Joseph Frank Currier ( 1843 - 1909 ) was an American painter. Joseph Frank Currier s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices surpassing estimated prices, varying from 3000 USD for Portrait of a man with a white ruff collar, wearing a hat in 2005 to 15000 USD for Nocturnal Landscape in 2015 , based on the size and medium of the artwork.