Jonathan Orne Johnson Frost Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Jonathan Orne Johnson Frost Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 25, 2024
JOHN ORNE JOHNSON FROST (Massachusetts, 1852-1928), "Baker's Island with Twin Lighthouses"., Oil on board, 11" x 19". Framed 14" x 22".
Est: $7,000 - $10,000
JOHN ORNE JOHNSON FROST Massachusetts, 1852-1928 "Baker's Island with Twin Lighthouses". Unsigned. Inscribed verso "Jo J Frost of Marblehead, Mass" and "Sold at PB Auction April 8, 1971".
Eldred's
Aug. 19, 2023
Oil painting on board
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
"Barks Richard, Julian and Nancy of New Bedford". Depicts whaleships, men in dories, and spouting whales. Signed lower left John Frost and dated 1884. Sight size 14 1/2" x 19 1/2", overall with rosewood frame 19 1/2" x 24 1/2". Overall good condition, blacklight does not show inpainting.
Marion Antique Auctions
Jul. 11, 2021
Attributed to JOHN ORNE JOHNSON FROST (1852-1928)
Est: $300 - $500
Ship's Hull Wood, carved and painted With old label on verso, "Carving by J. O. J. Frost 1857-1928 (Half Model) / Gift of Mr and Mrs. Richard Mason, Marblehead Mass." h. 6-1/2 w. 29 d. 3-1/2 in. Limited Preview: Please note that this auction has a limited in-person preview. Not all items may be on display in the saleroom, if you wish to view a particular item in-person we strongly suggest contacting the gallery in advance of your visit.
Butterscotch Auction Gallery LLC
Jan. 23, 2020
Attributed to John Orne Johnson Frost American, 1852-1928 Street in Marblehead, Massachusetts
Est: $15,000 - $30,000
Attributed to John Orne Johnson Frost American, 1852-1928 Street in Marblehead, Massachusetts Oil on board 20 x 31 5/8 inches Provenance: Skinner, Boston, November 6, 2005, lot 111 C Property from the Estate of a Private Collector
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jan. 23, 2020
John Orne Johnson Frost American, 1852-1928 View of Freighter, TRAVELER and Three-Mast Schooner Passing the Marblehead...
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
John Orne Johnson Frost American, 1852-1928 View of Freighter, TRAVELER and Three-Mast Schooner Passing the Marblehead Light, Tug at Dock Signed J. O. J. Frost (lr) Oil on board 28 3/4 x 49 inches Provenance: Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, February 11, 2017, lot 371 C Property from the Estate of a Private Collector
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Apr. 08, 2018
J.O.J. Frost, Sunset, Grand Banks, Oil on Board
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
J.O.J. Frost (John Orne Johnson Frost, Massachusetts artist, 1852-1928), 'Sunset after a Storm on the Grand Banks', oil on board, 20 1/2" x 24 1/2", frame 23 3/4" x 27 3/4", original backing included.
Kaminski Auctions
Jun. 04, 2017
Waterfront of the Old Town
Est: $50 - $100
Original Print of the Antique Folk Art Primitive Painting or Map of Marblehead Mass. by J.O.J. Frost (John Orne Johnson Frost) Copyright 1980 Marblehead Historical Society, Published by the Arnould Gallery. Sheet size: 34" x 22.5" Very good condition, Unframed. minor handling at the margins. Original Print from the Meriden Gravure Archives. Keywords: Massachusetts, Antique, MA
Nest Egg Auctions
Feb. 11, 2017
JOHN ORNE JOHNSON FROST (MA, 1852-1928)
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
JOHN ORNE JOHNSON FROST (MA, 1852-1928) Folk Art View of Freighter, Trawler and Three-Mast Schooner Passing the Marblehead Light, Tug at Dock; oil on upson board, signed lower right, unframed. 28 3/4" x 49". Loss to corners, a few scuffs and chips. Frost was an Innkeeper in Marblehead for most of his life. He took up painting at age 70, when his wife passed away in 1923, did about 80 paintings in the last five years of his life.
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
Jan. 24, 2014
Attributed to John Orne Johnson Frost (1852 - 1928)
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
In what appears to be the original gray-painted molded pine frame.,oil on pine board,17 1/2 by 31 1/2 inches,Painted circa 1919
Sotheby's
Aug. 17, 2013
J.O.J. FROST (AMERICAN 1852-1928). GALE OF 1846: TWO-MASTED SCHOONER IN ROUGH SEAS.
Est: $800 - $1,200
Oil on board, 8 x 10 inches. The reverse with typed 'jelly jar' label reading "Gale of 1846/ J.O.J.Frost" and label for Betty Carpenter. Provenance: Collection of Betty Carpenter, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts.
