

Signature
Elmer Joseph Read
United States of America1862 –· Western Art 6/100Institutional Backing Score
Measures museum presence, major auction house sales, and critical recognition. Higher = stronger market position.
Measures museum presence, major auction house sales, and critical recognition. Higher = stronger market position.
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Market Overview
Total Lots
11
Total Artworks
11
Sell-Through Rate
82%
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Average Sale
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Artist Signature

Market Position
6/100
Institutional backing score based on auction activity
Auction History
| Lot | Title | Year | House | Date | Estimate | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 423 | Temptation of the Saint on broad | — | David Rago Auctions | Apr 2021 | USD 1,500–2,500 | PRO | Sold |
| 245 | The Wayfarer on canvas | — | Pook & Pook | Oct 2014 | USD 1,000–2,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 5 | The Naturalist on canvas, framed | — | David Rago Auctions | May 2013 | USD 3,000–5,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 135 | DEJEUNER on board | — | Sothebys | Apr 2012 | USD 5,000–7,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 627 | Modernist Landscape and pastel on board | — | Treadway Gallery | Mar 2010 | 1,000–1,500 | — | Unsold |
| 36 | Landscape overview with distance town and mountains | — | CRN AUCTIONS, INC. | Oct 2009 | USD 200–300 | PRO | Sold |
| 2084 | Stockholm 1907 | — | Göteborgs Auctionsverk | May 2009 | SEK 2,500–0 | PRO | Sold |
| 191 | Beauty dressing in morning sunshine on canvas | — | Christies | Jun 2008 | USD 2,000–3,000 | PRO | Sold |
| 252 | floral still-life with Oriental porcelain figure on wood | — | Nadeau's Auction Gallery, Inc. | Oct 2006 | USD 400–700 | PRO | Sold |
| 155 | Hus och träd on panel | — | Stockholms Auktionsverk | Jan 2006 | SEK 800–0 | PRO | Sold |
| 4 | Man feeding birds as children look on & pastel; framed | — | Illustration House | Sep 2004 | 1,500–2,400 | — | Unsold |