John Frederick Kensett
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personAmerican, 1816–1872lock_openPublic domain: US, EU, UK, CA, MX, CO · 94% confidenceplay_circleStream Art
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Selected Works586

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Previous Sales 49

Sotheby's
Stony Hills from Newport, Rhode Island
Stony Hills from Newport, Rhode Island
$50,800
Jan 2026
Christie's
River View with Mountains
River View with Mountains, 1854
Bought In
Jan 2026
Christie's
Storm, Western Colorado
Storm, Western Colorado, 1870
Bought In
Jan 2026
Christie's
Sunset off Newport
Sunset off Newport
$82,550
Jan 2026
Christie's
Contentment Island
Contentment Island
$239,400
Jan 2025
Christie's
Waterfall in the Woods with Indians
Waterfall in the Woods with Indians, 1850
Bought In
Jan 2025
Sotheby's
An Adirondack Pond
An Adirondack Pond
$18,000
Jan 2024
Sotheby's
Path to the Mountains, Colorado
Path to the Mountains, Colorado
$8,000
Jan 2024
Sotheby's
Near Newport
Near Newport
Unknown
Jan 2024
Sotheby's
Beverly Beach, Massachusetts
Beverly Beach, Massachusetts, 1865
$241,300
Apr 2023
Christie's
The Pond, Near Newport, Rhode Island
The Pond, Near Newport, Rhode Island
$63,000
Jan 2023
Christie's
View from the Boulders
View from the Boulders, 1853
$25,200
Jan 2023
Sotheby's
Winter Sports
Winter Sports, 1848
$22,680
Jan 2023
Christie's
Lake Erie
Lake Erie, 1865
$150,000
Jan 2022
Christie's
Long Island
Long Island
$87,500
Jan 2022
Christie's
Study on Long Island Sound at Darien, Connecticut
Study on Long Island Sound at Darien, Connecticut, 1872
$125,000
May 2021
Sotheby's
Cascade Near Lake George
Cascade Near Lake George
$9,500
Mar 2021
Christie's
Lake George (Adirondack Mountains)
Lake George (Adirondack Mountains), 1858
$350,000
Nov 2019
Christie's
On the Coast
On the Coast, 1870
$495,000
May 2019
Christie's
Mount Washington from North Conway
Mount Washington from North Conway, 1851
$225,000
May 2019
Christie's
Duck Hunter, First Beach, Newport, Rhode Island
Duck Hunter, First Beach, Newport, Rhode Island, 1854
$275,000
Nov 2018
Christie's
Coastal Waves at Sunset
Coastal Waves at Sunset, 1856
$62,500
Nov 2018
Christie's
Bergen Park, Colorado
Bergen Park, Colorado, 1870
$23,750
May 2018
Christie's
Raven Hill, Elizabethtown, Essex County, New York: A Study from Nature
Raven Hill, Elizabethtown, Essex County, New York: A Study from Nature, 1848
$75,000
May 2017
Christie's
Beach Scene at Eagle Rock, Manchester-by-the-Sea
Beach Scene at Eagle Rock, Manchester-by-the-Sea
$351,750
May 2013

For Sale 9

Questroyal Fine Art · Artsy
Mount Chocorua
Mount Chocorua , 1860
US$175,000
Oil on canvas
Schoelkopf Gallery · Artsy
A Quiet Day on the Beverly Shore, Magnolia, Massachusetts
A Quiet Day on the Beverly Shore, Magnolia, Massachusetts, 1871
On hold
Oil on canvas
Debra Force Fine Art · Artsy
Sunrise in New Hampshire
Sunrise in New Hampshire, 1852
Price on request
Oil on canvas
Questroyal Fine Art · Artsy
Wooded Landscape with Boulders
Wooded Landscape with Boulders
US$67,000
Oil on canvas
Questroyal Fine Art · Artsy
River View with Mountains, 1854
River View with Mountains, 1854, 1854
US$85,000
Oil on canvas
Questroyal Fine Art · Artsy
Wooded Landscape with Boulders
Wooded Landscape with Boulders
US$67,000
Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Artsy
Twilight on the Sound, Darien, Connecticut
Twilight on the Sound, Darien, Connecticut, 1872
For sale
Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Artsy
Lake George
Lake George, 1869
For sale
Oil on canvas
Questroyal Fine Art · Artsy
New England Coastal Scene with Figures
New England Coastal Scene with Figures, 1864
US$395,000
Oil on canvas
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Market248 auction results

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$8.0K – $762K
29 of 35 paintings lots with prices
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$149K
Object-type specific
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$63.0K
29 priced paintings lots
calendar_todayLast Paintings Sale
Jan 2026 · $50.8K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
categoryMarket by Object Type
Paintings: $63.0K medianSculpture/objects: $187K medianWorks on paper: $14.0K medianPosters/ephemera: $57.5K median
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Christie'sSotheby'sJames D. Julia AuctioneersShannon's Fine Art AuctioneersDoyle New York
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John Frederick Kensett dies
Jan 1, 1872
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John Frederick Kensett born
Jan 1, 1816
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