Henry (1839) Bacon Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Henry (1839) Bacon Art Value Price Guide

Aug. 29, 2026
Henry Bacon Painting
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
(American/Massachusetts, 1839-1912) Oil on wooden panel. Depicts a young scholar seated at his desk. Signed lower right and dated illegibly. Sight size: 10" high x 8" wide. In an exceptional period carved and gilded frame measuring: 22" high x 20" wide. UV light shows several hardly noticeable tiny paint spatter spots at bottom left. IMPORTANT- Please note: all items are sold as is, where is, with all faults. Marion Antique Auctions encourages all bidders to examine items prior to bidding, if at all possible, in person. Please seek a condition report prior to the auction. All statements made by Marion Antique Auctions with regard to condition, age, or material are stated as our opinion, and should in no way be construed as a guarantee of any kind as to age, condition, materials, or any other feature of items being sold. All sales are final. We do not give refunds.
Marion Antique Auctions
Aug. 21, 2026
Henry Bacon (American, 1839-1912), "The Stubborn Mule", 1867
Est: $800 - $1,200
Henry Bacon (American, 1839-1912) "The Stubborn Mule", 1867 oil on canvas signed and dated lower right. Unframed.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Jun. 27, 2026
HENRY BACON (MA/FRANCE, 1839-1912)
Est: $300 - $400
HENRY BACON (MA/FRANCE, 1839-1912) "Nile near Assouan, Egypt (Just after Sunrise)," watercolor on paper, signed lower left, dated 1906. In Arts & Crafts gold-painted frame with tag, with gold mat, under glass.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
May. 28, 2026
HENRY BACON (Massachusetts/France, 1839-1912), Onlookers observing an artist at his easel., Oil on canvas, 16" x 13". Framed 25.5" x 21.5".
Est: $3,500 - $5,000
HENRY BACON Massachusetts/France, 1839-1912 Onlookers observing an artist at his easel. Signed lower right "Henry Bacon".
Eldred's
May. 17, 2026
HENRY BACON (American 1839-1912) 19TH C PAINTING
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Henry Bacon (American 1839-1912). Impression oil painting. Identified and dated on the back Ajaccio, Greece 1889, view to the sea, with label Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Conn. Paintingsigned lower left, Corsc 1889. Image 10 inches x 13 inches. Gilt frame 13 1/2 inches x 16 1/2 inches. Good condition.Estate of Nicholas Mitropoulos (Massachusetts 1952=2025) Henry Bacon (1839-1912) was an American painter, author, illustrator, and translator. Before hisformal training as an artist, he served as a soldier and war artist during the American Civil War, and was badly wounded in the Second Battle of Bull Run.[1] He then studied in France, and became a member of the Pont-Aven School, paintinggenre subjects of French country life. (Pont-Aven is a picturesque town on the banks of the Aven River, re-nowned as the 19th century hub where Paul Gauguin ad the Port-Aven School developed Synthetism). He is credited to have been the first1000
White's Auctions
Apr. 23, 2026
Henry Bacon (American, 1839-1912), "The Stubborn Mule", 1867
Est: $800 - $1,200
Henry Bacon (American, 1839-1912) "The Stubborn Mule", 1867 oil on canvas signed and dated lower right. Unframed.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Nov. 21, 2025
HENRY BACON (Massachusetts/France, 1839-1912), Artist at his easel., Oil on canvas, 16" x 13". Framed 25.5" x 21.5".
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
HENRY BACON Massachusetts/France, 1839-1912 Artist at his easel. Signed lower right "Henry Bacon".
Eldred's
Nov. 21, 2025
HENRY BACON (Massachusetts/France, 1839-1912), Egyptian landscape with pyramids., Watercolor on paper, 9.5" x 13". Framed 15" x 19".
Est: $800 - $1,200
HENRY BACON Massachusetts/France, 1839-1912 Egyptian landscape with pyramids. Signed lower left "HB". Dated 1902.
