Eastman Johnson: career timeline
American · 1824–1906 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 12 of 27 lots (44% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 5 | 3 | $85kSign up | Oil |
| 1860s | 2 | 2 | $68.8kSign up | Oil |
| 1870s | 3 | 2 | $58.2kSign up | Oil |
| 1880s | 1 | 1 | $5kSign up | Oil |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | — | Oil |
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1850s 5 works
- Sold
- 3 of 5
- Median
- $85kSign up
- Average
- $171kSign up
- Typical size
- 18.5 × 15.5 in (48 × 39 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3), Drawing (1), Pastel (1)
- Subjects
- —
c. 1851 Countess Van StirrumUnsold
c. 1853 Dutch Interior, Dongen, Province in Holland$4.8kSign up
c. 1856 Indian Family$423kSign up
1857 Group with Mrs. Sarah Fairchild Conover, Superior, WisconsinUnsold
1859 Confidence and Admiration 1859, A study from Negro Life at the South, (Old Kentucky Home)$85kSign up
1860s 2 works
- Sold
- 2 of 2
- Median
- $68.8kSign up
- Average
- $68.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 15 × 17 in (38 × 43 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1863 Reading Boy$132kSign up
c. 1866 The Cradle Song$5.5kSign up
1870s 3 works
- Sold
- 2 of 3
- Median
- $58.2kSign up
- Average
- $58.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 7 × 6.5 in (18 × 17 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
c. 1870 Dorothea Lynde Dix (An Old Woman)Unsold
c. 1870 Studio Interior, Nantucket$8kSign up
1875 Child and Lamb$108kSign up
1880s 1 work
1890s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 30 × 23 in (76 × 58 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
c. 1890 Self-PortraitUnsold
Creation date not recorded
15 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2010s 9 works
- Sold
- 8 of 9
- Median
- $6.5kSign up
- Average
- $21.7kSign up
- Typical size
- 22 × 17 in (56 × 43 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (8), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (6), Flowers & still life (1), Landscapes (1)
sold 2012 Portrait of a young man$10kSign up
sold 2013 Portrait of a Woman$25kSign up
sold 2013 Gathering Wild Flowers$4.1kSign up
sold 2014 On the Road to Manhattan$1.8kSign up
sold 2017 Crossing a Stream (Pig-a-Back)$119kSign up
sold 2017 Girl and Pet DollUnsold
Show 3 more (2010s)
sold 2018 Portrait of Young Man with Beard$1.2kSign up
sold 2019 Portrait of Morris K. Jesup$4.5kSign up
sold 2019 Portrait of Nora$8.5kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 6 works
- Sold
- 3 of 6
- Median
- $4.1kSign up
- Average
- $3.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 14.5 × 11.5 in (37 × 29 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (3), Drawing (2), Pastel (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Cattle & animals (1), Flowers & still life (1)
sold 2022 Portrait of Miss C. Hannaver of Richmond$500Sign up
sold 2022 Fishing Shacks, NantucketResult not published
sold 2024 UntitledResult not published
sold 2025 Stampeding Bull in a LandscapeResult not published
sold 2025 Young Girl Reading at a Table$7kSign up
sold 2026 Gathering Wild Flowers$4.1kSign up
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Eastman Johnson auction results →