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
Aug. 19, 2012
JOHN ORNE JOHNSON FROST (AMERICAN 1852-1928). WHAT YOU CAN SEE ON THE GRAND BANKS.
Est: $25,000 - $40,000
Water-based paint on board, 21 x 29 inches. Titled l.l. and signed "J.O.J. Frost, the Marblehead Fishermen [sic], Pond St." l.r. Also inscribed "This is a calm, clear day" l.l.J.O.J. Frost grew up on Front St. alongside Marblehead's harbor and wharfs. When he was sixteen years old, he went on his first voyage to the Grand Banks on the fishing schooner "Josephine." He sailed again the next year aboard the "Oceana" which was almost lost in a blinding snowstorm. Though Frost liked to commemorate the town's history as an early fishing port, he never went to sea again. Provenance: Frost family, Marblehead; Betty Carpenter, Boston, 1940's; Parke Bernet Galleries, New York, Sale of the Betty and Albert L. Carpenter Collection, April 8, 1971, lot 38; to the present owners.
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
Aug. 19, 2012
JOHN ORNE JOHNSON FROST (AMERICAN 1852-1928). THE FIRST NAVY OF THIS GREAT NATION WAS BORN IN MARBLEHEAD."
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
Water-based paint on board, 28 x 22 1/2 inches. Titled u.l. and signed "J.O.J. Frost" l.l. Also bearing the inscriptions "The First Flag was Raised Here" and "The First British Flag was Lowered to the Fisherman of Marblehead."This painting is the left-hand third of a larger composition by Frost celebrating Marblehead's role in the Revolutionary War. Its companion piece, "Mugford in the 'Franklin' Capturing the 'Hope'," is in the collection of the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. It is thought that after J.O.J. Frost's death, his son cut several paintings into segments for use as wallboards in their home at 11 Pond St., Marblehead. Many were later found nailed face in to the walls, their backs papered over. For a complete discussion of the two paintings and an illustration of "Mugford in the 'Franklin'," see Beatrice T. Rumford, "Folk Art Paintings from the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center," pp. 81-83.Provenance: Frost family, Marblehead; Betty Carpenter, Boston, 1940's; Parke Bernet Galleries, New York, Sale of the Betty and Albert L. Carpenter Collection, April 8, 1971, lot 37; to the present owners.Literature: Robert L. Reynolds, "History in House Paint," American Heritage, June 1962, illustration, p.14.; Cover illustration for the Parke Bernet Sale Catalog (3186), April 8, 1971, also illustrated with its companion piece, "Mugford in the 'Franklin'," p. xv.
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians
Mar. 04, 2012
Jonathan Orne Johnson "J.O.J." Frost (Marblehead, Massachusetts, 1852-1928) THE BAY VIEW. Signed "J.O.J.F." l.l., titled and rowing fig
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Jonathan Orne Johnson "J.O.J." Frost (Marblehead, Massachusetts, 1852-1928) THE BAY VIEW. Signed "J.O.J.F." l.l., titled and rowing figures identified J.O.J. Frost/Stroke, Charles Coates, Joe Coffin, John Coffin" in inscriptions below. Oil on board, 8 1/4 x 34 in., in a period molded wood frame. Condition: Very good. Provenance: The painting is reported to have been sold in the 1920s by J.O.J. Frost to a Marblehead, Massachusetts, couple, and was displayed at their summer home in Martha's Vineyard.
Skinner
Jan. 20, 2012
American School, 20th Century
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
American School, 20th Century Sloop with Boston Flags oil on canvas 19½ x 25 in.
Christie's
Jan. 20, 2012
AMERICAN SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
AMERICAN SCHOOL, 20TH CENTURY Longboats Harpooning a Whale oil on canvas 25½ x 35 in.
Christie's
Aug. 14, 2011
Jonathan Orne Johnson "J.O.J." Frost (American, 1852-1928) The "A[ZOR]. ORNE HOME," Marblehead, Massachusetts. Unsigned. The scene iden
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Jonathan Orne Johnson "J.O.J." Frost (American, 1852-1928) The "A[ZOR]. ORNE HOME," Marblehead, Massachusetts. Unsigned. The scene identified in an inscription l.c. Oil on paperboard, 20 x 26 in., in a period mitered wood frame. Condition: Minor paint losses to edges and background. Note: J.O.J. Frost was an untrained artist and native of the seaside town of Marblehead, Massachusetts. He ran a seafood restaurant for most of his life, but after his wife's death in 1919, he began to sculpt and paint scenes of Marblehead life to educate the residents on their town's history. The Orne family was among the first to settle in Marblehead, Massachusetts, and one of the most prominent families in the town's history. Azor Orne (1731-1796) was a patriot and fervent supporter of the American Revolution. He and his half-brother Joshua served together on the Committees of Correspondence, formed to call to the world's attention the grievances of the colonists. He was a colonel in the local militia, and also a successful merchant and wealthy landowner. The house depicted here shows several black servants with yard tools and a white gentleman holding a basket. Interestingly, the house was used in the 1830s in the "Underground Railroad" as a secret meeting place for the New England Anti-Slavery Society.