Eldred's
Oct. 17, 2025
Henry Bacon (American, 1839-1912) Oil on Mahogany Panel 1851, 'The Wicker Basket', H 11" W 8.5" Frame Size: H 15.5" W 12.5"
Est: $800 - $1,200
Depicting a boy keeping his dog away from an object carried in a wicker basket. Signed lower right and dated. Frederick W. Thom Gallery label verso. Provenance: Property from the collection of Henrietta Sullivan, Toronto, ON. By descent to Barbara Sullivan, Oakville, Ontario. By descent to her daughter. Dimensions: H 11" W 8.5" Frame Size: H 15.5" W 12.5"
DuMouchelles
Sep. 26, 2025
Henry Bacon. Portrait of a Young Lady, oil
Est: $1,000 - $3,000
(American, 1839-1912) Oil on wood panel, signed "Bacon" ll, stamped "L'Berville, Paris" on verso with additional markings, panel size: 13 x 9 1/4 in., unframed
Alex Cooper
Jul. 17, 2025
Henry Bacon (American, 1839 - 1912)
Est: $200 - $500
Two (2) works by the travel artist Henry Bacon. Both grayscale oil on unstretched canvas framed. Includes:"The Capitol". Described and annotated illegibly on the bottom right. 15 x 13"; 24 x 22" (overall). Framed.; "Front office of the telegraph." Signed and described along the bottom. 16 x 12"; 24 x 21" (overall). Framed. "Henry A. Bacon was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1839. During the American Civil War, he enlisted in the Union Army on 16 July 1861 and acted as a field artist for Frank Leslie's Weekly, he served as a soldier within the 13th Massachusetts Infantry. Badly wounded at Bull Run, he was discharged on 19 December 1862. After the (Civil) war, he studied art with Walter Gay (1856 - 1937) who suggested that he travel to Paris to undertake a formal art education. In 1864, he went to Paris, and was one of Alexandre Cabanel's pupils. He is credited to have been the first American painter and among the first painters from a group of painters to come to Pont-Aven including Paul Gauguin. Bacon advised and attracted fellow American, Robert Wylie (1839 - 1877 to spend summers there." Wikipedia: Henry Bacon (painter), Last Modified: Jan. 25, 2023.
Vallot Auctioneers
Jul. 17, 2025
Henry Bacon (American, 1839 - 1912)
Est: $100 - $300
"Daughter of the President of the Republic." Signed on bottom right, annotated description along the bottom. 13 x 8 1/2"; 20 x 16" (overall). Framed. "Henry A. Bacon was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1839. During the American Civil War, he enlisted in the Union Army on 16 July 1861 and acted as a field artist for Frank Leslie's Weekly, he served as a soldier within the 13th Massachusetts Infantry. Badly wounded at Bull Run, he was discharged on 19 December 1862. After the (Civil) war, he studied art with Walter Gay (1856 - 1937) who suggested that he travel to Paris to undertake a formal art education. In 1864, he went to Paris, and was one of Alexandre Cabanel's pupils. He is credited to have been the first American painter and among the first painters from a group of painters to come to Pont-Aven including Paul Gauguin. Bacon advised and attracted fellow American, Robert Wylie (1839 - 1877 to spend summers there." Wikipedia: Henry Bacon (painter), Last Modified: Jan. 25, 2023.
Vallot Auctioneers
Jul. 17, 2025
Henry Bacon (American, 1839 - 1912)
Est: $200 - $500
Two (2) paintings by the travel artist Henry Bacon. Both grayscale oil on unstretched canvas, framed. Includes; "Chamber in the Casa." 1922. Described on the bottom left and along the bottom. 15 x 12 1/2; 24 x 21" and 9 1/2 x 12"; 18 x 20 1/2" (overall). Both framed. "Henry A. Bacon was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1839. During the American Civil War, he enlisted in the Union Army on 16 July 1861 and acted as a field artist for Frank Leslie's Weekly, he served as a soldier within the 13th Massachusetts Infantry. Badly wounded at Bull Run, he was discharged on 19 December 1862. After the (Civil) war, he studied art with Walter Gay (1856 - 1937) who suggested that he travel to Paris to undertake a formal art education. In 1864, he went to Paris, and was one of Alexandre Cabanel's pupils. He is credited to have been the first American painter and among the first painters from a group of painters to come to Pont-Aven including Paul Gauguin. Bacon advised and attracted fellow American, Robert Wylie (1839 - 1877 to spend summers there." Wikipedia: Henry Bacon (painter), Last Modified: Jan. 25, 2023.
Vallot Auctioneers
Jun. 26, 2025
HENRY BACON, American 1839-1912, Boy and Cat, oil on panel, 11 x 9 in. (27.9 x 22.9 cm.), Frame: 16 x 14 x 2 in. (40.6 x 35.6 x 5.1 cm.)
Est: $800 - $1,200
HENRY BACON American, 1839-1912 Boy and Cat oil on panel signed and dated illegibly lower right "Henry Bacon"
Shannon's
Jun. 26, 2025
HENRY BACON, American 1839-1912, The Cricket, 1867, oil on panel, 10 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (26.7 x 21.6 cm.), Frame: 22 x 20 x 3 in. (55.9 x 50.8 x 7.6 cm.)
