Clement Nye Swift Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Clement Nye Swift Art Value Price Guide

Feb. 26, 2025
PEN AND INK DRAWING "OLD DARTMOUTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCORPORATED" Circa 1930 Framed 21.5" x 23.5".
Est: $500 - $1,000
PEN AND INK DRAWING "OLD DARTMOUTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCORPORATED" Circa 1930 Attributed to Clement Swift (Massachusetts 1846-1918). Depicts a sperm whale and stoved whaleboat. Housed in a frame constructed from copper plates taken from the hull of a whaling vessel.
Eldred's
Dec. 07, 2024
Clement Swift (1846-1918), Attributed
Est: $300 - $500
New Bedford artist, oil painting on board, signed lower right with initials C.S. 8 1/4" x 6" sight size, overall 12" x 10" in gold wooden frame.
Marion Antique Auctions
Nov. 30, 2024
Swift Clement Nye
Est: CHF320 - CHF400
Landschaft Unten rechts signiert, unten links datiert 1890. Gerahmt Ausrufdatum: 30.11.2024 Ungefähre Ausrufzeit: 19:37
Auktionshaus Zofingen
Jul. 20, 2024
Attributed to Clement NYE SWIFT: "Sailboat at Dusk"
Est: $500 - $700
Attributed to Clement NYE SWIFT (American, 1846-1918): "Sailboat at Dusk". Oil on canvas. Initialed at lower left. Canvas size: 9 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches. Frame size: 12 1/4 x 17 1/4 inches.
Armstrong Fine Art
May. 26, 2024
Clément NYE SWIFT (1846-1918)., Attribué à., Les ramasseurs de Varech., Huile sur toile non signée., Inscription au revers., Dimensions : 51 x 92 cm.
Est: €300 - €400
Clément NYE SWIFT (1846-1918). Attribué à. Les ramasseurs de Varech. Huile sur toile non signée. Inscription au revers. Dimensions : 51 x 92 cm.
MJV Soudant
Aug. 19, 2023
Clement Nye Swift (1846-1918, Acushnet, MA, he
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
also painted in Brittany, Paris, NY, and New Bedford) oil painting on canvas titled "Kelp Gatherers". Signed lower left Clement Swift and Gatteau Inachere. Sight size 31" x 57 1/2", overall 36" x 62 1/4". In a carved and gilded frame. Swift exhibited his work at the Paris Salon from 1872-1881 where he received critical acclaim. Provenance: Wilson Chapel, New Bedford.
Marion Antique Auctions
Aug. 19, 2023
Clement Nye Swift (1846-1918, Acushnet, MA, he
Est: $10,000 - $20,000
also painted in Brittany, Paris, NY, and New Bedford) oil painting on canvas titled "Loading the Sand Boat". Chosen for an illustration in the New York Academy's 1882 exhibition. Signed lower left. Sight size 50" x 78", overall 56" x 84 1/2". Blacklight shows slight inpainting to top edge. Swift exhibited his work at the Paris Salon from 1872-1881 where he received critical acclaim. Provenance: the Wilson Chapel, New Bedford.
Marion Antique Auctions
Aug. 19, 2023
Clement Nye Swift (1846-1918, Acushnet, MA, he
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
also painted in Brittany, Paris, NY, and New Bedford) oil painting on canvas titled "The Bad Boy". Depicts a French street scene with a young boy being admonished by a woman. Signed lower left. Shows minor inpainting under UV light. Sight size 24" x 38", overall 29 1/2" x 43 1/2". Housed in a carved and gilded frame from Crowells. Swift exhibited his work at the Paris Salon from 1872-1881 where he received critical acclaim. Provenance: Wilson Chapel, New Bedford.
Marion Antique Auctions
Aug. 19, 2023
Clement Nye Swift (1846-1918, Acushnet, MA, he
Est: $10,000 - $20,000
also painted in Brittany, Paris, NY, and New Bedford) oil painting on canvas titled "Completing the Cargo". Signed lower left and dated 1880. Exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1880 and Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Sight size 49 1/2" x 78", overall 58" x 86". Housed in a carved gilded frame. Overall good condition with a very small repair near the woman's bonnet. Swift exhibited his work at the Paris Salon from 1872-1881 where he received critical acclaim. Provenance: Wilson Chapel, New Bedford.
