Nelly Murphy Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Nelly Murphy Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 02, 2026
attrib. to Dudley Murphy, Untitled (Sails), 1934
Est: £800 - £1,200
attrib. to Dudley Murphy, American 1897-1968 - Untitled (Sails), 1934; watercolour and pencil on paper, 31.2 x 22.1 cm Provenance: with Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York; with Michelle Rosenfeld Inc., Fine Arts, New Jersey (according to the labels attached to the reverse) Note: film director Murphy made the experimental film 'Ballet mécanique' with Fernand Léger in 1924 and it is considered one of the most important avant-garde films of the era. This work was originally attributed to Léger, but it has now been seen by Comité Léger, who do not believe it is by this artist, but possibly by Dudley Murphy.
Roseberys
Mar. 23, 2025
Nelly Littlehale Murphy (1867-1941) Children's Storybook Illustrator Watercolor c1910s
Est: $150 - $200
Nelly Littlehale Murphy (1867-1941) Children's Storybook Illustrator Watercolor c1910s. Signed on back in pencil. Excellent condition. Unframed. 6 3/8"w x 3 7/8"h. FREE NATIONWIDE SHIPPING for all of your purchases at our Two Day Auction within the lower 48 states. No matter whether you buy one small piece or a large piece of furniture, all of your SHIPPING WILL BE FREE If you purchase 15 pieces of furniture, your shipping will still be free within the lower 48 states. We box and ship ourselves, to keep shipping costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the customer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or FedEx Ground. We deliver larger pieces ourselves on the west coast and we make a loop around the US within approximately 60 days after the auction. No matter where you live in the lower 48 states, we look forward to personally meeting you and delivering larger pieces directly to your house.
California Historical Design, Inc
Sep. 22, 2024
Nelly Littlehale Murphy (1867-1941) Childern's Storybook Illustrator Watercolor c1910s
Est: $300 - $500
Nelly Littlehale Murphy (1867-1941) Childern's Storybook Illustrator Watercolor c1910s. Signed on back in pencil. Excellent condition. Unframed. 6 3/8"w x 3 7/8"h. Spend $7500 or more at our two day auction and all of your SHIPPING IS FREE within the lower 48 states. SHIPPING We box and ship ourselves, to keep shipping costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the customer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or Fed Ex Ground. We deliver most larger pieces ourselves on the west coast and we make a loop around the US within approximately 60 days after the auction. No matter where you live in the lower 48 states, we look forward to personally meeting you and delivering larger pieces directly to your house. Most larger pieces can be hand delivered for $500-$600 almost anywhere in the lower 48 states. For estimated shipping times of larger pieces, please call or email us before you bid.
California Historical Design, Inc
Dec. 06, 2023
Nelly Littlehale Murphy (1867-1941), Landscape with houses and trees, Watercolor on paper, 21" H x 14.5" W
Est: $300 - $500
Nelly Littlehale Murphy (1867-1941) Landscape with houses and trees Watercolor on paper Signed lower left: N. Littlehale Murphy
John Moran Auctioneers
Jun. 30, 2023
Nelly L. MURPHY: Still Life - Mixed Media Painting
Est: $100 - $200
Nelly Littlehale Murphy (American, 1867-1941) floral still life with glass bowl, in watercolor and ink on canvas, signed lower left. [Sight: 14 1/2" x 14 1/2"; Frame: 17 3/4" x 17 3/4"]. Some waving and moisture stains; marks to frame.
Roland Auctions NY
May. 13, 2021
NELLY LITTLEHALE MURPHY (Massachusetts/California, 1867-1941), "Thatched Huts on the Hillside"., Watercolor on paper, 15" x 11". Framed 20.5" x 16.5".
Est: $300 - $500
NELLY LITTLEHALE MURPHY Massachusetts/California, 1867-1941 "Thatched Huts on the Hillside". Signed lower center "Nelly Littlehale Murphy". Titled on Vose Galleries label verso.
Eldred's
Oct. 31, 2020
Nelly Littlehale Murphy The Magic Mar WC Painting
Est: $800 - $1,200
Massachusetts, California,1867-1941 Whimsical illustration of a white deer resting in a ring of flowers with a mountain range in the background. Murphy studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts with Joseph DeCamp (1858-1923) and C. Howard Walker (1857-1936) in 1885-1887 where her works can be found as well as the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Stockton Museum of Arts, and the New Britain Museum of American Art.
