David Curtis Baker Paintings & Artwork for Sale | David Curtis Baker Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 10, 2024
DAVID CURTIS BAKER, REVISITED, WATERCOLOR AND ENAMEL ON BOARD
Est: $1,000 - $1,200
Artist: David Curtis Baker, American (1915 - 1999) Title: Revisited Year: 1963 Medium: Watercolor and enamel on board, signed, titled, and dated Size: 10.25 x 21.25 in. (26.04 x 53.98 cm)
RoGallery
Sep. 18, 2024
DAVID CURTIS BAKER (New Hampshire/Massachusetts, 1915-1999), Winter scene., Watercolor on paper, 3.5" x 4.75". Framed 6" x 7".
Est: $125 - $200
DAVID CURTIS BAKER New Hampshire/Massachusetts, 1915-1999 Winter scene. Signed lower right.
Eldred's
Sep. 14, 2023
David Curtis Baker (1915 - 1999) American
Est: $800 - $1,200
David Curtis Baker (1915 - 1999) Oil on Canvasboard, Signed, Measures ( 16 x 19 inches ) w/frame ( 19.5 x 22.5 inches ) David Curtis Baker, painter, author and teacher, was born on October 15 1915 in New York City, New York at the Salvation Army Hospital. He spent his childhood in Boston, Massachusetts and studied art a the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston from 1934-1938. He served in the US Navy in the Pacific during World War II and saw combat. In 1951 he opened his first gallery in Jackson, New Hampshire. He painted in oils, watercolors, pastels, pencil, ink, and markers. His styles varied from impressionism to abstraction. He invented his own technique called 'vitreous flux' in 1961. Baker taught art throughout his career. Baker was prolific painter and exhibiter was represented in twenty-eight one man shows including the Museum of Art, Portland, Maine (1959). He had thirteen regional exhibitions, earning 8 awards, including, the James W. Hill Memorial Award (New Hampshire Art Association, 1961 Annual Show)
Cutler Bay Auctions
Aug. 20, 2023
David Curtis Baker (NH,MA,1915-1999) oil painting
Est: $500 - $625
ARTIST: David Curtis Baker (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, 1915 - 1999) TITLE: The Net Menders YEAR: 1940 MEDIUM: oil on canvas board CONDITION: Few small scratches/paint losses. No visible inpaint under UV. ART SIZE: 16 x 18 inches / 40 x 45 cm FRAME SIZE: 20 x 22 inches / 50 x 55 cm SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 126496 US Shipping $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: David Curtis Baker, painter, author and teacher, was born on October 15 1915 in New York City, New York at the Salvation Army Hospital. He spent his childhood in Boston, Massachusetts and studied art a the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston from 1934-1938. He served in the US Navy in the Pacific during World War II and saw combat. In 1951 he opened his first gallery in Jackson, New Hampshire. He painted in oils, watercolors, pastels, pencil, ink, and markers. His styles varied from impressionism to abstraction. He invented his own technique called 'vitreous flux' in 1961. Baker taught art throughout his career. Baker was prolific painter and exhibiter was represented in twenty-eight one man shows including the Museum of Art, Portland, Maine (1959). He had thirteen regional exhibitions, earning 8 awards, including, the James W. Hill Memorial Award (New Hampshire Art Association, 1961 Annual Show), and the Grace Bliss Stuart Award (New Hampshire Art Association 1965 Traveling Exhibition). He also had nineteen national shows and nine prizes, including, the Grumbacher Purchase Award (Allied Artists of America Exhibition 1968), and awards at the 1966, 1970, 1972 shows of the Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Engravers Society Annual Exhibition.Throughout his career, David Baker was featured in many publications including the American Artist, June 1972; Painting With Markers, Watson-Guptill Publications, 1972; the La Revue Moderne des Arts de la Vie, 1967-1968; Yankee, 1968; the Christian Science Monitor, January 19,1958, Prize Winning Water Color Book No. 7; Art Review, 1966; Today's Art, 1958; and the Boston Herald, Hayden Pearsons column, 1953.David Curtis Baker died on December 24, 1999 in Jackson, New Hampshire.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jul. 22, 2023
