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Frederick Ferdinand Schafer, Old Roscoe on the Truckee River

Frederick Ferdinand Schafer

American · 1839–1927 · Painter

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29lots offered2005–2024years recorded86%sold (24)$4.8kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Evening, Mt. ShastaBrunk Auctions · $15,000≈ £12,019≈ €13,977Sign up to see
  2. Frederick Ferdinand Schafer, Catskill Fall, Catskill Mountains, New York, alternatively titled, John Muir's Valley, Yosemite, oil on canvasCatskill Fall, Catskill Mountains, New York, alternatively titled, John Muir's Valley, YosemiteBonhams · $8,750≈ £6,267≈ €7,164Sign up to see
  3. Frederick Ferdinand Schafer, Evening on Santa Cruz River; Thought to be Mount Lassen (group of 2), first signed 'F Schafer' (lower left); second signed 'F. Schafer' (lower right)Evening on Santa Cruz River; Thought to be Mount Lassen (group of 2)Bonhams · $8,125≈ £5,204≈ €7,405Sign up to see

Frederick Ferdinand Schafer’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).

ArtSell has recorded 28 auction results for Frederick Ferdinand Schafer between 2005 and 2024, of which 24 sold (86%). A further 1 lot was offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $750Sign up free to see to $15kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $15kSign up free to see for Evening, Mt. Shasta at Brunk Auctions in May 2024. The most common medium is oil paintings (27 lots). Most results come from Bonhams (25), Brunk Auctions (2) and Helmuth Stone Gallery (1).

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  1. Evening, Mt. Shasta
    Oil · Canvas
    50 x 30 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 659
    $15,000≈ £12,019≈ €13,977HammerSign up free to seeEst. $18,000–22,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  2. Indians On the Amazon
    Oil · Canvas
    9.5 x 11.5 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 97
    $882≈ £635≈ €742$700 + $182 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $500–1,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  3. Autumn on Lake George
    Oil · Canvas
    30 x 50 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 1261
    $1,000≈ £798≈ €891HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  4. Frederick Ferdinand Schafer, Catskill Fall, Catskill Mountains, New York, alternatively titled, John Muir's Valley, Yosemite, oil on canvas
    Catskill Fall, Catskill Mountains, New York, alternatively titled, John Muir's Valley, Yosemite
    Oil · Canvas
    30 x 50in
    Bonhams · · Lot 4
    $8,750≈ £6,267≈ €7,164Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
  5. Frederick Ferdinand Schafer, Winter on the plains, oil on canvas
    Winter on the plains
    Oil · Canvas
    20 x 36in
    Bonhams · · Lot 162
    $3,125≈ £2,354≈ €2,792Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
  6. Frederick Ferdinand Schafer, Evening on Santa Cruz River; Thought to be Mount Lassen (group of 2), first signed 'F Schafer' (lower left); second signed 'F. Schafer' (lower right)
    Evening on Santa Cruz River; Thought to be Mount Lassen (group of 2)
    first signed 'F Schafer' (lower left); second signed 'F. Schafer' (lower right)
    each 20 x 36in
    Bonhams · · Lot 6
    $8,125≈ £5,204≈ €7,405Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
  7. Frederick Ferdinand Schafer, Eddy's Peak, Northern California, oil on canvas
    Eddy's Peak, Northern California
    Oil · Canvas
    30 x 20in
    Bonhams · · Lot 7
    $2,500≈ £1,601≈ €2,278Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Bonhams ↗
  8. Frederick Ferdinand Schafer, Cows along a dirt road with mountains in the distance, oil on canvas
    Cows along a dirt road with mountains in the distance
    Oil · Canvas
    28 x 48in
    Bonhams · · Lot 10
    $5,000≈ £3,272≈ €4,576Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
  9. Frederick Ferdinand Schafer, Evening on Truckee River, between Truckee and Lake Tahoe, oil on canvas
    Evening on Truckee River, between Truckee and Lake Tahoe
    Oil · Canvas
    28 x 42in
    Bonhams · · Lot 9
    $7,500≈ £4,907≈ €6,864Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Bonhams ↗
  10. Frederick Ferdinand Schafer, Indian camp in winter, oil on canvas
    Indian camp in winter
    Oil · Canvas
    20 x 36in
    Bonhams · · Lot 3070
    $1,500≈ £999≈ €1,334Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
Also offered, result not published (1)

Lots by Frederick Ferdinand Schafer that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

Frederick Ferdinand Schafer paintings (27)Frederick Ferdinand Schafer oil paintings (27)

Frederick Ferdinand Schafer: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Frederick Ferdinand Schafer at auction?

$15,000Sign up free to see, for Evening, Mt. Shasta at Brunk Auctions (May 2024) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Frederick Ferdinand Schafer?

The median sale price is $4.8kSign up free to see across 24 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Frederick Ferdinand Schafer have sold at auction?

24 of 28 recorded lots sold between 2005 and 2024. 1 further lot was offered with no published result and is not counted.

Which auction houses sell Frederick Ferdinand Schafer?

Bonhams, Brunk Auctions and Helmuth Stone Gallery account for the most recorded results. Bonhams · Brunk Auctions · Helmuth Stone Gallery

About Frederick Ferdinand Schafer

In museum collections

  • Frederick Ferdinand Schafer, Old Roscoe on the Truckee RiverOld Roscoe on the Truckee River, 1885
    Birmingham Museum of Art · Public domain
  • Frederick Ferdinand Schafer, Morning on Mirror Lake, Yosemite ValleyMorning on Mirror Lake, Yosemite Valley
    Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Frederick Ferdinand Schafer, North Heads on the Pacific Coast, CaliforniaNorth Heads on the Pacific Coast, California
    http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/0bcbab16d1abff207930e0141a224ee3 · Public domain

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