Francis Peabody Colburn Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Francis Peabody Colburn Art Value Price Guide

Aug. 15, 2025
Francis Colburn (VT 1909-1984)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Francis Colburn (Vermont 1909-1984) Landscape with Dunes oil on canvas signed lower right 24 x 30" 31 x 38" as framed. Colburn spent his life recording the people and terrain of his home state in serious, often dark, paintings. After graduating from the University of Vermont in 1934, Colburn studied painting in New York at the Art Students League with Morris Kantor and Raphael Soyer. During his formative years the artist also worked for Vermont’s Federal Art Project, a division of the national Works Progress Administration, and spent time studying painting with Stefan Hirsch at Bennington College. He became an artist-in-residence at his alma mater in 1942, where he remained until retiring in 1974, after founding the University’s Art Department and serving for many years as its chairman. Colburn is one of Vermont's most beloved and collected artists with a style that transcends genre and finds its way into almost any setting.
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Jan. 17, 2025
Francis Colburn (VT 1904-1984) Portrait of Gladys Colburn
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Francis Colburn (Vermont 1904-1984) Portrait of Gladys Colburn oil on masonite- a rare example of a portrait by Colburn, and an unusual work in process by him. 36 x 32" signed lower right -
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Jan. 17, 2025
Francis Colburn (VT 1904-1984) Still Life
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Francis Colburn (Vermont 1904-1984) Still life with Apples and Grapes oil on board signed lower left 9 x 12" 13 x 16" as framed.
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Dec. 06, 2024
Francis Colburn (VT 1904-1984) Seminary Girls
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Francis Peabody Colburn (Vermont 1904-1984) Seminary Girls oil on canvas signed lower right identified reverse, 25 x30" 31 x 36" as framed.
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Nov. 22, 2024
FRANCIS PEABODY COLBURN (Vermont, 1909-1984), "The Village, Burlington, Vermont"., Oil on board, 9" x 12". Framed 15.75" x 18.5".
Est: $800 - $1,200
FRANCIS PEABODY COLBURN Vermont, 1909-1984 "The Village, Burlington, Vermont". Signed lower left "Francis Coburn". Titled on gallery label verso.
Eldred's
Aug. 18, 2024
Francis Colburn, Swamp in Winter, Oil on Canvas
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Francis Colburn, "Swamp in Winter", oil on canvas, signed L/L and dated 1957, 18" x 26", framed 21" x 28". Provenance: Estate of the late Jacqueline Beckwith of Annisquam, Massachusetts and Florida.
Kaminski Auctions
Jul. 12, 2024
Francis Colburn (VT 1909-1984) Crossroads Route 5
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Francis Colburn (Vermont 1909-1984) Crossroads Route 5 oil on canvas signed lower right circa 1930's 20 x 24" 24 x 28" as framed. Ex. Smith College Museum of Art - in original untouched condition
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Feb. 23, 2024
Francis Colburn (VT 1909-1984) The Upper Pasture
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Francis Colburn (Vermont 1909-1984) The Upper Pasture oil on panel signed lower left identified reverse with old label. 9 x 12" 13 x 16" as framed.
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Sep. 29, 2023
Francis Colburn (VT 1909-1984) "Geneology" Portrait
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Francis Peabody Colburn (Vermont 1909-1984) "Geneology" Portrait with image of young man and image of dilapadated East Georgia VT Episcopal Church (Now demolished)- With landscape in Colburn's trademark fractured Regionalist Style. oil on canvas dated 1950- 28 x 36" 34 x 42" as framed.
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Jun. 09, 2023
Francis Colburn (VT 1909-1984) Memorial Piece
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Francis Colburn (Vermont 1909-1984) Memorial Piece oil on canvas signed lower right titled on Bryan Gallery tag reverse ex. Ralph Nading Hill collection featuring Victorian figures in Colburn's beloved Neo-Regionalist landscape 30 x 34" 40 x 43" as framed. Overall excellent condition.
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Dec. 20, 2022
FRANCIS COLBURN. CONSTRUCTION. C.1930S. WOODCUT.
Est: $300 - $500
Colburn, Francis Peabody (American 1909 - 1984). Construction. Woodcut on mulberry paper. Signed, titled, and dedicated in pencil. Dedication: For Lamar Baker. Plate: 9 3/4" x 12 3/4" x 12" x 16 7/8". Condition: Very good. Tear in u.l.
Quinn's Auction Galleries
Jun. 18, 2021
Francis Colburn (VT 1909-1984) Apple Tree
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Francis Colburn (Vermont 1909-1984) Apple Tree oil on board signed lower right identified reverse 9 x 12"
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Apr. 09, 2021
Francis Colburn (VT 1909-1984) Stand Of Spruce
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Francis Colburn (Vermont 1909-1984) Stand of Spruce 8 x 10" signed lower right oil on board retaining old Boutiliers art supplies tag.