Marion Antique Auctions
Feb. 12, 2023
Clement Swift (MA,1846-1918) oil painting antique
Est: $1,600 - $2,000
ARTIST: Clement Nye Swift (Massachusetts, 1846 - 1918) NAME: Gathering Seaweed MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Missing few flakes of paint. Minor craquelure. Normal wear along edges. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 14 1/2 x 31 inches / 38 x 78 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: old antique vintage paint painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 122207 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Clement Nye Swift was an American artist associated with the Pont-Aven School and known for his paintings of nautical themes and of life in Brittany and Massachusetts.Swift was born in 1846 in Acushnet, Massachusetts to Rhodolphus Nye Swift and Sylvia Hathaway. As a child, he attended the Friends Academy in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. His early interest was in painting animals, and he moved to France to study painting at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He also studied with the artists Adolphe Yvon and Henri Harpignies.After the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, he moved to Brittany. He settled in the coastal town of Pont-Aven, where he joined the artistic community known the Pont-Aven School. He lived there for ten years, and during this time he produced the majority of his paintings. Between 1872 and 1880, he exhibited his work at the Paris Salon.In 1881, Swift returned to Acushnet, Massachusetts, where he took up writing, producing a series of stories and poems. He married his cousin Annie Amelia Swift on October 15, 1895. He died March 29, 1918 and is buried in Acushnet Cemetery.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Nov. 13, 2022
Clement Swift (MA,1846-1918) oil painting antique
Est: $1,600 - $2,000
ARTIST: Clement Nye Swift (Massachusetts, 1846 - 1918) NAME: Gathering Seaweed MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Missing few flakes of paint. Minor craquelure. Normal wear along edges. No visible inpaint under UV light. SIGHT SIZE: 14 1/2 x 31 inches / 38 x 78 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: old antique vintage paint painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 122207 US Shipping $90 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Clement Nye Swift was an American artist associated with the Pont-Aven School and known for his paintings of nautical themes and of life in Brittany and Massachusetts.Swift was born in 1846 in Acushnet, Massachusetts to Rhodolphus Nye Swift and Sylvia Hathaway. As a child, he attended the Friends Academy in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. His early interest was in painting animals, and he moved to France to study painting at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He also studied with the artists Adolphe Yvon and Henri Harpignies.After the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, he moved to Brittany. He settled in the coastal town of Pont-Aven, where he joined the artistic community known the Pont-Aven School. He lived there for ten years, and during this time he produced the majority of his paintings. Between 1872 and 1880, he exhibited his work at the Paris Salon.In 1881, Swift returned to Acushnet, Massachusetts, where he took up writing, producing a series of stories and poems. He married his cousin Annie Amelia Swift on October 15, 1895. He died March 29, 1918 and is buried in Acushnet Cemetery.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Nov. 19, 2020
CLEMENT SWIFT, Massachusetts, 1846-1918, Moonlit scene of a sailboat by the shore., Oil on canvas, 16" x 26". Framed 20.75" x 30.25".
Est: $450 - $550
CLEMENT SWIFT Massachusetts, 1846-1918 Moonlit scene of a sailboat by the shore. Signed lower left "Clement Swift". Oil on canvas, 16" x 26". Framed 20.75" x 30.25".
Eldred's
Sep. 26, 2020
Swift, Clement Nye 1846 Acushnet - 1918 Acushnet
Est: -
Swift, Clement Nye 1846 Acushnet - 1918 Acushnet Frühlingsbooten. Signiert. Öl/Lwd./doubl., 36 x 44 cm.
Dusseldorfer Auktionshaus
Jun. 12, 2020
CLEMENT SWIFT, Massachusetts, 1846-1918, Moonlit scene of a sailboat by the shore., Oil on canvas, 16" x 26". Framed 20.75" x 30.25".
Est: $450 - $550
CLEMENT SWIFT Massachusetts, 1846-1918 Moonlit scene of a sailboat by the shore. Signed lower left "Clement Swift". Oil on canvas, 16" x 26". Framed 20.75" x 30.25".
Eldred's
Sep. 28, 2019
CLEMENT H. SWIFT INK AND WASH DRAWING
Est: $200 - $400
OF A SHIP IN HIGH SEAS; 8" X 10" IMAGE; (CALIFORNIA, 1883-1937)
Sandwich Auction House
Sep. 28, 2019
CLEMENT SWIFT OIL PAINTING - MOONLIT COASTAL SCENE
Est: $200 - $400
ON A 16" X 26" CANVAS (CALIFORNIA, 1883-1937)
Sandwich Auction House
Aug. 24, 2019
Clement Swift (AM 1846-1918)
Est: $300 - $500
Clement Swift (American 1846-1918)Mother Dog with pups oil on canvas on board 18 x 29" signed lower left
Merrill's Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jun. 02, 2019
CLEMENT NYE SWIFT (American, 1846-1918)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Study from Nature - Paris 1871 sgn. and titled l.r. Clement N Swift/Study from Nature -Paris 1871 o/c (relined), 31.5 by 24 in.; framed, 35 by 28 in. Label stapled to stretcher: Ex-Collection Graham Williford/Clement Swift/“Study from Nature”
CRN Auctions
Dec. 16, 2018
OIL ON CANVAS-CLEMENT NYE SWIFT
Est: $700 - $1,200
CLEMENT NYE SWIFT- MASSACHUSETTS. (1846-1918). LANDSCAPE BRITISH COUNTRY GENRE SCENE OF A BAND OF FIRE WOOD GATHERERS CHOPPING LIMBS OFF STANDING TREES. OIL ON CANVAS. 20"X 28". SIGNED LR: CLEMENT SWIFT. FRAMED IN A WIDE, GOLD OGEE-COVE MOLDING 25" X 33"
Johnson Auction Service Inc.