Est: $800 - $1,200
HENRY BACON American, 1839-1912 The Cricket, 1867 oil on panel signed and dated lower right "Henry Bacon / 1867"
Shannon's
Jun. 26, 2025
Henry Bacon, Karnac
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Henry Bacon Karnac 1900 watercolor on paper sight: 19.25 h x 12.75 w in (49 x 32 cm) Signed, titled and dated to lower left 'Henry Bacon Karnac 1900'. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Nov. 25, 2024
Henry Bacon
Est: $500 - $800
American, 1839-1912 Shepherdess Taking Refuge and Along the Road: two works Shepherdess signed with monogram HB (ll) Black and white chalk on paper; black chalk and pastel on paper (respectively) Shepherdess: sight 16 x 23 1/2 inches (40.6 x 59.7 cm) Along the Road: sight 17 1/4 x 23 inches (43.8 x 58.4 cm) (Framed (larger) 24 1/2 x 30 inches)
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Oct. 22, 2024
H. Bacon, O/CB "The Fort of Urgell in Spain"
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Henry Bacon (Am. 1839-1912), oil on canvas board, signed lower left, titled lower right. Sight size: 9 3/4" high, 2" wide. Frame size: 5 1/4" high, 18" wide, Property from a New Jersey Private Collection.
Schwenke Auctioneers
Jul. 30, 2024
GREAT SIGNED FRENCH PAINTING, 1884
Est: $600 - $900
HENRY BACON (French 1839-1912) The Suiter - 1889 Oil on canvas laid down Signed and dated lower right 26 inches x 38 inches (66cm x 96cm), contained in a gilt frame overall measuring 40.5 inches x 53 inches (103cm x 135cm) SHIPPING NOTICE: Except for large, oversized items, Jackson's is your sole and only source for one stop packing and shipping. With over 50 years of experience, our professional, affordable and efficient in-house shipping department will be happy to provide you a fair and reasonable shipping quote on this lot. Simply email us before the auction for a quick quote: shipping@jacksonsauction.com or call 1-800-665-6743. Jackson's can expertly pack and ship to meet any of your needs. To ensure quality control Jackson's DOES NOT generally release to third party shippers, with the exception being large, oversized items.
Jackson's International
Jun. 09, 2024
Henry Bacon "Venezia" Oil on Canvas, 1887
Est: $800 - $1,200
Henry Bacon (American/French, 1839-1912), "Venezia", Oil on Canvas, 1887, signed, titled, and dated lower left, signed "Bacon" to verso, unframed. 14.75" H x 21.25" W. Provenance: From an Upper West Side estate located at the Ansonia. Keywords: Painting, Art, Venice, Italy, Pier, St. Marks, Gondola, Canal, Venetian landscape
Auctions at Showplace
May. 05, 2024
Henry Bacon (MA,French,1839-1912) watercolor painting antique
Est: $900 - $1,100
ARTIST: Henry Bacon (Massachusetts, France, 1839 - 1912) NAME: Orientalist Man with Camel and Buffalo YEAR: 1911 MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some glue marks along edges. Some scratches. Some age toning. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 17 x 25 inches / 43 x 63 cm FRAME SIZE: 26 x 35 inches / 66 x 88 cm SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 122610 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Henry Bacon was an American painter, author, illustrator, and translator. Before his formal training as an artist, he served as a soldier and war artist during the American Civil War, and was badly wounded in the Second Battle of Bull Run. He then studied in France, and became a member of the Pont-Aven School, painting genre subjects of French country life, many sold back in America. He first traveled to Egypt in 1897, and then developed an interest in Orientalist painting, soon spending his winters in the Middle East, dying in Cairo.A figure painter in the tradition of the late 19th century French tradition, Henry Bacon is associated primarily with watercolors of scenes of Normandy and Egyptian. Many of his landscapes have figures, well drawn and often romanticized bucolic, peasant types.He was also one of the first Americans to be admitted to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and became a promoter of the use of watercolor in pure washes, without opaque coloration. He also showed his genius for Impressionist effects of weather and light, particularly on reflective surfaces such as water.Not much is known from his early life except that he was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, and enlisted in the United States Army to serve in the Civil War where he was also a field artist for Leslie's Weekly.Wounded quite severely, he left the War in 1864 and went to Paris with his wife Lizzie. He studied under Alexandre Cabanel and in 1866, Edouard Frere took Bacon on as his student. From these men, both conservative academics, Bacon learned to paint in oils with a highly smooth finish with softly outlined figures and rich colors. But in 1895, he turned almost exclusively to watercolor for which he earned much acclaim.In Ecouen, Bacon and Frere painted many scenes of the French countryside together. In his lucid and virtuoso watercolors, Bacon showed his stylistic affinities to Winslow Homer and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. For many years, he exhibited paintings at the salons of Paris and at the National Academy of Design of which he was a member.His paintings are amongst the holdings of major museums across the U.S., including Bostons Museum of Fine Arts.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Apr. 10, 2024
Henry Bacon
Est: $800 - $1,200
American, 1839-1912 Girl with Cat, 1866 Signed Henry Bacon. and dated 1866 (ll) Oil on panel 9 1/2 x 7 3/8 inches (Framed 15 3/8 x 13 3/8 inches) Small scratch to the right of the subject; scattered touches of inpainting in the background and at the edges.
