John Frederick Kensett
American · 1816–1872 · Painter, Printmaker
John Frederick Kensett was an American landscape painter and engraver born in Cheshire, Connecticut. He was a member of the second generation of the Hudson River School of… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
- Singing Beach & Eagle Rock, Magnolia, MassachusettsCottone Auctions · $1,080,000≈ £782,609≈ €916,808Sign up to see
- Beacon Rock, NewportBrunk Auctions · $560,000≈ £436,545≈ €472,414Sign up to see
Sunset in the AdirondacksBonhams · $225,075≈ £173,870≈ €203,191Sign up to see
John Frederick Kensett’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 24 auction results for John Frederick Kensett between 2006 and 2026, of which 21 sold (88%). Recorded sale prices range from $450Sign up free to see to $1.1MSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $1.1MSign up free to see for Singing Beach & Eagle Rock, Magnolia, Massachusetts at Cottone Auctions in September 2021. The most common medium is oil paintings (17 lots). Most results come from Bonhams (9), Brunk Auctions (7) and Rago Auctions (4).
26 results
- Waterfall in New England, 1863$60,000≈ £44,769≈ €51,724Sign up free to see
- $33,020≈ £25,279≈ €28,678Sign up free to see
- Ship at Sea, c. 1838$1,905≈ £1,458≈ €1,655Sign up free to see
- $1,080≈ £827≈ €938Sign up free to see
- $20,480≈ £15,587≈ €17,670Sign up free to see
- $14,080≈ £10,716≈ €12,148Sign up free to see
- $450≈ £348≈ €416Sign up free to see
- Indian Rock, Narragansett, Rhode Island, circa 1867$65,000≈ £52,083≈ €60,567Sign up free to see
- $20,000≈ £16,026≈ €18,636Sign up free to see
- Bridalveil Falls, YosemiteAfter the artist$50≈ £42≈ €47Sign up free to see
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John Frederick Kensett: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by John Frederick Kensett at auction?
$1,080,000Sign up free to see, for Singing Beach & Eagle Rock, Magnolia, Massachusetts at Cottone Auctions (September 2021) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for John Frederick Kensett?
The median sale price is $20.5kSign up free to see across 21 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by John Frederick Kensett have sold at auction?
21 of 24 recorded lots sold between 2006 and 2026.
Which auction houses sell John Frederick Kensett?
Bonhams, Brunk Auctions and Rago Auctions account for the most recorded results. Bonhams · Brunk Auctions · Rago Auctions
About John Frederick Kensett
John Frederick Kensett was an American landscape painter and engraver born in Cheshire, Connecticut. He was a member of the second generation of the Hudson River School of artists. Kensett's signature works are landscape paintings of New England and New York State, whose clear light and serene surfaces celebrate transcendental qualities of nature, and are associated with Luminism. Kensett's early work owed much to the influence of Thomas Cole, but was from the outset distinguished by a preference for cooler colors and an interest in less dramatic topography, favoring restraint in both palette and composition. The work of Kensett's maturity features tranquil scenery depicted with a spare geometry, culminating in series of paintings in which coastal promontories are balanced against glass-smooth water. He was a founder of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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In museum collections
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0Landing at Sabbath Day Point, c. 1853
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0Beach at Beverly, c. 1869/1872
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0View on the Genesee near Mount Morris, 1857
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0