George Henry Story Paintings & Artwork for Sale | George Henry Story Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 26, 2025
GEORGE HENRY STORY, American 1835-1923, Reading the Bible, 1884, oil on canvas, 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.), Frame: 26 3/4 x 30 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (67.9 x 78.1 x 8.9 cm.)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
GEORGE HENRY STORY American, 1835-1923 Reading the Bible, 1884 oil on canvas signed and dated lower right "G. H. Story. 84"
Shannon's
May. 08, 2025
GEORGE HENRY STORY, American 1835-1923, Reading the Bible, 1884, oil on canvas, 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm.), Frame: 26 3/4 x 30 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (67.9 x 78.1 x 8.9 cm.)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
GEORGE HENRY STORY American, 1835-1923 Reading the Bible, 1884 oil on canvas signed and dated lower right "G. H. Story. 84"
Shannon's
Apr. 12, 2024
George Henry Story (American 1835-1923), Spaniel Warming by the Hearth, Oil on canvas, 15 x 12 in (38.1 x 30.5 cm)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
George Henry Story (American, 1835-1923) Spaniel Warming by the Hearth Oil on canvas Signed G. H. Story l.r. Property from a Private Collection Provenance: The Gallery at Four India Street, Nantucket, MA
Weschler's
Sep. 27, 2023
GEORGE HENRY STORY, AMERICAN 1835-1923, PORTAIT OF A FEMALE RELATIVE, Oil on board, 12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.4 cm.), Frame: 15 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (39.4 x 34.3 cm.)
Est: $400 - $600
GEORGE HENRY STORY AMERICAN, 1835-1923 PORTAIT OF A FEMALE RELATIVE Oil on board Verso inscribed: 1859
Potomack Company
Sep. 27, 2023
GEORGE HENRY STORY, AMERICAN 1835-1923, FLORENCE EVELYN ALLAN EDMUNDS HECKSCHER (1876-1950), Oil on board, 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm.), Frame: 32 x 27 1/2 in. (81.3 x 69.9 cm.)
Est: $500 - $700
GEORGE HENRY STORY AMERICAN, 1835-1923 FLORENCE EVELYN ALLAN EDMUNDS HECKSCHER (1876-1950) Oil on board Lower left signed: G. H. Story
Potomack Company
Sep. 27, 2023
GEORGE HENRY STORY, AMERICAN 1835-1923, PORTRAIT OF A MALE RELATIVE, Oil on canvas, 12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.4 cm.), Frame: 15 5/8 x 13 5/8 in. (39.7 x 34.6 cm.)
Est: $400 - $600
GEORGE HENRY STORY AMERICAN, 1835-1923 PORTRAIT OF A MALE RELATIVE Oil on canvas
Potomack Company
Jun. 22, 2023
GEORGE HENRY STORY, American 1835-1923, Man Sitting by the Fire, oil on board, 15 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. (39.4 x 28.6 cm.), Frame: 26 x 21 1/2 in. (66 x 54.6 cm.)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
GEORGE HENRY STORY American, 1835-1923 Man Sitting by the Fire oil on board signed lower center "GH Story."
Shannon's
Jun. 15, 2023
GEORGE HENRY STORY, AMERICAN 1835-1923, FLORENCE EVELYN ALLAN EDMUNDS HECKSCHER (1876-1950), Oil on board, 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm.), Frame: 32 x 27 1/2 in. (81.3 x 69.9 cm.)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
GEORGE HENRY STORY AMERICAN, 1835-1923 FLORENCE EVELYN ALLAN EDMUNDS HECKSCHER (1876-1950) Oil on board Lower left signed: G. H. Story
Potomack Company
Mar. 05, 2023
ATTRIB. GEORGE HENRY STORY PORTRAIT OF TWO WOMEN OIL ON CANVAS
Est: -
Attributed to George Henry Story (1835 - 1923) Portrait of Two Women Oil on Canvas. George Henry Story was a painter of portraits, landscape and genre and curator and acting director of two major American museums, and an early portraitist of President Abraham Lincoln. George Henry Story was a member of the Artists' Fund Society and the National Academy of Design. His work is in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City; Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut; and Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Artist: Attrib. George Henry Story Title: Portrait of Two Women Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature Type: Unsigned Site Measurement: 22 x 18.5 in. Image Keywords: Antique, portrait, genre; Ref: BD1616
Bradford's
Jun. 23, 2022
GEORGE HENRY STORY, American (1835-1923), Boys with Drums & Soldier Hat, 1878, oil on panel, 14 x 11 7/8 inches
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
GEORGE HENRY STORY American, (1835-1923) Boys with Drums & Soldier Hat, 1878 oil on panel signed and dated lower left "G.H. Story 78"
Shannon's
Apr. 28, 2022
GEORGE HENRY STORY, American (1835-1923), Imagination, oil on board, 13 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
GEORGE HENRY STORY American, (1835-1923) Imagination oil on board signed lower right "G.H. Story"
Shannon's
Sep. 12, 2021
GEORGE HENRY STORY (AMERICAN, 1835 - 1923).