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
Sep. 17, 2020
Hermann Dudley Murphy American, 1867-1945 Peonies and Elephants, 1941
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Hermann Dudley Murphy American, 1867-1945 Peonies and Elephants, 1941 Signed H. Dudley Murphy and with the artist''s device (ll); signed H. Dudley Murphy and with the artist''s device, dated 1941, and inscribed as titled on the reverse Oil on canvas 30 1/8 x 25 inches (76.5 x 63.5 cm) Provenance: Vose Galleries, Boston
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Feb. 03, 2020
Nelly Littlehale Murphy Lithograph
Est: $50 - $200
Murphy 1867-1941, put out by Turner Mfg. Company as Wall Accessory for their customers.
Denise Ryan Auction Co.
Nov. 09, 2019
Nelly Littlehale Murphy Lithograph
Est: $50 - $200
Murphy 1867-1941, put out by Turner Mfg. Company as Wall Accessory for their customers.
Denise Ryan Auction Co.
Mar. 17, 2019
Nellie Littlehale Murphy Watercolor Still Life
Est: $150 - $200
Nellie Littlehale Murphy Watercolor Still Life: A large framed watercolor on paper by Nellie Littlehale Murphy (1867-1941), a still life of various elephant figurines, a Chinese earthenware figurine, a coin and a willow branch. Signed lower left. Provenance: Robert A Goldstein. Size: sheet is 18" X 22", frame is 23" X 27".CONDITION: Apparently fine, not examined out of frame. Frame has some age cracks and minor losses.
Barry S. Slosberg Inc
Jan. 16, 2019
Nelly Littlehale Murphy American, 1867-1941 Garden Iris
Est: $700 - $900
Nelly Littlehale Murphy American, 1867-1941 Garden Iris Signed Nelly Littlehale Murphy (ll) Watercolor on paper Sight 21 1/4 x 14 1/2 inches Provenance: Comenos Fine Arts, Boston
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Mar. 10, 2018
NELLY LITTLEHALE MURPHY, Massachusetts/California, 1867-1941, "Blossoms on a Vine"., Watercolor on paper, 11" x 8" sight. Framed 20"...
Est: $300 - $500
NELLY LITTLEHALE MURPHY Massachusetts/California, 1867-1941 "Blossoms on a Vine". Signed lower left "Nelly Littlehale Murphy". Titled on gallery label verso. Provenance: Vose Galleries, Boston. Watercolor on paper, 11" x 8" sight. Framed 20" x 17".
Eldred's
Mar. 04, 2018
Nelly L. Murphy, "Roses & Delphiniums," Watercolor
Est: $300 - $500
Nelly Littlehale Murphy (American, 1867-1941) "Roses and Delphiniums" - early 20th century Watercolor on paper Signed to lower left recto with multiple Museum of Fine Arts Boston labels to verso Approx. 33.25" x 28.5" (framed) Provenance: Museum of Fine Arts Boston. From the Collection of Hillman Holland of Atlanta, Georgia.
Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
Jan. 06, 2018
Nelly L. Murphy, "Roses & Delphiniums," Watercolor
Est: $300 - $500
Nelly Littlehale Murphy (American, 1867-1941) "Roses and Delphiniums" - early 20th century Watercolor on paper Signed to lower left recto with multiple Museum of Fine Arts Boston labels to verso Approx. 33.25" x 28.5" (framed) Provenance: Museum of Fine Arts Boston. From the Collection of Hillman Holland of Atlanta, Georgia.
Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
Nov. 02, 2017
NELLY LITTLEHALE MURPHY, Massachusetts/California, 1867-1941, Peonies in a vase., Watercolor on paper, 23" x 22" sight. Framed 32" x...
Est: $500 - $700
NELLY LITTLEHALE MURPHY Massachusetts/California, 1867-1941 Peonies in a vase. Signed lower left "Nelly Littlehale Murphy". Watercolor on paper, 23" x 22" sight. Framed 32" x 32".
Eldred's
Nov. 02, 2017
NELLY LITTLEHALE MURPHY, Massachusetts/California, 1867-1941, "Blossoms on a Vine"., Watercolor on paper, 11" x 8" sight. Framed 20"...
Est: $400 - $600
NELLY LITTLEHALE MURPHY Massachusetts/California, 1867-1941 "Blossoms on a Vine". Signed lower left "Nelly Littlehale Murphy". Titled on gallery label verso. Provenance: Vose Galleries, Boston. Watercolor on paper, 11" x 8" sight. Framed 20" x 17".
