J. Appleton (1844) Brown Sold at Auction Prices

Painter, b. 1844 - d. 1902

John Appleton Brown was an impressionist painter of seascapes and landscapes. Born in Newburyport, MA. He was influenced by Barbizon painters Corot and Daubigney. As a fine painter of apple orchard spring scenes, he was nicknamed “Appleblossom Brown”. He and other Barbizon painters of the time were popular and sold well.

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Nov. 12, 2023
John Appleton Brown. "Appledore". Pastel seascape of crashing waves. Signed lower right. Titled lower left. Framed under glass. Sight: 13 x 17in. Overall: 21 x 24.75in.
Est: $500 - $700
John Appleton Brown. "Appledore". Pastel seascape of crashing waves. Signed lower right. Titled lower left. Framed under glass. Sight: 13 x 17in. Overall: 21 x 24.75in.
Tremont Auctions
Jul. 15, 2023
John Appleton Brown
Est: $800 - $1,200
(Massachusetts, 1844-1902) Summer Landscape, signed lower right "J. Appleton Brown", oil on canvas, 17 x 21 in.; gilt wood frame, 22-1/2 x 26-1/2 in. Provenance: Dave and Chris Knoke, Marietta, Georgia
Brunk Auctions
Jul. 08, 2023
Attributed to John Appleton Brown (1844-1902) The Farmyard, c.1880's
Est: $1,200 - $1,500
The Farmyard, c.1880âs, attributed to John Appleton Brown. Oil on canvas, partial monogram lower left corner, 15â x 21 1/2â, in a period frame. John Appleton Brown was born in Newburyport, Ma and studied painting with Albert T. Bricher and Benjamin C. Porter, then traveled to Paris to study with Emile Lambinet. He became known for his Barbizon inspired landscapes of New England and images of apple orchards, earning himself the nickname "Appleblossom Brown." Brown was a member of the Society of American Artists and the National Academy of Design. He exhibited his work at the Paris Salon, The Boston Art Club, The Carnegie Institute, and the Art Institute of Chicago, as well as in exhibitions with the Society of American Artists and the National Academy of Design.
Peterborough Auctions
May. 17, 2023
JOHN APPLETON BROWN (Massachusetts, 1844-1902), Wooded river landscape., Oil on canvas, 22” x 30”. Framed 26” x 34”.
Est: $500 - $1,000
JOHN APPLETON BROWN Massachusetts, 1844-1902 Wooded river landscape. Signed lower right "Appleton Brown".
Eldred's
Feb. 03, 2023
JOHN APPLETON BROWN (Massachusetts, 1844-1902), Landscape with bridge., Pastel on board, 17.25" x 20.25" sight. Framed 20" x 23".
Est: $800 - $1,200
JOHN APPLETON BROWN Massachusetts, 1844-1902 Landscape with bridge. Signed lower left "J. Appleton Brown".
Eldred's
Jan. 19, 2023
JOHN APPLETON BROWN, American (1844-1902), Spring Landscape, pastel on paper on canvas, 17 1/2 x 22 inches
Est: $600 - $800
JOHN APPLETON BROWN American, (1844-1902) Spring Landscape pastel on paper on canvas signed "J Appleton Brown" lower right
Shannon's
Dec. 08, 2022
JOHN APPLETON BROWN - LAKE SCENE
Est: $400 - $600
Lot 326 John Appleton Brown American (1844-1902) Lake Scene (1889) watercolor on paper monogram signed lower right sight: 5 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches frame dimensions: 17 3/8 x 21 1/2 x 1 inches, wood frame with glazing Provenance: Property from the Estate of Eleanor Jacobs
Capsule Gallery Auction
Nov. 13, 2022
John Appleton Brown (1844 - 1902) American
Est: $500 - $5,000
John Appleton Brown (1844 - 1902) "Blossoms Lanscape " Oil on Canvas Signed ,measures 17" x 13 .5 " inches
Cutler Bay Auctions
Oct. 01, 2022
John Appleton Brown. Along a Rocky Coastline, oil
Est: $300 - $500
(American, 1844-1902). Oil on canvas, partial signature lr, 12 x 20 in., unframed.
Alex Cooper
Aug. 25, 2022
JOHN APPLETON BROWN (Massachusetts, 1844-1902), Landscape with bridge., Pastel on board, 17.25" x 20.25" sight. Framed 20" x 23".
Est: $800 - $1,200
JOHN APPLETON BROWN Massachusetts, 1844-1902 Landscape with bridge. Signed lower left "J. Appleton Brown".
