John Nicholson Colt Paintings & Artwork for Sale | John Nicholson Colt Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 20, 2016
John Nicholson Colt, Am.,"Amapola",o/c
Est: $400 - $600
John Nicholson Colt, American,1925-1998,"Amapola", oil,ink on canvas,signed lower center. Biography: Declared by university scholars and museum directors to be one of Wisconsin's most important 20th century artists. John Colt's father, Arthur Colt, was the founder of Colt's School of Painting in Madison, Wisconsin; he also ran summer schools of painting in Black River Falls and Devil's Lake and was John's earliest exposure to art making. World War II intervened and he enlisted to serve as an electrician on a submarine in the U.S. Navy. In 1946 he returned to Madison to study art education at the University of Wisconsin and earned bachelor and master of art degrees. Later he taught crafts in Richland Center and Janesville, Wisconsin, spent a year teaching high school in Australia, and then joined the faculty of the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee. In 1957 he became an art instructor at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee where he spent the next 33 years until his retirement in 1990. A popular and talented professor of art, he believed in encouraging students to develop their unique forms of self expression. Describing his own approach to creating art, he stated, Ive never been interested in the panoramic scene as much as I have the little areas - little realms of experience, nature close-up." He painted images of miniature land and sea creatures, dried fruits and vegetables; creating luminous effects and giving them an abstract quality with delicate lines and shapes. He found inspiration in his travels to the Oregon and California coasts, Mexico, the Bahamas and Haiti where he and his wife, artist Ruth Kajer, had a second home. During his tenure at UWM, he also spent time as visiting professor at the American University in Beirut and the University of Saskatchewan in Canada, Northern Michigan University in Marquette and Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. John Colt's work has been widely exhibited and is represented in numerous private and museum collections including the Whitney Museum of American Art, NY, the Milwaukee Art Museum, WI, the Wright Museum of Art, Beloit College, WI, Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, WI, Munson-Williams Proctor Institute, Utica, NY, Grand Rapids Museum, MI, Le Centre DArt, Port Au Prince, Haiti, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, Teatro Mario, Milwaukee, WI, Burpee Museum, Rockford, IL, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, WI and the UWM Art Museum Collection.(KSIM10112)(MM) Measurements: 42 x 58, framed 45 x 60 Condition: Some soiling, indentation along center stretcher Property Title: From a Cornwall Bridge Connecticut Estate
Litchfield Auctions
Jan. 11, 2016
JOHN NICHOLSON COLT (American. Born 1925)
Est: $400 - $600
“Out of the Woods” triptych. Verso signed, titled and dated ’92. Oil on Canvas. Two measuring 53” by 35”. One measuring 53” by 43”. (400/600)
Auction Gallery of the Palm Beaches
Dec. 05, 2014
John Nicholson Colt, (Wisconsin, b. 1925), Garden, 1958
Est: $300 - $500
John Nicholson Colt (Wisconsin, b. 1925) Garden, 1958 watercolor signed John N. Colt and dated (upper right) 6 x 9 1/8 inches.
Hindman
Jul. 25, 2014
John Nicholson Colt , (Wisconsin, b. 1925), Pond Tokens, 1991
Est: $80 - $120
John Nicholson Colt (Wisconsin, b. 1925) Pond Tokens, 1991 lithograph edition 36/60, signed John N. Colt, titled and dated (lower right) 22 1/4 x 28 1/2 inches.
Hindman
Mar. 21, 2014
John Nicholson Colt, (Wisconsin, b. 1925), Garden, 1958
Est: $300 - $500
John Nicholson Colt (Wisconsin, b. 1925) Garden, 1958 watercolor signed John N. Colt and dated (upper right) 6 x 9 1/8 inches.
Hindman
Jan. 16, 2014
Three Works: John Nicholson Colt (American, b. 1925), Ti Fi Ak Flé [Girl with Flower], unsigned recto, signed or inscribed and titled "
Est: $150 - $250
Three Works: John Nicholson Colt (American, b. 1925), Ti Fi Ak Flé [Girl with Flower], signed and dated "Peter Paul Sakowski 1963" l.l., unsigned recto, signed or inscribed and titled "JOHN N. COLT/PASTEL 1970..." on the backing, pastel on paper, sight size 18 1/2 x 24 1/2 in.; After Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985), Galerie Maeght Chagall (Le Fond Jaune), 1969, unsigned, published by Mourlot, Imprimerie, titled and inscribed "...Copyright 1969 by Maeght Editeur" within the matrix u.c. and l.r., respectively, offset lithographic exhibition poster, 30 x 22 1/2 in.; American School, 20th Century, Abstract Figure, signed and dated "Peter Paul Sakowski 1963" l.l., oil on canvas, 44 x 19 in.; Girl and Figure framed, Maeght unframed. Condition: Girl with subtle rippling, subtle toning, not examined out of frame; Maeght with pale foxing, minor rippling; Figure with surface grime.
Skinner
Nov. 13, 2013
Three Works: John Nicholson Colt (American, b. 1925), Ti Fi Ak Flé [Girl with Flower], unsigned recto, signed or inscribed and titled "
Est: $300 - $500
Three Works: John Nicholson Colt (American, b. 1925), Ti Fi Ak Flé [Girl with Flower], Signed and dated "Peter Paul Sakowski 1963" l.l. unsigned recto, signed or inscribed and titled "JOHN N. COLT/PASTEL 1970..." on the backing, pastel on paper, sight size 18 1/2 x 24 1/2 in.; After Marc Chagall (Russian/French, 1887-1985), Galerie Maeght Chagall (Le Fond Jaune), 1969, unsigned, published by Mourlot, Imprimerie, titled and inscribed "...Copyright 1969 by Maeght Editeur" within the matrix u.c. and l.r., respectively, offset lithographic exhibition poster, 30 x 22 1/2 in.; American School, 20th Century, Abstract Figure, signed and dated "Peter Paul Sakowski 1963" l.l., oil on canvas, 44 x 19 in.; Girl and Figure framed, Maeght unframed. Condition: Girl with subtle rippling, subtle toning, not examined out of frame; Maeght with pale foxing, minor rippling; Figure with surface grime.
Skinner
Nov. 07, 2013
John Nicholson Colt , (American, b. 1925), The Garden Affair
Est: $200 - $400
John Nicholson Colt (American, b. 1925) The Garden Affair lithograph signed John N. Colt (lower center) 15 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches.
Hindman
Nov. 07, 2013
John Nicholson Colt , (American, b. 1925), Pond Tokens, 1991
Est: $300 - $500
John Nicholson Colt (American, b. 1925) Pond Tokens, 1991 lithograph edition 54/60, signed John N. Colt, titled and dated (lower right) 22 1/2 x 28 1/2 inches.
Hindman
Nov. 07, 2013
John Nicholson Colt , (American, b. 1925), In the Bloom
Est: $500 - $700
John Nicholson Colt (American, b. 1925) In the Bloom pastel signed John N. Colt (lower center) 19 x 25 inches.
Hindman
Nov. 07, 2013
John Nicholson Colt, (American, b. 1925), Summer Zone, 1970
Est: $300 - $500
John Nicholson Colt (American, b. 1925) Summer Zone, 1970 colored pencil and pastel signed John N. Colt and dated (lower center) 18 7/8 x 24 7/8 inches.
Hindman
Jul. 25, 2013
John Nicholson Colt, (American, b. 1925), Spring Quartette
Est: $500 - $700
John Nicholson Colt (American, b. 1925) Spring Quartette acrylic on canvas signed John N. Colt (lower center) 44 1/4 x 80 1/4 inches.
Hindman
Jul. 25, 2013
John Nicholson Colt, (American, b. 1925), An Affair in Haiti, 1967
Est: $300 - $500
John Nicholson Colt (American, b. 1925) An Affair in Haiti, 1967 colored pencil, watercolor and ink signed John N. Colt and dated (lower left) 24 3/4 x 19 1/4 inches.
Hindman
Jun. 22, 2013
John Nicholson Colt (American, b. 1925), Ti Fi Ak Flé [Girl with Flower], Unsigned recto, signed or inscribed and titled "JOHN N. COLT/
Est: $250 - $350
John Nicholson Colt (American, b. 1925) Ti Fi Ak Flé [Girl with Flower] Unsigned recto, signed or inscribed and titled "JOHN N. COLT/PASTEL 1970..." on the backing. Pastel on paper, sight size 18 1/2 x 24 1/2 in., framed. Condition: Subtle rippling, subtle toning, not examined out of frame.
Skinner
Apr. 18, 2013
* John Nicholson Colt , (Wisconsin, b. 1925), The Rainbow, 1968
Est: $300 - $500
John Nicholson Colt (Wisconsin, b. 1925) The Rainbow, 1968 colored pencil and watercolor signed John N. Colt and dated (lower right) 19 x 25 inches.
Hindman
Apr. 18, 2013
* John Nicholson Colt , (Wisconsin, b. 1925), Haiti, 1967
Est: $200 - $400
John Nicholson Colt (Wisconsin, b. 1925) Haiti, 1967 graphite signed John N. Colt, titled and dated (lower right) 10 x 13 1/2 inches.
Hindman