Eldred's
Jun. 24, 2017
NELLY LITTLEHALE MURPHY STILL LIFE PAINTING
Est: $200 - $300
Watercolor still life of Delphinium flowers in blue and purple. Signed lower left. 21 x 15 in, framed 29 x 23. (NL Murphy was American painter 1860-41).
Americana Auctions
Apr. 08, 2017
NELLY LITTLEHALE MURPHY, Massachusetts/California, 1867-1941, Peonies in a vase., Watercolor on paper, 23" x 22" sight. Framed 32" x...
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
NELLY LITTLEHALE MURPHY Massachusetts/California, 1867-1941 Peonies in a vase. Signed lower left "Nelly Littlehale Murphy". Watercolor on paper, 23" x 22" sight. Framed 32" x 32".
Eldred's
Apr. 08, 2017
NELLY LITTLEHALE MURPHY, Massachusetts/California, 1867-1941, "Blossoms on a Vine"., Watercolor on paper, 11" x 8" sight. Framed 20"...
Est: $700 - $1,000
NELLY LITTLEHALE MURPHY Massachusetts/California, 1867-1941 "Blossoms on a Vine". Signed lower left "Nelly Littlehale Murphy". Titled on gallery label verso. Provenance: Vose Galleries, Boston. Watercolor on paper, 11" x 8" sight. Framed 20" x 17".
Eldred's
Aug. 04, 2016
NELLY LITTLEHALE MURPHY, Massachusetts/California, 1867-1941, "Huts on the Mountainside"., Watercolor on paper, 11" x 9". Framed 17"...
Est: $300 - $500
NELLY LITTLEHALE MURPHY Massachusetts/California, 1867-1941 "Huts on the Mountainside". Monogrammed lower left. Titled on gallery label verso. Provenance: Vose Galleries, Boston. Watercolor on paper, 11" x 9". Framed 17" x 15".
Eldred's
Mar. 06, 2016
Nelly Murphy Nellie Littlehale Umbstaetter Oil on Board
Est: $300 - $400
Oil On Board, 18" x 12", signed N.L.U. just under frame lower right.
Fusco Auctions
Oct. 04, 2015
Nelly Murphy Nellie Littlehale Umbstaetter Oil on Board
Est: $300 - $400
Oil On Board, 18" x 12", signed N.L.U. just under frame lower right.
Fusco Auctions
Jul. 29, 2015
NELLY LITTLEHALE UMSTAETTER MURPHY, California/Massachusetts, 1867-1941, "Fairies House"., Watercolor on illustration board, image s...
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
NELLY LITTLEHALE UMSTAETTER MURPHY California/Massachusetts, 1867-1941 "Fairies House". Monongrammed lower left. Titled in pencil lower left margin. Provenance: Private Collection, Chatham, Massachusetts. Watercolor on illustration board, image size 13" x 9". Board 20" x 15".
Eldred's
Jul. 29, 2015
NELLY LITTLEHALE UMSTAETTER MURPHY, California/Massachusetts, 1867-1941, "Wild Gatherers"., Watercolor on illustration board, image...
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
NELLY LITTLEHALE UMSTAETTER MURPHY California/Massachusetts, 1867-1941 "Wild Gatherers". Signed in pencil upper right margin. Titled in pencil lower left margin. Provenance: Private Collection, Chatham, Massachusetts. Watercolor on illustration board, image size 10.5" x 10". Board 20" x 15".
Eldred's
Jul. 29, 2015
NELLY LITTLEHALE UMSTAETTER MURPHY, California/Massachusetts, 1867-1941, "Home of the Rainmakers"., Watercolor on illustration board...
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
NELLY LITTLEHALE UMSTAETTER MURPHY California/Massachusetts, 1867-1941 "Home of the Rainmakers". Monongramed lower left. Titled in pencil lower left margin. Original illustration for Our Wonder World a Library of Knowledge: Volume V Every Child's Story, published by Geo. L. Shuman & Co., Cambridge, Mass., 1914. Reproduced in full color as a full plate between pp. 38 and 39. Provenance: Private Collection, Chatham, Massachusetts. Watercolor on illustration board, images size 14" x 10". Board 20" x 15".
Eldred's
Mar. 15, 2014
Nelly Littlehale Murphy
Est: $200 - $400
(Massachusetts/California, 1867-1941)Garden View, signed lower left "Nelly, Littlehale Murphy", watercolor on paper, 13-5/8 x 19-3/8 in. (sight); painted wood frame, not removed from frame. Provenance: Private Collection, Sewickley, Pennsylvania
Brunk Auctions
Oct. 20, 2012
FRAMED WATERCOLOR: NELLY LITTLEHALE MURPHY (American, 1867-1941). A Spanish church. Signed lower left "Nelly Littlehale Murphy". On...
