Douglas Denniston Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Douglas Denniston Art Value Price Guide

Jul. 25, 2021
Douglas Denniston Abstract Oil on Canvas
Est: $1,000 - $1,200
Douglas Denniston (Arizona, 1921-2004) abstract oil on canvas painting titled "Composition No. 37," featuring two vertical shaped columns with vertical black lines, painted in colors of mauve, red, white, and blue. Signed in pen on the upper stretcher en verso. Eric Firestone Gallery, Scottsdale and Tucson, AZ paper label, additionally en verso. Housed in a metallic painted wood frame. Sight: 29 3/8" H x 23 5/8" W. Framed: 31 1/8" H x 25 1/4" W. Provenance: Estate of Russell McAdoo, Murfreesboro, TN. Biography: Douglas Denniston studied painting with Raymond Jonson and co-founded the Transcendental Painting Group with Emil Bistrram in 1938. In 1945 he came to New Mexico and became involved in the Santa Fe/Taos Art Movement. His work during this period was mainly abstract. By the 1950s, when he began a teaching position at the University of Arizona, he began working in a more representational style. His work has been exhibited at MOMA, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Butler Institute of American Art.
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Jul. 25, 2021
Douglas Denniston Abstract O/C Painting, Bird and Fish
Est: $1,000 - $1,200
Douglas Denniston (Arizona, 1921-2004) abstract expressionist oil on canvas painting titled "Bird and Fish", featuring a brightly colored geometric rendering of a bird and a fish, arranged in four vertical columns. Signed and dated "Denniston '48" lower right. Eric Firestone Gallery, Scottsdale and Tucson, AZ paper label, en verso. Housed in a white painted frame. Sight: 21 1/2" H x 39 1/4" W. Framed: 24" H x 42" W. Provenance: Estate of Russell McAdoo, Murfreesboro, TN. Biography: Douglas Denniston studied painting with Raymond Jonson and co-founded the Transcendental Painting Group with Emil Bistrram in 1938. In 1945 he came to New Mexico and became involved in the Santa Fe/Taos Art Movement. His work during this period was mainly abstract. By the 1950s, when he began a teaching position at the University of Arizona, he began working in a more representational style. His work has been exhibited at MOMA, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Butler Institute of American Art.
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Jul. 24, 2021
Douglas Denniston Abstract O/C, "The Pink Quilt", Exhibited
Est: $1,000 - $1,400
Douglas Denniston (Arizona, 1921-2004) oil on canvas painting titled "The Pink Quilt" depicting a nude brunette woman reclining in a chair covered by a pink quilt, a blue shawl draped over her torso and left arm. Signed and dated "Denniston '64" lower right. Eric Firestone Gallery, Scottsdale and Tucson, AZ paper label, en verso. Housed in a wooden frame. Sight: 33 1/2" H x 45 1/2" W. Framed: 35" H x 46 3/4" W. Provenance: Estate of Russell McAdoo, Murfreesboro, TN. Note: Additional documentation included with the work indicates it was exhibited in an exhibition titled "Douglas Denniston" at the University of Arizona Art Gallery in 1965. Biography: Douglas Denniston studied painting with Raymond Jonson and co-founded the Transcendental Painting Group with Emil Bistrram in 1938. In 1945 he came to New Mexico and became involved in the Santa Fe/Taos Art Movement. His work during this period was mainly abstract. By the 1950s, when he began a teaching position at the University of Arizona, he began working in a more representational style. His work has been exhibited at MOMA, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Butler Institute of American Art.
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Jul. 24, 2021
Douglas Denniston O/C Desert Landscape, "White Clouds"
Est: $2,400 - $2,800
Douglas Denniston (Arizona, 1921-2004) oil on canvas painting titled "White Clouds" depicting a Western desert landscape with several cactuses and other plant life beneath a cloudy blue sky. Signed and dated "Denniston 96" lower center. Eric Firestone Gallery, Scottsdale and Tucson, AZ paper label, en verso. Housed in a silver metal frame. Sight: 45 3/4" H x 51 3/4" W. Framed: 46 1/2" H x 52 1/2" W. Provenance: Estate of Russell McAdoo, Murfreesboro, TN, acquired from Eric Firestone Gallery. Note: a catalog of Denniston's exhibition "Douglas Denniston: 42 Years in Tucson" at the Tucson Museum of Art in 2001, which featured this work with the title "White Clouds," is included. Biography: Douglas Denniston studied painting with Raymond Jonson and co-founded the Transcendental Painting Group with Emil Bistrram in 1938. In 1945 he came to New Mexico and became involved in the Santa Fe/Taos Art Movement. His work during this period was mainly abstract. By the 1950s, when he began a teaching position at the University of Arizona, he started working in a more representational style. His work has been exhibited at MOMA, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Butler Institute of American Art.
