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Frank Tenney Johnson

American · 1874–1939 · Painter

Frank Tenney Johnson was a painter of the Old American West, and he popularized a style of painting cowboys which became known as "The Johnson Moonlight Technique". Somewhere… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Frank Tenney Johnson, Silent Night, oil on canvasSilent NightCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $1,120,000≈ £551,344≈ €820,453Sign up to see
  2. Frank Tenney Johnson, The Sheriff's Posse, 1926, oil on canvasThe Sheriff's PosseCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $1,079,000≈ £540,933≈ €685,776Sign up to see
  3. Frank Tenney Johnson, Cowboys Roping the Bear, oil on canvas laid on boardCowboys Roping the BearCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $921,000≈ £587,597≈ €754,918Sign up to see

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  1. Frank Tenney Johnson, Set of two: Stella Seated; The Whittler, Pencil on paper
    Set of two: Stella Seated; The Whittler
    Drawing · Paper
    13 x 9 1/2 inches; 14 1/4 x 9 inches
    Scottsdale Art Auction · · Lot 180
    $1,638≈ £1,298≈ €1,516Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
  2. Frank Tenney Johnson, Chase by Moonlight, charcoal and pencil on paper
    Chase by Moonlight
    Drawing · Paper
    24 x 16 3/4in
    Bonhams · · Lot 136
    $13,750≈ £10,411≈ €11,641Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
  3. Frank Tenney Johnson, 'Captain Jack' Modoc, 1905, ink wash on paper
    'Captain Jack' Modoc, 1905
    Drawing · Paper
    19 x 12 1/2in
    Bonhams · · Lot 140
    $4,750≈ £3,597≈ €4,021Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
  4. Frank Tenney Johnson, Indian, 1909, pencil & ink wash on paper
    Indian, 1909
    Drawing · Paper
    10 x 8 inches
    Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · · Lot 2
    $2,678≈ £2,045≈ €2,431Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction ↗
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