Joseph Kernan Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Joseph Kernan Art Value Price Guide

Dec. 12, 2024
JOSEPH FRANCIS KERNAN (1878 - 1958) Dog Bath.
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
JOSEPH FRANCIS KERNAN (1878 - 1958) Dog Bath. Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, January 13, 1934. Oil on canvas. 660x567 mm; 26x22¼ inches (canvas). 29⅝x33⅝ (frame). Signed "J.F. Kernan" in lower right image.
Swann Auction Galleries
Nov. 10, 2024
Joseph Francis Kernan (1878-1958), oil on canvas.
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
Image measures 24.75" x 20.75". Of a gentleman working on boat model or pond sailor. Signed. This exact illustration was published on the cover of "This Week Magazine, The Dallas Morning News" August 7, 1938. There they use the title "No matter how old he is every man remains part boy". It was again used in an advertisement, a printed metal sign for Champagne Velvet Beer. Both pieces are included with the painting.
Guyette & Deeter
Dec. 14, 2023
JOSEPH FRANCIS KERNAN Reeling in a Swordfish.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
JOSEPH FRANCIS KERNAN Reeling in a Swordfish. Most likely advertisement illustration for beer, c. 1950. 533x311 mm; 21x12 1/4 inches. Oil on canvas, adhered to cardboard. Joseph Francis Kernan's work graced the covers and pages of nearly every major magazine, as well as advertisements and calendars produced between the 1920s and 1950s. His illustrations often featured what he called "the human side of outdoor sports, hunting, fishing and dogs." Being an outdoor sportsman himself, he was able to keenly produce accurate and detailed representations of these activities. These "masculine" subjects made him a favorite artist for beer advertisers including DB&M's Royal Bohemian Beer, Falstaff, and Burger Brewing Company. It is very likely that this illustration of three men swordfishing and enjoying beer together was one such advertisement.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 15, 2023
Joseph Francis Kernan (American, 1878-1958), "Hunter and His Dogs"
Est: $6,000 - $9,000
Joseph Francis Kernan (American, 1878-1958) "Hunter and His Dogs" oil on canvas signed lower left. Framed. 36" x 30, framed 41" x 35" Notes: Joseph Francis Kernan's paintings illustrated magazine covers including The Saturday Evening Post, Outdoor Life, Collier's, and The Country Gentleman. While playing professional baseball, Kernan graduated from Eric Pape School of Art in Boston. An outdoorsman, he favored outdoor scenes of fishing, hunting and dogs. In this painting, the hunter has selected two experienced hunting dogs, a litter of younger dogs in the kennel.
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Sep. 19, 2023
Joseph F. Kernan (American, 1878-1958) A Good Catch 26 x 22 in. framed 30 x 26 x 2 in.
Est: $20,000 - $40,000
Joseph F. Kernan (American, 1878-1958) A Good Catch signed 'J.F/-KERNAN-' (lower left) oil on canvas 26 x 22 in. framed 30 x 26 x 2 in.
Bonhams
Nov. 04, 2022
Joseph Francis Kernan (American, 1878-1958) The Hunter Shall Be Hunted Oil on ca
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Joseph Francis Kernan (American, 1878-1958) The Hunter Shall Be Hunted Oil on canvas 26 x 21 inches (66.0 x 53.3 cm) Signed lower right: J.F. / Kernan Titled on the reverse: The Hunter Shall Be Hunted PROVENANCE: The artist; Private collection, Illinois, commissioned from the above; By descent to the present owner. HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
Nov. 04, 2022
Joseph Francis Kernan (American, 1878-1958) Open Season Oil on canvas 30-1/4 x 2
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Joseph Francis Kernan (American, 1878-1958) Open Season Oil on canvas 30-1/4 x 24 inches (76.8 x 61.0 cm) Signed lower left: J.F. Kernan PROVENANCE: The artist; Private collection, Illinois, commissioned from the above; By descent to the present owner. HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
Sep. 30, 2022
Joseph Francis Kernan
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
(New York/Massachusetts, 1878-1958) Bird Hunting, signed lower right "J.F. Kernan", oil on canvas, 28 x 22 in.; unframed Provenance: The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut
Brunk Auctions
Sep. 21, 2022
Joseph F. Kernan (1878-1958) Into the Net! 30 x 24 in. (76.5 x 61.2 cm) framed 35 3/8 x 29 1/4 in.
