Over four decades, William Quigley has established a distinguished reputation for painting cultural icons, with select works held by influential collectors achieving six-figure private-market valuations despite limited public auction history. His portrait subjects span sports, politics, law, music, and popular culture, including Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Charles Barkley, Muhammad Ali, Connor Hellebuyck, Wayne Gretzky, Chris Mullin, and Jalen Brunson; Presidents George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and the widely recognized 2006 portrait of Donald Trump; Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; editor Graydon Carter; and musicians Mick Jagger, Jimi Hendrix (for Electric Lady Studios), Pete Francis, Eddie Vedder, Prince, and Bruce Springsteen. Balancing psychological presence with expressive painterly abstraction, Quigley's portraits are represented in prominent private, corporate, and institutional collections, reflecting his sustained engagement with many of the defining figures of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
A lifelong athlete, Quigley has drawn inspiration from sports since childhood. This enduring influence culminated in his Boxers series, begun in 1999, which uses the athlete as a metaphor for the Skrapper work ethic—meeting the mental, physical, and emotional demands of competition and artistic practice with equal discipline and determination. Rather than depicting sport alone, the series explores perseverance, preparation, resilience, and the relentless pursuit of excellence shared by both athletes and painters.
NEW YOUNG LINCOLN(work in progress), 30 X 24", 2026
ACRYLIC, CHARCOAL, CRAYON, PASTEL ON CANVAS
ACRYLIC, CHARCOAL, CRAYON, PASTEL ON CANVAS
Accepting offers.
$25,000.
JALEN BRUNSON, 40 X 30", 2026
OIL, ACRYLIC, SPRAY PAINT, CRAYON, PENCIL, PASTEL ON CANVAS
OIL, ACRYLIC, SPRAY PAINT, CRAYON, PENCIL, PASTEL ON CANVAS
$53,000.
KOBE #3 (painted for Kobe Bryant), 2019-24, 72 X 54 INCHES
OIL, ACRYLIC, SPRAY PAINT, CRAYON, PASTEL ON CANVAS
OIL, ACRYLIC, SPRAY PAINT, CRAYON, PASTEL ON CANVAS
$100,000.
KOBE 1997 (painted for Kobe Bryant), , 72 X 54", 1997
ACRYLIC, CRAYON, PASTEL ON PAPER
ACRYLIC, CRAYON, PASTEL ON PAPER
$50,000.
CHRIS MULLIN, ST. JOHNS, 36 X 24", 2025
OIL, PASTEL ON CANVAS
OIL, PASTEL ON CANVAS
$30,000.
CONOR MCGREGOR, 2019, 36 X 48 INCHES
OIL, ACRYLIC, CRAYON, PASTEL ON CANVAS
OIL, ACRYLIC, CRAYON, PASTEL ON CANVAS
$45,000.
THE ICEMAN: CHUCK LIDDELL, 50 X 31", 2021
OIL, ACRYLIC, OIL CRAYON, COLLAGE PASTEL ON ARCHIVAL WOOD PANEL
OIL, ACRYLIC, OIL CRAYON, COLLAGE PASTEL ON ARCHIVAL WOOD PANEL
$42,000.
LEWIS VS HOLYFIELD(UNFINISHED), 60 X 72", 2026
OIL ON CANVAS
OIL ON CANVAS
UNFINISHED, ACCEPTING OFFERS.
$65,000.
WHO ARE THESE GUYS? 1960
WORKING ON THIS, (UNFINISHED) 72 X 54", 2026
ACRYLIC, PASTEL, PENCIL, CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
$65,000
LINCOLN , 2011, 60 X 54 INCHES
OIL, ACRYLIC, OIL CRAYON, PASTEL, PENCIL, CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
OIL, ACRYLIC, OIL CRAYON, PASTEL, PENCIL, CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
SOLD
2012 , Private Collection, Concord, MA
AMERICAN HISTORY, 2016, 74 X 74 INCHES
OIL, ACRYLIC, OIL CRAYON, CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
OIL, ACRYLIC, OIL CRAYON, CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
$65,000.
