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David Johnson

American · 1827–1908 · Painter

David Johnson was an American painter, a member of the second generation of Hudson River School painters. (Wikipedia)

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  1. ) View of West Point from Fort Putnam, 18667Brunk Auctions · $330,000≈ £270,071≈ €307,120Sign up to see
  2. David Johnson, On the Wallkill River, Ulster County, New York, 1869, oil on canvasOn the Wallkill River, Ulster County, New YorkBonhams · $194,500≈ £121,737≈ €150,880Sign up to see
  3. A Mountain LandscapeBrunk Auctions · $36,000≈ £28,064≈ €30,369Sign up to see

David Johnson’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

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David Johnson, City Hall St., 1963, gelatin silver print
City Hall St., 1963
Rago Auctions · Nov 21, 2025
$445Sign up free to see
David Johnson, We Demand Civil Rights, 1963, gelatin silver print
We Demand Civil Rights, 1963
Rago Auctions · Nov 21, 2025
$762Sign up free to see
David Johnson, Boy and Lincoln, gelatin silver print
Boy and Lincoln
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 31, 2025
$2,413Sign up free to see
David Johnson, Boy and Lincoln, gelatin silver print
Boy and Lincoln
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 31, 2025
$762Sign up free to see
David Johnson, Mount Lafayette, 1873, oil on panel
Mount Lafayette, 1873
Bonhams · Apr 30, 2025
$10,240Sign up free to see
David Johnson, Old Kate's Bridge, Dashville, Ulster County, New York, 1872, oil on canvas
Old Kate's Bridge, Dashville, Ulster County, New York, 1872
Bonhams · Nov 19, 2024
$12,800Sign up free to see
David Johnson, View of Lake George, oil on artist board
View of Lake George
Bonhams · Apr 25, 2024
$21,760Sign up free to see
111th and Harlem Lane, June 1868
Brunk Auctions · Sep 16, 2023
$14,000Sign up free to see
David Johnson, Balm of Gilead, 1883, graphite on paper
Balm of Gilead, 1883
Toomey & Co. · Aug 10, 2023
$189Sign up free to see
David Johnson, Mardi Gras, Justice, Power, Faith, New Orleans 1993, offset lithograph
Mardi Gras, Justice, Power, Faith, New Orleans 1993
Toovey's · Aug 9, 2023
£65Sign up free to see
) View of West Point from Fort Putnam, 18667
Brunk Auctions · Mar 25, 2023
$330,000Sign up free to see
David Johnson, Old Man of the Mountain (New Hampshire), oil on canvas
Old Man of the Mountain (New Hampshire)
Bonhams · Feb 7, 2023
$19,063Sign up free to see
David Johnson, Morning, Lake George, oil on canvas
Morning, Lake George
Bonhams · May 26, 2022
$12,113Sign up free to see
David Johnson, A Summer Day, 1887, oil on canvas
A Summer Day, 1887
Bonhams · May 26, 2022
$8,925Sign up free to see
David Johnson, Riverscape, Watercolor
Riverscape
Clarke Auction Gallery · Nov 7, 2021
$550Sign up free to see
Coming Storm, 1878
Brunk Auctions · Sep 11, 2021
$1,400Sign up free to see
David Johnson, Study of Ghent, Oil on canvas
Study of Ghent
Sloans & Kenyon · Apr 15, 2021
$4,000Sign up free to see
Evening in an Adirondack Lake, 1873
Brunk Auctions · Apr 10, 2021
$11,000Sign up free to see
David Johnson, Landscape, Chappenville, CT, 1882, Pencil on paper
Landscape, Chappenville, CT, 1882
Clarke Auction Gallery · Dec 6, 2020
$250Sign up free to see
David Johnson, four works, graphite on paper
four works
Rago Auctions · Sep 24, 2020
$1,625Sign up free to see
David Johnson, four works, c. 1870, graphite on paper, graphite and charcoal on paper
four works, c. 1870
Rago Auctions · Sep 24, 2020
$938Sign up free to see
David Johnson, five works, graphite on paper
five works
Rago Auctions · Sep 24, 2020
$896Sign up free to see
A Mountain Landscape
Brunk Auctions · Sep 12, 2020
$36,000Sign up free to see
David Johnson, Lancaster, New Hampshire, 1867, oil on canvas
Lancaster, New Hampshire, 1867
Bonhams · Jul 29, 2020
$12,575Sign up free to see
David Johnson, The Giant of the Meadow, oil on canvas
The Giant of the Meadow
Bonhams · Nov 19, 2018
$15,000Sign up free to see
Joyceville, Connecticut, 1881
Brunk Auctions · Nov 17, 2018
$8,500Sign up free to see
Cottage on the Lake, 1864
Brunk Auctions · Nov 11, 2017
$8,500Sign up free to see
David Johnson, Sunrise Landscape with Cows at Watering Hole, Oil on panel
Sunrise Landscape with Cows at Watering Hole
James D. Julia · Aug 16, 2017
$3,630Sign up free to see
David Johnson, Autumn Landscape, oil on panel
Autumn Landscape
Bonhams · May 24, 2017
$3,750Sign up free to see
A Riverside at Cos Cob, 1880
Brunk Auctions · Mar 13, 2015
$3,200Sign up free to see
Autumn Farm Landscape
Brunk Auctions · Sep 12, 2014
$4,800Sign up free to see
Farmstead, Pompton, New Jersey
Brunk Auctions · Sep 12, 2014
$4,200Sign up free to see
David Johnson, On the Wallkill River, Ulster County, New York, 1869, oil on canvas
On the Wallkill River, Ulster County, New York, 1869
Bonhams · Nov 28, 2012
$194,500Sign up free to see
David Johnson, "The Wa-wa yan da", Orange County, New York, oil on panel
"The Wa-wa yan da", Orange County, New York
Bonhams · May 22, 2007
$24,000Sign up free to see
David Johnson, A Waterfall in the Woods, oil on board
A Waterfall in the Woods
Bonhams · Apr 11, 2005
$3,525Sign up free to see
David Johnson, The Upper Wallkill, Orange County, NY, Oil on canvas
The Upper Wallkill, Orange County, NY
Circle Auction · Mar 7, 2020
David Johnson, The Giant of the Meadow, oil on canvas
The Giant of the Meadow
Bonhams · Nov 20, 2017
David Johnson, Scene at Conklin, Broome Co., New York, oil on canvas
Scene at Conklin, Broome Co., New York
Bonhams · May 24, 2017
David Johnson, Barbazon Style Landscape, Oil on wood panel
Barbazon Style Landscape
James D. Julia · Aug 25, 2015
David Johnson, Drawings: Twenty, black and white chalks on paper
Drawings: Twenty
Bonhams · Nov 30, 2010
David Johnson, Drawings: Nineteen, black and white chalks on paper
Drawings: Nineteen
Bonhams · Nov 30, 2010
David Johnson, At Chapinville, Connecticut
At Chapinville, Connecticut
Bonhams · Dec 3, 2008
David Johnson, Near Warwick, Orange County, NY, oil on canvas
Near Warwick, Orange County, NY
Bonhams · May 21, 2008
David Johnson, Geneseo, pencil on paper
Geneseo
Bonhams · May 24, 2006
David Johnson, Collie Head Study, oil on canvas
Collie Head Study
Bonhams · May 24, 2006