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
Joseph F. Kernan (1878-1958) Into the Net! signed 'J-F/KERNAN' (lower left) oil on canvas 30 x 24 in. (76.5 x 61.2 cm) framed 35 3/8 x 29 1/4 in. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
Sep. 21, 2022
Joseph F. Kernan (1878-1958) Bad Moment for a Tangled Line! 30 x 24 1/4 in. (76.5 x 61.5 cm) framed 35 1/4 x 29 3/8 x 1 1/2 in.
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
Joseph F. Kernan (1878-1958) Bad Moment for a Tangled Line! signed 'J-F/KERNAN' (lower left) oil on canvas 30 x 24 1/4 in. (76.5 x 61.5 cm) framed 35 1/4 x 29 3/8 x 1 1/2 in. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
May. 10, 2022
Joseph Francis Kernan (American, 1878-1958) DB&M's Royal Bohemian Beer advertise
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Joseph Francis Kernan (American, 1878-1958) DB&M's Royal Bohemian Beer advertisement, circa 1940 Oil on canvas 30 x 24 inches (76.2 x 61.0 cm) Signed lower left: J.F. Kernan PROVENANCE: The artist; Private collection, Illinois, commissioned from the above. By descent to the present owner. LITERATURE: P. Clure, T. Dierckins, Naturally Brewed, Naturally Better: The Historic Breweries of Duluth & Superior, Duluth, Minnesota, 2018, p. 136, illustrated. Joseph Francis Kernan, a magazine illustrator for forty years during the Golden Age, was notable in his time as "the poor man's Norman Rockwell." Born in 1878 in Brookline, Massachusetts, Kernan paid for his studies in Boston at the Eric Pape School of Art, where he later taught for two years, by playing professional baseball. True to his own sporting interests, Kernan favored outdoor scenes of sports, fishing, hunting and dogs. Kernan's paintings appeared on the covers of magazines including Collier's, Liberty, The Saturday Evening Post, The Country Gentleman, Capper's Farmer, The Elks, Outdoor Life, and the Associated Sunday Magazines. His work was also commissioned for calendars and advertisers such as International Harvester, Fisk Tires and Pratt & Lambert Varnishes. His body of work has become so highly sought after, that Heritage Auctions recently established a new auction record for the artist, when Hunter's Luck, Falstaff Beer advertisement sold in 2021 for a staggering $150,000. Commissioned around 1940 for DB&M's Royal Bohemian Beer, the present work has resided in one family since its inception. The great-grandfather of the current owner, while in the printing business in Chicago, started a beer-advertising side business during the depression to generate additional income. At the time, he was a sitting member in the US House of Representatives, so he turned the management of the business over to his son, the current owner's grandfather, who had just graduated from Notre Dame in 1933. He commissioned both Joseph Kernan and Andrew Loomis to paint numerous works in the 1930s and 1940s, so the consignor's grandfather could travel to local breweries in the upper mid-west, and market these original works to the breweries. DB&M's Royal Bohemian Beer advertisement hung in the family's den throughout the 1950s and 1960s, before heading into family storage in 1971 where is has resided ever since, until being offered at auction today. HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
May. 10, 2022
Joseph Francis Kernan (American, 1878-1958) Lost Opportunity, Gotke Calendar ill
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Joseph Francis Kernan (American, 1878-1958) Lost Opportunity, Gotke Calendar illustration, 1948 Oil on canvas 30-1/4 x 25 inches (76.8 x 63.5 cm) Signed lower left: J.F. Kernan PROVENANCE: Private collection, Menomonie, Wisconsin. HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
May. 10, 2022
Joseph Francis Kernan (American, 1878-1958) It's a Bargain, Superior Match Compa
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Joseph Francis Kernan (American, 1878-1958) It's a Bargain, Superior Match Company matchbook illustration, 1936 Oil on canvas 30 x 25 inches (76.2 x 63.5 cm) Signed lower right: J.F. Kernan PROVENANCE: Private collection, Menomonie, Wisconsin. This illustration was also reproduced as a puzzle, one by Tuco Deluxe Picture puzzle and another by Guild Picture Puzzle. HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
Nov. 05, 2021
Joseph Francis Kernan (American, 1878-1958) Boys Football Tackle Oil on canvas 2
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
Joseph Francis Kernan (American, 1878-1958) Boys Football Tackle, Collier’s magazine cover, November 12, 1927. Oil on canvas 20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm) Signed lower left: J.F. / Kernan Signed and inscribed on the reverse: Published / and painted in / U.S.A. / By Joe Kernan PROVENANCE: The Illustrated Gallery, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania; Rago Auctions, Lambertville, New Jersey, September 11, 2015, lot 2715; Private collection, acquired from the above. When this classic image of America’s most popular sport was originally published as the cover for Collier’s magazine, the boys were silhouetted on a white ground in keeping with the period aesthetic of the publication; the fully painted background creates a much more complete and beautifully integrated scene. HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