David Curtis Baker (1915 - 1999) American
Est: $800 - $1,200
David Curtis Baker (1915 - 1999) Oil on Canvasboard, Signed, Measures ( 16 x 19 inches ) w/frame ( 19.5 x 22.5 inches ) David Curtis Baker, painter, author and teacher, was born on October 15 1915 in New York City, New York at the Salvation Army Hospital. He spent his childhood in Boston, Massachusetts and studied art a the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston from 1934-1938. He served in the US Navy in the Pacific during World War II and saw combat. In 1951 he opened his first gallery in Jackson, New Hampshire. He painted in oils, watercolors, pastels, pencil, ink, and markers. His styles varied from impressionism to abstraction. He invented his own technique called 'vitreous flux' in 1961. Baker taught art throughout his career. Baker was prolific painter and exhibiter was represented in twenty-eight one man shows including the Museum of Art, Portland, Maine (1959). He had thirteen regional exhibitions, earning 8 awards, including, the James W. Hill Memorial Award (New Hampshire Art Association, 1961 Annual Show)
Cutler Bay Auctions
Apr. 01, 2023
David Curtis Baker, Revisited, Watercolor and enamel on board, signed, titled, and dated
Est: $1,000 - $1,200
Artist: David Curtis Baker, American (1915 - 1999) Title: Revisited Portfolio: Year: 1963 Medium: Watercolor and enamel on board, signed, titled, and dated Size: 10.25 x 21.25 in. (26.04 x 53.98 cm)
RoGallery
Jan. 09, 2023
David Curtis Baker Harbor Town WC Painting
Est: $200 - $300
New Hampshire, Massachusetts,1915-1999 Impressionistic depiction of a harbor town with docked boats and dilapidated buidings. Baker studied at the Massachusetts College of Art, opening his first gallery in Jackson, New Hampshire in 1951.
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
Jan. 09, 2023
David C. Baker Waterfront Landscape WC Painting
Est: $200 - $300
New Hampshire, Massachusetts,1915-1999 Depicts an abstract nocturnal dock scene beneath a full moon. Baker studied at the Massachusetts College of Art, opening his first gallery in Jackson, New Hampshire in 1951.
Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers
Jul. 10, 2022
DAVID CURTIS BAKER (NH/MA, 1915-1999)
Est: $400 - $600
Autumn Park, oil on canvas laid to masonite, signed lower left, in white and gold painted mitered frame, OS: 26" x 38", SS: 23 1/2" x 35 1/2". Good condition.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
May. 06, 2022
DAVID CURTIS BAKER VITREOUS FLUX LANDSCAPE PAINTING
Est: $100 - $200
This is an original wild landscape painting by artist David Curtis Baker (American, 1915-1999). In 1961, David invented a new medium/watercolor technique he called "Vitreous Flux", which added more depth to watercolor paintings. The frame is 15 x 12 3/4". The board is 9 3/4 x 8".
Mark Lawson Antiques, Inc.
May. 06, 2022
DAVID CURTIS BAKER VITREOUS FLUX SACO RIVER PAINTING
Est: $100 - $200
This is an original snowy mountain landscape painting by artist David Curtis Baker (American, 1915-1999). In 1961, David invented a new medium/watercolor technique he called "Vitreous Flux", which added more depth to watercolor paintings. The painting is titled Source of the Saco a features a mountainous scene with the Saco river of New Hampshire and Maine. The frame is 24 1/2 x 20 1/4" with a sight of 19 1/2 x 15 1/2". The board is 20 x 16".
Mark Lawson Antiques, Inc.
May. 06, 2022
DAVID CURTIS BAKER VITREOUS FLUX MOUNTAIN SKI PAINTING
Est: $100 - $200
This is an original snowy mountain landscape painting by artist David Curtis Baker (American, 1915-1999). In 1961, David invented a new medium/watercolor technique he called "Vitreous Flux", which added more depth to watercolor paintings. The painting features a snowy mountainous scene with two skiers in the forefront. The frame is 22 1/8 x 18 1/8" and the sight is 19 1/4 x 15". The board is 21 x 16 1/4".
Mark Lawson Antiques, Inc.
Jan. 27, 2022
DAVID CURTIS BAKER (New Hampshire/Massachusetts, 1915-1999), "Monhegan"., Watercolor on paper, 10.5" x 14.5" sight. Framed 19" x 22".
