Enoch Wood Perry's Auction Record Jumps 125%

Enoch Wood Perry's Auction Record Jumps 125%

3 min read  ·  16 Jul 2026

Kualoa Ranch, Oʻahu. Image courtesy of Bonhams

Kualoa Ranch, Oʻahu. Image courtesy of Bonhams

Enoch Wood Perry, Kualoa Ranch, Oʻahu (1864) sold for $267,200, more than twice the low estimate at Bonhams in Los Angeles on July 15. The oil on canvas work has not been traded before.

The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $154,700, a 125% rise.

Vernal Falls, Yosemite Valley (1863). Sold for $112,500 in 2015. Image courtesy of Bonhams
Vernal Falls, Yosemite Valley (1863). Sold for $65,000 in 2010. Image courtesy of The Coeur d`Alene Art Auction
Portrait of Prescott and Mary Scott (1881). Sold for $45,000 in 1997. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Vernal Falls, Yosemite Valley (1863). Sold for $112,500 in 2015. Image courtesy of Bonhams

The previous record was set by Vernal Falls, Yosemite Valley (1863), which sold for $112,500 at Bonhams on April 28, 2015. The work had not been traded before.

Sale Date
Title
Price
Record Increase
Venue
City
July 15, 2026
Kualoa Ranch, Oʻahu
$267,200
138 %
Bonhams
Los Angeles
April 28, 2015
Vernal Falls, Yosemite Valley
$112,500
73 %
Bonhams
Los Angeles
July 24, 2010
Vernal Falls, Yosemite Valley
$65,000
44 %
The Coeur d`Alene Art Auction
Hayden
December 03, 1997
Portrait of Prescott and Mary Scott
$45,000
7 %
Sotheby's
New York
March 18, 1983
Mother and child
$42,000
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Christie's
New York

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