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Mar. 06, 2024
HENRY BACON OIL, WOMEN IN GARDEN.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Henry Bacon (1839 - 1912) oil on canvas, three women and a baby in a garden with flowers and a house in the background, signed lower right, H. Bacon. Canvas 30” x 36”, Overall 38” x 43”.
William Smith Auctions
Jan. 07, 2024
Henry Bacon (MA,French,1839-1912) watercolor painting antique
Est: $900 - $1,100
ARTIST: Henry Bacon (Massachusetts, France, 1839 - 1912) NAME: Orientalist Man with Camel and Buffalo YEAR: 1911 MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some glue marks along edges. Some scratches. Some age toning. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 17 x 25 inches / 43 x 63 cm FRAME SIZE: 26 x 35 inches / 66 x 88 cm SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 122610 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Henry Bacon was an American painter, author, illustrator, and translator. Before his formal training as an artist, he served as a soldier and war artist during the American Civil War, and was badly wounded in the Second Battle of Bull Run. He then studied in France, and became a member of the Pont-Aven School, painting genre subjects of French country life, many sold back in America. He first traveled to Egypt in 1897, and then developed an interest in Orientalist painting, soon spending his winters in the Middle East, dying in Cairo.A figure painter in the tradition of the late 19th century French tradition, Henry Bacon is associated primarily with watercolors of scenes of Normandy and Egyptian. Many of his landscapes have figures, well drawn and often romanticized bucolic, peasant types.He was also one of the first Americans to be admitted to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and became a promoter of the use of watercolor in pure washes, without opaque coloration. He also showed his genius for Impressionist effects of weather and light, particularly on reflective surfaces such as water.Not much is known from his early life except that he was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, and enlisted in the United States Army to serve in the Civil War where he was also a field artist for Leslie's Weekly.Wounded quite severely, he left the War in 1864 and went to Paris with his wife Lizzie. He studied under Alexandre Cabanel and in 1866, Edouard Frere took Bacon on as his student. From these men, both conservative academics, Bacon learned to paint in oils with a highly smooth finish with softly outlined figures and rich colors. But in 1895, he turned almost exclusively to watercolor for which he earned much acclaim.In Ecouen, Bacon and Frere painted many scenes of the French countryside together. In his lucid and virtuoso watercolors, Bacon showed his stylistic affinities to Winslow Homer and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. For many years, he exhibited paintings at the salons of Paris and at the National Academy of Design of which he was a member.His paintings are amongst the holdings of major museums across the U.S., including Bostons Museum of Fine Arts.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Nov. 12, 2023
Henry Bacon (MA,French,1839-1912) oil painting antique
Est: $1,400 - $1,800
ARTIST: Henry Bacon (Massachusetts, France, 1839 - 1912) TITLE: Mother and Daughter YEAR: 1867 MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Few minor paint losses. Minor stable craquelure. Some small scattered inpaintings. Wear to frame. ART SIZE: 14 x 11 inches / 35 x 27 cm FRAME SIZE: 18 x 14 inches / 45 x 35 cm SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 127733 US Shipping $49 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A figure painter in the tradition of the late 19th century French tradition, Henry Bacon is associated primarily with watercolors of scenes of Normandy and Egyptian. Many of his landscapes have figures, well drawn and often romanticized bucolic, peasant types. He was also one of the first Americans to be admitted to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and became a promoter of the use of watercolor in pure washes, without opaque coloration. He also showed his genius for Impressionist effects of weather and light, particularly on reflective surfaces such as water. Not much is known from his early life except that he was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, and enlisted in the United States Army to serve in the Civil War where he was also a field artist for Leslie's Weekly. Wounded quite severely, he left the War in 1864 and went to Paris with his wife Lizzie. He studied under Alexandre Cabanel and in 1866, Edouard Frere took Bacon on as his student. From these men, both conservative academics, Bacon learned to paint in oils with a highly smooth finish with softly outlined figures and rich colors. But in 1895, he turned almost exclusively to watercolor for which he earned much acclaim. In Ecouen, Bacon and Frere painted many scenes of the French countryside together. In his lucid and virtuoso watercolors, Bacon showed his stylistic affinities to Winslow Homer and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. For many years, he exhibited paintings at the salons of Paris and at the National Academy of Design of which he was a member. His paintings are amongst the holdings of major museums across the U.S., including Bostons Museum of Fine Arts., 11 Bacons in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Oct. 10, 2023
HENRY BACON (AMERICAN, 1839-1912) 'A Father and Daughter Playing 'Cats Cradle' By A Fire' Oil on panel, 35.5 x 26.5cm Signed and dated 1867 lower left
Est: €5,000 - €8,000
HENRY BACON (AMERICAN, 1839-1912) 'A Father and Daughter Playing 'Cats Cradle' By A Fire' Oil on panel, 35.5 x 26.5cm Signed and dated 1867 lower left
Adam's
Oct. 08, 2023
Henry Bacon (MA,French,1839-1912) watercolor painting antique
Est: $950 - $1,200
