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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Record prices
Silent NightCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $1,120,000≈ £551,344≈ €820,453Sign up to see
The Sheriff's PosseCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $1,079,000≈ £540,933≈ €685,776Sign up to see
Cowboys Roping the BearCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $921,000≈ £587,597≈ €754,918Sign up to see
Frank Tenney 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).
Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
7 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 117 | 112 | 96% | $174kSign up | $99.7kSign up | $1.1MSign up |
| Oil | 117 | 112 | 96% | $174kSign up | $99.7kSign up | $1.1MSign up |
| Works on paper | 10 | 10 | 100% | $22.3kSign up | $14.1kSign up | $58.5kSign up |
| Watercolor | 3 | 3 | 100% | $43kSign up | $56kSign up | $58.5kSign up |
| Gouache | 3 | 3 | 100% | $23.6kSign up | $18.1kSign up | $42kSign up |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | 100% | $5.7kSign up | $3.7kSign up | $13.8kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | $100kSign up |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | $105kSign up |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | $157kSign up |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | $12.9kSign up |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | $140kSign up |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | $37.8kSign up |
| 2020 | 8 | 7 | $73.1kSign up |
| 2019 | 8 | 8 | $90.3kSign up |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | $15.6kSign up |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 | $11.9kSign up |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | $5.5kSign up |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | $156kSign up |
| 2014 | 13 | 12 | $5.8kSign up |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | $8.8kSign up |
| 2012 | 13 | 13 | $6.3kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $243kSign up |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | $63.3kSign up |
| 2008 | 5 | 3 | $431kSign up |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | $448kSign up |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | $42kSign up |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | $136kSign up |