MY NIECE SAMANTHA, TITLED: WOMEN OF TIME ARE USUALLY UNDERESTIMATED 2016, 80 X 80 INCHES
OIL, ACRYLIC, OIL CRAYON, CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
OIL, ACRYLIC, OIL CRAYON, CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
$65,000.
ARE WE REALLY UNITED? 2016, 80 X 112 INCHES
OIL, ACRYLIC, OIL CRAYON, CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
OIL, ACRYLIC, OIL CRAYON, CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
$70,000.
JOHN LEWIS, 30 X 24", 2020
ACRYLIC, PENCIL, CHARCOAL, PASTEL ON PAPER
ACRYLIC, PENCIL, CHARCOAL, PASTEL ON PAPER
$18,000.
SAM HOUSTON, 72 X 84", 2019
OIL, ACRYLIC, OIL CRAYON, CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
OIL, ACRYLIC, OIL CRAYON, CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
$70,000.
OMAYHRA, 36 X 30", 2004
OIL, CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
OIL, CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
$24,000.
LOSMIR, 36 X 30", 2004
OIL, CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
OIL, CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
$24,000.
JOHANNA SKRAPPER SHOW, 16 X 12", 2004
OIL ON CANVAS
OIL ON CANVAS
$12,000.
ETHAN HAWKE, 48 X 32", 2010
OIL ON CANVAS
OIL ON CANVAS
$40,000.
LEIF HOPE ARTIST WRITERS GAME, 40 X 34", 2019
OIL ON CANVAS
OIL ON CANVAS
$32,000.
THE BOSS, 48 X 36", 2005
OIL ON CANVAS
OIL ON CANVAS
$28,000.
STEPHEN TALKHOUSE, 72 X 72", 2014
OIL, CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
OIL, CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
$65,000.
SOLD
MUGHAL BOY I MET IN INDIA, 48 X 36", 2001
OIL, CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
OIL, CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
$28,000.
CHARLES SAATCHI IN A RED DOG SHIRT, 36 X 30", 2007
OIL ON CANVAS
OIL ON CANVAS
$28,000.
THE JESUS PAINTING, 72 X 72", 2026
OIL, CHARCOAL, SPRAY PAINT, OIL PASTEL ON CANVAS
OIL, CHARCOAL, SPRAY PAINT, OIL PASTEL ON CANVAS
$55,000.
Y2K , 1999-2017, 72 X 54 INCHES
OIL, ACRYLIC, OIL CRAYON, COLLAGE, CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
OIL, ACRYLIC, OIL CRAYON, COLLAGE, CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
$50,000.
PRINCE, 2019, 84 X 64 INCHES
QUIGLEY WORKED WITH PRINCE IN EARLY 90S
OIL, ACRYLIC, OIL CRAYON, CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
OIL, ACRYLIC, OIL CRAYON, CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
$99,000.
LEON RUSSELL AT TALKHOUSE, 36 X 36", 2025
OIL, OIL CRAYON, CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
OIL, OIL CRAYON, CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
$32,000.
BRUCE, 2022, 72 X 54 INCHES
OIL, ACRYLIC, OIL CRAYON, CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
THIS IS THE 5TH PAINTING OF SPRINGSTEEN
OIL, ACRYLIC, OIL CRAYON, CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
THIS IS THE 5TH PAINTING OF SPRINGSTEEN
SOLD
WARREN ZEVON, 40 X 32", 2029
OIL, CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
OIL, CHARCOAL ON CANVAS
$40,000.
FRAU KASTNER, REDBULL, 24 X 20", 2008
OIL ON CANVAS
$14,000.
RENEE #1, 20 X 16", 1989
OIL ON CANVAS
OIL ON CANVAS
$8,000.
RENEE #2 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, 16 X 12", 1987
OIL ON CANVAS
OIL ON CANVAS
$6,000.
ILYANNA, 40 X 34", 2008
OIL ON METAL
OIL ON METAL
$15,000.