ARTIST: Henry Bacon (Massachusetts, France, 1839 - 1912) NAME: Orientalist Man with Camel and Buffalo YEAR: 1911 MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some glue marks along edges. Some scratches. Some age toning. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 17 x 25 inches / 43 x 63 cm FRAME SIZE: 26 x 35 inches / 66 x 88 cm SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 122610 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Henry Bacon was an American painter, author, illustrator, and translator. Before his formal training as an artist, he served as a soldier and war artist during the American Civil War, and was badly wounded in the Second Battle of Bull Run. He then studied in France, and became a member of the Pont-Aven School, painting genre subjects of French country life, many sold back in America. He first traveled to Egypt in 1897, and then developed an interest in Orientalist painting, soon spending his winters in the Middle East, dying in Cairo.A figure painter in the tradition of the late 19th century French tradition, Henry Bacon is associated primarily with watercolors of scenes of Normandy and Egyptian. Many of his landscapes have figures, well drawn and often romanticized bucolic, peasant types.He was also one of the first Americans to be admitted to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and became a promoter of the use of watercolor in pure washes, without opaque coloration. He also showed his genius for Impressionist effects of weather and light, particularly on reflective surfaces such as water.Not much is known from his early life except that he was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, and enlisted in the United States Army to serve in the Civil War where he was also a field artist for Leslie's Weekly.Wounded quite severely, he left the War in 1864 and went to Paris with his wife Lizzie. He studied under Alexandre Cabanel and in 1866, Edouard Frere took Bacon on as his student. From these men, both conservative academics, Bacon learned to paint in oils with a highly smooth finish with softly outlined figures and rich colors. But in 1895, he turned almost exclusively to watercolor for which he earned much acclaim.In Ecouen, Bacon and Frere painted many scenes of the French countryside together. In his lucid and virtuoso watercolors, Bacon showed his stylistic affinities to Winslow Homer and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. For many years, he exhibited paintings at the salons of Paris and at the National Academy of Design of which he was a member.His paintings are amongst the holdings of major museums across the U.S., including Bostons Museum of Fine Arts.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Sep. 26, 2023
Henry Bacon (1839-1912), Street scene in Cairo, Watercolor on paper, Sight: 13" H x 19.5" W
Est: $800 - $1,200
Henry Bacon (1839-1912) Street scene in Cairo Watercolor on paper Signed lower left: Henry Bacon
John Moran Auctioneers
Jul. 02, 2023
Henry Bacon (MA,French,1839-1912) watercolor painting antique
Est: $950 - $1,250
ARTIST: Henry Bacon (Massachusetts, France, 1839 - 1912) NAME: Orientalist Man with Camel and Buffalo YEAR: 1911 MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some glue marks along edges. Some scratches. Some age toning. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 17 x 25 inches / 43 x 63 cm FRAME SIZE: 26 x 35 inches / 66 x 88 cm SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 122610 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Henry Bacon was an American painter, author, illustrator, and translator. Before his formal training as an artist, he served as a soldier and war artist during the American Civil War, and was badly wounded in the Second Battle of Bull Run. He then studied in France, and became a member of the Pont-Aven School, painting genre subjects of French country life, many sold back in America. He first traveled to Egypt in 1897, and then developed an interest in Orientalist painting, soon spending his winters in the Middle East, dying in Cairo.A figure painter in the tradition of the late 19th century French tradition, Henry Bacon is associated primarily with watercolors of scenes of Normandy and Egyptian. Many of his landscapes have figures, well drawn and often romanticized bucolic, peasant types.He was also one of the first Americans to be admitted to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and became a promoter of the use of watercolor in pure washes, without opaque coloration. He also showed his genius for Impressionist effects of weather and light, particularly on reflective surfaces such as water.Not much is known from his early life except that he was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, and enlisted in the United States Army to serve in the Civil War where he was also a field artist for Leslie's Weekly.Wounded quite severely, he left the War in 1864 and went to Paris with his wife Lizzie. He studied under Alexandre Cabanel and in 1866, Edouard Frere took Bacon on as his student. From these men, both conservative academics, Bacon learned to paint in oils with a highly smooth finish with softly outlined figures and rich colors. But in 1895, he turned almost exclusively to watercolor for which he earned much acclaim.In Ecouen, Bacon and Frere painted many scenes of the French countryside together. In his lucid and virtuoso watercolors, Bacon showed his stylistic affinities to Winslow Homer and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. For many years, he exhibited paintings at the salons of Paris and at the National Academy of Design of which he was a member.His paintings are amongst the holdings of major museums across the U.S., including Bostons Museum of Fine Arts.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jun. 13, 2023
Henry Bacon (French/American 1839-1912), Camels in a Desert Landscape, March, 1904, Watercolor on Paper, Frame: 21 1/2 x 29 in. (54.6 x 73.7 cm.)