May. 07, 2021
Joseph Francis Kernan (American, 1878-1958) Hunter's Luck, Falstaff Beer adverti
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Joseph Francis Kernan (American, 1878-1958) Hunter's Luck, Falstaff Beer advertisement Oil on canvas 30-1/8 x 24-1/8 inches (76.5 x 61.3 cm) Signed lower left: J.F. / Kernan PROVENANCE: Private collection, Belle Vista, Arkansas. HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
Jan. 28, 2021
JOSEPH F. KERNAN (1878-1958) "College Football." [SATURDAY EVENING POST / COVER ART / HEISMAN]
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
JOSEPH F. KERNAN (1878-1958) "College Football." Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, published October 15, 1932. Oil on canvas. 686x547 mm; 27x21 1/2 inches. Signed "J.F. Kernan" in red paint, lower right. Attached to original stretcher and framed to 33x27 inches. Some areas of restoration. A tear sheet of the printed magazine cover accompanies the artwork. Provenance: American Illustrators Gallery, January 1992; thence to Dick McDonough. Kernan's iconic image of interwar college football. Joseph Francis Kernan was a master of nostalgic and humorous illustrations of middle-class America. His work graced the covers and pages of nearly every major magazine, as well as advertisements and calendars produced between the 1920s and 1940s. An outdoorsman and athlete who played professional baseball to help finance his art education and early career in commercial art, Kernan often incorporated sporting themes into his work with a keen sensitivity. He described his desire to capture 'the human side of outdoor sports, hunting, fishing and dogs.' This cover, one of twenty-six he would create for The Saturday Evening Post, became so popular that it was reproduced numerous times. Compared with this finished painting, the published cover silhouettes the players to allow for the magazine's graphic device of partially hiding the title to give the illustration a three-dimensional effect. It shows Kernan's signature farther to the left than he signed this canvas, which also contains full background imagery of a bright blue sky with clouds, a grassy playing field, and the hint of a cheering crowd in the far background. Many have noted the similarity between this image and the Heisman trophy, awarded annually to the most outstanding player in college football since 1934. It was likely the inspiration for Frank Eliscu, the sculptor who created that trophy two years later. Having appeared on the cover of a magazine with a circulation of over a million, he, like most Americans, would have been familiar with this image. In the cover and the trophy, the football is cradled in the player's left arm while he looks out towards his extended right arm and outstretched hand.
Swann Auction Galleries
Nov. 21, 2019
J.F. Kernan, oil on canvas, illustration art
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Joseph Francis Kernan (American, 1878-1958), Sunday with Grandpa, signed "J.F. Kernan" lower right, label verso reading "Property of Thomas E. Newcome", 27"h x 20"w (sight), 34"h x 25"w (frame)
Millea Bros Ltd
Nov. 21, 2019
J.F. Kernan, oil on canvas illustration art
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Joseph Francis Kernan (American, 1878-1958), The Snoring Brother, signed "J.F. Kernan" lower left, 27"h x 21"w (sight), 31"h x 25.5"w (frame)
Millea Bros Ltd
May. 03, 2019
Joseph Francis Kernan (American, 1878-1958) Hunter with Dogs, Outdoor Life Magaz
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Joseph Francis Kernan (American, 1878-1958) Hunter with Dogs, Outdoor Life Magazine cover, November 1934 Oil on canvas 30 x 24 inches (76.2 x 61.0 cm) Signed lower right: J.F. Kernan PROPERTY FROM THE IRI COLLECTION PROVENANCE: Heritage Auctions, Dallas, August 17, 2010, lot 78161; Acquired by the present owner from the above. HID01801242017
Heritage Auctions
May. 20, 2018
JOSEPH KERNAN: "BOY WITH VIOLIN"
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
oil on canvas signed lower left 34 x 26 inches
Abell Auction
May. 05, 2018
Joseph F. Kernan, New York (1878-1958), Hunter in Camp, with Pointer, 1948, oil on canvas, 28 x 22 inches
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Joseph F. Kernan New York (1878-1958) Hunter in Camp, with Pointer, 1948 oil on canvas, signed lower left, framed. Fragments of exhibition label verso describing this as a cover illustration in November, 1948 28 x 22 inches Provenance: Purchased: Selkirk Galleries, St. Louis, 1982, accompanied by the bill of sale.
