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Frank Schoonover, Blackbeard in Smoke and Flame

Frank Schoonover

American · 1877–1972 · Painter, Illustrator

Frank Earle Schoonover was an American illustrator. A member of the Brandywine School, he was a contributing illustrator to magazines and did more than 5,000 paintings. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Frank Schoonover, As the canoe swept by, 1950, oil on canvasAs the canoe swept byBonhams · $182,500≈ £113,410≈ €140,460Sign up to see
  2. Frank Schoonover, Pickerel, 1917, oil on canvasPickerelCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $96,800≈ £80,882≈ €94,995Sign up to see
  3. Frank Schoonover, The Sixty-Three Wagons of the Joel Nesbith Emigrant Were in Night Camp, 1936, oil on canvasThe Sixty-Three Wagons of the Joel Nesbith Emigrant Were in Night CampCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $51,750≈ £25,944≈ €32,891Sign up to see

Frank Schoonover’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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Frank Schoonover, The Spirit of Enchantment Was in the Place, 1907, oil on canvas laid on board
The Spirit of Enchantment Was in the Place, 1907
Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 25, 2026
$51,425Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, At the Bottom of the Gully, Oil on canvas
At the Bottom of the Gully
Scottsdale Art Auction · Aug 23, 2025
$2,633Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, Kill Me Now, Oil on canvas
Kill Me Now
Scottsdale Art Auction · Aug 23, 2025
$2,340Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, "Listen, Mike! There's Nobody Here", 1919, oil on canvas
"Listen, Mike! There's Nobody Here", 1919
Bonhams · Apr 30, 2025
$5,376Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, Study for On Guard!, c. 1902, oil on board
Study for On Guard!, c. 1902
Toomey & Co. · Jun 27, 2024
$6,048Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, Washington, 1923, oil on canvas
Washington, 1923
Rago Auctions · May 10, 2024
$32,760Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, Lafayette Orders Captain of La Victoire To Change His Course, 1921, oil on canvas
Lafayette Orders Captain of La Victoire To Change His Course, 1921
Rago Auctions · May 10, 2024
$10,710Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, The Freezing Man Was Dragged to Safety, 1914, oil on canvas
The Freezing Man Was Dragged to Safety, 1914
Rago Auctions · May 10, 2024
$15,120Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, My Soldier Home from the War, 1929, oil on canvas
My Soldier Home from the War, 1929
Rago Auctions · May 10, 2024
$21,420Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, I Have Come Back, As I Promised, 1924, oil on canvas
I Have Come Back, As I Promised, 1924
Rago Auctions · May 10, 2024
$6,300Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, As Louise Approached the Door of Her Tent, 1920, oil on canvas
As Louise Approached the Door of Her Tent, 1920
Rago Auctions · May 10, 2024
$9,030Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, I Hardly Knew How I Got Him Down, 1914, oil on canvas
I Hardly Knew How I Got Him Down, 1914
Rago Auctions · May 10, 2024
$7,860Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, He Had Found His Quarry – Now the Question Was – What To Do, 1926, oil on canvas
He Had Found His Quarry – Now the Question Was – What To Do, 1926
Rago Auctions · May 10, 2024
$8,820Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, Northwest Mounted, 1923, oil on board
Northwest Mounted, 1923
Rago Auctions · May 10, 2024
$23,940Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, I Had Tried Several Times To Meet Dawn Woman, 1935, oil on canvas
I Had Tried Several Times To Meet Dawn Woman, 1935
Rago Auctions · May 10, 2024
$10,080Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, Camp at Mast Hope from Smalley’s Camp, 1945, oil on canvas
Camp at Mast Hope from Smalley’s Camp, 1945
Rago Auctions · May 10, 2024
$8,190Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, At the Trade-house Door Findley Said Good-by, 1928-29, oil on canvas
At the Trade-house Door Findley Said Good-by, 1928-29
Rago Auctions · May 10, 2024
$5,292Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, Rangers Cabin, "Well, There's Your Written Orders", Rejoined Blackener, 1925, oil on linen
Rangers Cabin, "Well, There's Your Written Orders", Rejoined Blackener, 1925
Rago Auctions · Nov 10, 2023
$10,320Sign up free to see
Trappers With Rifles, 1925
Brunk Auctions · May 19, 2023
$9,000Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, Colt / Revólveres y Pistolas Automáticas, 1925, Lithographic poster on textured wove paper, the Spanish version
Colt / Revólveres y Pistolas Automáticas, 1925
Bonhams · Apr 26, 2023
$1,530Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, Pickerel, 1917, oil on canvas
Pickerel, 1917
Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 23, 2022
$96,800Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, Rough Crossing, Oil on canvas
Rough Crossing
Scottsdale Art Auction · Apr 9, 2022
$46,800Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, Upper Reaches of the Kenogami River, Ontario, Canada, Oil on canvas
Upper Reaches of the Kenogami River, Ontario, Canada
Scottsdale Art Auction · Apr 9, 2022
$8,190Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, We Had Some Difficulty Descending the Mountain, Oil on canvas
We Had Some Difficulty Descending the Mountain
Scottsdale Art Auction · Apr 6, 2019
$14,040Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, Connie and Sheepherder, 1922, oil on canvas
Connie and Sheepherder, 1922
Bonhams · Nov 19, 2018
$23,750Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, Montana Chief of Blackfoot, Oil on board
Montana Chief of Blackfoot
Scottsdale Art Auction · Apr 1, 2017
$8,190Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, He Came to a Wide Rift of Gray Water, oil on canvas
He Came to a Wide Rift of Gray Water
Bonhams · May 20, 2015
$10,625Sign up free to see
I watched them for a few hours but they showed no sign of taking to the bush. (#1291)
Brunk Auctions · May 15, 2015
$28,000Sign up free to see
My Escape Through Russia (S.916), an illustration for a story in the Ladie's Home Journal, September, 1919
Brunk Auctions · Nov 15, 2014
$16,000Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, Who made it an issue of six shooters, (California Mine; Copper Sky) 1916, oil on canvas laid down on board
Who made it an issue of six shooters, (California Mine; Copper Sky) 1916
Bonhams · Dec 11, 2012
$25,000Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, As the canoe swept by, 1950, oil on canvas
As the canoe swept by, 1950
Bonhams · Dec 11, 2012
$182,500Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, Montana Chief of the Blackfeet, 1965, oil on board
Montana Chief of the Blackfeet, 1965
Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 25, 2009
$10,925Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, The She Wolf and Lynx, 1906, oil on canvas
The She Wolf and Lynx, 1906
Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 26, 2008
$43,125Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, The Sixty-Three Wagons of the Joel Nesbith Emigrant Were in Night Camp, 1936, oil on canvas
The Sixty-Three Wagons of the Joel Nesbith Emigrant Were in Night Camp, 1936
Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Jul 26, 2008
$51,750Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, A Mountain Lake in Winter, oil on canvas on board
A Mountain Lake in Winter
Bonhams · Apr 11, 2005
$7,050Sign up free to see
Frank Schoonover, Two Hands Aloft, Oil on canvas
Two Hands Aloft
Scottsdale Art Auction · Aug 23, 2025
Trapper-Rogue River, Oregon
Brunk Auctions · Jul 11, 2014
Frank Schoonover, After the fight, 1906, oil on canvas
After the fight, 1906
Bonhams · Aug 17, 2010

Works in museum collections

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Frank Schoonover, Blackbeard in Smoke and Flame
Blackbeard in Smoke and Flame1922
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