Est: $500 - $700
DAVID CURTIS BAKER New Hampshire/Massachusetts, 1915-1999 "Monhegan". Signed, titled and dated "9/8/88" upper left.
Eldred's
Jan. 28, 2021
DAVID CURTIS BAKER (New Hampshire/Massachusetts, 1915-1999), "Jackson Farm" (New Hampshire)., Watercolor on paper, 17.5" x 26" sight. Framed 26" x 32.5".
Est: $500 - $800
DAVID CURTIS BAKER New Hampshire/Massachusetts, 1915-1999 "Jackson Farm" (New Hampshire). Signed lower left "David Baker". Titled verso. Watercolor on paper, 17.5" x 26" sight. Framed 26" x 32.5".
Eldred's
Nov. 19, 2020
DAVID CURTIS BAKER, New Hampshire/Massachusetts, 1915-1999, "Jackson Farm" (New Hampshire)., Watercolor on paper, 17.5" x 26" sight....
Est: $500 - $800
DAVID CURTIS BAKER New Hampshire/Massachusetts, 1915-1999 "Jackson Farm" (New Hampshire). Signed lower left "David Baker". Titled verso. Watercolor on paper, 17.5" x 26" sight. Framed 26" x 32.5".
Eldred's
Jan. 25, 2020
DAVID CURTIS BAKER, New Hampshire/Massachusetts, 1915-1999, Farm in autumn., Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16". Framed 16.25" x 20.25".
Est: $400 - $600
DAVID CURTIS BAKER New Hampshire/Massachusetts, 1915-1999 Farm in autumn. Signed lower right "David C. Baker". Oil on canvas board, 12" x 16". Framed 16.25" x 20.25".
Eldred's
Jul. 13, 2019
DAVID CURTIS BAKER (AMERICAN 1915-1999), Landscape with Waterfall, Watercolor and gouache Drawing
Est: $200 - $400
DAVID CURTIS BAKER (AMERICAN 1915-1999) The Spring Floods, watercolor and gouache on paper 49.5 x 70 cm (19 7/8 x 27 1/2 in., sight) signed lower left SHIPPING FOR THIS ITEM ONLY, in the continental US, via USPS including insurance: $92 If you are buying multiple items, or your shipping address is international, please contact us before or after the auction for a shipping quote via email: [email protected] or call us: +1 (212) 717-7500.
Shapiro Auctions LLC
Nov. 15, 2018
David Curtis Baker Oil on Board
Est: $100 - $200
David Curtis Baker (1915 - 1999) original oil painting on board. Signed "D.C. Baker" lower right. Titled, dated and titled "Park Impromptu, 6/15/71 Boston" lower left. Some craquelure that may have been part of board previously. Measures 7 3/4" x 9 1/8" image size. We ship most items in this auction in house and gladly combine shipping if possible of multiple items.
Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC
Sep. 22, 2018
DAVID CURTIS BAKER, New Hampshire/Massachusetts 1915-1999, Abstract of a figure in the woods., Mixed media on board, 15.5" x 12.5"....
Est: $150 - $250
DAVID CURTIS BAKER New Hampshire/Massachusetts 1915-1999 Abstract of a figure in the woods. Double signed lower left "David C. Baker '62". Mixed media on board, 15.5" x 12.5". Framed 20.5" x 17".