Est: $300 - $500
Henry Bacon (French/American 1839-1912), Camels in a Desert Landscape, March, 1904, Watercolor on Paper,
Weschler's
May. 18, 2023
Henry Bacon, oil on board, 1867
Est: $700 - $1,000
Henry Bacon (American, 1839-1912), Mother and Child, signed and dated lower left, 13"h x 10"w (sight), 18"h x 14"w (frame)
Millea Bros Ltd
Apr. 26, 2023
Henry Bacon. carlist
Est: -
Oil on canvas. Signed and dated (1879) in the lower left corner. The person portrayed is a Carlist Commander in a uniform from the Third War (1872-1876) decorated with the Vizcaya Medal or Somorrostro distinction and the Carlos VII medal (both from 1874 ). Three military merits appear on the newspaper clips: one red and two white.
Duran Arte y Subastas
Apr. 09, 2023
Henry Bacon (MA,French,1839-1912) watercolor painting antique
Est: $950 - $1,250
ARTIST: Henry Bacon (Massachusetts, France, 1839 - 1912) NAME: Orientalist Man with Camel and Buffalo YEAR: 1911 MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some glue marks along edges. Some scratches. Some age toning. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 17 x 25 inches / 43 x 63 cm FRAME SIZE: 26 x 35 inches / 66 x 88 cm SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 122610 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Henry Bacon was an American painter, author, illustrator, and translator. Before his formal training as an artist, he served as a soldier and war artist during the American Civil War, and was badly wounded in the Second Battle of Bull Run. He then studied in France, and became a member of the Pont-Aven School, painting genre subjects of French country life, many sold back in America. He first traveled to Egypt in 1897, and then developed an interest in Orientalist painting, soon spending his winters in the Middle East, dying in Cairo.A figure painter in the tradition of the late 19th century French tradition, Henry Bacon is associated primarily with watercolors of scenes of Normandy and Egyptian. Many of his landscapes have figures, well drawn and often romanticized bucolic, peasant types.He was also one of the first Americans to be admitted to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and became a promoter of the use of watercolor in pure washes, without opaque coloration. He also showed his genius for Impressionist effects of weather and light, particularly on reflective surfaces such as water.Not much is known from his early life except that he was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, and enlisted in the United States Army to serve in the Civil War where he was also a field artist for Leslie's Weekly.Wounded quite severely, he left the War in 1864 and went to Paris with his wife Lizzie. He studied under Alexandre Cabanel and in 1866, Edouard Frere took Bacon on as his student. From these men, both conservative academics, Bacon learned to paint in oils with a highly smooth finish with softly outlined figures and rich colors. But in 1895, he turned almost exclusively to watercolor for which he earned much acclaim.In Ecouen, Bacon and Frere painted many scenes of the French countryside together. In his lucid and virtuoso watercolors, Bacon showed his stylistic affinities to Winslow Homer and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. For many years, he exhibited paintings at the salons of Paris and at the National Academy of Design of which he was a member.His paintings are amongst the holdings of major museums across the U.S., including Bostons Museum of Fine Arts.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Apr. 06, 2023
HENRY BACON (Massachusetts/France, 1839-1912), “Seine canal boat passing under the boats Ponte Louvre…”., Oil on canvas, 16.25” x 19.25”. Framed 20” x 23”.
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
HENRY BACON Massachusetts/France, 1839-1912 "Seine canal boat passing under the boats Ponte Louvre…". Signed lower left "Henry Bacon Paris".
Eldred's
Mar. 24, 2023
HENRY BACON (Massachusetts/France, 1839-1912), Two views of women, one seated in a chair and one in a scullery., Oils, 6.5" x 5" and 15” x 11”. Framed 9" x 8" and 18” x 14”.
Est: $300 - $500
HENRY BACON Massachusetts/France, 1839-1912 Two views of women, one seated in a chair and one in a scullery. One signed verso and the other signed lower right "Bacon".
