Augustus Edwin John
1878–1961
Augustus Edwin John was a Welsh painter, draughtsman, and etcher. For a time he was considered the most important artist at work in Britain: Virginia Woolf remarked that by… (Wikipedia)
Record prices
Portrait de femmeBlanchet & Associés · €200≈ $211≈ £174Sign up to see
Augustus Edwin John’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Augustus Edwin John have appeared at auction 2 times in ArtSell’s records between 2023 and 2025; 1 sold, a sell-through rate of 50%. Portrait de femme holds the top price on file: $211Sign up free to see at Blanchet & Associés (September 2023). Most results come from Dreweatts (1) and Blanchet & Associés (1).
Augustus Edwin John at auction: key figures
- Auction results
- 2
- Sold rate
- 50%
- Active at auction
- 2023–2025
- Median price
- $211Sign up free to see
- Record price
- $211Sign up free to see Portrait de femme, Blanchet & Associés, Sep 2023
Top auction houses: Dreweatts (1), Blanchet & Associés (1)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
2 results
- €200≈ $211≈ £174Sign up free to see
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £1,000–2,000
Augustus Edwin John: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Augustus Edwin John at auction?
$211Sign up free to see, for Portrait de femme at Blanchet & Associés (September 2023) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Augustus Edwin John?
The median sale price is $211Sign up free to see across 1 priced sale. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Augustus Edwin John have sold at auction?
1 of 2 recorded lots sold between 2023 and 2025.
Which auction houses sell Augustus Edwin John?
Blanchet & Associés and Dreweatts account for the most recorded results. Blanchet & Associés · Dreweatts
About Augustus Edwin John
Augustus Edwin John was a Welsh painter, draughtsman, and etcher. For a time he was considered the most important artist at work in Britain: Virginia Woolf remarked that by 1908 the era of John Singer Sargent and Charles Wellington Furse "... was over. The age of Augustus John was dawning." In the second volume of BLAST, Percy Wyndham Lewis wrote, referring to John, that the ten years up to 1914 had been "the Augustan decade." He was the younger brother of the painter Gwen John.
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In museum collections
National Gallery of Ireland · Public domainThe Canadians opposite Lens, 1910
Canadian War Museum · Public domainGirl with a Black Hat, 1901
Vanderbilt Museum of Art · Public domainHands, 1900
Vanderbilt Museum of Art · Public domain
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