Link Auction Galleries
Mar. 23, 2018
Joseph F. Kernan (American, 1878-1958) Illustration
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Signed lower right, J.F. Kernan. Oil on canvas.
Cottone Auctions
Dec. 09, 2016
Joseph F. Kernan (American 1878-1958), The Gentleman
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Joseph F. Kernan (American 1878-1958) The Gentleman Signed J.F. Kernan/ N.Y.C. 4/17-''22, inscribed To Mr. H.W. Winslow and titled l.l. Colored pencil and graphite on paper; overall with toning and slight tears to outer edges. Unframed. Sheet size: 9-1/2 x 7-3/4 in (24.1 x 19.7 cm)Property of Various Owners
Weschler's
Nov. 19, 2016
Gemälde Joseph Francis Kernan
Est: -
Gemälde Joseph Francis Kernan 1878 Brookline, gest. 1958 Der amerikanische Künstler J. F. Kernan ist bekannt für seine Sportleidenschaft. Sein Studium an der Eric Pape School of Art in Boston finanzierte er durch professionelles Baseballspielen. Er gestaltete von 1910 bis in die vierziger Jahre als Werbeillustrator die Titelseiten beliebter amerikanischer Magazine meist mit nostalgischen und humorvollen Motiven aus den Bereichen Heim, Familie und Sport. ''Athletin am Strand'' u. li. sign. J. F. Kernan Öl/Lwd., 66 x 50 cm Lit.: AKL
Auktionshaus Döbritz
Oct. 29, 2016
JOSEPH FROMEIS KERNAN (1878-1958): HE WON THE MEDAL
Est: $3,000 - $6,000
JOSEPH FROMEIS KERNAN (1878-1958): HE WON THE MEDAL Oil on canvas, signed ''JF. Kernan'' lower right. 29 1/2 x 24 in., 33 1/2 x 28 in. (frame). Note: This painting was reproduced as the cover of the Literary Digest, March 1919.
STAIR
Sep. 11, 2015
JOSEPH FRANCIS KERNAN (American, 1878-1958)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Untitled; Oil on canvas (framed); Signed; 20 1/4" x 16 1/4"
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Sep. 11, 2015
JOSEPH FRANCIS KERNAN (American, 1878-1958)
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Untitled; Oil on canvas (framed); Signed; 24" x 20"
Rago Arts and Auction Center
May. 30, 2015
Kernan, Joseph Francis: Die Athletin
Est: €1,200 - €1,500
Die Athletin Öl auf Leinwand. 65 x 50 cm. Unten links mit Pinsel in Rot signiert "J. F. / KERNAN". Im weiten Vorwärtsprung mit erhobenen Armen fliegt die sportliche junge Dame im Badeanzug strahlend auf den Betrachter zu. Der amerikanische Künstler Joseph Francis Kernan ist bekannt für seine Sportleidenschaft. Sein Studium an der Eric Pape School of Art in Boston finanzierte er durch professionelles Baseballspielen. Er gestaltete von 1910 bis in die vierziger Jahre als Werbeillustrator die Titelseiten beliebter amerikanischer Magazine meist mit nostalgischen und humorvollen Motiven aus den Bereichen Heim, Familie und Sport.
Bassenge Auctions
May. 20, 2015
Joseph F. Kernan, (American, 1878-1958), The Fisherman
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Joseph F. Kernan (American, 1878-1958) The Fisherman oil on canvas signed J.F. Kernan 13 x 10 1/2 inches.
Hindman
Nov. 19, 2014
Joseph F. Kernan (American, 1878-1958) Vote! 22 x 28in
Est: -
Joseph F. Kernan (American, 1878-1958) Vote! 22 x 28in
Bonhams
Jun. 25, 2011
Joseph F. Kernan (1878-1958) Magazine cover, This
Est: -
Joseph F. Kernan (1878-1958) Magazine cover, This Week, April 7, 1940; Man teaching boy fly-fishing.