Eldred's
Sep. 19, 2018
DAVID CURTIS BAKER (NH/MA, 1915-1999)
Est: $500 - $700
DAVID CURTIS BAKER (NH/MA, 1915-1999) Abstract Spring Woodland Landscape, mixed media on treated hardboard, signed upper left and dated 82 (?), in aluminum box frame with linen mat, OS: 20 1/2" x 18 1/2", SS: 15 1/2" x 13 1/2". Good condition, one small scratch upper left.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Feb. 18, 2018
DAVID CURTIS BAKER (NH/MA, 1915-1999)
Est: $500 - $700
DAVID CURTIS BAKER (NH/MA, 1915-1999) Abstract Spring Woodland Landscape, mixed media on treated hardboard, signed upper left and dated 82 (?), in aluminum box frame with linen mat, OS: 20 1/2" x 18 1/2", SS: 15 1/2" x 13 1/2". Good condition, one small scratch upper left.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Nov. 12, 2016
David Curtis Baker (1915 - 1999)
Est: $300 - $500
David Curtis Baker (1915 - 1999) Coastal Watercolor with sailboats. Sight Size: 9.5 x 29 inches. Signed and dated lower left. David Curtis Baker, painter, author and teacher, was born on October 15 1915 in New York City, New York at the Salvation Army Hospital. He spent his childhood in Boston, Massachusetts and studied art a the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston from 1934-1938. He served in the US Navy in the Pacific during World War II and saw combat. In 1951 he opened his first gallery in Jackson, New Hampshire. He painted in oils, watercolors, pastels, pencil, ink, and markers. His styles varied from impressionism to abstraction. He invented his own technique called 'vitreous flux' in 1961. Baker taught art throughout his career. Baker was prolific painter and exhibiter was represented in twenty-eight one man shows including the Museum of Art, Portland, Maine (1959). He had thirteen regional exhibitions, earning 8 awards, including, the James W. Hill Memorial Award (New Hampshire Art Association, 1961 Annual Show), and the Grace Bliss Stuart Award (New Hampshire Art Association 1965 Traveling Exhibition). He also had nineteen national shows and nine prizes, including, the Grumbacher Purchase Award (Allied Artists of America Exhibition 1968), and awards at the 1966, 1970, 1972 shows of the Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Engravers Society Annual Exhibition. Throughout his career, David Baker was featured in many publications including the American Artist, June 1972; Painting With Markers, Watson-Guptill Publications, 1972; the La Revue Moderne des Arts de la Vie, 1967-1968; Yankee, 1968; the Christian Science Monitor, January 19,1958, Prize Winning Water Color Book No. 7; Art Review, 1966; Today's Art, 1958; and the Boston Herald, Hayden Pearsons column, 1953.
Sarasota Estate Auction
Feb. 05, 2016
David Curtis Baker (1915-1999): On the Slopes
Est: $200 - $400
David Curtis Baker (1915-1999): On the Slopes Oil on particle board, 1961, signed 'David C. Baker' and dated lower left. 16 x 23 3/4 in., 18 3/4 x 27 in. (frame).
STAIR
Feb. 10, 2015
David Curtis Baker (American, 1915-1999), 1975, watercolor on panel depicting female nude with blond hair lying on back with knees u...
Est: $150 - $250
David Curtis Baker (American, 1915-1999), 1975, watercolor on panel depicting female nude with blond hair lying on back with knees upraised, signed "David C. Baker" and dated "8-25-75" LL, some scratches to frame, not examined out of frame, ss: 11 1/8" h. x 23 3/8" w. [Baker invented his own artistic technique called 'vitreous flux' in 1961, exhibiting equal proficiency while working in pencil, ink, markers, pastels, watercolors, and oils.]
Winter Associates, Inc.
Jan. 29, 2015
THREE PAINTINGS (AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN, 20TH CENTURY).
Est: $150 - $250
THREE PAINTINGS (AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN, 20TH CENTURY). Includes a watercolor landscape by David C. Baker (New Enland, 1815-1999), 7.75"h. 9.75"w.; a watercolor landscape by Rocco Negri (Italy/New York, fl. 1960s-1980s), 14.5"h. 18.5"w.; and an oil on canvas seascape by "Piron" (Europe, 20th century, 10.75"h. 12"w. All are framed.
Garth's Auctioneers & Appraisers
Aug. 24, 2014
DAVID CURTIS BAKER (NH/MA, 1915-1999); 'Pipefitters, Bath Iron Works, Maine', watercolor on Arches paper, signed lower left, in silve
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
DAVID CURTIS BAKER (NH/MA, 1915-1999); 'Pipefitters, Bath Iron Works, Maine', watercolor on Arches paper, signed lower left, in silver molded frame, matted and glazed. OS: 30 1/2" x 38 3/4", SS: 20 3/4" x 28 3/4", fine condition, losses to silvering on frame.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Jun. 07, 2014
DAVID CURTIS BAKER (AMERICAN 1915-1999), 'The
Est: $100 - $150
DAVID CURTIS BAKER (AMERICAN 1915-1999), 'The Spring Floods', watercolor and gouache on paper, 49.5 x 70 cm (19 7/8 x 27 1/2 in.) [sight], signed lower left, THIS LOT IS BEING SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Shapiro Auctions LLC
Jan. 20, 2014
DAVID C. BAKER OIL ON CANVAS (1915-1999
Est: $200 - $300
DAVID C. BAKER OIL ON CANVAS (1915-1999 American)Red covered bridge. Image measures 15.25" x 19.25" Wide, signed "David C. Baker" lower left. In a gilt wood frame.
