John Willard Rought ( 1857 - 1931 ) was an American painter. John Willard Rought s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices surpassing estimated prices, varying from 1000 USD for A river landscape with a figure in a rowboat in the foreground in 2005 to 8888 USD for Evening - Coast of Picardy in 2011 , based on the size and medium of the artwork.