Eldred's
Jun. 10, 2022
J. APPLETON BROWN (1844-1902) “SUMMER WOODED LANDSCAPE” OIL ON CANVAS 17” X 21”
Est: $800 - $1,200
NFS J. APPLETON BROWN (1844-1902) “SUMMER WOODED LANDSCAPE” OIL ON CANVAS 17” X 21”
Lauren Gallery
Mar. 17, 2022
JOHN APPLETON BROWN (Massachusetts, 1844-1902), Landscape with bridge, Pastel on board, 17.25" x 20.25" sight. Framed 20" x 23".
Est: $800 - $1,200
JOHN APPLETON BROWN Massachusetts, 1844-1902 Landscape with bridge Signed lower left "J. Appleton Brown".
Eldred's
Jan. 02, 2022
John Appleton Brown (MA,1844-1902) oil painting antique
Est: $3,800 - $4,750
ARTIST: John Appleton Brown (Massachusetts, 1844 - 1902) NAME: River Landscape MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Very good. Minor craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. Some damages to frame. SIGHT SIZE: 28 x 48 inches / 71 x 121 cm FRAME SIZE: 34 x 54 inches / 86 x 137 cm SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 119918 US Shipping $299 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: John Appleton Brown, born in 1844 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, was an impressionist painter in oils and pastels of seascapes and landscapes.In 1865 Brown left his birthplace and went to Boston. The following year he traveled to Europe where he began his artistic training with oils in Paris where he studied the old masters in the Louvre. Landscape painter Emile Lambinet had influence on his style, but Barbizon painters Corot and Daubigney's effect upon Brown would be more lasting.Brown returned to Boston in 1868, and six years later married landscape painter Agnes Bartlett. In the fall of 1874, the couple returned to France where they painted at Ville d'Avray, Corot's home. Returning to Boston in 1875, he became friends with artistsJ. Foxcroft Cole and William Morris Hunt. Works by these Barbizon artists, and those who emulated their style, such as Brown, were popular and sold well. Because of his affinity for spring scenes and blossoming apple orchards, he was nicknamed "apple-blossom Brown". The peak of his popularity was in the late 1880s, when Boston was first exposed to Impressionist landscapes.With the exception of a trip to England in 1886, where he mingled with American painters John Singer Sargent, Edwin Austin Abbey, Frank Millet, and Charles Parsons, Brown's paintings focused on New England landscapes for the reminder of his career. He spent time during summers at the home of Celia Thaxter on Appledore, located among the Isles of Shoals off the coasts of New Hampshire and Maine. Thaxter, a poet and essayist, was hostess over an artistic and literary salon that attracted not only Brown, but also such names as the Impressionist painter Childe Hassam, Arthur Quartley, Ross Turner, Ellen Robbins, and William Morris Hunt (Hunt drowned at Appledore in 1879).Brown's works were exhibited at the Doll and Richards Gallery from 1879 to 1902, and at the Salon in Paris. J. Appleton Brown died in 1902.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Dec. 18, 2021
JOHN APPLETON BROWN (1844-1902)
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Brook with Ducks (probably of West Newbury) oil on canvas, 20 x 27 inches, signed. framed 33 x 40 inches (overall)
John McInnis Auctioneers
Jun. 26, 2021
J. APPLETON BROWN (1844-1902)
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
"Autumn Road" (Possibly West Newbury) oil on panel 14 1/2 x 20 1/2 inches. signed. framed 22 1/2 x 28 1/2 inches (overall)
John McInnis Auctioneers
Jun. 05, 2021
Painting, Oil on Canvas, John Appleton Brown
Est: $400 - $800
19th C. Painting, Oil on Canvas, Titled "APPLE BLOSSOMS", signed reverse on canvas, "J. Appleton Brown", (John Appleton Brown, American 1844-1902). Painting in excellent condition, set in gilt wooden frame with brass plate which reads, "John Appleton Brown" and "Apple Blossoms". Framed measures: 13.5" H x 15.5" W. Image: 9.25" H x 11.25" W.
J. James Auctioneers and Appraisers
Jan. 16, 2021
JOHN APPLETON BROWN, RIVER LANDSCAPE, FRAMED
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
John Appleton Brown (American/ Massachusetts, 1844-1902). "River Landscape", oil on canvas. Signed lower right, titled on artist plaque on front and label verso. Approx. 19.25" x 29.25" (frame), 14 x 24" (canvas)
Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
Dec. 01, 2020
John Appleton Brown (American, 1844-1902) Cattle in a Landscape
Est: $800 - $1,200
John Appleton Brown (American, 1844-1902) Cattle in a Landscape oil on panel signed lower left J Appleton Brown 8 x 12 inches. Provenance: PSFA, Mullica Hill, New Jersey Property from the Collection of Harry Peterson, Lantana, Florida
Hindman
Nov. 20, 2020
JOHN APPLETON BROWN, Massachusetts, 1844-1902, Field of blossoming apple trees., Oil on canvas, 22" x 30". Framed 30" x 37".