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Jul. 24, 2021
2 Douglas Denniston Paintings, Saints with Spectrum, Compositions I & II
Est: $1,000 - $1,200
1st tiem: Douglas Denniston (Arizona, 1921-2004) abstract gouache and ink on paper painting titled "Saints with Spectrum, Composition I" depicting shapes rendered in black, white, green, and blue. Signed, dated, and numbered "Denniston 49 I" lower right. Eric Firestone Gallery, Scottsdale and Tucson, AZ paper label, en verso. Matted and housed under glass in a wooden frame. Sight: 12" H x 6" W. Framed: 19 1/4" H x 15 1/4" W. 2nd item: Douglas Denniston (Arizona, 1921-2004) abstract gouache and ink on paper painting titled "Saints with Spectrum, Composition II" depicting three brightly colored vertical columns, includinga central column with shapes renderedin black, white, purple, and pink. Signed, dated, and numbered "Denniston 49 II" lower right. Eric Firestone Gallery, Scottsdale and Tucson, AZ paper label, en verso. Matted and housed under glass in a wooden frame. Sight: 12" H x 6" W. Framed: 19 1/4" H x 15 1/4" W. Provenance: Estate of Russell McAdoo, Murfreesboro, TN. Biography: Douglas Denniston studied painting with Raymond Jonson and co-founded the Transcendental Painting Group with Emil Bistrram in 1938. In 1945 he came to New Mexico and became involved in the Santa Fe/Taos Art Movement. His work during this period was mainly abstract. By the 1950s, when he began a teaching position at the University of Arizona, he began working in a more representational style. His work has been exhibited at MOMA, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Butler Institute of American Art.
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Jul. 24, 2021
Douglas Denniston Abstract O/C, Composition No. 34
Est: $1,000 - $1,200
Douglas Denniston (Arizona, 1921-2004) abstract oil on canvas painting titled "Composition No. 34" depicting a web like pattern of brightly colored shapes rendered in shades of purple, blue, green, red, orange, yellow, grey, and tan. Signed and dated "Denniston '48-'49" lower left. Eric Firestone Gallery, Scottsdale and Tucson, AZ paper label, en verso. Housed in a grey painted wooden frame. Sight: 19 1/2" H x 22 3/4" W. Framed: 20 3/4" H x 24" W. Provenance: Estate of Russell McAdoo, Murfreesboro, TN. Biography: Douglas Denniston studied painting with Raymond Jonson and co-founded the Transcendental Painting Group with Emil Bistrram in 1938. In 1945 he came to New Mexico and became involved in the Santa Fe/Taos Art Movement. His work during this period was mainly abstract. By the 1950s, when he began a teaching position at the University of Arizona, he began working in a more representational style. His work has been exhibited at MOMA, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Butler Institute of American Art.
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Jul. 13, 2020
American Modernist Painting, Douglas Denniston ca.1950s
Est: $600 - $1,200
Original painting, signed by the New Mexico Modernist artist Douglas Denniston (1921-2004). Framed oil on canvas. Signed lower right, Douglas Denniston. Dimensions: period wood frame: 14 in. x 16 1/2 in., canvas: 8 3/4 in. x 11 1/8 in. Condition: good original framed estate condition, no repairs noted. Provenance: private estate. Douglas Denniston was a founding member of the Santa Fe / Taos Art Movement during the mid-1940s. His artworks are well represented in museums throughout the world.
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Feb. 27, 2017
Douglas Denniston, Self Portrait, Oil Painting. American Modernist Movement
Est: $400 - $600
Douglas Denniston (American, b.1921-2004 ). Self Portrait. Medium: framed oil on canvas. Signed by the artist: Douglas Denniston lower right. Dimension: frame: 14" x 16.6 "; canvas: 8.7" x 11.6". American Modernist Movement. Condition: Good estate condition. Provenance: Private Estate
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Nov. 02, 2015
American Modernist Painting, Douglas Denniston
Est: $300 - $500
American Modernist Painting, Douglas Denniston Douglas Denniston (Santa Fe, New Mexico 1921-2004) Original oil on canvas Self Portrait Signed: lower right: Douglas Denniston Dimension: Canvas :11.6" hgt x 8.7" wd; Framed: 16.6" hgt x 14" wd Condition good , no restoration noted Provenance: Private Estate
Kensington Estate Auctions
Nov. 20, 2014
DOUGLAS DENNISTON (AMERICAN 1921-2004), AMERICAN MODERNIST PAINTING
Est: $800 - $1,200
Douglas Denniston (American 1921-2004); Founding member Santa Fe / Taos Art Movement; Historic figure within the development of American Modernism; Self Portrait Oil on Canvas; signed lower right; Dimensions: Original frame: 14" x 16.6", Canvas 8.7" x 11.6"; Very good condition; Provenance: Acquired directly from the Denniston Family Estate *Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art NYC, Denver Art Museum, Phoenix Art Museum,Tucsonuse of Art and Many more
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