Skinner
Apr. 25, 2010
attrib. JOHN ORNE JOHNSON FROST (American,
Est: -
attrib. JOHN ORNE JOHNSON FROST (American, 1852-1928) primitive landscape with house on cove unsigned, o/c, 18 by 24 in., unframed
CRN Auctions
Apr. 25, 2010
attrib. JOHN ORNE JOHNSON FROST (American,
Est: -
attrib. JOHN ORNE JOHNSON FROST (American, 1852-1928) clipper ship sailing by lighthouse unsigned, 18 by 24 in., o/c, unframed
CRN Auctions
Mar. 07, 2010
Jonathan Orne Johnson "J.O.J." Frost (Marblehead, Massachusetts, 1852-1928) Going Aboard with a Load of Fish, Rolling Sharks, and St...
Est: $15,000 - $25,000
Jonathan Orne Johnson "J.O.J." Frost (Marblehead, Massachusetts, 1852-1928) Going Aboard with a Load of Fish, Rolling Sharks, and Stealing Fish Out of a Dory. Unsigned, title taken from an exhibition catalogue from the artist's first large-scale showing of his work. Watercolor base paint on board, 16 x 20 in., in a later molded wood frame. Condition: Very good. Provenance: Parke-Bernet Galleries, April 8, 1971, Sale # 3186, Lot 27, from the Betty and Albert L. Carpenter Collection, the auction catalogue accompanies the lot.
Skinner
Nov. 08, 2009
Jonathan Orne Johnson "J.O.J." Frost (American, 1852-1928) Clipper Ship Dreadnaught. Sign...
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Jonathan Orne Johnson "J.O.J." Frost (American, 1852-1928) Clipper Ship Dreadnaught. Signed with address "1- Pond St." l.l. Scene identified on paper label affixed to the reverse. Oil on board, 21 1/4 x 29 1/2 in., in original molded wood frame. Condition: Minor paint loss. Provenance: Descended within a Massachusetts collection.
Skinner
Sep. 05, 2009
1868 SEPT. 6TH GALE BY JOHN ORNE JOHNSON FROST (MASSACHUSETTS, 1852-1928).
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
1868 SEPT. 6TH GALE BY JOHN ORNE JOHNSON FROST (MASSACHUSETTS, 1852-1928). Oil on pressed paper board, signed top right. Sailing ships caught in a storm. 33 1/2"h. 65"w., in a frame, 39 1/2"h. 71"w. Ex Walter Simmons (Michigan).
Garth's Auctioneers & Appraisers
Feb. 15, 2009
Attributed to Jonathan Orne Johnson "J.O.J." Frost (American, 1852-1928) The Poor House Her Home. Unsigned, inscriptions reading: "Depr
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Attributed to Jonathan Orne Johnson "J.O.J." Frost (American, 1852-1928) The Poor House Her Home. Unsigned, inscriptions reading: "Deprived of Earthly Things/Down Deep In Her Heart/Such a Passion for Flowers God's Thoughts./The Poor House Her Home." Oil on cardboard, 13 x 23 in., in likely original mitered wood frame. Condition: Tear l.l. corner. Provenance: From a resident of Marblehead, Massachusetts. Note: J.O.J. Frost was an untrained artist and native of the seaside town of Marblehead, Massachusetts.
Skinner
Aug. 02, 2008
JONATHAN ORNE JOHNSON FROST (AMERICAN 1852-1928).
Est: -
JONATHAN ORNE JOHNSON FROST (AMERICAN 1852-1928). SNOWSTORM ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE GRAND BANKS, DATED 1869. Oil on board, 17 1/2 x 26 1/2 inches. Signed 1869 May 3rd J.O.J. Frost Western Edge of The Grand Banks. Provenance: Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York; Parke-Bernet Galleries, American Paintings and Folk Art, April 8, 1971, lot 40, p. 36. Exhibition: Boston Institute of Contemporary Art, Paintings by Two New England Primitives J.O.J. Frost and George E. Lothrop, November, 1948, no. 16.
Bourgeault-Horan Antiquarians