Est: $200 - $400
FRAMED WATERCOLOR: NELLY LITTLEHALE MURPHY (American, 1867-1941). A Spanish church. Signed lower left "Nelly Littlehale Murphy". On paper, 19 1/2" x 13 1/2" sight.
Eldred's
Nov. 20, 2010
Nellie Littlehale Murphy (1867-1941, Amer.), painting
Est: $500 - $700
Nellie Littlehale Murphy (1867-1941, Amer.), painting. Chinoiserie still life with peonies, watercolor on paper, signed "Nelly Littlehale Murphy", lower left, 22.75" x 14.5" (sight), matted and framed - Condition Report: overall good, toning, not examined out of frame
Millea Bros Ltd
Apr. 14, 2010
Nelly Littlehale Murphy (American, 1867-1941), Morrow Swimming Pool, Unsigned, titled l.l., Condition: Toning, small tear u.l. Provenan
Est: $100 - $125
Nelly Littlehale Murphy (American, 1867-1941) Morrow Swimming Pool Unsigned, titled l.l. Watercolor with graphite on paperboard, 5 x 7 in. (12.7 x 17.8 cm), unframed. Condition: Toning, small tear u.l. Provenance: John F. Enser (American, 1898-1962), then gifted to the current owner circa 1950. N.B. A letter from Hermann Dudley Murphy to John F. Enser, written from his Cuernavaca, Mexico residence on Calle Dwight Morrow, which mentions Nelly Murphy's watercolors, accompanies the lot.
Skinner
Sep. 11, 2009
Nelly Littlehale Murphy (American, 1867-1941), Morrow Swimming Pool, Unsigned, titled l.l., Condition: Toning, small tear u.l. Provenan
Est: $250 - $350
Nelly Littlehale Murphy (American, 1867-1941) Morrow Swimming Pool Unsigned, titled l.l. Watercolor with graphite on paperboard, 5 x 7 in. (12.7 x 17.8 cm), unframed. Condition: Toning, small tear u.l. Provenance: John F. Enser (American, 1898-1962), then gifted to the current owner circa 1950. N.B. A letter from Hermann Dudley Murphy to John F. Enser, written from his Cuernavaca, Mexico residence on Calle Dwight Morrow, which mentions Nelly Murphy's watercolors, accompanies the lot.
Skinner
May. 16, 2008
Nelly Littlehale Murphy (American, 1867-1941) Where Sea Meets Sky Unsigned. Waterc...
Est: $300 - $500
Nelly Littlehale Murphy (American, 1867-1941) Where Sea Meets Sky Unsigned. Watercolor and graphite on paper, 9 x 11 5/8 in. (22.8 x 29.5 cm), framed. Condition: Tape to center of upper and lower edges. Provenance: Through the artist's estate.
Skinner
Jun. 22, 2007
NELLIE LITTLEHALE MURPHY, (AMERICAN 1867-1941), "EVENING LEAVES"
Est: $250 - $350
NELLIE LITTLEHALE MURPHY (american 1867-1941) "EVENING LEAVES" Ink and watercolor on paper Image size: 11 3/4 x 17 5/8 in.
Freeman's
May. 14, 2004
Nellie Littlehale Umbstaetter Murphy (American, 1867-1941)
Est: $700 - $900
Lot of Three Illustrations of Seasons Each initialed "NLU." Pen and ink with watercolor on board, each 12 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (31.7 x 13.9 cm), in a common mat. Condition: Toning, fading, one with staining to l.l.
Skinner
May. 14, 2004
Nellie Littlehale Umbstaetter Murphy (American, 1867-1941)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Lot of Two Illustrations from Cats School Each initialed "NLU" l.l., one with a label from the Perry Mason Company, on the reverse. Pen and ink with watercolor on board, sizes to 17 1/2 x 12 3/4 in. (44.4 x 32.3 cm), unframed. Condition: Toning, fading.
Skinner
Sep. 12, 2003
Nelly Littlehale Murphy (American, 1867-1941)
Est: $1,500 - $3,000
Peonies No. 1 Signed "Nelly Littlehale Murphy" l.l., label from the Stockbridge Art Exhibition on the reverse. Watercolor on paper, sight size 22 3/4 x 23 in. (58.5 x 58 cm), framed. Condition: Toning/fading, not examined out of frame.
Skinner