7/8 x 28 in., 27 1/4 x 33 1/4 in. (frame).
STAIR
Aug. 07, 2014
Group of Three Vance Miller Oil on Board
Est: $200 - $300
All in silver-tone frames with linen liners. 3"-4"/3"-5". All signed.
Farmer Auctions
Aug. 07, 2014
Vance Miller Oil on Board
Est: $200 - $300
Of Autumn scene. Signed lower right. 5 1/2" x 7 1/2" s.s. in gold frame with linen liner.
Farmer Auctions
Aug. 07, 2014
Vance Miller Oil on Board
Est: $200 - $300
Forest scene in gold frame with linen liner. Signed lower right. 7 1/2" x 5 1/2" s.s.
Farmer Auctions
Aug. 07, 2014
Vance Miller Oil on Canvas
Est: $300 - $400
Interior woodland scene. 12" x 9" s.s., in weathered wood frame with linen liner. Signed lower left.
Farmer Auctions
Aug. 07, 2014
Vance Miller Oil on Canvas
Est: $1,200 - $1,500
Of stream through forest. 18" x 24" s.s., in gold frame with linen liner. Having label verso, from Palette Art Gallery, titled "Its Spring," "Vance Miller." With inscription on stretcher, "For Cynthia Rose from Ruth W. Gills." Along with Vance Miller exhibition catalog, c. 1997.
Farmer Auctions
Mar. 24, 2013
James Vance Miller (2pcs)
Est: $400 - $600
James Vance Miller (Virginia, 1912-2002) TWO WESTERN VIRGINIA SCENES: THE DUCK POND ON CAMPUS AT VIRGINIA TECH, BLACKSBURG and BEAUTIFUL AUTUMN oil on canvas & oil on board, both framed & signed H12" W16" & H5" W7" (2pcs) Provenance: Atlanta, Georgia private collection Blacksburg, Virginia private collection
Charlton Hall
Mar. 22, 2013
James Vance Miller (American 1912-2000), West Virginia Landscape with Stream in Winter, oil on canvas, 15 1/2 x 20 in
Est: $700 - $900
James Vance Miller (American 1912-2000) West Virginia Landscape with Stream in Winter Signed J. Vance Miller l.r. Oil on canvas 15-1/2 x 20 in (39.3 x 50.8 cm)Property from the Estate of William E. Norman
Weschler's
Sep. 14, 2012
James Vance Miller (American 1912-2000), West Virginia Landscape with Stream in Winter, oil on canvas, 15 1/2 x 20 in
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
James Vance Miller (American 1912-2000) West Virginia Landscape with Stream in Winter Signed J. Vance Miller l.r. Oil on canvas 15-1/2 x 20 in (39.3 x 50.8 cm)Property from the Estate of William E. Norman
Weschler's
Sep. 12, 2010
James Vance Miller
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
James Vance Miller West Virginia (1912-2002) FALL RIVER LANDSCAPE oil on canvas, framed, signed: lower right H24" W30" Provenance: Atlanta, Georgia collection. Other Notes: Vance Miller was an impressionist palette knife painter. He painted nature scenes and was inspired by the changing seasons of the Blue Ridge Mountains. He also traveled to and painted Yosemite, the Redwood Forest, Grand Canyon, Mesa Verde, Santa Fe, Taos, Rehoboth Beach and the Gulf at Madeira Beach, Florida.
Charlton Hall
Apr. 25, 2010
Miller, Vance (1912-2002)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Miller, Vance (1912-2002) Circa 1970. Oil on canvas mountain landscape. Titled (by tradition) "Overlooking the Roanoke Valley". Signed lower right "Vance Miller". 21 1/2" x 27 1/2" s.s., in painted and gold finished molded frame to 30" x 36".
Farmer Auctions
Mar. 07, 2010
James Vance Miller
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
James Vance Miller West Virginia (1912-2002) LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES oil on board, framed, signed: lower right H9" W12" Other Notes: Verso bearing old biographical document prepared by White House Galleries, Roanoke, Virginia.
Charlton Hall
Aug. 04, 2007
James Vance Miller (American/West Virginia,
Est: $400 - $600
James Vance Miller (American/West Virginia, 1912-2002), "Boulder in a Creekbed", oil on canvas, signed lower right, Avery Gallery, Marietta, Georgia, label en verso, brass artist's plaque on frame, 16 in. x 20 1/2 in.
Neal Auction Company