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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, A landscape with two riders on a trail, 1929, oil on board
    A landscape with two riders on a trail, 1929
    Oil · Board
    11 7/8 x 16in
    Bonhams · · Lot 133
    $9,450≈ £7,221≈ €8,359Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
  2. Frank Tenney Johnson, Mother and Child, Gouache
    Mother and Child
    Gouache
    19 1/2 x 11 inches
    Scottsdale Art Auction · · Lot 122
    $10,530≈ £8,056≈ €9,374Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
  3. Frank Tenney Johnson, Beneath the Western Moon, Oil on board
    Beneath the Western Moon
    Oil · Board
    20 x 16 inches
    Scottsdale Art Auction · · Lot 221
    $222,300≈ £170,071≈ €197,899Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
  4. Frank Tenney Johnson, Smoke of a .45, Oil on canvas
    Smoke of a .45
    Oil · Canvas
    45 x 45 inches
    Scottsdale Art Auction · · Lot 236
    $672,750≈ £514,689≈ €598,905Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
  5. Frank Tenney Johnson, Voiceless Solitude, Oil on canvas
    Voiceless Solitude
    Oil · Canvas
    24 x 18 inches
    Scottsdale Art Auction · · Lot 237
    $49,725≈ £38,042≈ €44,267Price realizedSign up free to seeView at Scottsdale Art Auction ↗
  6. Frank Tenney Johnson, Alphonzo Bell, 1928, oil on canvas
    Alphonzo Bell, 1928
    Oil · Canvas
    32 x 40in
    Bonhams · · Lot 47
    $348,500≈ £268,738≈ €307,157Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $250,000–350,000View at Bonhams ↗
  7. UntitledManner of the artist
    Oil · Canvas
    18.5 x 31 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 153
    $1,008≈ £796≈ €886$800 + $208 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,600View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  8. Frank Tenney Johnson, The Posse, 1922, oil on canvas
    The Posse, 1922
    Oil · Canvas
    22 x 15in
    Bonhams · · Lot 130
    $25,000≈ £19,490≈ €21,878Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Bonhams ↗
  9. Frank Tenney Johnson, Wyoming Landscape, Yellowstone, oil on board
    Wyoming Landscape, Yellowstone
    Oil · Board
    12 x 14 1/2in
    Bonhams · · Lot 161
    $6,250≈ £4,476≈ €5,117Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
  10. Frank Tenney Johnson, Butte, Montana, oil on masonite
    Butte, Montana
    Oil · Board
    18 x 24in
    Bonhams · · Lot 115
    $10,000≈ £7,572≈ €8,466Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
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About Frank Tenney Johnson

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 on the Range is an example of Johnson's moonlight technique. To paint his paintings he used knives, fingers and brushes.

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