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).
Price trend
2 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 | 17 | 14 | 82% | $161kSign up | $35.3kSign up | $1.1MSign up |
| Oil | 17 | 14 | 82% | $161kSign up | $35.3kSign up | $1.1MSign up |
| Works on paper | 7 | 7 | 100% | $9.8kSign up | $3.3kSign up | $38kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $4.1kSign up | $4.1kSign up | $4.1kSign up |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | 100% | $1.7kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $3.3kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.