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
JOHN APPLETON BROWN Massachusetts, 1844-1902 Field of blossoming apple trees. Signed lower right "Appleton Brown". Housed in a period Walfred Thulin frame inscribed verso "1924 Thulin 1308". John Appleton Brown's early career was highly influenced by the Barbizon style through his close friends J. Foxcroft Cole and William Morris Hunt. In his later years, he became more influenced by the French Impressionists. He spent many summers at the home of Celia Thaxter on Appledore Island off the coast of Maine, where he socialized with luminaries such as Childe Hassam and Hunt. Walfred Thulin was one of the finest frame carvers of the Early 20th Century. Immigrating from Sweden, he started working at Boston's famed Carrig-Rohane shop, along with Hermann Dudley Murphy, before setting up his own shop in 1912. Over the years, he created frames for many of the area's most accomplished artists, including John Singer Sargent. Oil on canvas, 22" x 30". Framed 30" x 37".
Eldred's
Nov. 14, 2020
JOHN APPLETON BROWN (AMERICAN,1844-1902) LANDSCAPE WITH MILL
Est: $800 - $1,200
JOHN APPLETON BROWN (AMERICAN,1844-1902) LANDSCAPE WITH MILL, pastel on paper, a vibrant example with a lone fisherman on a bridge by a mill in a verdant rural setting, signed lower left. Housed in a period, possibly original, gilt oak frame.
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Sep. 17, 2020
JOHN APPLETON BROWN Celia Thaxter's Garden and View of the Sea, Appledore, Isle of Shoals.
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
JOHN APPLETON BROWN Celia Thaxter's Garden and View of the Sea, Appledore, Isle of Shoals. Color pastels on illustration board, circa 1890. 455x553 mm; 18x22 inches. Signed in pastel, lower right recto. Ex-collection Daniel Seitz Estate, New Jersey (a descendant of Robert Hartshorne, see lots 20 through 21); thence by descent to the current owner, private collection, New Jersey. Brown (1844-1902) grew up in Newburyport, Massachusetts, but traveled to Paris to study with the masters in the Barbizon school, notably Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796-1875) and Charles-François Daubigny (1817-1878). He moved to Boston in 1875 and became friends with fellow artist William Morris Hunt (1824-1879). Known for his Barbizon-esque landscape scenes, he spent summers on the Isle of Shoals off the coast of Maine at the Appledore Hotel. It was a retreat for many important artists and writers at the time, including Hunt, Nathanial Hawthorne (1804-1864), Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1883) and Childe Hassam (1859-1935, see lots 20 and 21). Their host was Celia Thaxter (1835-1894), the American poet and author, who was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, ten miles west of the islands, and whose father (who became the lighthouse keeper on White Island in the Isles of Shoals) built the Appledore. The unspoiled, natural landscape on the island was a tremendous appeal to the artists who spent time there during summer months. Hassam's Sailboat off the Coast, Isle of Shoals, watercolor, 1894 (see lot 20), represents a sailboat idling off the Appledore coast at sunset and A Shady Spot, watercolor, 1892 (see lot 21), is the view from the hotel's flower-covered porch. Brown's work depicts Thaxter's garden, whose vivid floral displays inspired many of the artists who visited, which she immortalized in the volume An Island Garden, 1894 (illustrated by Hassam). The current work by Brown incorporates the same vantage-point of the garden, with the view of bleached Babb's Rock and the Atlantic coastline in the distance, as Hassam's oil painting Celia Thaxter's Garden, Isles of Shoals, Maine, 1890, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 16, 2020
John Appleton Brown (American, 1844–1902), , Apple Blossoms Near a Pond
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
John Appleton Brown (American, 1844–1902) Apple Blossoms Near a Pond Signed 'J. Appleton Brown' bottom left, oil on canvas 20 x 26 in. (50.6 x 66cm) provenance: Vose Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts. Collection of Heidi Bingham Stott, Florida.
Freeman's
Apr. 19, 2020
J. APPLETON BROWN, "APPLE BLOSSOMS IN SPRING" PASTEL, (JOHN A. BROWN 1844 - 1902) (13 1/2" X 17 1/2'")
Est: $300 - $600
J. APPLETON BROWN, "APPLE BLOSSOMS IN SPRING" PASTEL, (JOHN A. BROWN 1844 - 1902) (13 1/2" X 17 1/2'")
Carlsen Gallery, Inc.
Oct. 27, 2019
JOHN APPLETON BROWN (AMERICAN, 1844-1902).
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Oil on Board. Landscape. Signed lower right. From a Chappaqua, NY collection.
Clarke Auction Gallery