August Franzen Paintings & Artwork for Sale | August Franzen Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 18, 2026
August Franzen. Woman Resting in a Field, watercolor
Est: $300 - $600
(Swedish/American, 1863-1938) Watercolor on paper, signed "A. Franzen" on verso, sheet size: 16 1/4 x 15 in., framed size: 26 1/4 x 24 1/2 in.
Alex Cooper
Jun. 07, 2026
August Reinhold Franzen (NY,ME,Sweden,1863-1938) oil painting antique
Est: $500 - $625
ARTIST: August Reinhold Franzen (New York, Maine, Swedish, 1863 - 1938) TITLE: Mother and Daughter MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Some small paint losses. Minor craquelure. Some scattered minor inpaintings/touch ups. Normal wear along edges. ART SIZE: 16 x 12 inches / 40 x 30 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right LOCATION: This lot is located at our Mamaroneck, NY office. CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 149097 US SHIPPING: $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Born in Drothem parish in the Swedish city of Norrkoping on the Baltic Sea, August Franzen became noted for his formal society portraiture, but was also successful as an impressionist landscape painter. At the age of twelve, he began a three-year apprentice ship to Anders Gottman, a portrait and genre painter in Norrkoping. This studied was followed by time in Stockholm, where he studied with Carl Julius Olsen and with Carl Larsen, a popular genre painter whom he later credited as being highly influential on his painting career.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Mar. 22, 2026
August Franzen Farmhouse with Figures Watercolor
Est: $600 - $800
FRANZEN, August Reinhold, (Swedish / American, 1863-1938): Farmhouse scene with elderly farmer couple, Mixed Media Watercolor / Pastel on Paper, signed lower right, sight size 30.5" x 22", framed 36.75" x 30.25". Condition: Several holes upper center, not examined out of frame.
Amero Auctions
Nov. 23, 2025
August Reinhold Franzen (NY,ME,Sweden,1863-1938) oil painting antique
Est: $525 - $675
ARTIST: August Reinhold Franzen (New York, Maine, Swedish, 1863 - 1938) TITLE: Mother and Daughter MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Some small paint losses. Minor craquelure. Some scattered minor inpaintings/touch ups. Normal wear along edges. ART SIZE: 16 x 12 inches / 40 x 30 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right LOCATION: This lot is located at our Mamaroneck, NY office. CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 149097 US SHIPPING: $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Born in Drothem parish in the Swedish city of Norrkoping on the Baltic Sea, August Franzen became noted for his formal society portraiture, but was also successful as an impressionist landscape painter. At the age of twelve, he began a three-year apprentice ship to Anders Gottman, a portrait and genre painter in Norrkoping. This studied was followed by time in Stockholm, where he studied with Carl Julius Olsen and with Carl Larsen, a popular genre painter whom he later credited as being highly influential on his painting career.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Nov. 22, 2025
AUGUST REINHOLD FRANZEN (1863-1938)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Painting: August Reinhold Franzen (1863-1938), "Le Marche aux Fleurs de Notre Dame. Watercolor, 30 1/4" x 23 1/4". Hisrchl & Adler label verso. High quality frame.
Copake Auction Inc.
Nov. 21, 2025
AUGUST REINHOLD FRANZEN (New York/Maine/Sweden, 1863-1938), Landscape with figures., Pastel on cardboard, 15" x 18". Framed 24" x 27".
Est: $800 - $1,200
AUGUST REINHOLD FRANZEN New York/Maine/Sweden, 1863-1938 Landscape with figures. Signed lower right "Franzen".
Eldred's
Oct. 31, 2025
August Franzen. Woman Resting in a Field, watercolor
Est: $400 - $600
(Swedish/American, 1863-1938) Watercolor on paper, signed "A. Franzen" on verso, sheet size: 16 1/4 x 15 in., framed size: 26 1/4 x 24 1/2 in.
Alex Cooper
Aug. 22, 2025
August FRANZEN (1863-1938) Swedish - French - American
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
August FRANZEN (1863-1938) ; Portrait with a bouquet ; late 19th - early 20th century ; oil on canvas laid on panel / framed ; dimensions 55 x 35 cm (21 2/3 x 13 3/4 in.) ; frame size 79 x 60 cm (31 x 23 2/3 in.) ; signed lower right corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $420 , National post with tracking service $220 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $290 , National post with tracking service $130. FRANZEN (1863-1938), Birth place: Norrkoping, Sweden. Death place: -. Addresses: NYC. Profession: Portrait painter, painter. Studied: Académie Julian, Paris, 1889; also with Dagnan-Bouveret in Paris. Exhibited: AIC, 1891-92, 1898, 1915; NAD, 1891-92, 1894-95, 1900, 1924 (prize); PAFA, 1892, 1895-1902, 1910, 1922; Columbian Expo, Chicago, 1893 (medal); Paris Expo, 1900 (medal); Pan-Am. Expo, Buffalo, 1901 (prize); AAS, 1902 (gold); Boston AC, 1904. Member: SAA, 1894; ANA, 1906; NA, 1920; Century Assn. Work: Brooklyn Inst. Mus.; Yale; Nat. Gal., Wash., DC; TMA; MMA; Nat. Mus., Stockholm. Sources: WW38; Falk, Exh. Record Series.
Art-Torg
Aug. 10, 2025
August Reinhold Franzen (NY,ME,Sweden,1863-1938) oil painting antique
Est: $525 - $675
ARTIST: August Reinhold Franzen (New York, Maine, Swedish, 1863 - 1938) TITLE: Mother and Daughter MEDIUM: oil on board CONDITION: Some small paint losses. Minor craquelure. Some scattered minor inpaintings/touch ups. Normal wear along edges. ART SIZE: 16 x 12 inches / 40 x 30 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower right LOCATION: This lot is located at our Mamaroneck, NY office. CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 149097 US SHIPPING: $60 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Born in Drothem parish in the Swedish city of Norrkoping on the Baltic Sea, August Franzen became noted for his formal society portraiture, but was also successful as an impressionist landscape painter. At the age of twelve, he began a three-year apprentice ship to Anders Gottman, a portrait and genre painter in Norrkoping. This studied was followed by time in Stockholm, where he studied with Carl Julius Olsen and with Carl Larsen, a popular genre painter whom he later credited as being highly influential on his painting career.
Broward Auction Gallery LLC
Jun. 22, 2025
August Reinhold Franzen (Swedish, 1863 - 1938)
Est: $400 - $800
August Reinhold Franzen (Swedish, 1863 - 1938) Couple in Garden Oil on Panel. Signed lower right. Old label verso. Sight Size: 13.75 x 10 in. Overall Framed Size: 18.5 x 14.5 in.
Helmuth Stone
Dec. 15, 2024
August FRANZEN (1863-1938) Swedish - French - American
Est: €5,000 - €7,000
August FRANZEN (1863-1938) ; Portrait with a bouquet ; late 19th - early 20th century ; oil on canvas laid on panel / framed ; dimensions 55 x 35 cm (21 2/3 x 13 3/4 in.) ; frame size 79 x 60 cm (31 x 23 2/3 in.) ; signed lower right corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $420 , National post with tracking service $220 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $290 , National post with tracking service $130. FRANZEN (1863-1938), Birth place: Norrkoping, Sweden. Death place: -. Addresses: NYC. Profession: Portrait painter, painter. Studied: Académie Julian, Paris, 1889; also with Dagnan-Bouveret in Paris. Exhibited: AIC, 1891-92, 1898, 1915; NAD, 1891-92, 1894-95, 1900, 1924 (prize); PAFA, 1892, 1895-1902, 1910, 1922; Columbian Expo, Chicago, 1893 (medal); Paris Expo, 1900 (medal); Pan-Am. Expo, Buffalo, 1901 (prize); AAS, 1902 (gold); Boston AC, 1904. Member: SAA, 1894; ANA, 1906; NA, 1920; Century Assn. Work: Brooklyn Inst. Mus.; Yale; Nat. Gal., Wash., DC; TMA; MMA; Nat. Mus., Stockholm. Sources: WW38; Falk, Exh. Record Series.
Art-Torg
Apr. 19, 2024
August FRANZEN (1863-1938) Swedish - French - American
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
August FRANZEN (1863-1938) ; Portrait with a bouquet ; late 19th - early 20th century ; oil on canvas laid on panel / framed ; dimensions 55 x 35 cm (21 2/3 x 13 3/4 in.) ; frame size 79 x 60 cm (31 x 23 2/3 in.) ; signed lower right corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $420 , National post with tracking service $220 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $290 , National post with tracking service $130. FRANZEN (1863-1938), Birth place: Norrkoping, Sweden. Death place: -. Addresses: NYC. Profession: Portrait painter, painter. Studied: Académie Julian, Paris, 1889; also with Dagnan-Bouveret in Paris. Exhibited: AIC, 1891-92, 1898, 1915; NAD, 1891-92, 1894-95, 1900, 1924 (prize); PAFA, 1892, 1895-1902, 1910, 1922; Columbian Expo, Chicago, 1893 (medal); Paris Expo, 1900 (medal); Pan-Am. Expo, Buffalo, 1901 (prize); AAS, 1902 (gold); Boston AC, 1904. Member: SAA, 1894; ANA, 1906; NA, 1920; Century Assn. Work: Brooklyn Inst. Mus.; Yale; Nat. Gal., Wash., DC; TMA; MMA; Nat. Mus., Stockholm. Sources: WW38; Falk, Exh. Record Series.
Art-Torg
Aug. 04, 2023
August FRANZEN (1863-1938) Swedish - French - American
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
August FRANZEN (1863-1938) ; Portrait with a bouquet ; late 19th - early 20th century ; oil on canvas laid on panel / framed ; dimensions 55 x 35 cm (21 2/3 x 13 3/4 in.) ; frame size 79 x 60 cm (31 x 23 2/3 in.) ; signed lower right corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $420 , National post with tracking service $220 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $290 , National post with tracking service $130. FRANZEN (1863-1938), Birth place: Norrkoping, Sweden. Death place: -. Addresses: NYC. Profession: Portrait painter, painter. Studied: Académie Julian, Paris, 1889; also with Dagnan-Bouveret in Paris. Exhibited: AIC, 1891-92, 1898, 1915; NAD, 1891-92, 1894-95, 1900, 1924 (prize); PAFA, 1892, 1895-1902, 1910, 1922; Columbian Expo, Chicago, 1893 (medal); Paris Expo, 1900 (medal); Pan-Am. Expo, Buffalo, 1901 (prize); AAS, 1902 (gold); Boston AC, 1904. Member: SAA, 1894; ANA, 1906; NA, 1920; Century Assn. Work: Brooklyn Inst. Mus.; Yale; Nat. Gal., Wash., DC; TMA; MMA; Nat. Mus., Stockholm. Sources: WW38; Falk, Exh. Record Series.
Art-Torg
Apr. 02, 2023
AUGUST FRANZEN (1863-1938), WATERCOLOR.
Est: $10 - $100,000
A watercolor by August Franzen. Woman sitting by a stream. Signed on back, A. Franzen. Some cracking to painting on upper left corner.
ArtAntiques.com
Dec. 16, 2022
August FRANZEN (1863-1938) Swedish - French - American
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
August FRANZEN (1863-1938) ; Portrait with a bouquet ; late 19th - early 20th century ; oil on canvas laid on panel / framed ; dimensions 55 x 35 cm (21 2/3 x 13 3/4 in.) ; frame size 79 x 60 cm (31 x 23 2/3 in.) ; signed lower right corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $420 , National post with tracking service $220 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $290 , National post with tracking service $130. FRANZEN (1863-1938), Birth place: Norrkoping, Sweden. Death place: -. Addresses: NYC. Profession: Portrait painter, painter. Studied: Académie Julian, Paris, 1889; also with Dagnan-Bouveret in Paris. Exhibited: AIC, 1891-92, 1898, 1915; NAD, 1891-92, 1894-95, 1900, 1924 (prize); PAFA, 1892, 1895-1902, 1910, 1922; Columbian Expo, Chicago, 1893 (medal); Paris Expo, 1900 (medal); Pan-Am. Expo, Buffalo, 1901 (prize); AAS, 1902 (gold); Boston AC, 1904. Member: SAA, 1894; ANA, 1906; NA, 1920; Century Assn. Work: Brooklyn Inst. Mus.; Yale; Nat. Gal., Wash., DC; TMA; MMA; Nat. Mus., Stockholm. Sources: WW38; Falk, Exh. Record Series.
Art-Torg
Feb. 27, 2022
AUGUST REINHOLD FRANZEN (NY/MAINE/SWEDEN, 1863-1938)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Impressionist view of a Couple on the Way Home Across Fields, watercolor/gouache on paper, signed lower left and marked "Maine, 1899", in gold reticulated frame, matted under old glass, OS: 21 1/2" x 26 1/2", SS: 14 1/4" x 18 1/2". Tear below the signature.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Feb. 11, 2022
August FRANZEN (1863-1938) Swedish - French - American
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
August FRANZEN (1863-1938) ; Portrait with a bouquet ; late 19th - early 20th century ; oil on canvas laid on panel / framed ; dimensions 55 x 35 cm (21 2/3 x 13 3/4 in.) ; frame size 79 x 60 cm (31 x 23 2/3 in.) ; signed lower right corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $420 , National post with tracking service $220 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $290 , National post with tracking service $130. FRANZEN (1863-1938), Birth place: Norrkoping, Sweden. Death place: -. Addresses: NYC. Profession: Portrait painter, painter. Studied: Académie Julian, Paris, 1889; also with Dagnan-Bouveret in Paris. Exhibited: AIC, 1891-92, 1898, 1915; NAD, 1891-92, 1894-95, 1900, 1924 (prize); PAFA, 1892, 1895-1902, 1910, 1922; Columbian Expo, Chicago, 1893 (medal); Paris Expo, 1900 (medal); Pan-Am. Expo, Buffalo, 1901 (prize); AAS, 1902 (gold); Boston AC, 1904. Member: SAA, 1894; ANA, 1906; NA, 1920; Century Assn. Work: Brooklyn Inst. Mus.; Yale; Nat. Gal., Wash., DC; TMA; MMA; Nat. Mus., Stockholm. Sources: WW38; Falk, Exh. Record Series.
Art-Torg
Feb. 09, 2022
August Franzen (1863-1938): Mother with Two Children
Est: $100 - $300
Offset print in colors on paper, signed in pencil; together with After Anders Zorn (1860-1920): Seated Figure, offset print in black on beige paper, 1912, indistinctly signed. 12 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (sheet), 14 3/4 x 10 in. (frame), 15 x 11 in. (sheet), 19 1/2 x 15 in. (frame).
STAIR
Apr. 02, 2021
August FRANZEN (1863-1938) Swedish - French - American
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
August FRANZEN (1863-1938) ; Portrait with a bouquet ; late 19th - early 20th century ; oil on canvas laid on panel / framed ; dimensions 55 x 35 cm (21 2/3 x 13 3/4 in.) ; frame size 79 x 60 cm (31 x 23 2/3 in.) ; signed lower right corner ; Shipping to USA - DHL $420 , National post with tracking service $220 / Shipping to EU, Russia, Middle Assia - DHL $290 , National post with tracking service $130. FRANZEN (1863-1938), Birth place: Norrkoping, Sweden. Death place: -. Addresses: NYC. Profession: Portrait painter, painter. Studied: Académie Julian, Paris, 1889; also with Dagnan-Bouveret in Paris. Exhibited: AIC, 1891-92, 1898, 1915; NAD, 1891-92, 1894-95, 1900, 1924 (prize); PAFA, 1892, 1895-1902, 1910, 1922; Columbian Expo, Chicago, 1893 (medal); Paris Expo, 1900 (medal); Pan-Am. Expo, Buffalo, 1901 (prize); AAS, 1902 (gold); Boston AC, 1904. Member: SAA, 1894; ANA, 1906; NA, 1920; Century Assn. Work: Brooklyn Inst. Mus.; Yale; Nat. Gal., Wash., DC; TMA; MMA; Nat. Mus., Stockholm. Sources: WW38; Falk, Exh. Record Series.
Art-Torg
Jun. 14, 2019
AUGUST REINHOLD FRANZEN, New York/Maine/Sweden, 1863-1938, A couple and their cat in a garden., Oil on panel, 13.75" x 10". Framed 1...
Est: $300 - $500
AUGUST REINHOLD FRANZEN New York/Maine/Sweden, 1863-1938 A couple and their cat in a garden. Signed lower right "Franzen". Oil on panel, 13.75" x 10". Framed 18" x 14".
Eldred's
Feb. 18, 2017
August Franzen (1863-1938)
Est: $800 - $1,200
August Franzen (N.Y./Maine/Sweden 1863-1938), soldiers, watercolor. Signed LRC "Franzen". Sight 21" x 13 1/2".
Copake Auction Inc.
Feb. 18, 2017
August Franzen (1863-1938)
Est: $200 - $300
August Franzen (N.Y./Maine/Sweden 1863-1938), tonalist watercolor, watercolor, 14" x 9 5/8", signed LRC "Aug. Franzen".
Copake Auction Inc.
Jun. 26, 2016
August Franzen, "Figure In Landscape" W/C
Est: $600 - $800
August Franzen (Swedish/American, 1863-1938), "Figure In Landscape" watercolor on paper, signed lower right "Aug Franzen". Framed, not examined out of frame. Sight size: 13 1/4" high, 9" wide. Frame size: 24 1/4" high, 20 1/4" wide. Condition: water stains.
Schwenke Auctioneers
May. 26, 2016
August Franzen Norrköping 1863 - Nueva York 1938 Portrait of Two Sisters
Est: €290 -
August Franzen Norrköping 1863 - Nueva York 1938 Portrait of Two Sisters Watercolour and pastel on paper Firmada y fechada en 1916 70x70 cm August Franzen Norrköping 1863 - Nueva York 1938 Retrato de dos hermanas Acuarela y pastel sobre papel Firmada y fechada en 1916 70x70 cm
Balclis
Dec. 16, 2015
August Franzen Norrköping 1863 - Nueva York 1938 Portrait of two sisters
Est: €480 -
August Franzen Norrköping 1863 - Nueva York 1938 Portrait of two sisters Watercolor and pastel on paper Signed and dated 1916 70x70 cm August Franzen Norrköping 1863 - Nueva York 1938 Retrato de dos hermanas Acuarela y pastel sobre papel Firmada y fechada en 1916 70x70 cm
Balclis
Jul. 08, 2015
August Franzen Norrköping 1863 - New York 1938 Portrait of two sisters
Est: €800 -
August Franzen Norrköping 1863 - New York 1938 Portrait of two sisters Watercolor and pastel on paper Signed and dated 1916 70x70 cm August Franzen Norrköping 1863 - Nueva York 1938 Retrato de dos hermanas Acuarela y pastel sobre papel Firmada y fechada en 1916 70x70 cm
Balclis
Jun. 08, 2014
AUGUST FRANZEN, (AMERICAN 1863-1938), THE RENDEZ-VOUS
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
AUGUST FRANZEN (american 1863-1938)/span THE RENDEZ-VOUS Signed 'Franzen' bottom right, oil on panel 12 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (31.8 x 22.2cm) provenance: /span'American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture.' Sotheby's, New York. March 13, 2002, lot 20. Private Collection, Florida.
Freeman's | Hindman
May. 01, 2014
AUGUST REINHOLD FRANZEN, American (1863-1938), "Landscape with Figures", pastel, signed lower right., 15 x 18
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
AUGUST REINHOLD FRANZEN American (1863-1938) "Landscape with Figures" pastel, signed lower right. 15 x 18 Provenance: Property of a New York estate.
Shannon's
Jan. 22, 2014
AUGUST REINHOLD FRANZEN PASTEL AND GRAPHITE ON
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
AUGUST REINHOLD FRANZEN PASTEL AND GRAPHITE ON PAPER (New York/Maine/Sweden, 1863-1938) The Courter, depicting a young man visiting a woman with three onlookers. Image measures 15.5" x 19.5", signed "Franzen" lower right. In a gilt wood and gesso frame.
O'Gallerie
Dec. 04, 2011
AUGUST FRANZEN, (AMERICAN 1863-1938), THE RENDEZ-VOUS
Est: $5,000 - $8,000
AUGUST FRANZEN (american 1863-1938)/span THE RENDEZ-VOUS Signed 'Franzen' bottom right, oil on panel 13 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (33.3 x 24.1cm) (sight) provenance: /spanPrivate Collection, Florida.
Freeman's | Hindman
Mar. 06, 2011
August Franzen (American, 1863-1938) "Man with Monkey,"
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
August Franzen (American, 1863-1938) "Man with Monkey," c. 1900,watercolor, 25.5" x 20", signed lowerright, framed
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Jan. 27, 2011
August Franzen (American, 1863-1938)
Est: $200 - $400
Portrait of a young girl reading. Watercolor and pastel on heavy paper, signed at the lower left, apprx. 8-7/8"x 7-3/4", matted and framed in a gilt frame under glass overall apprx. 18" x 16".
Aspire Auctions Fine Art & Antiques
Jan. 21, 2011
Georges Bernier (Belgian, 1862-1918)
Est: $100 - $200
Ox cart. Measuring overall apprx. 21" x 26-3/4", framed lithograph with hand coloring, signed at the lower right, numbered 18/25 at the lower left, the sight size apprx. 17-12" x 23-1/2".
Aspire Auctions Fine Art & Antiques
Jan. 21, 2011
August Franzen (American, 1863-1938)
Est: $200 - $400
Portrait of a young girl reading. Watercolor and pastel on heavy paper, signed at the lower left, apprx. 8-7/8"x 7-3/4", matted and framed in a gilt frame under glass overall apprx. 18" x 16".
Aspire Auctions Fine Art & Antiques
Apr. 28, 2008
August Franzen, (American, 1863-1938), Charles Adolph Low
Est: $600 - $800
August Franzen (American, 1863-1938) Charles Adolph Low oil on canvas signed (lower left) 29 x 24 inches.
Hindman
Jun. 09, 2005
AN OIL ON CANVAS;Depicting a portrait of a gentleman, signed
Est: $700 - $1,000
AN OIL ON CANVAS;Depicting a portrait of a gentleman, signed LR Aug. (August) Franzen (1863-1938) 49 1/4"h x 34 1/4"w
Nye & Company
Mar. 13, 2002
AUGUST FRANZEN 1863-1938
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
signed Franzen, l.r. oil on panel Provenance Private Collection (sold: Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, December 10, 1981, lot 3, illustrated) Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Sotheby's
Apr. 26, 2001
AUGUST FRANZEN American (1863-1938)
Est: $12,000 - $18,000
"Le Marche aux Fleurs de Notre Dame" watercolor, 30 1/4 x 23 1/4, signed and titled lower right.
Shannon's