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Mar. 20, 2020
Francis Colburn (VT 1904-1984) Shelburne Point
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Francis Colburn (Vermont 1904-1984) Shelburne Point oil on board signed lower right identified reverse
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Feb. 21, 2020
Francis Colburn (Vt 1909-1984) The Old Fence
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Francis Colburn (Vermont 1909-1984) The Old Fence oil on canvas signed lower right 30 x 24" dated 1955
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Sep. 21, 2019
Francis Colburn (VT, 1909-1984), Classical Piece
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Francis Colburn (VT, 1909-1984), Classical Piece oil on canvas, signed and dated 1961 at lower left, presented in the likely original frame. SS 29.5 x 23.25 in.; DOA 38.5 x 32.25 in. Additional high-resolution photos are available at LelandLittle.com
Leland Little Auctions
Sep. 29, 2018
FRANCIS COLBURN (1909-1984) OIL ON CANVAS
Est: $1,800 - $2,200
Francis Colburn (1909-1984) Summer Grass 1958 Signed lower right, titled verso 'Summer Grass' and signed and dated 1958 on the stretcher, gallery label also present verso. Canvas measures 30.25 x 20 with a frame of 40 x 30 inches. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell.
Dirk Soulis Auctions
Apr. 21, 2018
Francis Peabody Colburn (American, 1909-1984)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Signed "Francis Colburn" oil on canvas abstract landscape, "Pine Woods"; repair in lower center of canvas and surface scrathhes lower right. 35.5 x 28.5 inches - Frame: 44 x 27 inches. Weight: 9.5 lbs.
Fontaine's Auction Gallery
Jan. 27, 2018
Francis Colburn (VT 1909-1984) Lilies
Est: $500 - $800
Francis Colburn (Vermont 1909-1984) Lilies oil on canvas 20 x 24" signed lower right
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Jan. 27, 2018
Francis Colburn (VT 1909-1984) The Sentinel
Est: $500 - $800
Francis Colburn (Vermont 1909-1984) The Sentinel oil on board 8 x 10" signed lower right
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Sep. 01, 2017
Francis Colburn (VT 1909-1984) Middlebury Meadows
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Francis Colburn (Vermont 1909-1984) Middlebury Meadows oil on canvas signed lower right titled and dated 1934 on Reverse- Won Vermont Federation Art Award May 1934 24 x 28"
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Feb. 25, 2017
Francis Colburn (Vermont 1909-1984) From Heath Hill (Barton Vt)
Est: $2,500 - $4,500
oil on canvas signed lower right identified on stretcher- an excellent example of Colburn in his Regionalist/WPA period 18 x 34"
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Dec. 05, 2014
FRANCIS PEABODY COLBURN (1909-1984) OIL ON PANEL
Est: $800 - $1,200
Titled 'Sawmill' on the reverse, signed lower left, circa 1940, Social Realist, Art Students League in NYC in the mid-1930s, founder and Chairman of the Art Department of the University of Vermont, canvas panel measures 8 x 11.25 inches, frame measures 16 x 19 inches.
Dirk Soulis Auctions
Aug. 30, 2014
Francis Colburn (VT 1909-1984) Vermont Landscape o/c 26 x 37" signed lower right
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Francis Colburn (VT 1909-1984) Vermont Landscape o/c 26 x 37" signed lower right
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Aug. 30, 2014
Francis Colburn (VT 1909-1984) "Victorian Falderal" still life o/c (featured at the Fleming Museum Francis Colburn Exhibition in 1962) signed & dated lower right- 27 x 37"
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Francis Colburn (VT 1909-1984) "Victorian Falderal" still life o/c (featured at the Fleming Museum Francis Colburn Exhibition in 1962) signed & dated lower right- 27 x 37"
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Jun. 28, 2014
School of Francis Colburn (VT 1909-1984) landscape
Est: $100 - $200
School of Francis Colburn (VT 1909-1984) landscape with cabin o/c 16 x 20" unsigned
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Jun. 28, 2014
Francis Colburn (VT 1909-1984) Apples o/b 10 x 12"
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Francis Colburn (VT 1909-1984) Apples o/b 10 x 12" signed lower right
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Feb. 01, 2014
Francis Colburn (Am 1909-1984) crayon on paper
Est: $800 - $1,200
Francis Colburn (Am 1909-1984) crayon on paper study for- Playground 1940 Barton, VT (exhibited finished ptg) - 26" x 30"
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Jun. 29, 2013
9 x 12" o/b Mill Scene signed Francis Colburn (VT 1909-1984)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
9 x 12" o/b Mill Scene signed Francis Colburn (VT 1909-1984)
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Jun. 02, 2012
Francis Peabody Colburn (Am 1909-1984) signed oil on canvas still life table setting w/ oil lamp 30x25"
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Francis Peabody Colburn (Am 1909-1984) signed oil on canvas still life table setting w/ oil lamp 30x25"
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Jun. 02, 2012
1974 Francis Peabody Colburn (Am 1909-1984) signed oil on canvas Caspian Lake, VT summer landscape 24x30"
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
1974 Francis Peabody Colburn (Am 1909-1984) signed oil on canvas Caspian Lake, VT summer landscape 24x30"
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