Jun. 09, 2018
CLEMENT NYE SWIFT (1846-1918, ACUSHNET, MA),
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS, SIGNED, DATED, TITLED AND INSCRIBED LOWER RIGHT "CLEMENT N. SWIFT / STUDY FROM NATURE, PARIS, 1871". PROVENANCE: EX-GRAHAM WILLFORD COLLECTION. EXHIBITED: NEW BEDFORD WHALING MUSEUM "NEW BEDFORD ARTISTS AT HOME AND ABROAD". SIGHT SIZE 24" X 31". OVERALL 28" X 35".
Marion Antique Auctions
May. 02, 2015
CLEMENT NYE SWIFT (American, 1846-1918) Study from Natu
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
CLEMENT NYE SWIFT (American, 1846-1918) Study from Nature, Stonemason's Studio, Paris, 1871 Oil on canvas 30 x 24-1/2 inches (76.2 x 62.2 cm) Signed, dated, titled, and inscribed lower right: Clement N. Swift / Study from Nature Paris 1871 FROM THE JEAN AND GRAHAM DEVOE WILLIFORD CHARITABLE TRUST Painter, writer and photographer Clement Swift of Acushnet, Massachusetts was at home on both sides of the Atlantic. He studied with Adolph Yvon and Henri Harpignies, and was associated with the artists' colony in Pont Aven, France during the years 1870-71, at the time he produced the present painting. He exhibited extensively at Paris Salons through the 1870s and early 80s. In the United States he was an active member of the New Bedford Art Club.
Heritage Auctions
Nov. 29, 2014
CLEMENT NYE SWIFT, OIL PAINTING ON BOARD,
Est: $500 - $700
(ACUSHNET, MASS. ARTIST, BORN 1846, DIED 1918), 6 1/2" X 9", INITIALLED LOWER RIGHT CS. IN PERIOD GOLD FRAME. MINOR DAMAGE TO FRAME.
Marion Antique Auctions
Aug. 23, 2014
CLEMENT NYE SWIFT (MA, 1846-1913) - "Whaler Underway in High Seas" oil on canvas, unsigned, circa 1870s, in gold painted gesso frame. S
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
CLEMENT NYE SWIFT (MA, 1846-1913) - "Whaler Underway in High Seas" oil on canvas, unsigned, circa 1870s, in gold painted gesso frame. OS: 30" x 38". SS: 23 1/2" x 31 1/2". Waxed back, minor retouching.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Jul. 26, 2014
UNFRAMED OIL ON CANVAS ATTRIBUTED TO NEW BEDFORD
Est: $600 - $800
ARTIST CLEMENT SWIFT; DEPICTING A COW AND A STONE WALL WITH NEW BEDFORD IN THE BACKGROUND. THE PAINTING DESCENDED IN THE CHASE FAMILY AND WAS SAID TO BE PAINTED BY SWIFT; 33 1/4" HIGH, 41" WIDE
Marion Antique Auctions
Nov. 09, 2013
OIL ON CANVAS - "Whaler Underway in High Seas" by Clement Nye Swift (MA, 1846-1913), unsigned, circa 1870s, in gold painted gesso frame
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
OIL ON CANVAS - "Whaler Underway in High Seas" by Clement Nye Swift (MA, 1846-1913), unsigned, circa 1870s, in gold painted gesso frame. OS: 30" x 38". SS: 23 1/2" x 31 1/2". Waxed back, minor retouching.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Jul. 09, 2008
Femmes et enfant priant devant la croix
Est: €600 - €800
CLEMENT NYE SWIFT (1846-1918) Femmes et enfant priant devant la croix signé 'Clement Swift' (en bas à droite) huile sur carton 18 x 23,5 cm. (7 1/8 x 9¼ in.)
Christie's
May. 23, 2004
Clement Nye Swift (American, 1846-1918)
Est: $600 - $800
"A Couple", c. 1900; oil/board, 9" x 6", signed.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers