Tunis Ponsen Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Tunis Ponsen Art Value Price Guide

Mar. 24, 2024
Tunis Ponsen Landscape with Stream Painting
Est: $400 - $600
PONSEN, Tunis, (Dutch/American, 1891-1968): Wooded landscape with stream, Oil/Canvas, signed lower left, 25" x 30", framed 30.25" x 35.5". Condition: very minor craquelure, no signs of inpaint under black light.
Amero Auctions
Feb. 03, 2024
Attributed to Tunis Ponsen
Est: $100 - $200
Artist: Attributed to Tunis Ponsen Description/title: Impressionist landscape with rural town. Medium: Watercolor on paper Dimensions: (sight size) 11 1/2" x 13 1/2", (frame size) 18" x 19 3/4" Condition: Good
Turner Auctions + Appraisals
Dec. 15, 2023
Tunis Ponsen (American, 1891-1968) Oil on Canvas, "Bridge over the Channel", H 15.75" W 19.5"
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Signed lower right. Framed H 22.5", W 26.75". With Saper Galleries label affixed verso.
DuMouchelles
Dec. 14, 2023
Tunis Ponsen (1891 - 1968) American
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Tunis Ponsen (1891 - 1968) Oil on board, Signed Lower Left, Measures (15.5 x 12.5 inches) Dutch born painter, Tunis Ponsen, was highly prolific during his professional years, 1930 to 1967. His methods included oil paintings on canvas, watercolors, and an extremely limited number of single-color lithographs and linoleum block prints. Ponsen painted images that captured his heart and now evoke for some viewers, emotions of nostalgia. From landscapes depicting the verdant rolling fields of western Michigan and eastern seaboard water scenes, to still lifes and florals, compelling portraits, and personal interior scenes, Ponsen's imagery conveys visually what may be the artist's diary of his life. Never married, his true loves were his painting, sister and niece. Tunis Ponsen was born in 1891 in the Netherlands. He emigrated to the United States in 1913 and first settled in Muskegon, Michigan where, at age 30, he had his first solo exhibitions. Ponsen's success as a traditional painter strengthened in 1924 when he relocated to Chicago
Cutler Bay Auctions
Feb. 25, 2023
TUNIS PONSEN (Dutch/American 1891-1968) A PAINTING, "Home Front Activity," 20TH CENTURY
Est: $500 - $800
TUNIS PONSEN (Dutch/American 1891-1968) A PAINTING, "Home Front Activity," 20TH CENTURY, oil on canvas, signed L/R, "Tunis Ponsen," reverse with an old paper label; 24" x 30", framed 28 5/8" x 34".
Simpson Galleries, LLC
Jan. 01, 2022
T. Ponsen Harbor Scene
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Tunis Ponsen, Dutch/American, 1891-1968. A 20th century oil on canvas depicting a summer harbor scene, titled "After the Rain, Boothbay Harbor". Signed "Tunis Ponsen" lower right, titled and annotated verso. Some surface grunge, craquelure and paint loss, a shallow 3 3/4" scratch upper left. Image 23 1/2 x 29 1/2" high, in a 20th century frame with wear and minor damage, 28 3/4 x 34 3/4" high overall. ESTIMATE $2,000-3,000
Schmidt's Antiques
Dec. 17, 2021
TUNIS PONSEN (AMERICAN, 1891-1968) OIL ON CANVAS, H 24", W 18", FLORAL STILL LIFE
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Depicting a table scape with a bouquet of flowers and articles. Signed lower right and on verso "T. Ponsen". Provenance: Property of a Hart, MI private collector. Frame measures H 28" x L 22".
DuMouchelles
May. 27, 2021
TUNIS PONSEN (Illinois, 1891-1968), Flowers in a garden., Watercolor on paper, 24" x 19" sight. Framed 34" x 28".
Est: $300 - $500
TUNIS PONSEN Illinois, 1891-1968 Flowers in a garden. Signed lower left "Tunis Ponsen".
Eldred's
Mar. 07, 2021
Manner of Tunis Ponsen Oil on Canvas, 1943
Est: $400 - $600
Manner of Tunis Ponsen (American, 1891-1968) oil on canvas, depicting landscape with bridge and houses, signed and dated in red lower left: "Tunis '43." Image: 17.75" H x 26" W; frame: 19" H x 25" W x 0.5" D.
Auctions at Showplace
Jan. 28, 2021
Tunis Ponsen Acrylic on Paper Abstract Composition
Est: $300 - $500
Tunis Ponsen Acrylic on Paper Abstract Composition. In lower right corner bears the authentic estate stamp of Tunis Ponsen, a Dutch-American artist (1891-1968). Measures 23.25 inches high by 17.75 inches wide.
Greenwich Auction
Jan. 01, 2021
Tunis Ponsen Landscape
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Tunis Ponsen, Dutch/American, 1891-1968. Oil on canvas landscape entitled "Rolling Hills in Greens". Depicts a rural landscape with farm buildings in a wooded setting. Signed "Tunis Ponsen" lower right. Label verso indicates this work was Cleaned, Retouched and Varnished by the Chicago Conservation Center in June, 1997, no damage since. Image 23 1/2 x 19 1/2", framed 33 3/4 x 29 3/4" overall. ESTIMATE $2,000-3,000
Schmidt's Antiques
Dec. 12, 2020
TUNIS PONSEN AMERICAN 1891-1968
Est: $800 - $1,200
Fishing Boat at the Dock, oil on canvas, 16 x 24 in (40.6 x 61 cm), signed lower left, PROENANCE: Property of a Private Collection NY
Trinity International Auctions & Appraisals, LLC
Jun. 14, 2020
TUNIS PONSEN, (American, 1891-1968), Landscape, oil on canvas, 20 x 25 in., frame: 25 1/2 x 30 1/2 in.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
TUNIS PONSEN (American, 1891-1968) Landscape oil on canvas signed Tunis Ponsen lower right 20 x 25 in., frame: 25 1/2 x 30 1/2 in.
Grogan & Company
Oct. 20, 2019
TUNIS PONSEN OIL ON BOARD NEW ENGLAND COASTLINE
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
TUNIS PONSEN (AMERICAN, 1891-1968), OIL ON BOARD, H 13", W 16", NEW ENGLAND COASTLINE SCENE Signed lower right; board size, 12.75" x 15.75"; framed, 18" x 21". Provenance: purchased from DuMouchelles, 9-19-2010.
DuMouchelles
Jul. 20, 2019
Tunis Ponsen, (1891-1968), Chicago River Scene, c 1920, oil on canvas, signed lower right., 24" x 20"
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Tunis Ponsen (1891-1968) Chicago River Scene, c 1920 oil on canvas, signed lower right. signed. Includes Muskegan Museum of Art exhibition book 1994 'The Lost Paintings of Tunis Ponsen.' Ponsen was born in 1891 in the Netherlands, where he began his art studies under the Dutch sculptor August Falise and Louis Raemakers. He came to the United States in 1916 and served with the United States Army between 1918 and 1919. After his service, Ponsen settled in Michigan and studied with Wilbur C. Kinsler. At this time, he began showing his work in his first exhibitions. Ponsen's success as a traditional painter strengthened in 1924 when he relocated to Chicago. At the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he studied with Karl Buehr, Leon Kroll, and George Oberteuffer. Between 1924 and 1938, Ponsen's work was included in 34 important museum exhibitions. Critics regularly praised his work and he participated in exhibitions held at the Detroit Institute of Art, Toledo Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Flint Institute of Arts, Muskegon Museum of Art, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. At a 1938 solo exhibition of Ponsen's paintings at Chicago's Drake Hotel, it was observed that ...there is a kind of Dutch honesty in a painting by Tunis Ponsen. . . Ponsen's paintings grow on you. At first they may strike you as a trifle harsh, perhaps a bit too blunt. But go back to the creations again and you will appreciate that while Ponsen's method is conscientiously abrupt, it is far from crude. You begin to feel the downright integrity of the artist. These paintings are not color poems, mood symphonies or anything of the sort. This is prose, straightforward and deliberate...shorn of all superlatives, done by a man well trained in the grammar of art. Most recently, the rediscovered Tunis Ponsen has been the focus of considerable interest among collectors and scholars. A traveling exhibition of 52 Ponsen paintings between 1994 and 1996 set attendance records at seven midwest museums. 24" x 20"
Ripley Auctions
Aug. 03, 2018
TUNIS PONSEN, Illinois, 1891-1968, Cape Ann harbor, likely Gloucester, Massachusetts., Oil on board, 21" x 25". Framed 26" x 30".
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
TUNIS PONSEN Illinois, 1891-1968 Cape Ann harbor, likely Gloucester, Massachusetts. Signed lower left "Tunis Ponsen". Oil on board, 21" x 25". Framed 26" x 30".
Eldred's
Mar. 18, 2018
Tunis Ponsen, (American, 1891-1968), "Sailboat at Dusk", oil on board, 16" x 20-1/2", framed 22-3/4" x 27-1/2"
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Tunis Ponsen (American, 1891-1968) "Sailboat at Dusk" oil on board signed lower left. Framed. 16" x 20-1/2", framed 22-3/4" x 27-1/2"
New Orleans Auction Galleries
Feb. 18, 2018
TUNIS PONSEN WATERCOLOR
Est: $250 - $500
TUNIS PONSEN (AMERICAN, 1891-1968), WATERCOLOR, H 12.5" W 16", "SISTERS HOUSE" MUSKEGON:Signed lower right. Titled on verso label. Framed and matted under acrylic.
DuMouchelles
Jan. 01, 2018
Tunis Ponsen (1891-1968), oil on canvas, Town on Coast Landscape, signed lower left: Tunis Ponsen, 36" x 32"
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Tunis Ponsen (1891-1968), oil on canvas, Town on Coast Landscape, signed lower left: Tunis Ponsen, 36" x 32"
Nadeau's Auction Gallery
Nov. 19, 2017
TUNIS PONSEN WATERCOLOR
Est: $500 - $800
TUNIS PONSEN (AMERICAN, 1891-1968), WATERCOLOR, H 12.5" W 16", "HOUSE IN MUSKEGON":Signed lower right. Titled on verso label. Framed and matted under acrylic.
DuMouchelles
Aug. 20, 2017
TUNIS PONSEN OIL ON CANVAS
Est: $500 - $800
TUNIS PONSEN (AMERICAN, 1891-1968), OIL ON CANVAS, H 30", W 24", INTERIOR SCENE:Framed and signed lower right.
DuMouchelles
May. 12, 2017
Tunis Ponsen (American 1891-1968), Still Life with Bust, Signed Oil on Canvas, 24 x 18-1/2 inches
Est: $800 - $1,200
Tunis Ponsen (American 1891-1968) Still Life with Bust Signed Tunis Ponsen l.r. Oil on canvas 24 x 18-1/2 in (61 x 47 cm)Property of Various Owners
Weschler's
Apr. 01, 2017
Tunis Ponsen, Illinois (1891-1968), Harbor scene, oil on board, 20 x 24 inches
Est: $700 - $1,000
Tunis Ponsen Illinois (1891-1968) Harbor scene, oil on board, signed lower left, framed. 20 x 24 inches
Link Auction Galleries
Apr. 01, 2017
Tunis Ponsen, Illinois (1891-1968), Female Nude in Repose, circa 1920, oil on canvas, 36 x 44 inches
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Tunis Ponsen Illinois (1891-1968) Female Nude in Repose, circa 1920, oil on canvas, signed lower right, gilt-framed. 36 x 44 inches
Link Auction Galleries
Jan. 14, 2017
TUNIS PONSEN OIL ON BOARD 1923
Est: $400 - $600
TUNIS PONSEN (AMERICAN, 1891-1968), OIL ON BOARD, 1923, H 16", L 20", SCENE FROM SHORE:Tunis Ponsen (American, 1891-1968). Scene from Shore. 1923. Oil on board. Signed and dated lower left corner. With illegible pencil writing on verso. 16" x 20".
DuMouchelles
Dec. 05, 2015
Tunis Ponsen, (American, 1891-1968), Female Nude in Repose, oil on canvas, 36" x 44"
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Tunis Ponsen (American, 1891-1968) Female Nude in Repose oil on canvas signed lower right 36" x 44"
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Dec. 04, 2015
FRAMED WATERCOLOR ON PAPER BY TUNIS PONSEN, (CHICAGO, 1891-1968).
Est: $125 - $225
FRAMED WATERCOLOR ON PAPER BY TUNIS PONSEN, (CHICAGO, 1891-1968). Farmyard scene in bold colors. 18"h. 22"w.
Garth's Auctioneers & Appraisers
Jun. 27, 2015
Tunis Ponsen, (Illinois; 1891-1968), Female nude in repose, oil on canvas, 36" x 44". Total dimensions; 43" x 51".
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Tunis Ponsen (Illinois; 1891-1968) Female nude in repose oil on canvas signed lower right. Initials 'AM' top right verso (on relined canvas) for Angenita Morris, Ponsen's niece. Provenance: Private collection of Michael Nickel (MI) 36" x 44". Total dimensions; 43" x 51".
Ripley Auctions
Jun. 13, 2015
TUNIS PONSEN (AMERICAN, 1891-1968) TOWN BY A LAKE Watercolor on paper: 18 x 14 in. (sight)
Est: $400 - $600
TUNIS PONSEN (AMERICAN, 1891-1968) TOWN BY A LAKE Watercolor on paper: 18 x 14 in. (sight) Framed; lower left signed Tunis Ponsen
Potomack Company
Mar. 07, 2015
Tunis Ponsen, (Illinois; 1891-1968), Female nude in repose, oil on canvas, 36" x 44". Total dimensions; 43" x 51".
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Tunis Ponsen (Illinois; 1891-1968) Female nude in repose oil on canvas signed lower right. Initials 'AM' top right verso (on relined canvas) for Angenita Morris, Ponsen's niece. Provenance: Private collection of Michael Nickel (MI) 36" x 44". Total dimensions; 43" x 51".
Ripley Auctions
Sep. 28, 2014
* Tunis Ponsen, (American, 1891-1968), Harbor Scene
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Tunis Ponsen (American, 1891-1968) Harbor Scene oil on canvas signed Tunis Ponsen (lower right) 35 x 36 inches.
Hindman
Feb. 22, 2014
FRAMED WATERCOLOR: TUNIS PONSEN (American, 1891-1968). Vibrant flowers against a red picket fence. Signed lower left "Tunis Ponsen"....
Est: $400 - $600
FRAMED WATERCOLOR: TUNIS PONSEN (American, 1891-1968). Vibrant flowers against a red picket fence. Signed lower left "Tunis Ponsen". On paper, 24" x 18" sight.
Eldred's
Nov. 17, 2012
Tunis Ponsen, (American, 1891-1968), Cottage by Creek
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Tunis Ponsen (American, 1891-1968) Cottage by Creek oil on canvas signed Tunis Ponsen (lower right) 25 x 30 inches.
Hindman
Oct. 23, 2010
Tunis Ponsen watercolor
Est: $200 - $400
Tunis Ponsen (American 1891-1968)- ''Landscape New Mexico''- watercolor on paper, ca. 1940, signed Tunis Ponsen lower left, very good condition. 14 1/4 x 21''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Oct. 23, 2010
Tunis Ponsen watercolor
Est: $200 - $400
Tunis Ponsen (American 1891-1968)- ''Summer Clouds''- watercolor on paper, ca. 1940's, signed Tunis Ponsen lower right, very good condition. 14 1/2 x 21''
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Sep. 19, 2010
TUNIS PONSEN, OIL ON BOARD, 13" X 16", NEW ENGLAND
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
TUNIS PONSEN, OIL ON BOARD, 13" X 16", NEW ENGLAND COASTAL SCENE: [AMERICAN, 1891-1968]: Simple coastal town is done in vibrant colors.
DuMouchelles
Sep. 19, 2010
TUNIS PONSEN, OIL ON CANVAS 20" X 24", NEW ENGLAND
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
TUNIS PONSEN, OIL ON CANVAS 20" X 24", NEW ENGLAND BOATHOUSE: [AMERICAN, 1891-1968]: 20" x 24"
DuMouchelles
Sep. 11, 2010
Tunis Ponsen (Illinois, 1891-1968), "Moored
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Tunis Ponsen (Illinois, 1891-1968), "Moored Fishing Boats", signed lower right "Tunis Ponsen", oil on canvas, 25 x 30 in., early 20th century wood and composition frame, good condition, original stretcher and tacking edge, pentimento in structure at right, stretcher marks; frame resurfaced Private Collection, Vero Beach, Florida
Brunk Auctions
Oct. 24, 2009
Tunis Ponsen (American 1891-1968)- Lake Scene with
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Tunis Ponsen (American 1891-1968)- Lake Scene with Boats and Docks- oil on canvas, signed Tunis Ponsen- lower right, very good condition. 26 1/2 x 33 1/2'' 67.3 x 85.1cm
Rachel Davis Fine Arts
Aug. 07, 2009
Tunis Ponsen
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Cape Caspe, Nova Scotia
Barridoff Auctions
May. 04, 2009
Tunis Ponsen, (American, 1891-1968), Farm Landscape
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Tunis Ponsen (American, 1891-1968) Farm Landscape oil on canvas signed (lower right) 25 x 30 inches.
Hindman
May. 03, 2009
Tunis Ponsen (American, 1891-1968) "Still Life,"
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Tunis Ponsen (American, 1891-1968) "Still Life," c. 1920, oil on canvas, 30" x 24", signed lower right, framed
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Mar. 21, 2009
Tunis Ponsen (IL, 1891-1968), Still Life of Tulips
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Tunis Ponsen (IL, 1891-1968), Still Life of Tulips oil on canvas, signed lower left "Tunis Ponsen," housed in the original gilt molded edge frame. See "Tunis Ponsen: Rediscovered" in the American Art Review (April-May 1995), pp. 128-139, for a discussion of Ponsen's place in the tradition of early Chicago artists. SS 23.75" x 20"; DOA 28" x 24" The Collection of Billy Farmer and Bill Morrison of Louisburg, NC.
Leland Little Auctions
Dec. 13, 2007
Tunis Ponsen, (American, 1891-1968), Blue Chicago River
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Tunis Ponsen (American, 1891-1968) Blue Chicago River oil on canvas signed "Tunis Ponsen" (lower right) 20 x 24 inches.
Hindman
Dec. 13, 2007
Tunis Ponsen, (American, 1891-1968), Chicago Scene
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Tunis Ponsen (American, 1891-1968) Chicago Scene oil on canvas signed "Tunis Ponsen" (lower left) 19 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches.
Hindman
Dec. 13, 2007
Tunis Ponsen, (American, 1891-1968), Autumn Landscape
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Tunis Ponsen (American, 1891-1968) Autumn Landscape oil on canvas signed "Tunis Ponsen" (lower left) 32 x 35 1/2 inches.
Hindman
Dec. 13, 2007
Tunis Ponsen, (American, 1891-1968), Industrial Scene, Chicago
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Tunis Ponsen (American, 1891-1968) Industrial Scene, Chicago oil on canvas signed "Tunis Ponsen" (lower right) 20 x 24 inches.
Hindman
Sep. 14, 2007
TUNIS PONSEN (AMERICAN 1891-1961), WATERCOLORS, 3,
Est: -
TUNIS PONSEN (AMERICAN 1891-1961), WATERCOLORS, 3, 16 5/8 X 12 1/2 - 14 3/4 X 21 5/8, LANDSCAPES* On paper; c. 1930's to 1940's; each signed; one with estate stamp as well; unframed. Provenance: Ex. Coll. Patrick Coffey, Brighton, MI, contributing author to The Lost Paintings of Tunis Ponsen exhibition catalogue, and former president of The Associates of the American Wing, Detroit Institute of Arts; acquired by Mr. Coffey directly from Tunis Ponsen's niece, Angenita Morris (she was the sole heir to Ponsen's estate when he died in 1968). A Patrick Coffey certificate of authenticity accompanies each watercolor.
DuMouchelles