Illustration House
May. 04, 2011
JOSEPH FRANCIS KERNAN (American, 1878-1958) Do You Want
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
JOSEPH FRANCIS KERNAN (American, 1878-1958) Do You Want to Know a Secret? Oil on board 14.25 x 17.25 in. Initialed lower right
Heritage Auctions
Apr. 02, 2011
Attributed to Joseph Francis Kernan (American 1878-1958), Naval Battle between Danes and Pirates, oil on canvas, 43-1/2 x 43-1/4 in
Est: $800 - $1,200
Attributed to Joseph Francis Kernan (American 1878-1958) Naval Battle between Danes and Pirates Bears the signature Keren l.r. Oil on canvas 43-1/2 x 43-1/4 in (110.5 x 109.9 cm)
Weschler's
Feb. 11, 2011
JOSEPH FRANCIS KERNAN (American, 1878-1958) Country Gen
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
JOSEPH FRANCIS KERNAN (American, 1878-1958) Country Gentleman, magazine cover, June 21, 1924 Oil on canvas 18 x 16 in. Signed lower right
Heritage Auctions
Aug. 17, 2010
JOSEPH FRANCIS KERNAN (American, 1878-1958) Boy and Dog
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
JOSEPH FRANCIS KERNAN (American, 1878-1958) Boy and Dog, This Week cover, September 6, 1936 Oil on canvas 30 x 24 in. Signed lower right This piece was was printed in a vignette format with some of the background details eliminated for the magazine cover. This popular image also appeared as a full color lithograph/calendar top. and also as a Perfect Picture Puzzle, Consolidated Paper Box Company, c. 1940.
Heritage Auctions
Aug. 17, 2010
JOSEPH FRANCIS KERNAN (American, 1878-1958) Hunter with
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
JOSEPH FRANCIS KERNAN (American, 1878-1958) Hunter with Dogs, Outdoor Life cover illustration, c. 1940 Oil on canvas 30 x 24 in. Signed lower right This piece also was reproduced as a full color lithograph/calendar top, c. 1940.
Heritage Auctions
Apr. 18, 2010
KERNAN WATERMELON EATERS PAINTING/ILLUSTRATION
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
KERNAN, Joseph Francis, (American, 1878-1958): Illustration Art Featuring Young Boys Trespassing, Eating Watermelon, With Angry Farmer Peering Through the Bushes, OIL/Canvas, 26" x 24", signed, unframed, dated verso '24, copy pencil markings in margins.
Burchard Galleries Inc
Apr. 10, 2010
JOSEPH FRANCIS KERNAN, American, 1878-1958, Original Illustration: Farmyard scene., Oil on board, 14" x 17½". Framed.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
JOSEPH FRANCIS KERNAN American, 1878-1958 Original Illustration: Farmyard scene. Signed lower right "J.F. ..". The top of the "K" is visible, but it appears that the board has been cut down, removing the rest of the signature. Oil on board, 14" x 17 1/2". Framed.
Eldred's
Jul. 15, 2009
JOSEPH FRANCIS KERNAN (American, 1878-1958)
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
JOSEPH FRANCIS KERNAN (American, 1878-1958) Sliding into Home Oil on canvas 29 x 20 in. Signed lower right From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
May. 21, 2005
Joseph F. Kernan 1878-1958 Advertisement: Man and dog relaxing in glow of fireplace. "Man's Best Friend" ca. 1935; oil on canvas, 23 x 36in, signed lr
Est: $5,000 - $8,000
Joseph F. Kernan 1878-1958 Advertisement: Man and dog relaxing in glow of fireplace. "Man's Best Friend" ca. 1935; oil on canvas, 23 x 36in, signed lr
Illustration House
Nov. 09, 2002
[ Illustration ] Joseph F Kernan 1878-1958 Probably magazine cover: Boy with snowball calling out, other boys and dog looking on. ca. 1930s; oil on canvas, 20 x 18in signed lr
Est: $3,500 - $5,000
[ Illustration ] Joseph F Kernan 1878-1958 Probably magazine cover: Boy with snowball calling out, other boys and dog looking on. ca. 1930s; oil on canvas, 20 x 18in signed lr
Illustration House