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The 25 artworks by William Henry Holmes our visitors ask for most, ranked by popularity and presented one by one, with the specification and the price of each hand-painted reproduction.

Edition 2026 · 25 artworks Each artwork painted to order
Linen canvas · Certificate of authenticity · Delivered worldwide William Henry Holmes · 1846 – 1933

Deserted Bed of a Glacier

original 36 x 49 cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 1 of 63 artworks by William Henry Holmes
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The Babbling Brook

original 33 x 52 cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 2 of 63 artworks by William Henry Holmes
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Over the Maryland Fields

original 39 x 53 cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 3 of 63 artworks by William Henry Holmes
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Still Life Apples and Bottle

original 17 x 14 cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 4 of 63 artworks by William Henry Holmes
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Autumn in the Meadow Edge

original 37 x 50 cm

Discover 'Autumn in the Meadow Edge' by William Henry Holmes – a serene watercolor landscape capturing autumn’s beauty. Impressionistic & luminous, this 19th-century artwork evokes tranquility.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 5 of 63 artworks by William Henry Holmes
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Wyoming Foot Hills

1921 · original 13 x 20 cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 6 of 63 artworks by William Henry Holmes
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Field of Joe Pie Weeds (Pride of the Meadow)

original 39 x 52 cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 7 of 63 artworks by William Henry Holmes
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Cliff Houses of the Rio Mancos, Colorado, (painting)

1875

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 8 of 63 artworks by William Henry Holmes
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Maryland Wheat Fields

original 39 x 51 cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 9 of 63 artworks by William Henry Holmes
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Mountain Gorge, Colorado

1923 · original 38 x 50 cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 10 of 63 artworks by William Henry Holmes
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Royal Oak

1932 · original 19 x 27 cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 11 of 63 artworks by William Henry Holmes
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Original sketch of The Wanderlusters' Rest

1915 · original 31 x 45 cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 12 of 63 artworks by William Henry Holmes
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Chestnut Trees in Bloom

original 46 x 61 cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 13 of 63 artworks by William Henry Holmes
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The Normal Rock Creek

1910 · original 36 x 49 cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 14 of 63 artworks by William Henry Holmes
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Flowery Meadow

1910 · original 37 x 50 cm

Discover "Flowery Meadow" by William Henry Holmes (1910). This serene Impressionistic landscape showcases wildflowers & a winding path. Explore its atmospheric beauty & connection to nature.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 15 of 63 artworks by William Henry Holmes
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In the Cliff House Country

1929 · original 16 x 24 cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 16 of 63 artworks by William Henry Holmes
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The Wanderlusters' Rest

1915 · original 77 x 102 cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 17 of 63 artworks by William Henry Holmes
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Long's Peak, Colorado, 1874

1874 · original 18 x 25 cm

William Henry Holmes’ "Long’s Peak, Colorado, 1874" is a serene watercolor landscape capturing the American West's grandeur. Explore its impressionistic style & textured beauty.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 18 of 63 artworks by William Henry Holmes
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Playing with the Colours

original 12 x 17 cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 19 of 63 artworks by William Henry Holmes
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Autumn Tangle

1920 · original 39 x 52 cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 20 of 63 artworks by William Henry Holmes
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The Open Sea

1904 · original 26 x 36 cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 21 of 63 artworks by William Henry Holmes
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Blossoms

1927 · original 25 x 17 cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 22 of 63 artworks by William Henry Holmes
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On the Sunset Hill, 1926

1926 · original 13 x 18 cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 23 of 63 artworks by William Henry Holmes
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Field of Blossoms

1927 · original 21 x 28 cm

Admire William Holmes’ "Field of Blossoms," a dreamy watercolor capturing springtime beauty. Impressionistic & textured, this 1927 piece evokes tranquility & fleeting moments.

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 24 of 63 artworks by William Henry Holmes
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Michigan

1932 · original 11 x 17 cm

Technique: Hand-painted oil on linen canvas
Made: To order, by a trained painter
Popularity: No. 25 of 63 artworks by William Henry Holmes
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The artist

William Henry Holmes

1846 – 1933

Quick facts

Born1846, Harrison County, United States
Also known asW. H. Holmes, William H. Holmes
Top-ranked workDeserted Bed of a Glacier
Copyright statusPublic domain
Corpus themeshudson river school, scientific observation, impressionist light, rural american life
Works on APS63
NationalityUnited States
Typical colorsputty, rosy brown

Biography

Early Life and Education

Born: Harrison County, United States of America (1846)
Died: 1933
William Henry Holmes was born on a farm near Cadiz, in Harrison County, Ohio, to Joseph and Mary Heberling Holmes on December 1, 1846.
He graduated from the McNeely Normal School, Hopedale, Ohio in 1870.
Briefly taught drawing, painting, natural history, and geology at the school.
Received an honorary A.B. (Bachelor of Arts) degree from the school in 1889.
Received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from The George Washington University in 1918.

Career as Artist, Illustrator and Geologist

In 1871, he went to Washington, D.C., to study art under Theodore Kaufmann.
Employed by the Smithsonian Institution drawing and sketching fossil shells and shells of live mollusks.
Became an artist/topographer with the government survey of Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden in 1872, replacing Thomas Moran.
First trip out West was to Yellowstone National Park.
Gained a national reputation as a scientific illustrator, cartographer, pioneering archaeologist, and geologist during the 1870s.
His work on the laccolith influenced Grove Karl Gilbert's own work.
Worked closely with photographer William H. Jackson.
Helped produce Hayden’s Geological and Geographical Atlas of Colorado (1877, 1881).
Studied at Munich, Germany under Frank Duveneck to further his art studies.
Took lessons in "museum making" from Adolphe B. Meyer of Dresden's Anthropology Museum.
Assigned to Clarence Dutton as a geologist and illustrator after returning to the U.S.
Illustrated the atlas for Dutton’s Tertiary History of the Grand Canyon District (1882).
Created a triptych panorama of the Grand Canyon from Point Sublime, considered a masterpiece.

Archaeological Work and Ethnological Studies

Began studying Ancestral Pueblo culture remains in Utah in 1875.
His models of ancient Indian ruins were displayed at the Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia.
Became an expert in prehistoric pottery, shell art, textiles, and Native American arts.
Discovered and reported Indian petroglyphs in central West Virginia in 1889.
Published "Art in Shell of the American Indians" (1883) and "Pottery of the Ancient Pueblos" (1886).
Studied the Etowah Indian Mounds of the Mississippian culture in Georgia.
Published his synthesis of pottery in 1903.

Museum Directorship and Later Life

Served as head curator of anthropology at the U.S. National Museum (1897-1932).
Chief of the Bureau of American Ethnology (1902–1909).
Director of National Gallery of Art (now Smithsonian American Art Museum) (1920–32).
Assembled exhibits of Indian arts from the Northwest Coast.
Published "Handbook of Aboriginal American Antiquities" (1919).
Lived in Royal Oak, Michigan upon retirement in 1932.
Died April 20, 1933.

Legacy and Significance

Known for his contributions to scientific illustration, archaeology, and anthropology.
Influential figure in establishing professional archaeology in the United States.
His work on the antiquity of humans in the Americas had a conservative influence on archaeological research.
A "Renaissance Man" with diverse talents and interests.
His detailed illustrations significantly contributed to geological and anthropological understanding.

Questions & Answers

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By the AllPaintingsStore.com Editorial Team Updated Oct. 10, 2026

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