Frederick Judd Waugh, The Roaring Forties

Frederick Judd Waugh

American · 1861–1940 · Painter, Draughtsman

Frederick Judd Waugh was an American artist, primarily known as a marine artist. During World War I, he designed ship camouflage for the U.S. Navy, under the direction of… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Frederick Judd Waugh, Crashing Seas, oil on masoniteCrashing SeasBonhams · $39,000≈ £19,570≈ €28,666Sign up to see
  2. Frederick Judd Waugh, Swiss Alpine Landscape, Magnificent oil on canvas scene shows a rock strewn stream bed with working mill having sluice and waterwheelSwiss Alpine LandscapeJames D. Julia · $28,750≈ £15,156≈ €22,263Sign up to see
  3. Frederick Judd Waugh, Surf, 1929, oil on boardSurfBonhams · $28,160≈ £22,458≈ €26,274Sign up to see

Frederick Judd Waugh’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).

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Evening, 1888
Brunk Auctions · Oct 21, 2025
$8,500Sign up free to see
Purple Headlands
Brunk Auctions · May 30, 2025
$7,000Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, Coastal Landscape, 1905, oil on canvas
Coastal Landscape, 1905
Bonhams · Apr 30, 2025
$14,080Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, Head of Jervis Inlet from Queen's Reach, oil on board
Head of Jervis Inlet from Queen's Reach
Bonhams · Jan 31, 2025
$1,792Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, Maine Coast, Evening, Oil on masonite
Maine Coast, Evening
Barridoff Auctions · Oct 13, 2024
$10,000Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, Untitled (Abstract Figures), oil on Masonite
Untitled (Abstract Figures)
Toomey & Co. · Jun 27, 2024
$567Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, Surf, 1929, oil on board
Surf, 1929
Bonhams · May 1, 2024
$28,160Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, Crashing Wave, Oil on canvas
Crashing Wave
Barridoff Auctions · Apr 13, 2024
$6,000Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, Cows at the Spring, 1888-90, oil on canvas
Cows at the Spring, 1888-90
Bonhams · May 25, 2023
$4,480Sign up free to see
Town Landing, Provincetown, Massachusetts
Brunk Auctions · Sep 17, 2022
$9,500Sign up free to see
Sunset at the Shore
Brunk Auctions · Nov 21, 2020
$1,700Sign up free to see
Sunset Over the Sea
Brunk Auctions · Nov 21, 2020
$1,900Sign up free to see
SweepingÿTides
Brunk Auctions · Feb 8, 2020
$4,750Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, Untitled (Nude)
Untitled (Nude)
Rago Auctions · Nov 9, 2019
$1,250Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, Salt Glitter, oil on board
Salt Glitter
Bonhams · May 22, 2019
$3,570Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, Golden Sundown, oil on masonite
Golden Sundown
Bonhams · May 22, 2019
$6,325Sign up free to see
Northwest Mountains
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Mar 3, 2019
$945Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, Ebbing Waters, oil on canvas
Ebbing Waters
Bonhams · May 23, 2018
$13,750Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, Coast Near Portland, Maine, Oil on board
Coast Near Portland, Maine
James D. Julia · Aug 16, 2017
$2,117Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, Waves Crashing Into Tidal Pools, Oil on canvasboard
Waves Crashing Into Tidal Pools
James D. Julia · Aug 16, 2017
$1,815Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, Coastal View, Watercolor
Coastal View
James D. Julia · Aug 16, 2017
$151Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, Dancer
Dancer
Rago Auctions · May 6, 2017
$2,750Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, Untitled, Oil on Board
Untitled
Clarke Auction Gallery · Apr 23, 2017
$1,600Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, Sunlit Mists
Sunlit Mists
Rago Auctions · Nov 5, 2016
$3,750Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, Still Life Group, Oil on board
Still Life Group
Jackson's International Auctioneers · May 24, 2016
$750Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, The Setting Sun, oil on board
The Setting Sun
Bonhams · May 18, 2016
$27,500Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, Beyond the sands, oil on board
Beyond the sands
Bonhams · Nov 19, 2014