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Oil on Paper laid to Board. "Chasing the Dolphin". Initialed lower left. From a Queens, NY collection.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Jun. 10, 2021
GEORGE HENRY STORY (AMERICAN, 1835-1923) ABRAHAM LINCOLN Oil on canvas: 30 x 25 in., 39 x 34 in. (framed)
Est: $22,000 - $26,000
GEORGE HENRY STORY (AMERICAN, 1835-1923) ABRAHAM LINCOLN Oil on canvas: 30 x 25 in., 39 x 34 in. (framed) Framed (in original handmade gold leaf frame); lower right signed and dated: G. H. Story / 1918 copyright; verso label: No.9210 / picture Note: Story would make this portrait of Lincoln with the Capitol to his right from sketches made of Lincoln in 1861, the year he was elected President. Other Lincoln portraits by Story can be found at the White House and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. Prints were made from this portait by "Gates Radio and Supply Company" in 1931 (letter dated July 1931 to Mr. Lewis A. Warren from the Gates Radio and Supply Company) Provenance: Joseph Duveen; Knoedler & Co. Inc., New York; J.P. Labey, New York; John R. Thompson of Chicago until 1927; his estate until 1944; Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc. 1944, January 15 "The John R. Thompson Collection of Notable Paintings," lot 26; Pook & Pook Inc., January 17, 2015, lot 55; Private Collection
Potomack Company
Apr. 02, 2021
GEORGE HENRY STORY (New York/Connecticut, 1835-1923), The broken umbrella., Oil on panel, 18" x 13". Unframed.
Est: $700 - $1,000
GEORGE HENRY STORY New York/Connecticut 1835-1923 The broken umbrella. Signed lower left "G.H. Story". Oil on panel, 18" x 13". Unframed.
Eldred's
Nov. 14, 2020
GEORGE HENRY STORY (NY/CT, 1835-1923), ATTRIBUTED
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
Monumental Portrait of an American Family, circa 1885, depicted in a Victorian parlor, the father to the right seated in shadow, reading a newspaper, his optical instruments behind; the mother is seated to the left at her sewing stand; the daughter with doll and son with book at center, no frame. OS: 41 1/2" x 50 3/4". Cleaned and relined long ago, repaired tear lower left, to left of daughter, recent small patches cleaned as samples upper right and just in front of father. Story was born in New Haven, Conn. He trained as a woodcarver, traveled to Europe to study painting and sett up a studio in Portland, Maine upon his return in 1858. Two years later, he had moved to Washington, DC, and met Lincoln when asked to help pose him for his first official photograph portrait. He subsequently had a steady source of income from painting portraits of the President, and (after his assassination) came to be in demand by upper crust families to paint composite portraits of generations (which was also a popular photographic theme).
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Aug. 29, 2020
GEORGE HENRY STORY (NY/CT, 1835-1923), ATTRIBUTED
Est: $15,000 - $20,000
Monumental Portrait of an American Family, circa 1885, depicted in a Victorian parlor, the father to the right seated in shadow, reading a newspaper, his optical instruments behind; the mother is seated to the left at her sewing stand; the daughter with doll and son with book at center, no frame. OS: 41 1/2" x 50 3/4". Cleaned and relined long ago, repaired tear lower left, to left of daughter, recent small patches cleaned as samples upper right and just in front of father. Story was born in New Haven, Conn. He trained as a woodcarver, traveled to Europe to study painting and sett up a studio in Portland, Maine upon his return in 1858. Two years later, he had moved to Washington, DC, and met Lincoln when asked to help pose him for his first official photograph portrait. He subsequently had a steady source of income from painting portraits of the President, and (after his assassination) came to be in demand by upper crust families to paint composite portraits of generations (which was also a popular photographic theme).
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Feb. 09, 2020
George Henry Story Abraham Lincoln Oil Painting
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
George Henry Story Abraham Lincoln Oil Painting on canvas in frame. Signed lower right. Possible George Henry Story listed American artist born 1835 and died 1923.14 12 x 20 34, Image: 11 12 x 17 12 Shipping in continental US $37.00 Please ask any questions before bidding Good Luck!