O'Gallerie
Oct. 20, 2012
Baker, "Tarn Talk II", W/C
Est: $300 - $500
David Curtis Baker (New Hampshire Artist, 1915-1999), "Tarn Talk II" watercolor, signed lower left David C. Baker '65, 12"h x 16"w, 16 1/2"h x 20 1/4"w (frame).
Kaminski Auctions
Oct. 02, 2012
David Curtis Baker (1915 - 1999)
Est: $100 - $300
Watercolor. Man on Rock watching waterfall. 19 x 26 1/2".
Weiss Auctions
Nov. 16, 2011
David Curtis Baker (American, 1915-1999) Interior. Signed and dated "David C. Baker 66" l.l., and identified on the reverse. Vitreou...
Est: $500 - $700
David Curtis Baker (American, 1915-1999) Interior. Signed and dated "David C. Baker 66" l.l., and identified on the reverse. Vitreous flux and watercolor on Masonite, 18 x 24 in., framed. Condition: Mild surface grime.
Skinner
Aug. 23, 2011
David Curtis Baker (American 1915 - 1999)
Est: $75 - $150
David Curtis Baker (American 1915 - 1999) watercolor Bahamas "Fresh Creek Ferry" 9"x12" , dated 1968
Bill Hood & Sons Arts & Antiques Auctions
Jul. 15, 2009
Framed Watercolor and Graphite on Paper of Autumn Birches by David Curtis Baker (American, 1915-1999), signed "David C. Baker"...
Est: $300 - $500
Framed Watercolor and Graphite on Paper of Autumn Birches by David Curtis Baker (American, 1915-1999), signed "David C. Baker" l.l., sight size 14 x 20 in.
Skinner
Jan. 22, 2009
Framed Oil on Board Landscape with Figure on Horseback by David Curtis Baker (American, 1915-1999),...
Est: $200 - $400
Framed Oil on Board Landscape with Figure on Horseback by David Curtis Baker (American, 1915-1999), inscribed "David (c) Baker 121677" u.l., inscribed in pencil on the reverse.
Skinner
Nov. 21, 2008
DAVID CURTIS BAKER American 1915-1999 'Whose
Est: $300 - $500
DAVID CURTIS BAKER American, 1915-1999 "Whose Woods These Are". Signed lower right "David C. Baker '69". Provenance: Private Collection, New Bedford. Vitreous Flux watercolor on board, 20" x 16". Framed.
Eldred's
Nov. 10, 2008
Bronze chime Chinese 19th C. phoenix design on
Est: $100 - $200
Bronze chime, Chinese, 19th C., phoenix design on both sides, 9 11/16" l.; ritual object with ram's head finial and loose ring suspension, India, 19th C. brass, 14" l.; and an Indonesian betel nut cutter, 19th C. [Proceeds to the Paul W. Zimmerman Trust, which will benefit four fine art institutions.]
Winter Associates, Inc.
Oct. 21, 2008
David Curtis Baker American 1915-1999 American
Est: $100 - $200
David Curtis Baker, American, 1915-1999, NY-NH, w/c, 16" x 16", Forest Landscape, dated September 17, 1980, nicely framed and matted
William Bunch Auctions & Appraisals
Jul. 06, 2007
Watercolour/Drawing: David Curtis Baker
Est: £250 - £300
Watercolour/Drawing: David Curtis Baker (1915-1999) AmErichan Figures Skiing on a Hillside Signed, watercolour, 22.5cm by 36cm (9in by 14 1/4in) Provenance: With the Burnside Framing Centre, 626-628 Burnside Street, Montreal, Canada
Tennants