$10,625Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, Curling waves, oil on Masonite
Curling waves
Bonhams · Nov 28, 2012
$6,875Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, The Rocky Point, oil on canvas
The Rocky Point
Bonhams · Oct 15, 2012
$5,000Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, Along the Coast, oil on board
Along the Coast
Bonhams · Oct 15, 2012
$20,000Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, Coastal scene, 1906, oil on canvas
Coastal scene, 1906
Bonhams · Aug 26, 2012
$2,500Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, Seascape, oil on canvas
Seascape
Bonhams · Nov 30, 2010
$4,270Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, Seascape at Sunrise, oil on masonite
Seascape at Sunrise
Bonhams · Dec 3, 2008
$3,000Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, Open Water, oil on board
Open Water
Bonhams · Aug 5, 2008
$6,600Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, Approaching Storm, Oil on board coastal scene shows white tipped green waves breaking on coastal rocks
Approaching Storm
James D. Julia · Jan 31, 2008
$3,450Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, The Crashing Wave, Oil on canvas coastal scene shows waves crashing onto rocks
The Crashing Wave
James D. Julia · Jan 31, 2008
$4,600Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, Surf and Rocks, Oil on canvas coastal scene shows a large wave crashing onto rock outcropping
Surf and Rocks
James D. Julia · Aug 28, 2007
$4,312Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, Crashing Seas, oil on masonite
Crashing Seas
Bonhams · May 1, 2007
$39,000Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, Crashing Waves along a Rocky Coast, oil on panel
Crashing Waves along a Rocky Coast
Bonhams · Dec 11, 2006
$3,585Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, Swiss Alpine Landscape, Magnificent oil on canvas scene shows a rock strewn stream bed with working mill having sluice and waterwheel
Swiss Alpine Landscape
James D. Julia · May 13, 2006
$28,750Sign up free to see
Frederick Judd Waugh, - ''Rocky Coast''-, graphite on paper
- ''Rocky Coast''-
Rachel Davis Fine Arts · Jun 13, 2015
Frederick Judd Waugh, Evening Tide, Oil on canvasboard
Evening Tide
James D. Julia · Feb 4, 2015
Frederick Judd Waugh, Dawn Over Cape Ann, oil on canvasboard
Dawn Over Cape Ann
Bonhams · Nov 19, 2014
Waves Crashing on a Rocky Coast
Brunk Auctions · Jul 11, 2014
Frederick Judd Waugh, Unknown seas, oil on board
Unknown seas
Bonhams · Oct 30, 2011
Frederick Judd Waugh, Power Released, Oil on canvas coastal scene shows waves crashing onto coastal rock ledge under a light blue sky
Power Released
James D. Julia · Aug 25, 2010
Frederick Judd Waugh, Power Released, Oil on canvas coastal scene shows waves crashing onto coastal rock ledge under a light blue sky
Power Released
James D. Julia · Feb 4, 2010
Frederick Judd Waugh, Rocky shoreline 30 x 50in
Rocky shoreline 30 x 50in
Bonhams · May 20, 2009

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Frederick Judd Waugh, The Roaring Forties
The Roaring Forties1908
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Frederick Judd Waugh, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art
Frederick Judd Waugh, Wild Weather
Wild Weather1930
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Frederick Judd Waugh, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art
Frederick Judd Waugh, The Knight of the Holy Grail
The Knight of the Holy Grail1912
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
Frederick Judd Waugh, Southwesterly Gale, St. Ives
Southwesterly Gale, St. Ives1907
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
Frederick Judd Waugh, The Next Wave
The Next Wave1924
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Frederick Judd Waugh, Peasant Landscape
Peasant Landscape1883
Ulrich Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Ulrich Museum of Art
Frederick Judd Waugh, Moonrise (Quarter Moon on Tumbling Seas)
Moonrise (Quarter Moon on Tumbling Seas)1940
El Paso Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — El Paso Museum of Art
Frederick Judd Waugh, Roaring Main, 1909
Roaring Main, 19091909
Dallas Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Dallas Museum of Art

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