Lodestar Auctions
Mar. 27, 2019
George Henry Story American, 1835-1923 The Organ Grinder
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
George Henry Story American, 1835-1923 The Organ Grinder Signed C. H. Story and dated 77. (ll) Oil on canvas 23 1/2 x 15 3/4 inches Provenance: Vose Gallery, Boston Berry-Hill Galleries, New York Private collection, New York Private collection, MD since January 19, 2000 Exhibited: Clinton, New York, Hamilton College, Emerson Gallery, The Art of Music: American Paintings of Musical Instruments 1770-1910, April 7 - June 3, 1984, traveling to New York, NY, Whitney Museum, , July 19 - Sept. 19, 1984 and other venues Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn College, The Museum of the Borough of Brooklyn, Tides of Immigration: Romantic Visions and Urban Realities, Oct. 7 - Dec. 2, 1986 Literature: Celia Betsky, The Art of Music: American Paintings and Musical Instruments, 1770-1910, Clinton, NY, Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, 1984 Peter Trippi, Life Outdoors, Fine Art Connoisseur, Nov./Dec. 2006, illus. p. 26 George Henry Story was a prominent American genre painter, portraitist, and museum curator of the mid-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. While he was working in Washington, he was commissioned to paint a portrait of President Lincoln, making pencil sketches in the Oval Office and posing the President for his first official photograph. ( American Art Analog, 1986, vol.1, p.272) Public collections of his work include the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, where he served as a curator from 1889-1906, the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, where he served as Curator of Painting from 1899 until his death in 1922, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. C Property of a Distinguished Maryland collector
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jul. 22, 2018
GEORGE HENRY STORY OIL ON CANVAS C. 1875
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
GEORGE HENRY STORY (AMERICAN, 1835-1923), OIL ON CANVAS, C. 1875, H 10 1/8", W 8 1/4", "THE KNITTING LESSON" :Frame: h. 19 1/4", w. 17 1/2". From the Estate of Margaret Barton, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
DuMouchelles
Jan. 19, 2017
George Henry Story (1835-1923) Abraham Lincoln, 1911 oil on canvas 30 x 25 in. (76 x 63.5 cm.)
Est: $5,000 - $10,000
GEORGE HENRY STORY (1835-1923) Abraham Lincoln, 1911 signed and dated G.H. Story./ 1911/ © (center right); inscribed Abraham Lincoln/ from Studies from life/in the White House 1861/A.H. Story. on back lower left oil on canvas 30 x 25 in. (76 x 63.5 cm.)
Christie's
Dec. 09, 2015
George Henry Story American, 1835-1923 A Frosty Morning, 1875
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
George Henry Story American, 1835-1923 A Frosty Morning, 1875 Signed G. H. Story and dated '75 (lr); inscribed as titled on an old label affixed to the reverse Oil on canvas 16 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches Provenance: Lenz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI Private collection, Fond du Lac, WI (acquired from the above in 1970) C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Oct. 07, 2015
George Henry Story American, 1835-1923 Daydreaming, 1878
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
George Henry Story American, 1835-1923 Daydreaming, 1878 Signed G H Story and dated 1878 (ll) Oil on canvas 17 5/8 x 13 5/8 inches Provenance: Purchased in Stamford, CT C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Oct. 07, 2015
George Henry Story American, 1835-1923 A Frosty Morning, 1875
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
George Henry Story American, 1835-1923 A Frosty Morning, 1875 Signed G. H. Story and dated '75 (lr); inscribed A Frosty Morning on an old exhibition label affixed to the reverse Oil on canvas 16 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches Provenance: Lenz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI Private Collection, Fond du Lac, WI (acquired from the above, 1970) C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Dec. 10, 2014
* George Henry Story, (American, 1835-1923), Girl with Mandolin
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
George Henry Story (American, 1835-1923) Girl with Mandolin oil on canvas 21 x 13 inches.
Hindman
Oct. 26, 2014
GEORGE HENRY STORY, (American, 1835-1923), THE COSTUME PARTY, oil on canvas;, 30 x 20 1/4 in. (39 x 29 in.)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
GEORGE HENRY STORY (American, 1835-1923) THE COSTUME PARTY oil on canvas; signed C. G. H. Story, l.l.; 30 x 20 1/4 in. (39 x 29 in.) Provenance: Christie's East, New York, New York, June 10, 1992, lot 261.
Grogan & Company
Apr. 02, 2014
George Henry Story American, 1835-1923 Imagination
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
George Henry Story American, 1835-1923 Imagination Signed G. H. Story. (lr) Oil on board 13 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches C
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Sep. 19, 2013
George Henry Story, (American, 1835-1923), Girl with Mandolin
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
George Henry Story (American, 1835-1923) Girl with Mandolin oil on canvas 21 x 13 inches.
Hindman
Nov. 19, 2012
George Henry Story American, 1835-1923 Seashells Signed G. H. Story (lr) Oil on artist's board 17 x 24...