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

David Johnson, Edwin Forrest
Edwin Forrest1871 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Collection — Open Acces…
David Johnson, Three Pears and an Apple
Three Pears and an Apple1857 · oil on board
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts — Ope…
David Johnson, Tree Trunks
Tree Trunksc. 1860s · graphite with gouache on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Me…
David Johnson, Study for "White Mountains from North Conway, New Hampshire" [recto]
Study for "White Mountains from North Conway, New Hampshire" [recto]1851 · graphite with gouache on blue, ruled wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, 19…
David Johnson, On the Unadilla, New York
On the Unadilla, New York1884
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · David Johnson, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art
David Johnson, Bayside, New Rochelle, New York
Bayside, New Rochelle, New York1886
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Metropolitan Museum of Art
David Johnson, Near Squam Lake, New Hampshire
Near Squam Lake, New Hampshire1856
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · David Johnson, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art
David Johnson, Three Pears and an Apple
Three Pears and an Apple1857
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
David Johnson, Edwin Forrest
Edwin Forrest1871
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
David Johnson, Connecticut River at South Lancaster, New Hampshire
Connecticut River at South Lancaster, New Hampshire1875
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
David Johnson, River Landscape at Sunset
River Landscape at Sunset1890
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
David Johnson, Cornwall on the Hudson
Cornwall on the Hudson1868
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston
David Johnson, Study, North Conway, New Hampshire
Study, North Conway, New Hampshire1851 · oil on canvas
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund — Open Access (…
David Johnson, Willow
Willow1885 · Graphite, heightened with white chalk, on green wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Charles Deering Collection Fund — public domain…
David Johnson, July - Mount Lafayette, N.H.
July - Mount Lafayette, N.H.n.d. · Graphite on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Stanley Field Fund — public domain (CC0)
David Johnson, Chestnut and Pine
Chestnut and Pine1869 · graphite
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection — Open Acc…
David Johnson, Pine, Lake George
Pine, Lake George1871 · pencil
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Robinson in memory of…
David Johnson, Boquet River
Boquet River1859 · Graphite
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Honorable Joseph P. Carroll and Roberta …
David Johnson, Pine Tree, Conway, New Hampshire (recto); Landscape and Tree Studies (verso)
Pine Tree, Conway, New Hampshire (recto); Landscape and Tree Studies (verso)c. 1851 · graphite with pen and brown ink
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Honorable Joseph P. Carroll and Roberta …

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