John Frost: career timeline
American · 1890–1937 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 20 of 32 lots (61% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | $62.5kSign up | Oil |
| 1920s | 13 | 9 | $84kSign up | Oil |
| 1930s | 5 | 3 | $8.3kSign up | Oil |
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1910s 1 work
- Sold
- 1 of 1
- Median
- $62.5kSign up
- Average
- $62.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 24 × 28.5 in (61 × 72 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (1)
- Subjects
- —
1919 Blooming desert with billowing clouds$62.5kSign up
1920s 13 works
- Sold
- 9 of 13
- Median
- $84kSign up
- Average
- $122kSign up
- Typical size
- 26 × 30 in (66 × 76 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (12), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (3), Beach scenes (1), Rabbits (1)
1921 Live OaksUnsold
1921 The beach, Santa Monica$317kSign up
1921 Jack Rabbit Pass$76kSign up
1924 Goats on a Hillside, Pomona$138kSign up
1924 Desert (Prospector)$113kSign up
1924 Live oaks, Lucky Baldwin Ranch$50kSign up
1924 Lone Pine PeakUnsold
1924 A View through Sun-dappled Trees$84kSign up
c. 1925 Desert CloudsUnsold
1925 Mojave Desert$31.3kSign up
1926 Arroyo treesUnsold
1926 Spring, 1926 (Thought to be near Pasadena/La Cañada)$269kSign up
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1927 Landscape with Wildflowers$18kSign up
1930s 5 works
- Sold
- 3 of 5
- Median
- $8.3kSign up
- Average
- $7.3kSign up
- Typical size
- 25 × 30 in (64 × 76 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (5)
- Subjects
- Landscapes (1)
1930 Eaton CanyonUnsold
1930 Eaton CanyonUnsold
1934 Pennsylvania snow scene$8.3kSign up · sold 2×
1934 Cornshalks on the Hill$10kSign up
1935 First Shot of the Season-Woodcock$3.8kSign up
Creation date not recorded
12 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 2 works
- Sold
- 1 of 2
- Median
- $61kSign up
- Average
- $61kSign up
- Typical size
- 23 × 27 in (58 × 68 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (2)
- Subjects
- —
sold 2006 Mystic MorningUnsold
sold 2009 Devil's Playground$61kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2010s 6 works
- Sold
- 5 of 6
- Median
- $6.9kSign up
- Average
- $12.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 18 × 21 in (46 × 53 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (6)
- Subjects
- Sunsets & night (1), Landscapes (1)
sold 2010 Desert tranquility$27.4kSign up
sold 2012 SunsetUnsold
sold 2016 Mystic morning$3.8kSign up
sold 2016 Hunting scene$4.4kSign up
sold 2016 The desert in bloom$20kSign up
sold 2017 Desert landscape$6.9kSign up
Undated, sold in the 2020s 4 works
- Sold
- 1 of 4
- Median
- $9.6kSign up
- Average
- $9.6kSign up
- Typical size
- 24.5 × 29 in (62 × 74 cm)
- Mediums
- Oil (4)
- Subjects
- Sea & coast (1), Sunsets & night (1)
sold 2020 San Jacinto MountainUnsold
sold 2023 The Flowering DesertUnsold
sold 2023 Coastal Scene$9.6kSign up
sold 2025 Sunset (Evening)Unsold
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All John Frost auction results →