Eldred's
Jan. 17, 2023
HENRY BACON (1839-1912) ROME WATERCOLOR
Est: $50 - $1,000
Watercolor of the Arch of Titus in Rome. Signed, dated March 31, '90. Titled lower right. Back of framing with information concerning museum loan to Cape Fear Museum. Dimensions: (Frame) H 14.5" x W 16.5", (Sight) H 8" x W 10.25" Condition: Good colors. Light age toning. A few surface marks. Frame with some wear.
Westport Auction
Jan. 02, 2023
Henry Bacon (MA,French,1839-1912) watercolor painting antique
Est: $950 - $1,250
ARTIST: Henry Bacon (Massachusetts, France, 1839 - 1912) NAME: Orientalist Man with Camel and Buffalo YEAR: 1911 MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some glue marks along edges. Some scratches. Some age toning. Wear to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 17 x 25 inches / 43 x 63 cm FRAME SIZE: 26 x 35 inches / 66 x 88 cm SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 122610 US Shipping $120 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Henry Bacon was an American painter, author, illustrator, and translator. Before his formal training as an artist, he served as a soldier and war artist during the American Civil War, and was badly wounded in the Second Battle of Bull Run. He then studied in France, and became a member of the Pont-Aven School, painting genre subjects of French country life, many sold back in America. He first traveled to Egypt in 1897, and then developed an interest in Orientalist painting, soon spending his winters in the Middle East, dying in Cairo.A figure painter in the tradition of the late 19th century French tradition, Henry Bacon is associated primarily with watercolors of scenes of Normandy and Egyptian. Many of his landscapes have figures, well drawn and often romanticized bucolic, peasant types.He was also one of the first Americans to be admitted to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and became a promoter of the use of watercolor in pure washes, without opaque coloration. He also showed his genius for Impressionist effects of weather and light, particularly on reflective surfaces such as water.Not much is known from his early life except that he was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, and enlisted in the United States Army to serve in the Civil War where he was also a field artist for Leslie's Weekly.Wounded quite severely, he left the War in 1864 and went to Paris with his wife Lizzie. He studied under Alexandre Cabanel and in 1866, Edouard Frere took Bacon on as his student. From these men, both conservative academics, Bacon learned to paint in oils with a highly smooth finish with softly outlined figures and rich colors. But in 1895, he turned almost exclusively to watercolor for which he earned much acclaim.In Ecouen, Bacon and Frere painted many scenes of the French countryside together. In his lucid and virtuoso watercolors, Bacon showed his stylistic affinities to Winslow Homer and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. For many years, he exhibited paintings at the salons of Paris and at the National Academy of Design of which he was a member.His paintings are amongst the holdings of major museums across the U.S., including Bostons Museum of Fine Arts.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Nov. 03, 2022
HENRY BACON (Massachusetts/France, 1839-1912), Egyptian scene, Watercolor on paper, 14.5” x 20” sight. Framed 20” x 25.5”.
Est: $400 - $600
HENRY BACON Massachusetts/France, 1839-1912 Egyptian scene with a woman filling a vessel along the banks of a river, possibly the Nile. Signed and dated lower left "Henry Bacon 1908".
Eldred's
Oct. 22, 2022
American Painting, Henry Bacon, 1869
Est: $200 - $2,000
Henry Bacon (18391912, American.) An interior domestic scene. Oil on board, signed by Bacon and dated 1869 (lower right.) Board with French markings to rear. This painting would have been done while Bacon was in Paris. He moved there in 1864 to pursue formal training. He had served as a Union field artist during the Civil War, but he was badly wounded at Bull Run and was discharged in December of 1862. 10.5" x 8.25". Unframed.
