Frank Weston Benson: career timeline

American · 1862–1951 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 47 of 98 lots (49% 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.

Frank Weston Benson: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.

Decade made	Works	Sold	Median sold price	Main medium
1890s	1	1	$382kSign up	Oil
1910s	12	10	$669Sign up	Etching
1920s	29	25	$813Sign up	Other
1930s	5	5	$688Sign up	Other

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Year madeHeight (in)Width (in)MediumSubject

1890s 1 work

Sold: 1 of 1
Median: $382kSign up
Average: $382kSign up
Typical size: 40 × 30 in (102 × 76 cm)
Mediums: Oil (1)
Subjects: —

1893 Firelight$382kSign up

1910s 12 works

Sold: 10 of 12
Median: $669Sign up
Average: $788Sign up
Typical size: 10 × 8.5 in (25 × 22 cm)
Mediums: Etching (6), Other (4), Oil (1)
Subjects: Sunsets & night (2), Figures & portraits (1), Rivers & marshes (1)

c. 1913 Portrait of Sarah ‘Daisey’ Bradstreet DeweyResult not published
1916 Second Island Outlet$524Sign up
1916 Mallard Rising$524Sign up
c. 1917 Etchings and Drypoints by Frank W. Benson, Volumes I-IV (4 works)$1.1kSign up
1917 After Sunset$524Sign up
1917 Mallard Drake, 1917$650Sign up
1917 After Sunset, 1917$1.2kSign up
1918 Mallards No. 2, 1918$469Sign up
1918 MARSH GUNNER$1.5kSign up
1918 Morning Flight, 1918$688Sign up
1918 Souvenir of Long Point$700Sign up
1919 BroadbillsResult not published

1920s 29 works

Sold: 25 of 29
Median: $813Sign up
Average: $8.2kSign up
Typical size: 9 × 9.5 in (23 × 24 cm)
Mediums: Other (13), Etching (10), Watercolor (4)
Subjects: Rivers & marshes (2), Figures & portraits (2), Birds (1)

1920 A Cup of Water, 1920$910Sign up
1920 The Dark Pool, 1920$1.9kSign up
1921 Rocky RiverUnsold
1921 Untitled (river scene)$2kSign up
1921 Study for Geese Flying$11.9kSign up
1923 Herons at Rest$524Sign up
1923 Duck Blind, 1923$813Sign up
1923 Setting Decoys, 1923$1.1kSign up
1923 The Bridge, 1923$1.1kSign up
1923 On Set Wings, 1923$750Sign up
c. 1923 Down the Rapids ( circa 1923)$50kSign up
1924 On the Red Head Ground$524Sign up

Show 12 more (1920s)

1924 Rising Geese, 1924$325Sign up
1925 Man With a Gaff, 1925$750Sign up
1925 Pointer Dog$500Sign up
1926 Canvasbacks$700Sign up
1926 Sheldrake's Brood, 1926$358Sign up
1926 Nightfall (P. 262)$125Sign up
1927 Running the Rapids$1.1kSign up
1927 THE PUNTERUnsold
1927 Winter, Wildfowling, 1927$4.5kSign up
1927 Flying Pintail, 1927$455Sign up
1927 Two Canoes, 1927$910Sign up
1927 Running the Rapids, 1927$1.8kSign up

…and 5 more works from this group in the full results list.

1930s 5 works

Sold: 5 of 5
Median: $688Sign up
Average: $597Sign up
Typical size: 8 × 9 in (20 × 23 cm)
Mediums: Other (4), Etching (1)
Subjects: —

Creation date not recorded

49 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 2000s 4 works

Sold: 3 of 4
Median: $15.9kSign up
Average: $24.8kSign up
Typical size: 14 × 12.5 in (35 × 32 cm)
Mediums: Etching (1), Lithograph (1), Watercolor (1)
Subjects: Harbours & ports (1), Boats (1), Cattle & animals (1)

sold 2007 Salem HarborUnsold
sold 2008 Hunter Poling a Boat$660Sign up
sold 2009 Yound man on a roan horse in the mountains$15.9kSign up
sold 2009 Landing the big one 20 1/4 x 16 3/4in$58kSign up

Undated, sold in the 2010s 18 works

Sold: 11 of 18
Median: $500Sign up
Average: $2.8kSign up
Typical size: 8 × 10 in (21 × 25 cm)
Mediums: Etching (8), Watercolor (4), Drypoint (4)
Subjects: Birds (1), Rivers & marshes (1), Figures & portraits (1)

sold 2010 Lone Yellowlegs$885Sign up
sold 2012 Rainbow Cove$230Sign up
sold 2012 Footbridge Boothbay$5.8kSign up
sold 2015 Three Egrets$325Sign up
sold 2015 Highland Lake with Marshes$13.4kSign up · sold 2×
sold 2015 Frank W. Benson, N. A.$600Sign up

Show 6 more (2010s)

sold 2015 Red Heads No. 2.$200Sign up
sold 2017 Duck Blind$8.3kSign up
sold 2018 - ''Towering Widgeon'' (Paff 260 vii/VII)-Result not published
sold 2018 - ''Dark Pool'' (Paff 189 v/V)-Result not published
sold 2018 - ''Water Lillies'' (Paff 163)-Result not published
sold 2018 - ''Morning Flight'' (Paff 152 iii/III)-Result not published

…and 6 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 27 works

Sold: 22 of 27
Median: $447Sign up
Average: $1.5kSign up
Typical size: 8 × 9 in (20 × 23 cm)
Mediums: Other (10), Etching (7), Drypoint (3)
Subjects: Landscapes (1), Sunsets & night (1), Boats (1)

sold 2022 High Flying Ducks$1.5kSign up
sold 2022 Taking a Break after the Hunt, late 19th orResult not published
sold 2022 CHICKADEES$426Sign up
sold 2022 Baldpates$1.6kSign up
sold 2022 Ducks$11.7kSign up
sold 2022 Broadbills$360Sign up

Show 6 more (2020s)

sold 2023 Waterfowl$300Sign up
sold 2023 Landscape$5kSign up
sold 2023 Three Waterfowl Prints, including:$448Sign up
sold 2023 Two Waterfowl Prints, including:$192Sign up
sold 2023 Three Waterfowl Prints, including:$576Sign up
sold 2023 Three Waterfowl Prints, including:$384Sign up

…and 15 more works from this group in the full results list.

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 Frank Weston Benson auction results →