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Norton Bush

American · 1834–1894 · Painter

Norton Bush was an American landscape painter. He did landscape paintings of California, Panama, Nicaragua, Peru and Ecuador, with a focus on Luminism. (Wikipedia)

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  1. Norton Bush, Gatun Lake – Panama, 1874, oil on canvasGatun Lake – PanamaCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $58,500≈ £37,323≈ €47,951Sign up to see
  2. Norton Bush, A Memory of the Tropics, 1874, oil on canvasA Memory of the TropicsBonhams · $39,000≈ £19,065≈ €26,498Sign up to see
  3. Norton Bush, Guayaquil River, Ecuador, South America, 1881, oil on canvasGuayaquil River, Ecuador, South AmericaCoeur d'Alene Art Auction · $35,100≈ £20,662≈ €26,116Sign up to see

Norton Bush’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 49 auction results for Norton Bush between 2005 and 2025, of which 41 sold (84%). Recorded sale prices range from $1.8kSign up free to see to $58.5kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $58.5kSign up free to see for Gatun Lake – Panama at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction in July 2012. The most common medium is oil paintings (47 lots). Most results come from Bonhams (37), Coeur d'Alene Art Auction (7) and Helmuth Stone Gallery (4).

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  1. Norton Bush, Untitled, oil on canvas, no visible signature, canvas:
    UntitledAfter the artist
    Oil · Canvas
    20 x 36 in
    Abell Auction Company · · Lot 264
    $1,792≈ £1,338≈ €1,552Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–800View at Abell Auction Company ↗
  2. Untitled
    Oil · Canvas
    10.25 x 14 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 6
    $5,040≈ £3,750≈ €4,318$4,000 + $1,040 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–5,000View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  3. Norton Bush, A Day in the Tropics, oil on canvas
    A Day in the Tropics
    Oil · Canvas
    14 x 20 in.
    Bonhams · · Lot 1
    $5,120≈ £4,061≈ €4,925Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
  4. \r\n\r\nCastle Crags, Klamath Mountains, California, 1881
    Oil · Canvas
    14 x 20 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 685
    $12,000≈ £9,615≈ €11,182HammerSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–20,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  5. Norton Bush, Tropical Landscape, oil on canvas
    Tropical Landscape
    Oil · Canvas
    21 x 36 in.
    Bonhams · · Lot 18
    $21,760≈ £17,043≈ €19,809Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Bonhams ↗
  6. Tropical View
    Oil · Canvas
    14 x 10 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 1193
    $8,500≈ £7,463≈ €8,539HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  7. Tropical View
    Oil · Canvas
    14 x 10 in.
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 1194
    $8,000≈ £7,024≈ €8,037HammerSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  8. Norton Bush, Tropical river with hanging vines, oil on canvas
    Tropical river with hanging vines
    Oil · Canvas
    8 x 14 in.
    Bonhams · · Lot 8
    $10,200≈ £8,347≈ €9,977Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Bonhams ↗
  9. Norton Bush, South American Landscape, 1875, oil on paper laid down on board
    South American Landscape, 1875
    Oil · Paper
    9 3/4 x 13 1/4 in. (24.8 x 33.7 cm.)
    Bonhams · · Lot 43
    $9,563≈ £7,605≈ €8,939Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Bonhams ↗
  10. Norton Bush, Tropical Landscape, circa 1880, oil on canvas
    Tropical Landscape, circa 1880
    Oil · Canvas
    30 x 50 in.
    Bonhams · · Lot 18
    $31,875≈ £24,493≈ €29,348Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Bonhams ↗

Norton Bush paintings (47)Norton Bush oil paintings (47)

Norton Bush: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Norton Bush at auction?

$58,500Sign up free to see, for Gatun Lake – Panama at Coeur d'Alene Art Auction (July 2012) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Norton Bush?

The median sale price is $9.4kSign up free to see across 41 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Norton Bush have sold at auction?

41 of 49 recorded lots sold between 2005 and 2025.

Which auction houses sell Norton Bush?

Bonhams, Coeur d'Alene Art Auction and Helmuth Stone Gallery account for the most recorded results. Bonhams · Coeur d'Alene Art Auction · Helmuth Stone Gallery

About Norton Bush

Norton Bush was an American landscape painter. He did landscape paintings of California, Panama, Nicaragua, Peru and Ecuador, with a focus on Luminism.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In museum collections

  • Norton Bush, On the San Juan, NicaraguaOn the San Juan, Nicaragua, 1871
    Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros · Public domain
  • Norton Bush, Sunset in the TropicsSunset in the Tropics, 1878
    Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Norton Bush, Madrone Falls of Milliken CreakMadrone Falls of Milliken Creak, 1882
    Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

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