Addison & Sarova Auctioneers
Sep. 14, 2022
Henry Bacon (1839-1912) Orientalist Watercolor
Est: $1 - $1,000
Henry Bacon ( American, French, 1839 - 1912 ). Subject features farmer style man with a camel and a buffalo in a pasture land like setting. Being sold with NO glass. Signed lower left and dated. Work Size: 16.5 x 25.25 in. Dimensions: 26 X 35 X 1.25 in. Condition: Good to fair overall condition having average surface wear with scratch lines to the artwork. Storage related wear with mild losses to the frame. Estate fresh to the market. Shipping: MiddleManBrokers Inc. does not offer in-house shipping for this item. We will refer third party shippers for all domestic and international buyers. Purchaser pick up available upon request. Got something to sell? Contact us at MMBAuction.com
MiddleManBrokers
Aug. 21, 2022
Henry Bacon (MA,French,1839-1912) watercolor painting antique
Est: $1,050 - $1,350
ARTIST: Henry Bacon (Massachusetts, France, 1839 - 1912) NAME: Caravan YEAR: 1908 MEDIUM: watercolor on paper CONDITION: Some age toning. Some spots along upper edge. Framed under glass. SIGHT SIZE: 18 x 36 inches / 45 x 91 cm FRAME SIZE: 24 x 42 inches / 60 x 106 cm SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 121491 US Shipping $149 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: A figure painter in the tradition of the late 19th century French tradition, Henry Bacon is associated primarily with watercolors of scenes of Normandy and Egyptian. Many of his landscapes have figures, well drawn and often romanticized bucolic, peasant types.He was also one of the first Americans to be admitted to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and became a promoter of the use of watercolor in pure washes, without opaque coloration. He also showed his genius for Impressionist effects of weather and light, particularly on reflective surfaces such as water.Not much is known from his early life except that he was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, and enlisted in the United States Army to serve in the Civil War where he was also a field artist for Leslie's Weekly.Wounded quite severely, he left the War in 1864 and went to Paris with his wife Lizzie. He studied under Alexandre Cabanel and in 1866, Edouard Frere took Bacon on as his student. From these men, both conservative academics, Bacon learned to paint in oils with a highly smooth finish with softly outlined figures and rich colors. But in 1895, he turned almost exclusively to watercolor for which he earned much acclaim.In Ecouen, Bacon and Frere painted many scenes of the French countryside together. In his lucid and virtuoso watercolors, Bacon showed his stylistic affinities to Winslow Homer and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. For many years, he exhibited paintings at the salons of Paris and at the National Academy of Design of which he was a member.His paintings are amongst the holdings of major museums across the U.S., including Bostons Museum of Fine Arts., 11 Bacons in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jun. 26, 2022
HENRY BACON BEACH AT ETRETAT ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR ON PAPER
Est: -
Henry Bacon (1839 - 1912) Beach at Etretat Watercolor on Paper. Known for both his accurately painted genre scenes and his watercolor renderings of views of Normandy and Egypt. Bacon exhibited no fewer than thirty-one paintings at the Paris Salon between 1867 and 1896. His paintings are amongst the holdings of major museums across the U.S., including Bostons Museum of Fine Arts., 11 Bacons in the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Artist: Henry Bacon Title: Beach at Etretat Medium: Watercolor on Paper Signature Type: Hand Signed Signature Location: Lower Left Site Measurement: 13in x 19.5in; Ref: BD1648
Bradford's
Jun. 26, 2022
HENRY BACON WATERCOLOR PAINTING
Est: $600 - $900
Watercolor on paper. Image 22 inches x 18 inches. Framed under glass 32 inches x 27 inches. Signed and dated lower right. Listed artist 1829-1912. Grand tour or middleeastern. good condition.
White's Auctions
Jun. 16, 2022
Henry Bacon Orientalist Watercolor Gateway
Est: $300 - $600
Henry Bacon (American, 1866-1924). Orientalist watercolor painting on paper depicting a figure moving down a palm-lined walkway toward a stone gate. Signed along the lower left.
Revere Auctions
Jun. 16, 2022
Henry Bacon Watercolor Camels Street Scene
Est: $300 - $600
Henry Bacon (American, 1866-1924). Orientalist watercolor painting on paper depicting a line of camel riders proceeding down a street. Signed and dated 1905 along the lower left.
Revere Auctions
Apr. 04, 2022
Henry Bacon Arabian Dessert Orientalist Painting
Est: $400 - $600
Massachusetts, France,1839-1912 Depicts a caravan of people riding and walking besides camels loaded up with blankets and other goods. Bacon studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts under Alexandre Cabanel and later studying with studying with Edouard Frere. Bacon exhibited many paintings in the Paris Salon, the National Academy of Design, the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition, and at the at the Exposition Universelle in Paris.
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
Mar. 02, 2022
Henry Bacon American, 1839-1912 Cutting the Mistletoe
Est: $2,500 - $4,500
Henry Bacon American, 1839-1912 Cutting the Mistletoe Signed Henry Bacon (ll) Oil on canvas 25 5/8 x 19 3/4 inches (65.1 x 50.2 cm) Provenance: Sale, Gallery Sixtyeight Auctions, Toronto, May 3-4 ,1987, Lot 338a C The Collection of Dr. Thomas Chua
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Feb. 05, 2022
HENRY BACON (American, 1839-1912)
Est: $300 - $500
HENRY BACON (American, 1839-1912), Orientalist scene of camel and riders near the Pyramids of Giza, watercolor, signed and dated lower left. Mild toning and foxing. 16-3/4''h, 26''w. Provenance: Estate of William Kranker, collector and dealer, Greenport, NY.
South Bay Auctions Inc