John F. Carlson
Swedish · 1875–1947 · Painter
John Fabian Carlson (1875–1945) was a 20th-century Swedish-American landscape painter, teacher and author. He was known for his meditative winter scenes rendered in the… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Sylvan StreamCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $50,400≈ £28,728≈ €41,677Sign up to see
Templed HillsBonhams · $27,500≈ £20,761≈ €23,343Sign up to see
Grim LairsBonhams · $25,600≈ £20,808≈ €23,957Sign up to see
John F. Carlson’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).
Lots sold
38
of 47 offered · 2005–2026
Sell-through
81%
sold ÷ offered
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.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 42 | 34 | 81% | $9.1kSign up | $5.1kSign up | $50.4kSign up |
| Oil | 42 | 34 | 81% | $9.1kSign up | $5.1kSign up | $50.4kSign up |
| Works on paper | 2 | 1 | 50% | $1kSign up | $1kSign up | $1kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1kSign up | $1kSign up | $1kSign up |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 100% | $7.6kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $18.8kSign 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 | 3 | 3 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | $10.1kSign up |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | $2.2kSign up |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | $10.6kSign up |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2017 | 7 | 6 | $11.5kSign up |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | $2.1kSign up |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | $10.8kSign up |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | $7.8kSign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | $8.3kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | $50.4kSign up |