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
George Henry Story American, 1835-1923 Seashells Signed G. H. Story (lr) Oil on artist's board 17 x 24 1/2 inches Private collection Exhibited: (Probably), New York, National Academy of Design, Apr. 8-May 25, 1875 (no. 485, as Gathering Sea Shells) As a painter of portraits, George Henry Story is known for the many images he rendered of prominent New Yorkers as well as of Abraham Lincoln, with whom he was friendly while living in Washington, D.C., in 1860. Story also painted landscapes and genre scenes, such as Seashells, probably the work he exhibited as Gathering Sea Shells at the annual of the National Academy of Design in 1875. Depicting a young girl in a white lace-edged tulle dress, the painting gives recognition to the way that beach-going had become a popular vacation activity for the fashionable in the 1870s. An article in the New York Times in July of the year described beaches in Long Branch and Newport as places "where dashing equipages, the most brilliant diamonds, the richest silks, and the most costly laces are taken for display." Yet, finding a quiet moment to assemble sea shells, the young subject evokes the quieter side of the beach experience, which the Times described as its "balm and restorative effect." (July 6) Well-versed in art of all eras, Story was curator of painting at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1889 to 1906, acting director at the museum, 1904-5, and curator emeritus, 1906-22. He was also honorary curator at the Wadsworth Athenaeum (1899-1922). C The Spanierman Gallery, LLC Collection of American Art
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Sep. 17, 2011
George Henry Story (American 1835-1923), A Moment in Time, oil on board, 23-1/2 x 12-3/4 in
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
George Henry Story (American 1835-1923) A Moment in Time Signed G H Story l.r.; also with an old handwritten note affixed to verso Oil on board 23-1/2 x 12-3/4 in (59.7 x 32.4 cm)
Weschler's
May. 20, 2011
George Henry Story (American, 1835-1923) Man in a Straw Hat Initialed "G.H.S." l.r., with a label from Margrieve of New York on the ...
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
George Henry Story (American, 1835-1923) Man in a Straw Hat Initialed "G.H.S." l.r., with a label from Margrieve of New York on the reverse. Oil on artist board, sight size 9 3/8 x 7 1/2 in (23.8 x 19.0 cm), framed. Condition: Minor retouch, surface grime.
Skinner
Jan. 27, 2010
George Henry Story (American, 1835-1923)
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
A portrait of Abraham Lincoln oil on canvas 24 1/2in X 19 1/2in (62cm X 49cm)
Bonhams
Dec. 30, 2008
George Henry Story, A.N.A, 1835-1923, N.Y.N.Y, oil
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
George Henry Story, A.N.A, 1835-1923, N.Y.N.Y, oil on board, seated nude bathing, 10" x 8"
Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions
May. 01, 2008
GEORGE HENRY STORY American (1835-1923) "Man with Sythe" oil on canvas, signed lower left.
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
GEORGE HENRY STORY American (1835-1923) "Man with Sythe" oil on canvas, signed lower left. 25 x 17 Provenance : Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco, California; Bernard Danenberg Galleries, New York; John Quinn, New York, New York; Private collection, New York. Exhibitions: Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco, California, "American Art Since 1850", 1968, n. 339.
Shannon's
Jun. 13, 2007
George Henry Story 1835-1923 , Young Woman Reading
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
signed G. H. Story (lower right) oil on canvas Condition Note: canvas lined, scattered craquelure, particularly in skin, minor rubbing to signature, under UV light opaque varnish, selctively cleaned, scattered tiny dots of inpaint below upper edge, small area of inpaint to lower right We are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described in our catalogue. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Sotheby's
Mar. 23, 2005
* GEORGE HENRY STORY 1835-1923 SEASHELLS
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
signed G.H. Story. l.r. oil on board Condition Note: The work is in generally good condition, there is fine craquelure throughout, there are some abrasions to the edges of the board from past framing (under the frame). There are two surface scratches on the skirt of the girl, the other is over the subjects back, there is another scratch in the bottom right corner. There are discolorations in the sky that appear to be old repainting that have discolored over time under VU light this is confirmed. We are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described in our catalogue. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Sotheby's
Mar. 05, 2004
George Henry Story (American, 1835-1923)
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
The Birch Tree Signed "Gr.H.Story" l.r. Oil on cigar box panel, 8 x 4 in. (21 x 9.8 cm), framed. Condition: Retouch.
Skinner
Dec. 03, 2003
George Henry Story
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
1835-1923 NEW HAVEN FALL, circa 1870 Inscribed on the reverse Landscape/G.H. Story Oil on board 6 3/16 x 11 15/16 inches
Doyle New York